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TO A REGULAR MEETING OF THE, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.TODAY IS MONDAY, UH, MAY THE NINTH.
UH, WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE COURT, UH, COURT PRESENT, AND, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN IS, UH, OUT OF TOWN TODAY AND WILL NOT BE WITH US, BUT, UH, WE ARE APPRECIATE THE ONES, UH, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT, UH, ON AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S SOME SIGN IN SHEETS, UH, THERE.
AND, UH, FEEL FREE TO, UH, DO THAT AND GET THEM TO THE, UH, COUNTY CLERK.
UH, IF, IF YOU WANT ADDRESS THE COURT ON ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE, UH, I WOULD ASK YOU NOW TO JOIN WITH ME WITH THE INVOCATION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALLEGIANCE TO VOTE FOR OUR FLAG.
WELL, GRACIOUS HEAVEN, THE FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR, UH, STATE AND THANK YOU FOR THIS SPECIAL TIME OF THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY, UH, YESTERDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND AS WE CELEBRATED, UH, OUR MOTHERS AND THE, UH, THE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE, UH, THEY GAVE, UH, MANY OF US OVER OUR YOUNGER YEARS.
UH, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR JUST, UH, BEING WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU ARE THAT ANY OF US CAN CALL ON YOU AT ANY TIME, UH, FOR WHATEVER NEED WE MAY HAVE, NOT ONLY IN THE BAD TIMES, BUT IN THE GOOD TIMES AS WELL.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, THIS GREAT COUNTRY, UH, THAT YOU'VE BLESSED MANY, MANY TIMES OVER AND CONTINUE TO BLESS.
UH, THANK YOU FOR OUR STATE AND OUR COUNTY AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN WHATEVER POSITION THEY SERVE.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR THESE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE WITH US THIS MORNING, UH, SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN, UH, OPEN GOVERNMENT.
THAT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD.
AND WE KNOW, AGAIN, THAT THAT'S A BLESSING THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US.
UH, WE ASK NOW, UH, FOR PROTECTION OF OUR SOLDIERS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL OF THOSE THAT, UH, SERVE US EVERY DAY THAT PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM WAY.
THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THY SONS ONLY NAME AGAINST THE, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND UNTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LITURGY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO LEAD TO TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
OKAY, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS ASKED TO SPEAK, UH, TO THE COURT THIS MORNING, SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON INTO ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
UH, THE ONLY, UH, ITEM THAT I WOULD MENTION AS FAR AS ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE IS THE FACT THAT THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS, UH, COUNTY CLEANUP DAY.
WE ALWAYS HAVE A GREAT PARTICIPATION IN THAT, AND SO WE, UH, HOPE THAT, UH, MANY OF OUR CITIZENS, UH, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
I THINK THERE'LL BE A LOT OF, UH, SOME BENEFIT TO OUR COUNTY, TO THE CITIZENS.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY, ONLY THING AS FAR AS ROUTINE, UH, MATTERS THAT I HAVE.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE, AND A IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING DEPUTATION OF BRIAN ROWDEN AS A DEPUTY FOR THE KAMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
AND ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF CATHERINE MCCLELLAN FROM THE LAKES REGIONAL, UH, BOARD.
UH, DO NOT HAVE ANY, UH, UH, COMMENTS OR DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE AS LISTED? I MOTION COMMISSIONER, UH, PHILLIPS MAKES THAT MOTION TO SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONER ROSA, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROCLAIMING, UH, THE MONTH OF MAY OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND AWARENESS MONTH, UH, IN, UH, COLTON COUNTY.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SUSIE WEST HERE THIS MORNING.
SUSIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE TO YOU? NO, BUT I WANT, WELL, ONE THING, LAST YEAR, KAUFMAN COUNTY WAS THE ONLY COUNTY IN NORTH TEXAS THAT ALL OF THE TOWNS WERE A HUNDRED PERCENT ON BOARD.
AND KAMAN COUNTY HAS BEEN DROPPING WITH MOTORCYCLE, UH, ACCIDENTS.
