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THIS REGULAR MEETING

[Call to Order]

OF THE COFFEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER.

OOPS, NEED MY GAVEL SCHRAGER MEETING THE COFFEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED ORDER.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2020 IT'S NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

WE'RE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM LOCATED THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.

UH, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY IS, UH, I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER CAGE IF HE'LL OFFER AN INVOCATION FOR US AND, UH, COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IF HE'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, PLEASE STAMP.

IF YOU'LL PRAY WITH ME, LORD, WE THOUGHT WE'RE SO THANKFUL TO BE HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE FREEDOM THAT WE ENJOY IN THIS COUNTRY.

LORD, WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS COURT AND ON ALL IN ATTENDANCE HERE TODAY THAT WE'VE MADE GOOD SOUND DECISIONS, HAVE A GOOD EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.

LORD, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR OUR MILITARY, FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

LORD, WE APPRECIATE THE BLESSINGS OF THIS NATION, THIS STATE, AND THIS COUNTY, YOUR NAME WOULD PLAY GREAT.

I LIKE UNITED STATES FOR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE MUSICAL HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER CROWD OF ANGRY CITIZENS OUT HERE TODAY.

UH, WE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

HAVE SOME, UH, INTERESTING ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE, UH, COMMENTS FROM VISITORS, BUT I THINK WE WERE IN A DEAL WITH A ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE AND WE MIGHT HAVE COMMENTS THAT, UH, THAT, THAT MAY WANT TO FOLLOW THAT.

UH, WHERE IS JERRY, UH, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS? UH, THIS IS A CORRESPONDENCE THAT I RECEIVED, UH, FROM ONE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND, UH, I THOUGHT THE COMMISSIONERS MIGHT FIND IT INTERESTING.

COMMISSIONER'S COURT COUNTY SCHOOLS, RESOURCES, BUT IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL IN KAUFMAN COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UNDERSTOOD THAT ARE STRONGER TOGETHER.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN SCRIPT.

WE CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE MORE SAFETY SUPPLIES, MORE HOTSPOTS POSSIBLE THINGS LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU, KIM.

THANK YOU, JUDGE RICHARDS.

RIGHT? THAT WAS GREAT.

I THINK IT'D BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK IF YOU ARE A LOT OF Y'ALL WERE STANDING.

SO I'LL ASK YOU IF WITH ONE OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE YOU STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALRIGHT.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

WHILE WE'RE ON THE 17TH MEDICARE TO ADDRESS THE COURT.

OKAY.

THANKS, JUDGE.

UH, COMMISSIONERS.

UH, I DON'T KNOW IF, UM, I WAS VOLUNTOLD TO, TO COME UP IN THAT ACTUALLY, BUT, UH, VISIT WITH YOU GUYS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL START TO OUR SCHOOL YEAR, UH, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE, UH, TOOK A LOT OF TIME THIS SUMMER, UH, TO, TO, TO REALLY PLAN FOR A SAFE RETURN INTO A FACE TO FACE SETTING.

UH, AND THAT DOES COST A LOT OF MONEY.

A LOT OF MASKS, A LOT OF CLEANING SUPPLIES, A LOT OF, UH, CHROMEBOOKS, A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE, ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.

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AND, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE HAVE JUST, UM, TALKED OVER AND OVER, OVER AGAIN ABOUT HOW THIS COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS AND OUR BOARDS ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

OUR, OUR, OUR SCHOOL, UH, TEACHERS ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WITH, UH, $2 MILLION.

THAT'S, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE GESTURE.

THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD TO DO.

UH, WE, WE ASK AND, UH, WE WERE JUST VERY AMAZED AT THE PARTNERSHIP AND, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND OUR TEACHERS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS, TELL YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GESTURE, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR GIVING AND, AND UH, TO OUR KIDS AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND MORE THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITHIN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL DOCTOR Y'ALL ARE DOING Y'ALL ARE DOING GOD'S WORK AND WE, WE, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS.

