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MORNING EVERYBODY,

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AND WELCOME THIS MORNING TO THE RECORD MEETING OF THE COURT, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY.

TODAY'S OFFICE IS, UH, EIGHTH NINE O'CLOCK AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

UH, IF ANY OF, UH, YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, SIGN IN SHEET THERE, UH, UH, ON THE TABLE AS YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COMPLETE THAT.

UH, WE'LL HAVE AN INDICATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BOTH THE FLAG.

AND THEN WE'LL HEAR ANY REMARKS FROM THIS.

JOIN GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY.

WE LOVE YOU LORD, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING GRACE.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTRY WE LIVE IN.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE AN IMPERFECT, UH, AN IMPERFECT COUNTRY, UH, WE'RE IMPERFECT INDIVIDUALS AND THROUGH YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR GRACE, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU'LL GUIDE US THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES AS WELL AS THE GOOD TIMES WE EXPERIENCE.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE, UH, THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.

UH, WE PRAY FOR EACH PERSON THAT IS HERE.

UH, WE PRAY FOR THE, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO LISTEN, PARTICIPATE, OR WE ALSO ASK YOUR SPECIAL FAVOR AND YOUR SPECIAL GRACE OVER THOSE THAT DAY TO DAY SERVE US.

AND AS FIRST RESPONDERS, ALSO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, UH, ANY OF THOSE LORDS, LORD, THAT PUTS HIMSELF IN HARM'S WAY.

ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK MYY SON, AMEN.

AMEN.

TO THESE TO FLAG BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

HONOR, I ON THE TEXAS FLAG, IE.

TEXAS ONE, AN INDIVIDUAL.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COURT? ANYONE SIGNED IN? NO, NOBODY SIGNED IN TO VISIT.

SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON TO ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY TO GIVE OUT.

UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM A TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A FARMERS' ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO CONSTRUCT AN ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 2 39 IN CATON COUNTY PRECINCT THREE.

UM, ITEM B IS DISCUSSING AND CONSIDER APPROVING DE OF RANDY THOMAS, OR THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

ITEM C IS TO ACCEPT A PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE FOR ROAD REPAIR.

ITEM D IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING EROSION CONTROL BLOCK FROM APAC AMOUNT, UH, THE EXACT AMOUNT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

AND THEN ITEM E IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING TEMPORARILY CLOSING A SECTION OF COUNTY 40 COUNTY GROVE 40 28 WITH GATES WITH A COMBINATION LOCK FOR RESIDENTS, UH, ACCESS.

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE EXPLANATION IN YOUR PACKET ON ANY OF THESE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY, I WANT TO, UH, COMMENT ON ANY E PUBLIC HEARINGS.

NOT SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A LETTER SIGNED, PROPERTY OWNER OUR PROPERTY TO DO THAT.

ALRIGHT, SO YOU'D LIKE TO PULL TABLE E FROM THAT? YES.

E FROM THAT UNTIL A LATER DATE.

UH, WE, IF WE GET ANYTHING OR NOT? NOT, BUT THAT'S JUST THE CASE.

WE DO, WE DUNNO THE AMOUNT.

YOU'RE BEING OPTIMISTIC THAT I'M BEING HOPEFUL.

HOPEFUL, PREPARED.

WELL THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, THEY'LL COME GET IT.

IF THEY FIND OUT ABOUT IT, WE WOULDN'T.

ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ROSA TO ACCEPT, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE IDEA OF TABLING ITEM E AND HAVE A COMMISSIONER CHANGE SECOND MOTION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, IS RALPH HERE THIS MORNING? I THINK I HAVE NOT.

RALPH WANTED TO BE ON THE AGENDA EARLY AND WE GOT HIM ON THE AGENDA EARLY AND SO THAT HE, WELL, MAYBE HE DID, MAYBE HE'LL DRIFT IN HERE.

HE'S GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR AND ACCIDENT.

GOT, UH, TWO ITEMS. WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SKIP OVER THOSE RIGHT NOW AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL, UH,

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TOUCH WITH, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO DISCUSS AND ACCEPT A RESIGNATION, UH, OF LORI FLOYD AS OUR HUMAN RE RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF TIFFANY BALEN AS THE INTERIM HR DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE AUGUST 29TH.

AND, UH, LORI, I BELIEVE, UH, YOU AND TIFFANY ARE BOTH HERE THIS MORNING.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR NEW EMPLOYEE IS GONNA BE THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION COUNT, AND, UH, WE WISH YOU WELL IN THAT ENDEAVOR.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE HIGHER UPS THAT ATTACK AND TELL 'EM TO QUIT SIGNAL IRON EMPLOYEES .

BUT WE APPRECIATE THE FINE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND I KNOW, I BELIEVE TIFFANY'S BEEN WITH YOU NOW FOR THREE YEARS, I BELIEVE, AND SO SHE COURT SO APPROVES WE'LL BE SERVING AS THE INTERIM HR DIRECTOR UNTIL WE FINALLY MAKE DEPARTMENT.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT? APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

LAURIE STARTED FROM ZERO, LITERALLY ZERO AND, AND REALLY HAS BROUGHT OUR HR DEPARTMENT ALONG TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE AND THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S MUCH IMPROVED.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, UH, ACCEPT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, MR. OLDFIELD IS MR. OLDFIELD HERE.

WE'LL SKIP ON DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

WELL, LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE HERE.

I KNOW MEGAN'S HERE, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH STAR TRANSIT.

MEGA, WHY DON'T YOU COME TO THE, UH, FRONT AND, UH, I THINK YOU VISITED WITH, UH, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, WE'LL BE NEEDING TO, UH, ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH YOU THAT HAS FINANCIAL RAMIFICATIONS FOR COUNTY.

WELL JUST STEP THE MICROPHONE AND TELL US JUST BRIEFLY IF YOU COULD, WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON? WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING HERE TODAY AND CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'RE GONNA GIVE US TO BE PART OF THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO KEEP SERVICES GOING.

COUNTY, THEY FUNDING RULES OFTEN AND SO WE WERE LEFT SHORT OF ABOUT HUNDRED 42,000 AND WE'RE REAL PLEASED.

I'M PLEASED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT MOST OF THE BIG CITIES IN COUNTY ARE WORKING WITH US, PUT US IN THEIR BUDGET.

LIKE WE'RE ABLE TO GET MOST OF THAT, THAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD'VE.

AND IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP US WITH YOUR SHARE, WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CONTINUE TO SERVE CONTRACT.

WE'VE NEVER HAD A CONTRACT BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY OR TENDERED INTO, THEY'VE ALWAYS JUST PROVIDED THE SERVICE AND RIGHT.

BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

AND YOU, SO, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS GAVE SOME EDITS AND MIKE YES.

WENT AHEAD AND ACCEPTED THOSE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU THE VERSION OF THE INTERVAL THAT OKAY.

THERE'S REALLY ONLY TWO MAIN CHANGES THAT I CAN POINT YOU OUT TO THOSE GREAT, THANK YOU.

A COPY OF FOUND ONE, I PASS THE OTHER ONE.

THANK YOU.

UM, THEY ON, SO PAGE TWO, THE TERM, UM, CHANGED FROM AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TO JUST BEING RENEWED YEARLY BY THE, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND THEN ON PAGE, I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE ON PAGE FIVE, UM, THE INITIAL TERM, THE NOTICE SECTION, OR WE WANT TO GIVE NOTICE OF TERMINATION WHEN, FROM JUNE 30TH TO AUGUST 1ST SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN GET YOUR, UH, TAX APPRAISAL BACK IN.

UM, AND THEN STAR TRANSIT SENDS THEIR NEW NUMBERS STARTING JUNE.

NO, OTHER THAN JUNE 1ST.

NO.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET THOSE NUMBERS AND THEN TAKE THOSE INTO BUDGET AND, AND LET THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE COUNTY STANDS BY, UM, AUGUST 1ST,

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WE DIDN'T GET, UH, OUR APPRAISAL AMOUNT, SO WE WOULDN'T KNOW BY THAT.

AND ALSO POINTED OUT THAT I WASN'T VERY HAPPY ABOUT PAYING FOR A POST TIME AND POST TRIP OF BUSES.