SO WE ARE BECOMING, AT LEAST IN OUR COUNTY, AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
THAT'S GREAT, AND WE, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN BRINGING
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THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.AND LET ME STEP IN AND I'LL, UH, BRING YOU A COPY OF THIS AND, UH, YOU CAN, UH, HANG IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP HERE, AND I'LL JUST LEAVE THIS, UH, THIS IS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IN AWARENESS MONTH.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE, UH, KAMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT, WHEREAS TODAY'S SOCIETY IS FINDING MORE CITIZENS INVOLVED IN MOTORCYCLING ON THE ROADS OF OUR COUNTRY AND COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS MOTORCYCLISTS ARE ROUGHLY, UH, UNPROTECTED AND THEREFORE MORE PRONE TO INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH THAN OTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS.
AND WHEREAS CAMPAIGNS HAVE HELPED INFORM RIDERS AND MOTORS TO LIKE ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ISSUES, TO REDUCE MOTORCYCLE RELATED RISK INJURIES, AND MOST OF ALL, FATALITIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY.
AND WHEREAS IT IS THE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL THE PUT THEMSELVES, THEMSELVES BEHIND THE WHEEL TO BECOME AWARE OF MOTORCYCLISTS REGARDING THEM WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS ANY OTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RIDERS AND MOTORISTS TO LIFE TO GIVE EACH OTHER OF THE MUTUAL RESPECT AND THEY DESERVE, WHEREAS URGING ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF THE INHERENT DANGER INVOLVED IN OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE AND FOR RIDERS AND MOTORISTS THE LIKE TO GIVE EACH OTHER THE MUTUAL RESPECT THEY DESERVE.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MAY AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND AWARENESS MONTH IN KAMAN COUNTY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
THE NEXT, UH, ITEM IS FROM KATIE PHILLIPS FROM THE TEXAS A AND M AGRI, AGRI LIFE EXTENSION SERVICE TO PRESENT, UH, FROM SAYS COMPETITION THAT ACTUALLY SHOULD BE COMPLETION CERTIFICATES MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE COMPETITION INVOLVED TO THE COUNTY'S NEW MASTER WELLNESS VOLUNTEERS.
KATIE, YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP TO THE FRONT HERE AND, UH, TELL US, UH, WHAT ALL YOU'VE GOT GOING ON.
WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE THAT, UH, HAVE WORKED HARD.
JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.
I HAVE JOHNNY HARGROVE, LEAH PHILLIPS, DOROTHY JEFFRIES, AND LAURA HENRY PUGH.
THEY HAVE COMPLETED 40 HOURS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO BECOME MASTER WELLNESS VOLUNTEERS.
OUR MASTER WELLNESS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR SEVEN YEARS.
UM, THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'VE TRAINED ARE, THE MASTER WELLNESS PROGRAM IS AN ENGAGING SERIES OF CLASSES THAT PROVIDES FOR VOLUNTEERS WITH 40 HOURS OF TRAINING IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION.
AND IN RETURN, THESE SPORTING VOLUN, THESE VOLUNTEERS RETURN 40 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME TO THE COUNTY.
UM, THE TRAINING FOCUSES ON NUTRITION, DIETARY GUIDELINES, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
SO, UM, THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL VOLUNTEER FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR ME WITH SOME OF MY PROGRAMMING, AND THEY HAVE A VERY DIVERSE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY THE HOURS BACK.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I, NO, I HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES HERE.
DO WE NEED TO PRESENT THEM, PLEASE? I'LL, I ONLY HAVE FOUR, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.
ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS LAURA HENRY THERE.
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THANK YOU.AND I'M HAVING TO WALK BACK AND FORTH SO MUCH.
I, I, I CALL A BREAK, SO I WELLNESS.
I DON'T SEE CHIEF BEAVERS HERE, UH, THIS MORNING.
UH, C YOU MIGHT TEXT, UH, CHIEF BER, MAKE SURE HE'S STILL COMING THIS MORNING.
SO WE'LL SKIP TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, AND THAT IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING, UH, ROADS AND THE SHADOW LAKES SUBDIVISION INTO THE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM.
KAMAN COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER THREE, AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER SHANE AND, UH, DA'S OFFICE, WE'RE WORKING ON THIS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER.
IS THAT NOT BACK TO ACCEPT, UH, ALL THESE RULES? I DIDN'T GET Y'ALL A COPY OF THE I GOT.
SO ANYWAY, THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROJECT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO IS, AND YOU GOT COPY.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, WE WE'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THIS.