MY MOM, I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT YOU ACTUALLY OPEN UP THE SCHOOLS AND THE ENROLLMENT STUDENTS.

I REALLY AM.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN AND OF COURSE IN YOUR SCHOOL, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING THEY NEED IN, IN CLASS TRAINING.

SO IT WASN'T AN ANGRY CROWD AFTER ALL.

IT WAS, IT TURNED OUT THEY'RE OUT IN THE HALLWAY, THEY MADE IT, WE MADE HIM STAY OUTSIDE.

OKAY.

TO GET A PICTURE OF ANY CONDOMS. CERTAINLY.

ABSOLUTELY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT SOMEBODY TAKE CHARGE HERE.

SO YOU WANT US TO STAND TOGETHER AND THEN Y'ALL STAND IN FRONT OF US.

IS THAT GOOD? NO, WE'RE NOT.

NO.

OR BY PRETENDING LIKE YOU'RE SIX FEET AWAY FROM THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU.

I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

I'M OKAY.

ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, REGARDING COMMUNICATION, I RECEIVED A, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A STATE REPRESENTATIVE, KEITH BELL, AND, UH, I SEE THAT HE'S HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE'RE WE'RE ALWAYS PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE, SIR.

UH, HIS EMAIL SAYS I'D LIKE TO, I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR THEIR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE ADOPTION OF THE 20, 21 BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

AND, UH, DO YOU HAVE ADD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT REPERTOIRE? SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

HOW RICHARD'S I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

UM, IN ORDER TO SPOT WHAT TO 2020 WOULD HAVE BROUGHT TO, TO, UH, OUR COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, UH, DURING THE 87 86, THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE LEGISLATURE SUCCESSFULLY, UH, TACKLED THE PROBLEM OF GROWING PROPERTY TAXES.

THAT WAS WHAT WE WERE TASKED TO DO BY OUR CONSTITUENTS.

UH, MY LIMITED AMOUNT OF TAXING A UNIT MAY RAISE VOTERS WEIGH IN SENATE, BILL TWO WAS PASSED THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX GROWTH, UH, BY IMPROVING THE, UH, DISCLOSURE FOR TAX RATE INCREASES, REFORMING THE APPRAISAL PROCESS, LOWERING THE CAP ON THE GROWTH OF REVENUE.

THE CITY OF COUNTY CAN COLLECT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL, AND THAT GAVE SOME ANGST TO SOME OF OUR ELECTED LOCAL ELECTEDS.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A BUSINESS OWNER, PROPERTY OWNER AND A PUBLICAN, I CONTINUE TO COMMIT TO CONSERVATIVE POLICIES THAT WILL ENSURE RELIEF.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE YOU THE COPLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, TODAY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

UH, THOUGH MANY PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE SEEN THEIR APPRAISALS RISE IN DOUBLE DIGITS, INCLUDING MYSELF COUNTY WIDE.

THE COURT ADOPTED A BUDGET A FEW WEEKS AGO ON A TAX RATE, WHICH LIMITED THE AVERAGE INCREASE OF PROPERTY TAXES ON EXISTING PROPERTY, LESS THAN HALF OF 1%, YOU KNOW, TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE COUNTY TAXES,

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ROSE APPRAISALS ROSE, AND IT'S A LINEAR EQUATION, BUT YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLL VALUES ARE WHEN YOU START THIS PROCESS AND YOU, WE, WE SAW 10 TO 11% INCREASES, WHETHER IT WAS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL OPEN SPACE ACROSS THIS COUNTY.

AND FOR YOU GUYS TO ADOPT A BUDGET THAT ONLY INCREASED THE TAX BILL LESS THAN A HALF PERCENT WAS PHENOMENAL WITH THE EXPENSES THAT YOU'VE HAD TO INCURRED THROUGH THIS, UH, THAT INCLUDED THE 2 CENTS THAT YOU NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF THE BONNET INDEBTEDNESS OF THE $150 MILLION DAY THAT THESE VOTERS PASSED.