THEY COUNTED IN HERE ON THAT, I DUNNO, BREAK THAT UP.

BUT I WAS THINKING POST TIME, FREE TRIP BUSES, HOUR WAGE, $50.

IT KIND OF BOTHERED ME.

THE, UH, THE OTHER BIG DEAL, OF COURSE WAS I DIDN'T, AT THE END OF TWO YEARS, WHEN YOU'RE PHYSICAL ON YOUR, ON YOUR BUSES, HAVING HERE THAT START BUS, BASICALLY THE WAY IT KIND OF READS TO ME, BUT SINCE WE'VE CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS PROVEN IT.

UM, I DUNNO, I MEAN IT SEEMS LIKE THE DA'S OFFICE MIGHT BE HAPPY WITH IT THAT WE WON'T BE HUNG ON THAT PART.

OKAY.

SO I WAS JUST TELLING YOU WHAT WE, WHAT WHAT WE DISCUSSED AND WHAT, WHAT WE LEFT OUT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M PRETTY SATISFIED ONCE WE GOT BACK, BRING IT TO COMMISSIONER COURT EVERY YEAR.

SO THIS COMMISSIONER, WHAT WAS THE, I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.

WHAT WAS IT? WITH THE DA'S OFFICE OKAY.

WITH.

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT PART.

WHICH PART? WHAT? YOU JUST SAID SOMETHING.

YEAH, I SAID THAT Y'ALL SAID IT WOULD BE OKAY SINCE IT HAS TO COME BACK TO COMMISSION COURT OVER BUYING EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE PUTTING IN HERE, WERE BUYING EQUIPMENT IN TWO YEARS, BASICALLY WHEN THEY'RE OUT.

SO I DIDN'T, I WASN'T READY FOR THAT.

MIKE, CAN YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE FIRST TWO YEARS, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE MAKING ANY, UM, ASSET IMPROVEMENT OR PURCHASING ANY CAPITAL ASSETS.

AND THEN AFTER THAT TWO YEAR, YOU WOULD NOTIFY THE COUNTY IF THAT WAS GOING TO BE DONE.

RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT TWO YEARS WHERE WE PROMISED YOU IN THE CONTRACT THAT NO CAPITAL THEN AFTER THAT, JUST MANAGING OUR OWN GRANTS, WE HAVE TO TELL YOU BY A CERTAIN DAY EVERY YEAR BEFORE YOUR BUDGET PERIOD.

AND THEN YOU GET TO TELL US, NO, I DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE, OR YEAH, YOU DO WANT TO PARTICIPATE, WHATEVER YOU, WHATEVER THAT DECISION MIGHT BE.

WELL, AND THE DATES ON THE BACK FELL WHERE WE COULDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN AND WE WERE HAPPY.

I DIDN'T MENTION REBECCA.

WE'RE HAPPY WITH THAT DATE CHANGE.

THAT'S PERFECTLY GREAT.

THE OTHER THING THAT REBECCA BROUGHT UP, PARDON ME IF YOU'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, WAS THE ISSUE OF, UM, PARKING, LOCATION, LOCATION, BUT PARKING LOCATIONS IS, DID YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THAT? NO.

YES.

NO.

ON PARKING LOCATIONS.

THAT'S REALLY A HOLDOVER FROM ONE OF OUR OTHER CONTRACTS.

AND THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL TO STRIKE THAT BECAUSE WE HAND CONTRACT.

RIGHT.

THAT THAT'S, UH, BY THE WAY, IT WAS THE WAY IT WAS STATED IN THERE.

I SAID, WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS IF, IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR FACILITY GOES DOWN, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU PARK ON COUNTY PROPERTY IS OR THE BAT.

RIGHT.

I HAPPY TO DROP THAT PROVISION.

OKAY.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, BUT I, I'D JUST LIKE FOR YOU EXPLAIN TO THE COURT HERE HOW THAT WE COME TO THIS WHERE, THAT Y'ALL ARE COMING TO THE COUNTY NOW AND WHAT DOES TO PARTICIPATE IN GIVING MONEY WORKING? GO AHEAD.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD.

UH, A LOT OF THIS HAS TO DO, AND YOU KNOW, THIS AS A, AS AN ALTERNATE ON OUR BOARD, A LOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH JUST THE CHANGING RULE BOOK FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT AGENCY OVER TIME.

SO, UH, WE USED TO HAVE ACCESS TO A DIFFERENT SET OF FUNDS.

HAS THAT CHANGED OVER TIME? WE KIND OF LOOKED AT THE BOTTOM LINE OF OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS MORE AND MORE AND SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS DOESN'T, THIS DOESN'T QUITE ADD UP ANYMORE.

THE WAY IT USED TO BE ABLE TO ADD UP.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME IS A LOT OF THE WORK THAT OMEGAS PUT INTO THE STAR TRANSIT SUPPORT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN MAKING SURE THAT EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS WE WORK ON IS ISOLATED, UH, FROM A FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW.

SO KAUFMAN COUNTY PROJECTS OR CASE FOR KAMAN COUNTY, ROCKWALL COUNTY'S PAYING FOR ROCKSVILLE, FOR SPRINGS SPRINGS AND SO ON.

THAT EFFORT AND THAT WORK IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING ALL OF THAT ACCOUNTING IN A NICE CLEAN WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORKS OUT.

THAT'S BEEN A, A HUGE EFFORT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

WE REALLY ONLY STARTED ON THAT EFFORT TO MAKE THAT

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CLEAN.

UH, WHENEVER WE GOT TOLD BY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL AND BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT CHANGES IN FEDERAL RULES, WE GONNA SHRINK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AVAILABLE FOR OPERATING FUNDS.

AS THAT'S HAPPENED, WE SAID, OKAY, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE, UM, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY ANYMORE.

WE USED TO HAVE THE LUXURY OF BEING ABLE TO GO TO ROCKWALL COUNTY AND CARLTON COUNTY AND SAY, HEY, THE STATE GIVES US TAX DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR, FOR OPERATIONS IN BOTH COUNTIES AND WE CAN MIX AND MATCH AS NEEDED.

NOT A BIG DEAL.

UH, ROCKWELL COUNTY IS NOT CONSIDERED THE SAME SORT OF JURISDICTION AS COFFMAN COUNTY IS ANYMORE.

AND THAT FLEXIBILITY WAS REMOVED FROM US.

WE REALLY HAD TO, UH, UH, LOOK FOR DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO OUR OVERALL FUNDING PROGRAMS. SO IT'S JUST BEEN AN EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS THE FDA AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL CHANGED THEIR PROGRAMS AND THE PUBLIC HERE SO THAT THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND HOW COME THAT WE'RE STARTING THE FUNDING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH, IT'S KIND OF A, ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE.

THE INFORMED PUBLIC IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN FUNDING.

YES, SIR.

OTHER, OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, WE HAVE THE, THE YES IT, YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY PUT IT IN THERE.

YEAH.

OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT ENTER.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SHANE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A.

THOSE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD LUCK ON THE, AS YOU GET STARTED.

ALRIGHT.

I BELIEVE, UH, MR HAS ARRIVED AND RALPH, TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

WE'LL, UH, GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER THREE AND YOU HAVE A, UH, PRESENTATION INVITE.

INSTITUTE.

COMMISSIONER, TELL US A LITTLE, OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, UH, SO, UH, FIRST THING I HAVE ON THE AGENDA, UH, AS Y'ALL KNOW, UH, EXTENSION SERVICE, UH, RUNS THE DG GENERAL INSTITUTE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENTS JUST, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN AS, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, SESSIONS, UH, THIS CERTIFICATE, UH, FOR, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN IS FOR PARTICIPATING IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS NUMBER SIX, SESSION THREE.

UH, SO, UH, MR. ALLEN, THIS ONE FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 16 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING, UH, DURING, UH, CLASS SIX, SESSION THREE.

VALEDICTORIAN.

MR. ALLEN'S GOT HIS LAST TWO.

HE GOING, YOU GO.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND THEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE 2016 COUNTY HO OUT MANAGEMENT, UH, GRANT.

SO, UH, KIND OF HARD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT HOG, BUT THIS IS, IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT HAVING HOGS, BUT YOU KNOW, COUNTY HAS GOT A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM, THE FERAL HOGS, UH, AS DOES MOSTLY THE SAME CASES.