I THINK I HAVE MR. MAN WHO, WHO'S SITTING BACK THERE THAT LIVES IN LAKE, AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF HIS ITEMS THAT HE'D LIKE TO SEE GUNS.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT TO LAWRENCE, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
WHAT, THE ONLY THING I WANT, I WANT SAY IS, IS THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT, THAT, THAT THIS COURT HAS DONE TO GET US TO THIS STAGE.
WE WANT MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT AND WITH REBECCA'S HEAD OFF, YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT THIS MORNING.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY.
THANK YOU THAT WE HAD A SPECIFIC, UH, UH, OF HOW YOU WANTED THE MOTION MADE.
AND I THINK, UH, YOU MAY HAVE THAT COPY OF IF YOU GUYS NEED IT.
THE MOTION IMPORTANT WAS JUST THAT, UM, AND EACH OF THE LABS, IT SPECIFICALLY DEDICATES THAT THEIR PUBLIC ROADS AND EASEMENTS.
AND SO WE WANT TO ACCEPT THAT DEDICATION SO THAT WE GET THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE EASEMENTS.
DO WE NEED TO READ THESE INTO THE ORDER OR, UH, NO.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE RECORD NOW.
IT'S, THOSE ARE THE ROADS THAT YOU'RE, UM, ACCEPT, CONSIDERING AND ACCEPTED.
SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT THOSE ROADS ARE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS? NO.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTED ROADS WITHIN THE LAKE SUBDIVISION INTO THE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND ACCEPTING DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC COUNTY PRECINCT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER SHANE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND PHILLIP SECOND MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND, UH, UH, SECONDING WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER SHANE SAID, MRS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS MATTER AND, UH, WE'RE GLAD THAT THE ROADS ARE NOW A, UH, OFFICIAL PART OF THE COUNTY MAINTENANCE.
THANK NEXT ITEM IS, UH, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A PREPAYMENT TO ENCORE FOR UTILITY RELOCATIONS ON STATE HIGHWAY 34.
UH, I THINK THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE THIS, YES.
YEAH, THIS, UH, THEY HAD TO RELOCATED SOME TOWER AND, YOU KNOW, WITNESS FOR THE COURT AND DISCUSS THAT PREVIOUSLY.
SO I GUESS THE PAYMENT, KAREN, IS THIS THE LAST PAYMENT I MADE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ROSA AND A SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER SHANE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION TO APPROVE THIS AS, UH, SENT, RECOMMENDED BY I TS ALL ALL IN FAVOR, SAY A, A OR,
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UH, NEXT ITEM.UH, NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING AND ACCEPTING AND HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT, UH, BETTER KNOWN AS HO, UH, GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,221 FOR THE KAMAN COUNTY TAX ACCESSOR COLLECTOR BE USED FOR POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILITY.
AND I KNOW, UH, IF THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH? THANK YOU, JUDGE.
GENTLEMEN, I REQUESTED THIS GRANT BECAUSE I HAD A, UH, HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY STUDY DONE ON OUR POLLING SITES AND WE KIND OF FAILED MISERABLY IN A LOT OF OUR SITES.
WE NEED SOME HELP WITH SOME, UH, HEAVY, UH, LIKE TIRE WALKWAYS, YOU KNOW.
FOR SOME OF THE ROCKY PLACES THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO GET OUT.
WE NEED SOME LITTLE RAMPS TO GET OVER SOME PLACES.
SOME OF THESE THINGS WE CAN PURCHASE IF WE HAD MONEY, UH, ALONG WITH SIGNAGE AND SOME ALSO SOME, UH, PARTICULAR TYPES OF CHAIRS OR HOLDING BOOTHS FOR AND HANDICAP PERSONNEL.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR.
BUT I NEED TO GET IT ACCEPTED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL MONEY HAS COME OUT OF GENERAL BUDGET AND BY THE GRANT.
WELL, I, WE GET BIDS ON THE PLACES THAT WE NEED TO PUT THIS ON.
I KNOW YOU JUST WAS $4,000 4,002 ONE.
ARE WE GONNA STILL HAVE TO PUT SOME MONEY WITH IT OR JUST GONNA BE SUFFICIENT? WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO USE WHATEVER THEY GIVE ME.
I WASN'T PAYING ON ASKING FOR MORE.
