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PRESENT AND TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE FIRST.AND, UH, WE WILL DISPENSE WITH THE, UH, OPENING CEREMONY AND MOVE RIGHT ON INTO THE AGENDA.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS CALL ORDER AND WE DO HAVE PRESENT.
AND THE SECOND ITEM IS, UH, REPORT FROM FIELD OR COLLINS AND, UH, ON THE LINCOLN COURT COLLECTION, WE'VE GOT A COPY OF THAT TOO.
UM, JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, THE ACTIVITIES.
UH, THE THIRD QUARTER WAS ANOTHER DEPOSIT QUARTER COURSE.
WE CLEARED ALMOST $300,000 FROM THE, UH, THE RULES.
UM, THE END OF THE QUARTER WE HAD OUR LOCAL FALL WARRANT ROUNDUP.
UM, WE DID ADVERTISEMENTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS OPPOSED, YOU KNOW, POSTERS UP.
UM, WE EXTENDED IN CONJUNCTION THIS YEAR WITH HENDERSON COUNTY FOR GETTING INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLICATION DOING AND MAKING MENTION IN THE ADVERTISERS WE DID IN HENDERSON COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SUFFOLK KAUFMAN COUNTY TO KIND OF EX INCREASE THE EXPOSURE FOR IT.
UM, ONE THING THAT WE DID DO THAT WE WORKED WITH THE JBS ON WAS WE DID SUPPRESS ALL OF THE ACTIVITY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD ADDRESSES THAT WERE IN THE 30 COUNTIES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY.
UM, JUST SO THAT WE WEREN'T GIVING PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET MONEY OUT OF 'EM WHILE THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES DOWN THERE.
UM, BUT OVERALL, YOU KNOW, WE COLLECTED ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CLEARED ANOTHER 185,000.
SO WE, WE ARE EXPECT THE FOURTH QUARTER TO BE POSITIVE QUARTER AGAIN.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE STARTED DOING IS THERE'S A LOT OF DEBT THAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S NOT GOOD DEBT.
AND SO IT'S, SOME OF IT'S VERY OLD.
WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING A PROJECT TO REALLY GO THROUGH THE ROLE AND ANALYZE IT TO WHERE WE CAN CLEAR A LOT OF IT OUT WHERE WE CAN HAVE A MORE ACCURATE FIGURE OF HOW MUCH IS ACTUALLY OUT THERE FOR US SO WE CAN BE COLLECTED.
'CAUSE SOME OF IT SEE MORE THAN A DECADE OLD.
FOR A LONG TIME WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT AMOUNT WAS.
IT WAS JUST KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, FIGURE OUT THERE THAT WAS FLOATING AND SURE.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BETTER GRASP ON THAT.
NOW, NOW WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND WE, WE'VE GOTTEN A, YOU KNOW, A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S OUT THERE AND WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY WORK ON.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH AND REALLY WORK WITH THE JUDGES AND REALLY WORK THE COURTS TO, TO CLEAN IT UP AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO WE'LL HAVE A MORE ACCURATE FIGURE.
ANY QUESTIONS? THAT DOES SHOW UP ON OUR AUDIT REPORT COURT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, THE OUTSTANDING ABSOLUTELY.
CLAIMS THAT WE MIGHT, MIGHT OR NOT NOT GET.
SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING Y'ALL WELCOME, HAVE ON THERE JUST A PRESENTATION SO WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION, BUT IT IS VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS, YOU KNOW, QUARTERLY LIKE YOU CERTAINLY THAT YOU WANNA SIT AROUND THE MEETING.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BETWEEN COUNTY IN PRECINCT ONE AND STANDARD LOCAL AGREEMENT.
WE TALKED AND GOT IT ALL WORKED OUT, SO TRY TO GET IT THROUGH.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING.
THE NEW PROCEDURES AND FORMS THAT WE'RE USING IS AWESOME.
UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT SECOND MOTION.
MR. ALLEN DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND THAT IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVE OF THE PAYROLL FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 20.
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
WE A LOT PEOPLE WOULD BE UPDATED, GET PAID.
IT CERTAINLY HAS A LOT OF IMPACT.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION? NO.
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PAYROLL IS 1,000,100 $33,345 AND 87 CENTS.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYROLL? NO.
MAKE A MOTION COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO HAVE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE POSTS.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.
YOU MEAN TABLE THAT WE HAVE NONE AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK EARLIER THAT THERE WASN'T ANY.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY A OPPOSED I.
NUMBER SIX IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER THE CLAIMS FOR, UH, PAYMENT ARE 1,000,490 3000 133 9 1 TOTAL WITH PAYROLL IS 2,626,000 479 78.
THE MAJOR PORTION OF YOUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WAS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS JUST IN HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE WITH MARY COMING ON BOARD AND THINGS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF LIKE THEY NEEDED TO BE, SHE GOT HOOKED UP IT AND WE GOT OUR BILLS CAUGHT UP.
SHE'S BEEN SICK NOW FOR A COUPLE THREE DAYS.
ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO UH, PAY THE BILLS? COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THAT MOTION.
UH, I DID NOT MAKE MENTION THAT COMMISSIONER, UH, UH, BARBARA IS NOT NECK SURGERY MORNING, SO HE WAS NOT ABLE SAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
ALRIGHT, UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AND UPDATING THE COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL REGARDING MILITARY.