UH, AND WE HAVE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HERE HAS, HAS PUT MONEY INTO THIS PROGRAM OVER THESE PAST YEARS.

AND, UH, WE HAVE TRIED TO, UH, TO HELP OUR PRODUCERS LANDOWNERS, UH, SOMEHOW ANOTHER SLOPE DOWN THE, UH, TRAFFIC INFER HOGS.

AND, UH, IT'S A KIND OF A DAUNTING TASK.

BUT, UH, UH, THIS PAST YEAR, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, APPROVED, UH, ME APPLYING FOR A, A GRANT, IT'S CALLED THE HOG OUT GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

UH, WE, WE DID A PROGRAM BACK IN, UH, LAST FALL THAT COUNTED FOR THAT.

AND, UH, OR LAST SPRING WE COUNTED FOR THAT.

AND, UH, THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, UH, FROM EXTENSION AND, UH, AND WHAT COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS DONE, I APPLIED FOR THAT GRANT.

AND LAST WEEK I, UH, GOT A LETTER THAT SAYS, UH, UM, FROM, UH, TEXAS DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER, SID MILLER'S OFFICE, UH, THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A $15,000 GRANT FROM TEXAS DEPARTMENT AGRICUL TO DO FUTURE,

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UH, FEDERAL HALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. UH, I'M TOLD THE JUDGE THE OTHER DAY, I LIKE A DOG THAT CATCHES THE TRUCK.

WHAT I WAS EXPECTING ABOUT 5,000 WHEN WE GOT 15,000, UH, TALKED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE YESTERDAY AND, UH, OF COURSE THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TRY AND, UH, SPEND THE ENTIRE 15,000.

AND, UH, WHAT I, I PROPOSE TO DO WITH THE GRANT MONEY IS TO BUY, UH, TWO OF THE BO BUSTER TRAPS THAT, UH, THE NOBLE FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED AND WE WILL, UH, PUT THEM OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY AND LET PRODUCE REFUSAL AND WE CAN, THERE'S, UH, PAPERWORK WITH THIS, UH, GRANT THAT, UH, WE'LL HAVE TO ADMINISTER GO THROUGH.

I HAVE JUDGE, YOU NEED TO SIGN DATE ADMINIS.

IT IS A, UH, IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT.

WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY UP FRONT AND WE GET REIMBURSED FOR, FOR ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.

I THINK WE DON'T, OUR EXPENSES ARE GONNA BE STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO IT'S A DAUNTING PAPERWORK PASS.

THEY'RE 59, 9 5 PIECE.

THAT'S 12,000.

YEAH, 12,000.

THEY ACTUALLY IN THE BACK PICKUP TRUCK DOWN SMALL KIND OF CONSIDERING BUYING A COUPLE OF LITTLE TRAILERS AND DESIGNATING THOSE TRAILERS TO GO WITH THEM.

SO JUST HOOK UP TO THEM AND HAUL THEM TO THE SITE.

THEY GET THROUGH WITH IT.

THEY CAN PUT THEM RIGHT BACK ON THE TRAILER, CALL THEM BACK, GIVE THEM RIGHT BACK TO SOMEBODY.

I DO BELIEVE THAT, UH, ONCE WE GO TO ADVERTISING THIS, WE'LL HAVE A TRAPS HOUSE, A LIST.

WE'LL HAVE A WAITING LIST.

THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE DO.

WE'LL END UP HAVING TO, TO DESIGNATE A LITTLE MONEY, THEY'LL HAVE TO PUT SOME MONEY UP FRONT FOR TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE, THE TRAPS.

UH, AGRICULTURE, THEY KIND OF QUESTION ME ON THAT, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF OKAY WITH WHY WE'RE USING MONEY.

THERE'S, AND UH, THEY'RE GOOD RIGHT THERE.

THEY'RE FINE WITH THAT.

WELL, SOME EDUCATION MATERIAL, WE USE THAT MONEY.

THE COUNTY, WE, THEY ALREADY PRODUCE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO.

YEAH, THEY HAVE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT'S ALREADY OUT THERE, UH, THAT, THAT WON'T COUNT FEE THAT WON'T BE ANY COST TO THE COUNTY.

MAKE SURE ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS PRODUCER COULD TALK TO ME ABOUT IS A LITTLE DON FARM IS BUYING, BUYING BAIT UP COST MONEY TO BUY THAT CORN AND PUT BAIT OUT.

AND, UH, BA WOULD ALLOW US TO BUY BAIT AS YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, UPFRONT.

YOU USE THAT MONEY THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE A COUPLE $3,000 IF YOU DO, I'M PRODUCERS GOING GET THEIR MONEY BACK FROM JUST RESELLING OFFICE.

I MEAN, THE GUY DOWN THE STREET, ME BEEN FENCING HIS UP SO BAD PROPERTY.

I DO, I THINK EVENTUALLY THAT'LL HAPPEN.

WE'RE GOING BE ABLE TO UTILIZE MOST OF THESE.

RALPH, ARE YOU, ARE YOU GONNA REQUIRE THE THE CITIZENS TO, TO PUT DOWN A DEPOSIT ON THE TRACK AND STUFF? ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

I HAVE IT ON MY MIND.

$150 MIGHT BE RIGHT.

THERE'S A, THERE IS A SUBSCRIPTION, A 30 DAY SUBSCRIPTION THAT, THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.

UH, IT COSTS $40 A MONTH AND IT'S, IT'S NOT A FUND YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH, BUT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRAP WITH THE GAME CAMERA, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS 40 INTERNET.

BASICALLY, WE'RE GONNA ADMINISTER THAT THROUGH OUR OFFICE.

UH, THAT'LL BE PART OF THE MONEY THAT THEY PUT UP FOR THAT.

AND THEN WE CHANGE PASSWORDS EVERY TIME WE WERE GOING OUT.

WE CHANGE PASSWORDS.

YOU LET THE LANDOWNER PAY FOR THAT LANDOWNER PAY FOR, THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF THE MONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT UP TO

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GET IT TRACKED.

I'M ALSO GONNA REQUIRE THEM TO COME TO THE TRAINING BEFORE THEY TAKE THE TRAINING SO THE THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO PUT IT UP, BREAK IT BACK DOWN, PUT IT BACK ON THE, 'CAUSE THOSE UNITS, BECAUSE THOSE UNITS ARE OVER $5,000, THEY'RE GONNA BE ENTERED INTO YOUR INVENTORY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WHEN OUR PURCHASING AGENT SENDS THEIR PERSON OUT TO AUDIT YOUR INVENTORY, THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO, THAT WHERE WE CAN SEE IT.

RIGHT.

I'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON SITE.

I CAN BRING THEM TO THE, UH, TO YOUR OFFICE OR WHATEVER.

I BET THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD .

SURE, WHY NOT? YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING BE THOUGH.

I MEAN, YOU CAN GET DOWN TO THE KING STREET BOTTOM KIND OF AWAY FROM THE, DO YOU HAVE AN BREAKER? NO.

MM-HMM.

I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED THE INVESTING ONE BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BARCODE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

NO, NOT LIKE THAT.

AND GRADE IT SO THAT IT'S MARKED , ALL THE PANELS AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH.

UH, YES.

DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT ORDER, GET THE LAND ORDER TO SIGN A RELEASE THAT, UH, DOZEN, ANY KIND OF ACTUALLY, I, I ACTUALLY HAVE, WE DO IN OUR OFFICE NOW, EVEN FOR LIKE SOIL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY HAVE TO SIGN A INVENTORY THING THAT THEY CHECK THIS THING OUT AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FINANCIALLY FOR RELEASE IS CALLED THE COUNTY FOR LIABILITY ONLY.

LIABILITY.

LIABILITY.

YOU'RE ONLY, YOU'RE ONLY LANDOWNER, RIGHT? THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

OKAY.

I MEAN, BILL CAME, NO, HE HAD, I'VE GOT SOME, I HAVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S GOING BE.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S 5,000, OVER 5,000, UH, PDA REQUIRES, WHICH COULD DO AN EXTRA FORM, UH, FOR THAT.

ALSO BUY, I GUESS, I GUESS CHECK AND TAKE AN INCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOO.