SO TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND THEY HAD TO VOTE FOR THAT TAX INCREASE, BUT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, I WILL TELL YOU.

SO I DON'T, WHEN YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED AND MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY EXPECTATION.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO APPLY OUR CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES AS WE LEAD IN, WHAT IS THE THIRD FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS? AND I CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR COLLEAGUES AND OTHER PLACES ARE NOT GETTING THIS DONE.

AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A STORY THAT NEEDS TO GET TOLD A TOLD JUDGE.

AND FOR THESE COMMISSIONERS, LOCAL CONTROL, I'M A LOCAL CONTROL GUY AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND I'M PROUD OF YOU, AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT YOU.

AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, THE NUMBERS THAT I LIKE TO USE WITH OR TELL PEOPLE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY CLEAR AVERAGE HOUSE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY WENT FROM $180,000 TO $200,000.

UH, THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE.

INCREASE THE TAXES ON THAT HOUSE, WENT UP THE COUNTY TAXES ON THE HOUSE, WENT UP $9 A YEAR.

THAT'S NOT MUCH.

AND THAT'S ONCE AGAIN, I MEAN, THERE'S PLENTY OF NEEDS AND PUTTING A THINGS TO DO, AND IT TAKES LEADERSHIP TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES AND TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

AND THEN JUST TAGGING ON.

EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M ON THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND AUSTIN AND THE LEGISLATURE.

AND, AND YOU HAD GUYS HAD A CHOICE TO PROVIDE THAT $2 MILLION TO THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE STATE SENT CARES, ACT SENATE, THE STATE, THE GOVERNOR SENATE, THIS DIRECTION.

AND THEN YOU GOT TO MANAGE THAT WITH LOCAL CONTROL FOR YOU GUYS TO DO.

I WAS AT A MEETING THIS MORNING.

THERE'S ONLY TWO COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAVE DONE WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO YOUR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

CO-PARTNERS SKEET SAID IT BEST.

THESE KIDS NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW BAD THE LAG IS GOING TO BE FOR THE STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM SINCE SPRING BREAK, MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO, UH, FOR YOU GUYS TO PROVIDE THOSE FACILITIES, IT WAS A CHOICE EACH ONE OF YOU HAD TO MAKE.

AND I THINK IT WAS UNANIMOUS IF I REMEMBER THE, THE VOTE.

AND THEN SECOND THING YOU DECIDED TO LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT.

THEY ALL GOT TOGETHER.

CAN YOU ATTEND SUPERINTENDENTS, SIT DOWN AND SORTED OUT THE PROCESS? WELL, THE WAY THAT, THE WAY THAT CONVERSATION STARTED IS, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DR.

TERRY OR ONE OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE WERE GOING TO ALLOCATE THAT $2 MILLION AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOCATE THAT $2 MILLION.

AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, FAIR FOR EVERYBODY.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'M, YOU KNOW, I AM, UH, ONCE AGAIN, I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR KIDS.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT 70 PLUS PERCENT, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND KIDS ARE IN A CLASSROOM.

AND IN MY DISTRICT, PLUS 70 PLUS PERCENT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIDS, THERE'S ONLY 1.1 MILLION OF 5.4 MILLION KIDS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOM AS OF LAST WEEK.

AND SO ONCE AGAIN, I MEAN, THAT SHOWS LEADERSHIP.

IT SHOWS TRUST OF THE PARENTS, OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE CEOS THAT ARE RUNNING THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

SO IT, MAN, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO LIVE IN COMMON COUNTY.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND MAN, I MEAN, IN, IN SPITE OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND THAT'S AFFECTED ALL OF US, BUT IT'S A CHOICE.

AND SO, UH, IN THE DIFFICULT TIMES IS WHEN WE REALLY SEE TRUE LEADERSHIP, THAT'S WHEN LEADERS SHOW UP IS WHEN IT GETS HARD.

AND SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.

IT'S AN HONOR.

I APPRECIATE LIVING IN COLLIN COUNTY AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.