UM, SOME HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER, UH, TO ACCEPT THE HO RENT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PURCHASING DUMP TRUCKS FOR PRECINCTS ONE AND THREE WITH THE REPURCHASE THROUGH THE TIPS PURCHASING CONTRACT NUMBER ZERO TWO.
SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? I DO.
THIS IS JUST, UH, SWITCHING OUT, UH, ON THE YEARLY CONTRACT FOR THE BUYBACK FOR PRECINCT PRECINCTS ONE AND THREE.
I BELIEVE YOU RECEIVED ALL THE PAPERWORK ON THE BIDS AND WHAT'S CARE IN, UH, EAST TEXAS FOR THE UH, LAST PAYMENT? YEAH, FOR THE LAST PAYMENT, BUT I HADN'T GOT THAT.
I HAVEN'T GOT THE APPROVED PURCHASE YET FOR FINANCING.
I DON'T, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK.
THIS IS JUST THE QUOTE AS FAR AS I KNOW RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.
IT'S JUST GETTING IT IN MOTION AND I'LL SEE THAT THAT'S ALL GOES OVER TO YOUR OFFICE.
THE TRUCKS ARE GONNA BE COMING A LITTLE LATER.
YES, THAN NORMAL BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING A BACKUP AT THE FACILITY.
SO FEW MONTHS THEY'VE ALREADY GOT OUR TRUCK SOLD
SO, SO WE BUY THE TRUCK FOR 130 1006, 1520 MODEL AND THEN WE TURN AROUND AND USE IT AND WE FOUND ABOUT 900 A MONTH.
WE KEEP IT A YEAR, YEAR, 13 MONTHS.
AND THEN WE TURNED IT BACK INTO, ALRIGHT.
AND WE PROVIDE, HAVE TO PROVIDE INSURANCE AND ALL THAT FORWARD.
DID I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION? ALRIGHT, MOTION.
ACCEPT ANY OF DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY I.
NUMBER 10 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ENTERING INTO A 36 MONTH CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLTON COUNTY PRECINCT THREE AND HOLT CAT, UTILIZING THE BUYING BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 4 2 4 DASH ONE THREE PRICING AND CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR A CATERPILLAR MOTOR GRADER MODEL ONE 40 M THREE CA COUNTY PRECINCT.
UH, NUMBER THREE, I BELIEVE YOU.
COMMISSIONER SHANE WANTED THIS ON THE AGENDA AT FIRST.
HAD TURNED ONE IN AND DIDN'T REALLY, UH, EXPRESS THE NEED AND
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THEN DECIDED HE DID.HE STILL, WE STILL TO TURN IT IN, IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT.
SO WE DECIDED GO AHEAD AND STAY WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND IT WORKS OUT GREAT.
WE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT, UH, AS OUTLINED IN ITEM NUMBER 10.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? I HAVE A QUESTION.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO SOMEBODY ABOUT GETTING THIS, THIS STUFF FINANCED? WELL, LET'S JUST
OKAY, WELL I PHONE AND LAST TIME WE TALKED WITH BANK COURT WE DID HAVE A LITTLE ISSUE, BUT I'LL HAVE TO SEE THIS JUST STILL THE SAME FINANCIAL, WHAT I'M STRICTLY GOING BY THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GAVE ME.
WELL, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN THROUGH.
BUT I'LL, I'LL, MR. THANK YOU.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AMENDING THE KAUFMAN COUNTY PROCUREMENT CARD POLICY PROCEDURE PROCEDURE COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE YOU WANTED THIS ONE.
UH, WE HAD, THE COMMISSIONERS HAD HAVE EXPRESSED A NEED FOR NEEDING, UH, THEIR OWN CREDIT CARDS FOR THEIR OWN PRECINCTS RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME TO US AND CHECK ON OUT, WHICH IT DOES IT MAKE IT EASIER ON EVERYONE.
AND THEY'LL ALSO OPEN IT UP WHERE WE CAN ISSUE SOME CARDS TO OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY.
UM, UH, IT WAS SENT OVER TO REBECCA'S OFFICE, SHE'S REVIEWED IT.
UM, ABOUT THE ONLY REVISIONS, I BELIEVE I SENT YOU COPIES OF THE OLD AND THE NEW, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ADDED ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST A, A MUST, MUST, MUST.