OH YEAH, THAT MAY BE RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE TO BUY THIS FROM A VENDOR.

OUR CLOSEST VENDOR IN PARIS, BIG COUNTRY.

THEY HAVE THREE OF THESE TRASH IN, IN STOCK.

SO, SO WE'LL BE SPENDING MONEY AT LEAST IN THE STATE, THE TRAILER.

I'M GOING AFTER WE OKAY.

THIS TODAY.

YOU CAN PURCHASE THOSE IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS THE JUDGE.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

COMMISSIONER SHANE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

OPPOSED? THANK VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

MAKE SURE YOU GO THROUGH PURCHASING.

OKAY.

TO THOSE.

I WAS GONNA SAY, DO WE NEED TO COME TALK TO YOU ABOUT SETTING? YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO SET UP A LINE ON EVERYTHING.

ONE OF THE THINGS I ASKED RALPH, DO MAYBE WHEN WE HAVE ONE SET UP A DEMO OUT HERE IN THE PARKING LOT, WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW PEOPLE MIGHT PUT IT UNDER THERE.

JUST SEE IF IT WORKS.

BUT GAS, THE GUY THAT ACTUALLY INVENTED THIS THING, IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE.

I DO.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX.

UH, MR. OFIELD TO PRESENT AND, UH, SEE ACCEPTING DOUBT OF THE REPORT, UH, ENDING JUNE 30TH.

THIS IS ONE THAT WE MISTAKEN LEFT OFF, UH, AGENDA LAST TIME.

SO GOOD MORNING COURT.

THE, UH, QUARTERLY REPORT IS FOR APRIL 1ST, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30TH.

IT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY YOU.

THE GENERAL FUND HAD A BEGINNING BALANCE OF 15 MILLION 3 45, 5 48 10.

WE HAD RECEIPTS OF 3 4 2 9 4 63, DISBURSEMENTS OF 8 MILLION 7 0 5 1 13 0 1 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE

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OF 10 MILLION.

OH, 54 7 29 72.

SO THAT'S $10 MILLION WITH THREE MONTHS AGO.

YEAH.

AND, UH, AT THE END OF JUNE, UH, REITERATE, WE'RE NOW IN AUGUST.

UM, THE, THE ROAD BOND AT THE END OF JUNE, WE STILL HAD $10 MILLION OF THE INITIAL ROAD BOND ISSUE ON HAND.

I BELIEVE THAT'S DOWN RIGHT AT 8 MILLION NOW.

AND, UH, FOR THE QUARTER, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, UH, THAT OUR TOTAL INTEREST INCOME WAS 30,000 8, 25 30 FROM THE, UH, DEPOSITORY CONTRACT NATIONAL.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ABSOLUTELY.

NOBODY'S GONNA SPEND, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND, THERE'S NOT BUDGET.

SO, UM, BUDGET SAYS WE GOT THE, OKAY.

MOTION.

HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER HOWELL.

HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND, SECOND.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THANK.

ALRIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER, GETTING BACK ON TRACK NOW.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT I BELIEVE IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REPLACEMENT BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATION OF AN OFFICE SYSTEM BRIDGE LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD AT AREA OF KING STREET, AND AGREE TO PROVIDE THE LOCAL MATCH WHICH WOULD INKIN ALLEN, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? SAY A A OPPOSED WE MORE DID OR WELL, OKAY.

DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING? NO, THEY, WHEN THEY READY TO DO IT, THEY SEND THE, AND THEN I SEND THEM TO YOU OR WHOEVER.

YES.

THEY PICK THE ORDER.

THEY'RE ITEM NUMBER, UH, NINE IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING UTILITY REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.

THE CITY OF TALTON ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 34 BYPASS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT 3 8 4 12.

SIX SEVEN WILL BE RETAIN TO BE PAID UPON SATISFACTORY THURSDAY.

PARDON? I SAW JOHN POST THURSDAY.

WE TROUBLE EVEN PEOPLE GOING WHETHER JOHN, WE'LL GET HIM TO COME BACK IN.

UH, BY THE WAY, JUST SORT WHAT KNOW THIS FRIDAY AT NINE O'CLOCK, 1388 PAST THE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL, THE LIBRARY ON THE RIGHT, THERE'S GOING BE A RIBBON CUTTING, UH, AT 9:00 AM AND, UH, YOU SHOULDA ALL RECEIVED, WE'LL, DISTRICT COMMISSION WILL BEING ATTENDED.

UH, SO, UH, IT WON'T HAVE, IT WON'T LAST LONG.

I DON'T THINK SO.

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.

SO, AND THAT'S GONNA BE OPENING FROM SOUTH TO 1 7 5.

RIGHT.

AND THEY'LL JUST BE ONE RIBBON CUTTING AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO A SEPARATE ONE BEFORE, BUT THEY'RE COMING ALONG PRETTY GOOD ON.

ANYWAY, THIS, I, I'M NOT SURE JOHN, UH, WHERE HE MAY BE, BUT, UH, THIS IS A, UH, ANOTHER PAYMENT THAT WE HAVE.

UH, YOU, I, UH, CONTRACTOR, I DID HAVE A COMMENT TONIGHT, MAKE AWARE OF THAT WAS A MILLION DOLLARS LINE ITEM AND WE HAVE SPENT 5 MILLION 7 89, 4 53 78.

THERE'S ONLY 210,000 546 22 IN THAT LINE ITEM.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COVER.

WE HAVE EMAILED TOLD THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

OKAY.

IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE ALLOWED AND TRANSFERRED FROM SOMETHING ELSE TO FIX THIS QUESTION.

YEAH, WELL,

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UH, NORMALLY, UH, I GUESS WE COULD, UH, TABLE IT, HAVE A MEETING ON MONDAY.

UH, WE COULD PERHAPS TABLE IT UNTIL THAT TIME.

UH, I DIDN'T SEE JOHN, BUT DON'T, I SENT HIM EARLIER, BUT I CAN'T FIND HIM OUT.

KIND LIKE A, YOU KNOW, AN TO THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING.

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING COME THROUGH, SO I'M NOT, MAY BE OUT ON CELL.

I TELL YOU WHAT, WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON JOHN, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 10.

UH, WE'LL JUST HOLD UP ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.

WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR FIRE MARSHAL CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COUNTYWIDE, UH, PERMIT.

IT'S HOT TO DRY.

THIS SHARP AREA WHERE WE STAND.

AS OF YESTERDAY, WE WE'RE AT AN COUNTY AVERAGE OF 6 0 8 RIGHT NOW.

UH, THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE APPLIES A NUMERICAL VALUE OF 5 7 5 AS AN INDICATOR TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION BURN.

AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A BURN MANAGEMENT, THAT NUMBER, IT GOES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NUMBERS AND SEVERITY.

FIRE COUNTY, OUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH ARE, AND, UH, PROVIDED A TWO WEEK FORECAST PROVIDED BY, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING UP INTO THE 700 RANGE, WHICH IS THE LAST RANGE THAT YOU'LL SEE BY THE CHARTS 800 BEING.

AND, UH, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IT'S GOT A 14 DAY OF WHAT THE PAST 14 DAYS, WHAT WE'VE HAD SINCE OUR LAST RANGE LAST, WE'VE HAD AN AVERAGE OF, UH, SEVEN OR EIGHT POINTS A DAY INCREASE SINCE THAT TIME.

AND THE RANGE IS VERY, VERY TEMPORARY.

WHAT'S A 14 DAY FORECAST? 14 DAY FORECAST WOULD BE AN AVERAGE OF 682 FOR THE COUNTY WOULD BE YOUR SECOND DRAFT.

NON WISE.

I MEAN, RAIN TEMPERATURE WISE, IT, IT'S GONNA BE IN THE NINETIES STILL.

I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA DROP DOWN THIS NEXT WEEKEND DOWN IN THE NINETIES, CLOSE BACK UP CLOSE TO A HUNDRED, BUT THEN THE WEEK AFTER THERE'S ABOUT A 30% CHANCE OF RAIN IN ABOUT A WEEK NEXT WEEKEND.

IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY CRISP.

AND THE RAIN'S REALLY, IF ANYTHING, THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE'RE IN A, WE'RE IN THE OR YOU PERIOD.