I'M GONNA BRING MARY WITH YOU.
NO, WE DON'T WANNA TURN THAT HERE.
SO HR DA'S OFFICE HAS WORKED ON REVAMPING OUR MILITARY LEAVE POLICY AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS EACH COPY.
THE FIRST PAGE IS THE NEW POLICY.
THE SECOND AND THIRD PAGES ARE THE CHANGES.
WE TRACK CHANGES AND REALLY WHAT IT DOES IS IT INCORPORATES THE LANGUAGE FROM THE, UM, GOVERNMENT CODE SO IT MAKES IT MORE CLEAR.
AND THEN WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE'S PROCESSING THAT TYPE OF MILITARY LEAVE CORRECTLY.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ISSUE PERHAPS THAT LED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS.
WE, UM, WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICY WAS MORE CLEAR, RIGHT? UH, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO ANY TIME BEING CARRIED OVER FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE OTHER.
SO BASICALLY ALL WE DID WAS JUST TOOK THE STATUTE AND PUT IT INTO OUR POLICY VERSUS LEAVING ANY EXTRA LANGUAGE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE MORE WORDY, BUT IT'S JUST STRAIGHT FROM THE STATUTE.
OR BEFORE IT WAS JUST A FLAT 15 NO CARRY OVER.
NOW, NOW WE'RE ABIDING BY THE REGULATION.
UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING, UM, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER 30.
SO THEY HAVE 45 TOTAL HOURS UP TO 45.
NOW DO YEAH, I'M, I'M TEXTING DEBBIE GRAHAM ALSO.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAVE THAT CURRENTLY ARE COVERED BY THE MILITARY LEAVE POLICY? UM, NO, NOT THE EXACT AMOUNT.
UM, I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.
WE, WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS TO SEE IF WE COULD PULL A REPORT FOR WHICH EMPLOYEES WE HAVE THAT ARE, UH, HAVE MILITARY LEAVE COMPONENT AVAILABLE TO THEM SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE PROBABLY THAT WE COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY
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TO EACH OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AND, AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY'VE GOT.UM, WE USED AN EXAMPLE, UH, OF A, OF A PERSON THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN TERMINATED, UM, OR, OR GONE FROM THE COUNTY, UM, IN REFERENCE TO UM, THE SITUATION THAT, THAT WE HAD.
UM, AND I WENT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO ASK DO, WHO DO YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE ON MILITARY DUTY AT THAT TIME? THEY COULD ONLY THINK OF THE ONE PERSON AND THAT WAS A TERMINATED PERSON.
BUT I'VE BEEN PLAYING AROUND WITH THE SYSTEM 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD FORMAL TRAINING YET ON THE SYSTEM AND I'M GETTING REALLY GOOD AT IT.
SO I PROBABLY CAN GO OUT AND PULL JUST MILITARY AND SEE WHO ALL COMES UP.
WELL AND DEBBIE'S GOING TO, WE WILL HELP YOU ON THAT.
AND WE'LL CALL THE SOFTWARE VENDORS AND THINK IT'S ANYBODY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S IN LINE WHAT THE CITY HAVE MUCH ALMOST.
YEAH, THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL MOTION.
SO ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NUMBER IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER A SPECIAL MEETING AND A AND, UH, PURPOSE BEFORE WE VOTE.
PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION WOULD BE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0 7 1 CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING OR COMP CONFLATED LITIGATION AND OUR SETTLE OFFERS REGARDING, UH, THE TEXAS WORK FORCE ION OF THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF MESQUITE ANNEXATION.
SO THAT'LL BE WHAT WE'LL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO, UH, HAVE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE THOSE POST AND WE'LL NOTE THAT THE TIME IS 9:13 AM SO WE'LL HOPEFULLY A QUICK SESSION ON A MOTION AT NINE, I MEAN AT 10 57, UH, MADE BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND BY COMMISSIONER HUNT.
UH, SO WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT WE, UH, TALKED ABOUT DURING THE, UH, CLOSED SESSION.
UH, THE FIRST ONE WAS THE, UH, UH, SETTLEMENT OFFER, UH, OFFER REGARDING THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, REGARDING THAT ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION REGARDING CHARGE NUMBER ONE M1 8 0 3.
OKAY, DO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT IF I MAY.
ARE WE DOING A SETTLEMENT BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION FOR, UM, AND I CAN GO OVER, I'VE ALREADY GONE OVER EVERYTHING WITH COMMISSIONER BARBER AND I'LL GO OVER IT WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING IF THAT'S OKAY.
FEEL FREE TO JUST COME DOWN IN THE OFFICE.
I I'VE GOT OTHER STUFF FOR YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? AND THEN ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WE DISCUSSED NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION OF THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION, HAVE A MOTION CONSIDERING THAT CONCERN, I DO HAVE A MOTION ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY TO ENTER SETTLEMENT ORDER WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF OF TEXAS REGARDING DOCKET NUMBER 0 5 3 2 1 5.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS UH, SECOND'S.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY, UH, ACTION TO TAKE ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, UH, THE CITY OF MEE ANNEXATION.
SO, UH, THAT MOVES US NOW, UH, WHERE WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE EXITING PART AND, UH, AND NUMBER 11.
SO DO I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO, MOTION SECOND.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND COMMISSIONER ALLEN MAY.