AND THAT'S THE SALES TAX BECAUSE, UM, WE'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS IN THE PAST.
AND EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE, UM, THINGS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PURCHASED THAT COST MORE BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET IT TAX FREE.
YOU COULDN'T FOR SOME, FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE WERE UNABLE TO PURCHASE THE ITEM WITHOUT ADDING THE SALES TAX.
THEREFORE WE HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE.
THERE'S MORE FOR IT BECAUSE OF SALES TAX.
SO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING Y'ALL WANT TO, BUT I HATE TO PUT A LOOPHOLE IN THERE FOR THAT, JUST FOR THE SIMPLE FACT WE HAVE SOME VOTES THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST OF ONLINE THINGS.
MOST OF THE MAJORITY ONES WE'RE GONNA DO HERE, THEY ALL TAKE THEM ALREADY, HAVE THEM ON FIVE BLACK LOADS AND WALMART.
AND WE DO, WE'VE ADDED, I DON'T SEE THAT BIG.
IF YOU NOTICE AT THE BACK OF THE NEW ONE, WE'VE ADDED THE SALES TAX CERTIFICATE EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE.
WE'VE ADDED, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE SHOULDN'T BE A REASON WHY THAT THAT WAS SALES TEST.
NO, WE COMPANY SEND IT EVERY TIME THEY GO SOMEWHERE.
ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I NOTICED IN WAS, UH, PAGE 10, I THINK THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD START DOING THEIR PERSONAL THROUGH THIS TODAY.
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE TURN PURCHASING LAW WELL OFFICE THAT'S, YEAH.
THAT'S HIS PART FROM THIS STATE FORWARD.
SO YEAH, IF YOU DON'T, THERE'S A CLAUSE IN HERE THAT STATES IF IT'S NOT FILLED OUT AND TURNED IN AND YOU'VE, UH, USED IT MORE THAN THE X NUMBER OF TIMES THAT YOU LOSE YOUR PRIVILEGE, JUST TAKE THE CARD AND KNOW PAPERWORK.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
MUCH EASIER, I BELIEVE BE THE, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT.
IS THE AGREEMENT GONNA AUTOMATICALLY TAKE MONEY OUTTA THE BANK? NO.
Y'ALL STILL, AS FAR AS I KNOW AT THIS TIME, UNTIL S ST W COMES IN AND SETS UP THE SOFTWARE, THAT PARTICULAR MODULE RIGHT NOW, IT'S STILL WILL HAVE TO BE HAND ENTERED.
I DON'T KNOW, OTHER THAN THE FACT OF THEM HAVING TO, IT'S NOT HAVING TO CHASE SOMEBODY DOWN TO GET A RECEIPT.
THEY SHOULD ALL BE TURNED IN AT ONE TIME WITH THE LAW.
KIND OF LIKE THE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD JOB ON THE IN, WE HAD, WE HAD AN AUTOMATICALLY SET UP BEFORE, WITH MY EXPERIENCE ON STW WITH HER PARENT PART,
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THE BANK AUTOMATICALLY TOOK THEIR PAYMENT EVERY MONTH AND THEN IF WE NEEDED A CREDIT ISSUE, THEY'D ISSUE IT TO US.SO WE'LL NEED TO SEE HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, WELL IT KEPT OUR BILL FROM BEING OVERDUE BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING IT, WAITING FOR A RECEIPT OR SOMETHING.
WE DON'T WANT, YOU SHOULDN'T RIGHT, RIGHT.
IT'S JUST WELL NOW THAT'S NOT WHAT TODAY IS ON.
NO, I, THAT'S FURTHER DOWN THE LINE RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE, THE CHANGES APPROVED OR WE CAN GO FORWARD IN GETTING EVERYBODY.
SO KNOWING THAT THERE'S, THERE ARE RULES IN PLACE.
YOU DON'T JUST GIVE THE CARD AND SAY, HERE YOU GO.
FOLLOW, FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES.
YOU CAN HAND OUT A COPY OF CREDIT CARD.
THEY, AND THEY WELL, I HAVE TO SIGN.
YEAH, THERE'S A, I THINK IT'S PAGE SURE.
IT PAGE THREE YOU HAVE TO SIGN STATING THAT YOU READ IT, YOU UNDERSTAND AND YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.