SO WE'RE GETTING DRY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, HEAVY RAIN ONLY MAKES MATTERS WORSE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

THE VEGETATION IS DRY, IT'S NOT GONNA COME GREEN.

AND ONCE THE RAINS AND THE WINDS DRIED OUT AFTER ONE OR TWO DAYS OF WIND, WE'RE RIGHT BACK.

THEY GET THE SOIL.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS CAN'T APPARATUS.

IT HAS TO BE BY HAND.

SHE'S WHATCHA HEARING FROM THE VARIOUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THEY'RE, IT'S GETTING, UH, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ALL OF 'EM, UH, DOESN'T DO THAT.

SOME INPUT.

AND THE INPUT THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS, UH, WHEN ARE WE GONNA DO IT? THEY GETTING A LOT OF CALLS.

YES, SIR.

UH, WE'RE THE POINT NOW.

UH, A LOT OF THE BUYERS, WE GO A LOT BY FIRE BEHAVIOR, UH, FIRES RIGHT NOW HAVEN'T GOT ENORMOUSLY LARGE IN OUR PART OF THE COUNTRY.

IT'S COMING FROM THE EAST, MOVING OUR WAY.

AND, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE TO START CALLING YOUR NEIGHBORING FIRE DEPARTMENTS AUTOMATICALLY UPON, UH, GETTING DISPATCHED UP CALL THAT, THAT INDICATES THAT, YOU KNOW, FIRE BEHAVIORS ARE INCREASED MORE WHILE AGAINST, BUT I KNOW GUYS ARE, THEY'RE NOT.

THEY ARE, THEY'RE HUMBLE.

AND WE ARE EVEN HAVING GO OUT AND ASSIST OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES, UH, HUNT COUNTY AND VAN COUNTY SPECIFICALLY HAVE CALLED US SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH SOME LARGE FIRES, UH, TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH OF US.

UH, WE'VE HAD SOME COUNTIES THAT HAVE HAD SOME, UH, SIGNIFICANT FIRE BEING THE 20 ACRES PLUS, UH, OF COURSE WITH OUR TYPE OF VEGETATION, THE GRASS FIRE IS OUR, OUR BIGGEST CONCERN.

IT'S

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ALSO THE FASTEST MOVING WITHOUT FIRE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE, UH, THE PROBLEMS LIKE WE DO OUT WEST TEXAS WITH OUR HUNDRED BRUSH AND EVERYTHING.

WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF ACRES, BUT A HUNDRED ACRE FIRE AROUND HERE WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE PRETTY QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN.

A MOTION I THIS? YES, SIR.

UH, TEXAS SERVICE ALLOWS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 90 DAYS THAT CAN BE RESCINDED, UH, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE VALUES THAT ARE PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSIONER.

ALLEN.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

THANK MR. PHILLIPS SECOND DISCUSSION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

I WEBSITE THE SIGNS, WE, UH, EACH COMMISSIONER PRECINCT HAS THEIR OWN DISC OF THE, UH, STATE APPLIED SIGNS OR ALL THE STATE.

AND ALSO I'VE HAD SOME, SOME QUESTIONS FROM DEPARTMENT ABOUT, UH, YEARS AGO.

YEARS AGO.

WE, SOME SIGNS BRIGHT, THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL.

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE SUNS LEAVES THOSE OUT.

WE FURNISHED THOSE TO EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY KEEP TRACK AND THEY, AND PICK THEM UP.

AND THERE'S A LOT ARE ASKING FIVE PIECE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE, OKAY, WE'LL JUST HOLD ON.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, END THE MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO DISCUSS ENTERING INTO TEMPORARY CONTRACT THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

SHE'S ANYONE HERE FROM SENIOR SOCIETY, UH, GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE THE, UH, PROPOSED CONTRACT AND, UH, LOOKS LIKE THAT REASON WELL, AS I CAN THAT THEY'RE GIVING US 90 DAY NOTICE OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH WOULD ON EXPIRED OCTOBER 31ST, 2016.

AND AT THAT POINT, IF WE CONTINUE WITH THEM BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER THE FIRST, WE WOULD START PAYING AT FLAT RATE OF 11,500.

THAT, THAT'S, IT'S, IT'S TOUGH NOW.

YEAH.

SO WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP ON, I I THINK WE'VE GOT THE 90 DAYS THAT WE'RE STILL LEADING WITH, AND SO THAT IS THERE, UH, PAM HAS BEEN WORKING, UH, WITH, UH, AND THIS JUST KIND OF VERY QUICKLY, WE JUST, SO THE COURT WILL KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME OTHER GOING ON.

WE ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER, PERHAPS I HAVE A TOMORROW WITH ELLIS COUNTY S PCA.

SO, SO WHEN I CALL THEM AND I LOOKING MAYBE FLOOR PLANS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE HARD TIMES AND THEY'LL SAY, WELL, WE CALL THIS PERSON, MAYBE THEY TAKE OR THIS PERSON.

SO THE STATE, UM, ON FRIDAY WHEN I VISITED, THEY SAID THEY CALL ELLIS COUNTY.

SO I, I HAD A MEETING WITH THEM TOMORROW AND MAYBE WE COULD TAKE OUR ANIMALS THERE UNTIL WE GOT SOMETHING DONE.

I, OR WITHOUT OUR PARTICIPATION, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

I, I FEEL LIKE WITHOUT, WITHOUT OUR PARTICIPATION, THEY WOULD CLOSE DOWN.

UM, BUT THEN THAT ALSO, WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT'S GONNA BE KAUFMAN AND ALL THOSE OTHER AREAS THAT TAKE ANIMALS TO, IF WE BUILD, WE'VE GOTTA BUILD BIG ENOUGH TO TAKE ALL THOSE ANIMALS OR ARE WE SHOULD BUILD BIG ENOUGH, MAYBE GO TAKE ALL THE, THEY WERE TAKING SOME CITIES IN COUNTY HENDERSON COUNTY HENDERSON

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UP.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS.

WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME POSSIBILITIES.

GRANTS, UH, POSSIBLE, UH, TEMPORARILY OUR 10, I PUT $250 IN THE BUDGET TO CONSTRUCT, AGAIN, CONSTRUCTION, HOPING WE'LL GET SOME OTHER FUNDS LABELED OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WOULD BE LOCATED AT THE JAIL.

AND, UH, THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RUN ON OUR PROPERTY.

UH, BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

AND THERE'S DEFINITELY INTEREST IN, UH, THE RESIDENCE OF KAMAN COUNTY AND MOVING AND HAVING IT HERE.

THIS WEEKEND THERE WAS A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHOSE DOG HAD BEEN PUT DOWN EARLY AND THEY WERE SO UPSET.

AND WHY DOESN'T COMAN COUNTY HAVE ONE? THEY BUILD THEIR OWN.

SO THAT WAS A GOOD WAY FOR ME TO GO INTO THE POSSIBILITY WE MIGHT.

AND THEN ON, ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, IT CONTINUED PEOPLE SAYING, WE'LL HELP YOU CREATE A NON-PROFIT.

WE'LL GO THROUGH, WE'LL DO THIS, WE'LL DO THIS.

SO THERE'S INTEREST OUT THERE.

SO IT'S A, IT IS A, A DISCUSSION WE'VE GOT TO HAVE.

I MEAN, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO PAY 10,000, 11,000 A TIME.

NOW FLORIDA IS BUILDING ONE, THEY ONLY HAVE 12 KENNELS, SO THEY CAN HOLD 24 DOGS.

THE STATE TELLS YOU HOW MANY ANIMALS YOU NEED TO BUILD FOR AND THEIR COST TAG IS 2 MILLION AND THAT'S NOT THE DOG PART.

THAT'S NOTHING.

I WENT ON A THURSDAY EVENING AND HAD A MEETING WITH THEM AND THAT IS JUST 12 PANELS AND TWO CAT ROOMS OR 2 MILLION.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE TAJ HALL, BUT WE ALSO WANNA GO SOMETHING THAT, AND THAT WORK MORNING UP.

THE ONE AT, UH, EVAN COUNTY ALWAYS SENDS A PICTURE OF IT.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BUILD IT BIG, BUT WE BUILD IT.

SO ADD ON.

