* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ON HIS MORNING TESTING 1, 2, 3, MONIQUE. ALRIGHT, GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. SEE, I SIGNED THE POST WE, THIS POLL WORKS. WE GET THE LAST POST. SEE RIGHT THERE. I DUNNO ABOUT THAT. IF I GET MIRRORS PUT OR SOMETHING , THEN I'D HAVE TO SEE YOU OR DIRECTION LOOK. YEAH, IT WOULD SEE IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD THING. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL. UH, THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING OF THE, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2018 AT NINE O'CLOCK I THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM 100 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET IN PAULMAN. AND THIS IS OUR FIRST, UH, OFFICIAL MEETING, UH, IN OUR NEW COURTROOM FACILITIES. AND SO WE WELCOME THAT TO YOU IF ANYBODY'S HERE THAT WISHES TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COURT ON ANY ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A VERY BRIEF AGENDA AND THEN WE WILL IMMEDIATELY, UH, ENTER INTO A, UH, CONTINUE OUR MEETINGS ON THE BUDGET. UH, SO WE, UH, WILL BEGIN HERE JUST IN A MOMENT, UH, UH, WITH THE PLEDGES AND THE UH, UH, THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO THE, UH, REMARKS FROM MANY VISITORS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA, ON ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME, WE'LL HAVE THE INDICATION. WELL, GRACIOUS HEAVEN, THE FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY AND THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, THAT YOU GIVE US TO SERVE. UH, LAURA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU PROVIDE EACH ONE OF US, AND ALSO THE, UH, HELP YOU GIVE ALL OF US THAT WE WILL ASK YOU DURING OUR TIME OF NEED AND, UH, AND OTHER NEEDS THAT MAY COME TO OUR ATTENTION. LAURA, WE JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT YOU, UH, PROVIDE US WITH, UH, ALL THE GRACE AND, AND THE BENEFITS THAT, UH, THAT ONLY CAN COME FROM YOU. UH, LORD, WE PRAY NOW AS WE ENTER INTO THIS MEETING AND THAT YOU'LL CAUSE US TO MAKE, UH, GOOD DECISIONS. AND ALSO AS WE ENTER INTO THE WORKSHOP SESSION, UH, WE AGAIN REMIND EVERYBODY AND LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, AND ALSO OUR MILITARY FORCES, UH, ACROSS, UH, THIS GREAT LAND AND WHEREVER THEY ARE HAPPEN TO BE SERVING ALL THESE THINGS WE ASKING THY SONS HOLDING NAME, AMEN. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, NATION AND INVIS WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONORING THE TEXAS FLAG. MY PLEASURE. ALLEGIANCE THE TEXAS MUCH, GOD, GOD. ONE INVIS. ALRIGHT, THANK. ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP, UH, THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE COURT? OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON INTO THE AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS FROM RANDY RICHARDS, UH, TO PRESENT THE MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. RANDY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU'LL STEP UP, IS THIS MICROPHONE? UH, I'M FAILED TO MENTION THAT MR HAD A OFFICER'S APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING, I BELIEVE AT EIGHT 30 OR NINE. HE WOULD BE JOINING LATER TODAY, BUT HE'S NOT HERE FOR THIS MEETING, BUT HE BE HERE. THIS WILL BE FOR THE ACTIVITY. WE HAVE, UH, 72 NEW PERMITS COMING IN FOR INSTALLATIONS ITEMS, SO FORTH MONTH IN THE LARGEST MONTHS WE'VE HAD OUR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT RENEWALS. WE RECEIVED 538 INSPECTION REPORTS, 2,136. UH, COMPLAINTS WERE 4 36 OPEN AND WE CLOSED 348 OF THOSE FILED 87 COURT CASES. AND, UH, INITIAL INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTORS WERE SEVEN THREE AND THEN THEY HAD, UH, NINE SIX FOLLOW UP ON THOSE INSPECTIONS. THE, UH, REVENUES DEPOSITS FOR 39,004 $80 AS UH, OVERALL IT WAS A LITTLE LESS AND [00:05:01] LESS THAN, BUT WE DID REACH A MILESTONE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE THIRD WEEK IN MAY. UH, PUBLIC WORKS HAD THEIR FIRST, UH, WEEKLY DEPOSIT OVER THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, ON THE, UH, PERMIT APPLICATION. THAT'S NEW. YOU HOUSING OR SIR? YEAH, THIS IS ANY NEW, UH, 70 ON, ON A FEW OCCASIONS IT WOULD BE IN EXISTING, UH, RESIDENCE, WHICH THE SYSTEM IS NO GOOD AT ALL. THEY HAVE TO PUT, BUT THAT IS IN THAT HE'LL SAY I SERVED. YES SIR. IT'S OKAY. ANY QUESTION WHEN THE COURT, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE ALL OSS, MOST OF WHICH FALL UPON HOMEOWNER. DO STATE LAW LAW ACCOUNTABLE. WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THE COURT HERE PROBABLY, UH, NEXT MONTH. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESOLVE. WELL, AND IT IS INJUSTICE. YOU PAY SOMEBODY TO DO THAT FOR YOU AND THEY DON'T DO IT AND YOU GET FIXED IT. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A WAY TO KNOW THAT YOU THE COURT. PRETTY, UH, PRETTY, I MEAN IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY SHOW THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED THEIR PAYMENT SO FORTH AND ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT, I THINK THEY STILL HAVE TO ASSESS THE COURT COST. THE FIRE MARSH SIDE OF THINGS. UH, WE ONLY HAD SIX STRUCTURE FIRES. UH, NINE VEHICLE FIRES. THAT'S THE HIGHEST FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. BIGGEST ONE BEING THAT UPS TRUCK THE OTHER DAY. UH, HAY FIRES FOUR, I MEAN THE WEATHER'S ILLEGAL BURN TYPE 17, THE OTHER CALLS THAT'S JUST COMBINING ALL THE SMALLER ITEMS. CONTROL ALARM, SMOKE ET HAD 72 INSPECTIONS, FIREWORKS COMING UP AND THEN, UH, INVESTIGATIONS. THESE ARE EVERY CAUSE IT A REPORT. BUT OUR PRIMARY INVESTIGATIONS IS WHAT OUR REPORT HERE, UH, FIRES. SO WE HAD SET AND THEN, UH, WE HAD TWO CITATIONS ISSUED FOR MONTH AND WE HAD 46 NEW PERMITS, UH, COME IN. WELL, PERMITS WASN'T 46. THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE SUPPLE SUBMITTAL MEETINGS, PRE SUBMITTAL MEETINGS, SOME. WE HAD A TOTAL 46 THERE AND, UH, REVENUES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN REST OF YEAR, BUT WE HAD 33,700 DEPOSIT MONTH. UH, THE SAME WEEK THAT WE DID 14,000 FOR PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAD, UH, LITTLE OVER $27,000 IN THAT ONE WEEK WAS DEPOSIT BY RIGHT AT 10,000 OF THAT BEING A PERMIT FOR A LARGE PROJECT. WE JUST STARTED BAROMETER OF WHAT TYPE PLAYS OUT IN INTERLAND. SO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BURN INDEX OR I GUESS IT WAY DOWN. IT DROPPED. I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT. IT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED YET. IT'LL BE AT ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK TODAY. DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH THAT'S ALL. YOU DON'T HAVE WORRY. IT'S GONNA CHANGE REALLY QUICK. OKAY, THANK VERY MUCH. UH, NEXT ITEM IS TO, UH, ADAM NUMBER TWO TO DISCUSS, UH, SORRY. MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO HAVE A SECOND. MR. ALLEN. [00:10:01] ALL IN FAVOR SAY A. A. ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM. THESE WERE EMAILED TO YOU EARLIER. I KNOW Y'ALL BUDGET, SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE? THERE'S SO MANY. IS THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERS? THAT PART WE'RE DOING AND UH, THE OTHERS IS JUST SOME CLEAN UP. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT LINE ITEM? TRANSFERS? HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO APPROVE. DO I SECOND? I ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAPER. UH, YOUR TOTAL CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE MILLION 108,417. UH, WE HAD ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BILLS OF 1,000,080 6 0 54 27. A MANUAL CHECK WAS FOR THE UM, SHERIFF'S CELL PHONES. IT'S PAID OUT HIS FEDERAL FUNDS OF UH, 2007 50. WE HAD GRAND CHECKS AND WE HAD AN ELECTION PAYROLL THAT PAID THE WORKERS THAT OF, UH, 1960. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'VE GOT COPIES OF ALL THIS ON OUR EMAILS AND WE HAVE BEEN BUSY, BUT YOU KNOW, WE CAN STILL LOOK AND ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UH, BILLS? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. HE MAKES A MOTION. MR. HUNT MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I WILL SECOND YOU SECOND MOTION. ALRIGHT, PHILLIPS SECOND. THIS MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. NOW I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO A WORKSHOP ON CONSIDERING THE, THE BUDGET WHICH IS LISTED, UH, UH, THERE. SO I'LL MAKE SUCH A MOTION FOR YOU. THANK. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. ALRIGHT, LEMME GET THIS SIGNED AND WE'LL TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT TO OVER TO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.