AND RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO JUST START OUT KIND OF WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS UNLESS YOU ISSUE TO YOUR GUYS, WHOEVER.
AND THEN FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, WE MAY EXPAND THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO JUST KEEP IT LITTLE
IT'LL MAKE IT EASIER ON US AS WELL.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? COULD I, COULD I ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JUDGE? SURE.
WELL, UH, AND I, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
I, UM, APPLAUD LISA FOR HER EFFORTS ARE LISA, WILL THIS THROUGH TIME MIGRATE SOME OF THE USAGE AWAY FROM, UM, HOME DEPOT CARDS AND TRACTOR SUPPLY CARDS AND WALMART CARDS? IT SHOULD.
WE UH, I KNOW THAT JACK WORKED ON IT BEFORE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE THIS DOWN INTO A SINGLE CARD USAGE AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T DO THAT.
ONCE WE GET THIS IN EFFECT, YOU KNOW, FULL SWING, WHY WE COULDN'T DO AWAY WITH THE WALMART CARDS, WHY WE COULDN'T DO AWAY WITH ALL THE OTHER, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WHEN YOU GIVE IT TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT, YOU CAN, I'LL, I'LL STOP WHERE IT'S EASIER TO TRY.
AND AS LONG AS IT'S A CREDIT CARD THAT'S APPROVED THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS BY THE COMPTROLLER, THEN IT'LL WORK WITH STW.
IT'LL JUST ON IN IF THEY, IT THE STATE GIVES THIS ONE.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER EVERY, EVERY FEW YEARS THE STATE DOES CHANGE PROCUREMENT COURSE.
I MEAN, SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF THAT.
BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED ON TIME.
WELL, IT WASN'T OUR, UH, OUR CREDIT RATING.
WE HAD MR. THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
AGAIN, I'M JUST, UH, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME.
AND THE OTHER TO, TO KNOW WHAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT EXPECTS TO SHOW UP WHEN THE AUDITOR AND I ARE, ARE ASKED TO SIGN A CHECK, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE THE USAGE OF THE LOG FILLED OUT, ATTACHED WITH EACH SET OF RECEIPTS.
AND UH, AND YOU KNOW, AND THEN I THINK THAT THE LAST THING IS WHEN WE HAVE A MISSING RECEIPT, WHICH HAPPENS, THERE'S A PROVISION, I THINK IN THE RULES.
IT SAYS IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S A MISSING RECEIPT, THAT THERE'S A, UM, A DOCUMENT, AN AFFIDAVIT THAT GETS FILLED OUT AND EXECUTED.
SO I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I, THE COURT'S ALSO EMPHASIZING THAT IF THERE'S A MISSING RECEIPT, WE WILL OBTAIN THAT AFFIDAVIT.
ONE THING GOOD ABOUT THAT COURT SYSTEM, CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE, UH, A SIGN ON AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO AND PULL THE RECEIPT WHEN IT'S MISSING.
BUT I DO HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT THAT I HAVE PEOPLE SIGN.
I A COMMISSIONER MAKE A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCUREMENT CARD POLICY TO HAVE A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER SHANE, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.
OUR LINE TRANSFERS JUST THAT ONE PAGE.
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TO HAD HEAVY BLOW VOTING IN THIS TERM.SO WE, UH, HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE.
UM, 2,500 IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM ONE LINE ITEM TO ANOTHER COMMISSIONER.
OL NEEDED SOME MONEY, MOVED OUTTA HIS CONTINU LINE ITEM.
AND THE NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.
YOUR FOR PAYMENT TODAY ARE 1,000,500 $4,057 AND 17 CENTS.
490,000 OF THAT WAS EMPLOYEE INSURANCES.
323,000 WAS ROAD ON EXPENDITURES, INSURANCE LIABILITY WAS LIKE 129 RIGHT AWAY.
UM, THE REST OF 'EM WERE PRETTY, PRETTY SMALL TO ADD UP TO THOSE.
EVERY, EVERY ONE OF THESE IS GETTING SIGNED OFF ON.
HAVE MOTION PHILLIPS COMMISSIONER SECOND MOTION DISCUSSION ALL THURSDAY.
I THOSE AND I GOT A TEXT, UH, FROM, UH, BRIAN BEAVER WAS NOT TODAY.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND MOTION AND SECOND.