THAT'S IT'S A, AND SO, UM, I I, I WANT LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS AND THE WAY THEY TAKE THE ANIMALS IN RESCUE HAS TALKED WITH A GENTLEMAN AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL ON GIVING US INFORMATION ON HOW TO REALLY START TRACK, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

BUT WE'RE KIND OF UNDER THE GET IT GOING.

AND UH, I DO BELIEVE ONCE UH, PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE METAL BUILDING PEOPLE, ONCE THEY SEE THAT WE'VE GOT MAYBE SOME SEED MONEY THAT THEY'LL COME IN AND HELP BUILD IT UP AT A DECENT RATE TALK WITH THE CITY.

UH, THEY HAVE THE ISSUE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOTTA HAVE SOME STALLING ON, BRIEF ON, AND I THINK THEY WILL, UH, MAYBE, UH, WORK WITH US.

NOT THAT IT WOULD BE TOTALLY JUST A METAL BUILDING, BUT AT LEAST THE FRONT WOULD BE A STOLEN FRONT FRONT.

BRIAN, I DUNNO HOW INVOLVED YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS.

I'D ASK THE SHERIFF BURNS TO, I'VE ASKED SHERIFF BURNS YOU TO SEE IF WE COULD LOCATE A PLACE THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO UTILITIES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY GETTING UTILITIES THROUGH DISTRICT.

WE, WE FOUND A LOCATION NOT UP FRONT BECAUSE ALL OF THE BUILDING ON THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT, GONNA BE, I GUESS YOU'RE COMING DOWN THE SERVICE ROAD, THE FIRST ENTRANCE, NOT THE SECOND ONE.

RIGHT BY IN DOWN THERE IN BETWEEN OFTEN THAT WOOD SET OFF BY LINE.

I THINK THAT'D BE THE BEST PLACE FOR MEANING IT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE, EASILY ACCEPTABLE.

MOST EVERYBODY GOES TO THE JAIL BY THE SECOND ENTRANCE, SO THAT WAY WE SHOULD GET THE TRAFFIC STUFF.

WE DO IT BY THE FIRST AND THEN PUTTING IT OFF IN THE TREES BACK IN THERE A LITTLE BIT.

WE'D HAVE TO BUILD IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

IT TAKE QUITE BIT OF DIRT.

SO Y'ALL CLEANING DITCHES, WE DECIDE TO DO THIS.

WE MIGHT HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU TO BRING SOME DIRT, BE A BAD IDEA TO BUILD THAT UP ANYWAY.

OH YEAH, WE CAN.

DOING THAT.

IT'S PRETTY LOW.

SO WE'RE GONNA TO BUILD IT UP, NOT A WIDE, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROADWAY, BUT WE'RE GONNA BUILD IT UP HERE.

WE HAVE ALL THAT DIRT WHEN WE COME IN FROM THE BOTTOM.

THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE.

I MEAN, WHEN WE GET THE PARKING LOT, WE HAVE STOP FILING IT BACK THERE.

DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO.

IT'LL TAKE A LOT BETTER.

YEAH.

UH, AND MAYBE QUICKLY ADD THE, THE FOLKS THAT CEDAR CREEK, MAINE SOCIETY, UH, THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S ON THEIR BOARD AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING.

AND WE MET WITH THEM THE OTHER DAY.

PAM

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AND I DID, I FORGET WHO ELSE WAS THERE.

AND UH, THEY'RE NOT BAD PEOPLE.

THEY, THEY'RE JUST, I MEAN THEY'RE STRUGGLING TOO ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT, UH, FACILITY, UH, VOW.

AND IF YOU NOTICE THE LETTER THEY TALKED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH US AND THAT'S, THOSE DECISIONS ARE ON DOWN THE WAY, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT, UH, CREEK NICE.

THEY SERVED US WELL.

WEED ABOUT THE COST OF COURSE.

AND THIS 10,000, 11,000 A MONTH IS, THAT'S GONNA BE PRETTY, UH, PRETTY, I MEAN THAT'S JUST, WE COULDN'T DO THAT NO MORE.

I MEAN, THIS BUDGET YEAR IS 6,115 FOR 82.

YEAH.

WE PAY BY THE, SO THE OTHER THING I THINK THAT WOULD BE A PART OF IS THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY THAT WOULD WANT PARTICIPATE IN THIS, THEY WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE ANIMALS, THEY TO THE SHELTER.

WELL, UH, WHATEVER THAT FEE.

SO WE WOULD HAVE SOME INCOME COMING INTO, BUT UH, EVIDENTLY THE ANIMAL SHELTER BUSINESS IS A HOT TOPIC, YOU KNOW, AND WE JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE IN IT TO MAKE MONEY.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

WE'RE IN IT TOO BECAUSE WE NEED TO PICK UP THE ANIMALS AND THEN WE WANNA TO TRY TO HOME THE ANIMALS.

SO, UM, THAT'S THE IT, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE MAKING MONEY OFF OF IT.

IT'S BE, SO DON'T, I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR.

SO THE QUESTION IS, THE ITEM IS WHETHER WE WANT TO ENTER INTO THIS TEMPORARY CONTRACT WITH HUMAN SOCIETY.

THE CONTRACT IS GOOD FOR THREE MORE MONTHS OR THAT END THAT ENDS ON, YEAH, BUT IF WE DO APPROVE A CONTRACT, IT COULD BE A NEW CONTRACT.

YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE CAN FIND AN ALTERNATE, UH, PLACE.

SEVERAL.

ARE YOU CONSIDERING THAT LETTER, THE NEW CONTRACT? BECAUSE TO ME THAT'S JUST A LETTER OF INFORMATION.

NO, NO, NOT AT ALL.

BUT IT'S A NOTIFICATION THAT THEY WOULD'VE A NEW CONTRACT.

OKAY.

YEAH, THEN I DON'T, I MEAN, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THE NEW YET, SO NOT THAT THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

WE'RE NOT MORE OR LESS NOTIFYING PEOPLE, UH, THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE ARE ON THIS THING.

THE WORDING SAYS ENTERING INTO A TEMPORARY, I DON'T THINK WE'RE, WE DON'T HAVE TEMPORARY, WE DON'T HAVE OCTOBER UNDER THE CONTRACT YOU'VE GOT, UH, 30 DAYS.

THAT'S MUCH FOR, IT'S LIKE AUGUST 30TH TO GIVE NOTICE.

OKAY.

THAT I THINK IT DOES AN ON, UH, AN AUTOMATIC RULE ON IT.

BUT THEY'RE SAYING THEY HAVE NOTICE TO TERMINATE THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE PRICING.

SO I DON'T, I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF THAT WOULD APPLY.

I'M JUST TO BE CAREFUL.

I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THE NEXT, I MEAN WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT SO THAT THEY KNOW BECAUSE THEY'RE ASKING YOU NOW TO TERMINATE.

YOU EITHER ACCEPT THAT OR NOT, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, AND THEN IT WOULDN'T EXPIRE AT THE DEADLINE.

THEY'RE SAYING OCTOBER 31ST.

SO WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU DO TODAY? I MEAN, IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU GUYS ARE, WE DON'T HAVE, OKAY.

THE AGENDA WORDING IS TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY CONTRACT, BUT THERE'S NOT A TEMPORARY CONTRACT BEFORE THE COURT.

SO THE ACTION ITEM REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY ACTION.

IT WOULD JUST BE A TABLE AND THEY WILL NEED TO GET US CONTRACT WOULD FEE STRUCTURE INSIDE OF IT.

BECAUSE THE OLD ONE THAT WE'RE RENEW, I MEAN ONE GOES OCTOBER 3RD.

YEAH.

BUT THE WAY THAT THE TERM IS WRITTEN, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM 30 DAYS NOTICE THAT YOU DON'T INTEND BE PART OF THE CONTRACT PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH.

SO THAT'S LIKE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE GIVE THEM NOTICE, BUT SEE THEY'VE ALREADY GIVEN US OR THEY, OR THEY'RE NOT GONNA GIVE THE CONTRACT.

SO TECHNICALLY WE PROBABLY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO GIVE THEM NOTICE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY SAYING THAT THEY CANCELED CIRCLE.

BUT THERE ARE JUST SOME TIMES TO BE AWARE OF WE'VE, WE'VE GOT THE PROPER THING WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THEIR NOTICE DETERMINATION.

THAT WAY THAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF STRAIGHT BACK.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO THIS ITEM 12.

I'M 11TH AND

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SHANE SECOND.

UH, I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND THE MOTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BOTH ANY DISCUSSION? ALL UH, GEORGE, UH, YORK, ARE YOU HERE? AND YEAH.

COME FORWARD AND DISCUSS THIS.

MIGRATING TYLER ODYSSEY TO A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE OR A HOSTED ENVIRON.

SO AS WE MENTIONED IN OUR WORKSHOP, OUR GOAL IS TO SIMPLIFY OUR OPERATION, MAKE IT MORE PREDICTABLE, MORE T AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT IS NATURAL WORK.

WE'VE DONE IT WHERE THERE'S TAX COLLECTIONS.

WE HAVE DONE THAT WITH EMAIL.

AND THIS IS SIMPLY ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF SOFTWARE GREATLY SIMPLIFY AND MAKE OUR LIFE MORE PREDICTABLE.

WERE THEY ABLE TO VERIFY THE SUBMISSION TERMS? OH, BY THE WAY, HAS WORKED OUT IT AND WE WORK AND SHE LIKES IT.

OKAY.

AND THE QUESTION WAS SUBSCRIPTION TERM.

OKAY.

WHAT WAS THE DURATION? SO IT IS, AND THE WAY IT WORKS, THE WAY IT WORKS IS WE PAY PER USERS, THERE'S A LITTLE LATITUDE THERE.

SO AS PEOPLE ARE HIRED AND LET, UH, WE'LL HAVE PLUS FIVE MINUS FIVE POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE WAY IT WORKS IS WE WILL SIMPLY GO BACK TO THE WAY WE DID BUSINESS FROM 2 19 85, 2004.

THEN WHAT THAT IS, IF LAURA HUGHES HIRES 10 PEOPLE, WE WON'T, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT DURING THE BUDGET YEAR.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO ADDING LICENSE BECOMES PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO IT'S VERY PREDICT, THERE'S NO SURPRISE IF WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO ANY FEE THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET YEAR.

SO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT THEY DO IS AUDIT TWICE A YEAR.

IF THERE'S A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE, THEN WE WOULD CREATE AN END NOTE WHICH WOULD GO INTO EFFECT THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR.

THAT MAKE SENSE? SORT OF.

SO THE INITIAL TERM LIMITS THAT THEY OUTLINED ARE FIVE YEARS.

FOR FIVE YEARS.

SO I GUESS MY, MY MAIN QUESTION IS THE SUBSCRIPTION TERM YOU'RE SAYING IS JUST ONE YEAR? YEAH.

SO THROUGH THE BUDGET FOR FIVE MAY NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD, ANYTHING THAT WE USED IN EXCESS OF WHAT THIS FIRST YEAR IS WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE SAME YEAR.

EXACTLY.

SO IT CAN CHANGE.

AND I GUESS WHAT MAYBE YOU'RE ASKING IS IF WE'RE APPROVING 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 YEARS, HOW DO WE ADJUST THAT, WHAT SHE'S SAYING LEGAL TO MAKE US, IF WE STREAMLINE AND CONSOLIDATE OUR BUSINESS AND WE CUT FIVE EMPLOYEES, WE OUR NEXT BUDGET CYCLE, WE WOULD REDUCE OUR FEE BY THE NUMBER.

WHAT I, WHAT I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY IS FOR TERMINATION PURPOSES, IF FOR SOME REASON WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES, 90 DAYS.

OKAY.

EVERY YEAR.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IN PARAGRAPH 11, IS IT 90 DAYS? OKAY.

BECAUSE, UH, THE WAY IT READS IS 30 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE RELEVANT SUBSCRIPTION TERMS WHEN WE HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE OF NON RULE.

SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE FIVE YEAR BECAUSE WE WALKED IN PRICE WISE OR FOUR YEARS, RIGHT? UM, NO, FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN FOR PURPOSES OF TECHNOLOGY, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE WE GET A LOWER PRICE FOR THAT LONGER TERM.

UM, BUT IF FOR SOME REASON OUR USER RATE WENT SKY HIGH YEAR FOUR AND UH, OR THREE THROUGH FIVE WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY BASED ON THE USERS AND WE WANTED TO TERMINATE BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON IT WASN'T, UM, IN OUR BUDGET, THEN WE'D ONLY HAVE TO GIVE 30 DAYS BEFORE EVERY YEAR THAT IT RENEWS.

OR IS IT 30 DAYS BEFORE THAT? FIVE YEAR.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL.

SO YOU OKAY WITH IT? YEAH, WITH THAT? YES.

OKAY.

I THINK THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE BUDGET CONSIDERATION THAT YOU WANT.

THANK YOU REBECCA.

OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CONCERN? NOT OUT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WE ACCEPT.

APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

MR. SHANE MAKES THAT MOTION.

SECOND FILL, SECOND MOTION.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THE SECOND.

HAVE A QUESTION.

THAT IS THIS ISN THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE APPROVING? YEAH.

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WE NEED THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION TO ACTUALLY REENTER, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TYLER ODYSSEY TO FACILITATE MIGRATION TO A SOFTWARE AS A, UH, SERVICE FOR POST IT ENVIRONMENT.

THE WAY IT READS RIGHT NOW, IT SAYS APPROVED MIGRATING, IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY ENTER INTO A CONTRACT, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU'RE CONFERRING THAT YOU LIKE REPEAT THAT AND THAT'S GOOD WITH YOUR MOTION.

SO PERSON MOTION IS GOOD WITH THAT LANGUAGE AND PERSON WITH SECOND MOTION IS GOOD WITH THAT LANGUAGE TOO.

YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED.

THAT JUST MEANS CAN'T PEOPLE, WE DON'T CHANGE THE PRICE.

THAT'S THE SIMPLEST THING AND WE JUST NEED TO MOST, BUT GEORGE CAN LOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE HE'S SO MUCH EASIER.

WE'VE HAD YEAH, AND THAT'S YOU RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE THE COURT.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM THESE COMMISSIONERS.

SO THERE WAS A TIME WHEN COMMISSIONERS HAD ALL EQUIPMENT THAT WERE BROKE DOWN HALF TIME.

THEY HAD, THEY HAD PAYROLL WORKING AND THEY HAD PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THEN WE HAD SOME NEW COMMISSIONERS COME AROUND AND SAY, HEY, LET'S PURCHASE, LET'S HAVE EQUIPMENT SO WE COULD PUT OUR GUYS OUT THE I THINK SO.

ABSOLUTELY.

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MUCH.

ALL RIGHTY.

ITEM NUMBER, UH, 13 IS FROM ING AGENT LISA GALL TO DISCUSS CONSIDER PURCHASE FOR 2016 CHEVROLET.

3,500 PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A DUMP BED FOR ROLLING BRIDGE NUMBER TWO IN THE, IN THE AMOUNT OF 44,600, A LOCAL VENDOR.

SO, AND I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD ACTUALLY 46,650.

SO THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

HE SEEN A NEW TRUCK WITH A SMALLER DUMP BED.

HE SAID THAT THE LARGER TRUCKS, LIKE ON THE AND STUFF, DIDN'T THE, AND DID YOU SAY YOU ALREADY HAD ONE THAT WAS GETTING WOR OR DID YOU SAY THIS WAS JUST MORE TODAY? WELL, WE CHECKED INTO SEVERAL AVENUES FOR PURCHASE.

WE CHECKED INTO THE BUYBOARD, CHECKED IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES AS A MATTER OF FACT AND LOOKS LIKE THE BEST OPTION FOR THIS PURCHASE.

OKAY.

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR HAVE A MOTION, MR. A MOTION? I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

OTHER DISCUSSION ON OPPOSED? OPPOSED I.

NUMBER 15.

14.

UH, 15.

LET'S GO BACK TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER, UH, NINE.

AND, UH, LET'S, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SPECIAL EVENING NEXT, UH, MONDAY.

SO LET'S TABLE THAT UNTIL, UH, WE CAN GET WITH IPS.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

ALLEN AND SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO SECOND THAT TO DELAY THAT MEETING.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY I.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSS CALENDAR FOR SETTING THE TAX RATE AND ADOPTION OF BUDGET YEAR 20 16 20 AND SETTING A BUDGET WORKSHOP.

AS I HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.

I THINK ALL OF YOU WERE CONTACTED.

MAKE SURE YOU COULD, UH, BE HERE OR RECEIVED AN EMAIL.

WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT, UH, MONDAY, UH, WHICH WILL BE THE, UH, 16TH.

UH, AND PART OF THAT MEETING.

WE WILL, AFTER WE FINISH WITH THE DIRECTOR PART MEETING THOUGH, IT'LL BE A SPECIAL MEETING.

WE WILL, UH, HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP AT THE END OF THAT.

UH, WE FINALLY

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DID RECEIVE OUR, UH, FINAL VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

UH, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WE NEED TO NEED TO MEET ON THE 15TH.

UH, WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE TAX COLLECTOR SAYS THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE THE TAX ROLL THAT SHE GOT FROM, UH, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND IT HAS TO BE DONE BY 15.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AT THE 15 BEFORE WE GO INTO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, UH, YOU CAN GET THOSE TO US PRETTY QUICK IF YOU DON'T WANNA WAIT TILL THE 22ND AND WE CAN GET THOSE HANDLED AS WELL.

NOW THERE IS SOME, UH, NOTICES ANGIE HAS WORKED ON ITEM, LAST ITEM FOR COMMISSIONER COURT MEETINGS AND HEARINGS TO BUDGET AND ADOPT THE RATE.

SO THERE'S THREE OR FOUR DATES ON HERE.

UH, AND SO, UH, ONE OF 'EM WOULD BE THESE ARE MEETINGS THAT WE WOULD, UH, THAT WE TO MEET THE GUIDELINES TO SET OUR BUDGET AND TO, UH, ADOPT OUR BUDGET TO SET OUR TAX RATE.

UH, ON MONDAY, UH, AUGUST THE 22ND, WHICH IS OUR REGULAR MEETING DATE, WE WILL GO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR THE 20 16 17 BUDGET AND TAKE A RECORD VOTE AND TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PUBLIC HEARING DATES ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AND THOSE WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER THE SIXTH AND SEPTEMBER THE 12TH.

AND YOU SEE THEY'RE LISTED RIGHT BELOW THERE.

AND THEN TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE ON THE PROPOSED 20 16 17 BUDGET, UH, ON SEPTEMBER THE 19TH, WHICH WOULD BE A SPECIAL MEETING, UH, OVER THE, UH, COURT, UH, AT NINE O'CLOCK.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS ITEMS THAT WE'LL DO ON THOSE DATES.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE MEETING QUITE A BIT OVER THE NEXT, UH, MONTH.

UH, AS FAR AS THE TAX RATE IS CONCERNED, I DON'T BELIEVE WE PUBLISH THAT AT THIS DATE.

UH, THE TAX RATE, THE M AND O TAX RATE, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT WE'LL ADD IT NEXT WEEK.

MO TAX WILL ACTUALLY BE LOWERED AND THEN THE IS WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE.

BUT THEY'LL, WE ADD THEM BOTH TOGETHER.

THERE IS NO INCREASE IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND, UH, ROAD BRIDGE TAX RATE.

THEY'RE THE SAME.

WE HAD THEM TOGETHER JUST LIKE THEY'RE ALL THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

UH, THE ONLY INCREASE WOULD BE FOR THE BONDS THAT WE WILL SAIL ON THE, UH, MONDAY OR THERE'S A POSSIBILITY.

WELL, I THINK WE PROBABLY WILL COME BACK AND HAVE A LEAVE ON THE, UH, ON THE NEXT NINTH.

WE'RE GONNA RECESS THE ON EIGHTH, IF YOU REMEMBER, LET FIRST SOUTHWEST AND THE UNDERWRITERS SELL THE BONDS FOR US.

UH, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING BE.

THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT, UH, FOR SELLING THE REMAINING 26 MILLION, UH, DOLLARS WORTH OF BONDS, UH, THAT WE HAVE TO SALE, UH, IS 3.25%.

THE UNDERWRITERS THAT, UH, AND UH, PARTICULARLY GEORGE WILFORD FOLKS THE FIRST SOUTHWEST, UH, THINK THAT WE'RE GOING COME IN BELOW 3%.

UH, AND WHERE WE COME IN AT ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SIT TAX RATE HIGH ENOUGH TO PAY THE FUNDS.

SO WE DON'T THINK IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, QUALITY LESS.

I DON'T PECULATE, BUT IT WON'T BE OF.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING BACK IN 2013.

AND AGAIN, THE, THE I AND, UH, AND I AND & O THEY, AGAIN, YOU ADD THOSE TOGETHER, THEY'RE ADD UP WHOLE AMOUNT'S, MONEY GOING BRIDGE.

THERE'S MORE MONEY GOING INTO GROVE BRIDGE PRISONER CONTRACT.

AND EACH YEAR WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE MORE AND MORE OF THAT PRISONER CONTRACT AND THE ONE TIME OUT AND, UH, LIKE SHELTER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND ON BASIS.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, BUT WE'LL BE.

SO ANYWAY, THIS IS, UH, JUST MORE OR LESS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF.

WE DON'T THINK I WE NEED ANY APPROVAL.

UH, IT'S JUST, SO YOU'LL HAVE THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR AND, UH,

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AND AGAIN AS WE MOVE MEET NEXT MONDAY, UH, WE'LL, UH, UH, RECESS, PROBABLY MOVE DOWN TO THE TABLE.

WE START LOOKING AT THE BUDGET ANSWER QUESTIONS WITHOUT ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO BUDGET, BUDGET BE CHANGED, GOT, AND IT CAN BE CHANGED UP UNTIL THE DAY WE ASK YOU ABOUT.

SO, UH, YOU HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING TOLD.

ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING LINE ITEM TRANSFER.

ANY QUESTIONS ON LINE ITEM TRANSFER? YEAH, CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTION ON THE LINE ON TRANSFER? NO.

OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SHANE? THAT MOTION? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE POSTS.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURN THE REGULAR, I'M SORRY, PAID BILL CLAIM.

UH, FOR PAYMENT, UH, THE FOR PAYMENT ARE MILLION $291,756 AND 20 CENTS.

UH, YOUR EMPLOYEE INSURANCES FOR 5 490 3000.

UH, THE ROAD MATERIALS FOR PRECINCTS ONE, THREE AND FOUR WERE 289,000.

EXPENDITURES WERE 75.

UM, INMATE HOUSING MEDICAL WAS 60 AND THAT MAKES UP MOST, YOU KNOW, OF THAT MILLION TWO AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WERE SITTING 30.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ? ANY PAYMENTS WE'RE GONNA FURTHER? NO, I JUST NOTICED THAT OUR INGEN LAWYER FEES WERE WAY DOWN THIS COUNTY.

UH, THAT'S BEEN A GOOD TREND THIS YEAR.

I THINK IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THIS, UH, GRANT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR BELIEVE ON AUGUST, THURSDAY? YES.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW SHE, WE ONE OTHER QUESTION.

LOOKS LIKE, UH, PURDUE DOING, THEY'RE PREACH THE PRECINCT, THEY HAVE CLEANED UP A LOT OF THE OLD STUFF THAT WAS, THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BECAUSE YOU KNOW, DEPENDS HOW WELL COUNTY IT DOES.

YEAH, IT NOT, BUT I MEAN THEY HAVE, THEY WERE BE HERE TODAY, BUT THEY, THEY DO WORK WITH OUR, OUR OFFICE PRETTY CLOSELY AND UM, ACTUALLY SEND THE REPORTS TO YOU.

THEY VERIFY THAT WE CHECK THEM AND THAT WE'RE IN AGREEMENT AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD THAT THEY THAT BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY WE, A CURRENT RECORD IS ACCURATE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALLOW A MOTION TO APPROVE THE

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MOTION.

A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN MOTION.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A.

THOSE OPPOSED.

AND THEN ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING TO HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION.

UH, MR. PHILLIPS AND PHILLIPS ACCEPT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AND EVERYBODY, WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY AT 2:00 PM UH, TO DISCUSS THE.