SO WE NEVER, SO THAT WAS NOT REALLY COMMENTS FROM VISITORS ON THAT.

I GUESS IT WAS ONLY AGENDA BECAUSE IT HAD TO DO WITH A WORKING CORRESPONDENCE.

UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY CARD FROM ANYONE

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ELSE ASKING TO SPEAK TO US TODAY.

SO, UH, NEXT

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

UP IS ITEM TWOS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH F ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE, UH, WHAT'S THE WILL OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HERE? DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS ANY PARTICULAR ITEM OR TAKE, OR, OR IF THERE'S NOT A DISCUSSION ON ONE OF THESE ITEMS, I WOULD HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

UM, I'LL MAKE IT, OH, CAN I, CAN, CAN YOU GO OVER THE, UH, UH, F F IS IT JUST, IT'S JUST FORMALITY JUST TO AUTHORIZE THE GRANT? UH, YES IT IS.

IT'S JUST AUTHORIZING THERE.

THE GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE SEEN EVERY YEAR FROM THE SENIOR CONNECT THAT HAS TO DO WITH FEEDING, UH, MORE, UH, WHAT'S THE TERM THEY USE PAM WHEN THEY'RE.

YEAH, BUT THEY'RE WHEN THEY'RE DINING TOGETHER, WHAT ARE THEY CONGREGATE MEALS.

OKAY.

WAS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA? AGAIN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WE, THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER KATES.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND SACRUM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH, ITEM THREE, WE HAVE,

[3. Carrie Sharp; Discuss/Consider proclaiming the week of October 5th- 10th as National 4-H Week in Kaufman County.]

UH, WITH US CARRIE SHARP DISCUSS CONSIDER PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH 10TH AS NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY.

UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY FIRST.

UM, SECONDLY, I'D LOVE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS.

UH, MY BOSS HAS COMMITTED ME ON MY 23 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY AT MY LAST, UM, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL.

AND I'VE BEEN REPEATED TO HIM WHY MY HAIR IS COLORED.

UM, I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO SAY ON THE BEHALF OF THE FOUR H LEADERS, THE PARENTS, AND ALSO OUR STAFF, RALPH WOULD LOVE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, BUT, UM, HE'S NOT MOTIVATING VERY WELL.

UM, HE'S STILL TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO WEAR HIS BOOTS AND WE'RE TRYING TO TEACH HIM THAT IT'S OKAY TO SIT FOR A WHILE.

UH, KATIE IS FINALLY GETTING SOME LONG DESERVED VACATION AND SO THEY'VE HOOKED UP THE RV AND THEY'RE, UM, SHE'S, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE FOUND.

SO SHE'S GETTING THAT.

UM, WHEREAS IN THE COVID KIND OF SLOWED DOWN OR FOR EIGHT YEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

UH, WE'RE RUNNING ON INTO THE FALL SHOWS.

WE START STATE FAIR OF TEXAS THIS WEEK.

WE'RE HAULING KIDS IN FOR THE MARKET SHOW.

UM, I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THESE KIDS WENT AHEAD.

THEY TOOK A CHANCE IN JUNE.

THEY VALIDATED IN, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT.

AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS HAVE ROLLED INTO IT.

OUR ROBOTICS TEAMS ARE PRACTICING.

UM, OUR HORSE SHOW TEAMS HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN ROAD.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW SPORT FISHING TEAM.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BASS FISHING, BUT, UM, I'M LEARNING, BUT ON THE TOP OF THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR YOU ALL.

I USUALLY BRING TO YOU MY FULL ENTIRE COMPLIMENT OF FOUR H OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN ELECTED IN FOR THE NEW YEAR.

I'M ONLY BRINGING YOU ONE THIS TIME.

UM, THEY COME FROM FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THREE DIFFERENT HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS.

UM, IT WAS MY DECISION THAT MAYBE I SHOULD ONLY REPRESENT ONE HERE TO YOU ALL TODAY.

SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU AND A HEISER WHO WAS OUR PRESIDENT OF OUR KAUFMAN COUNTY FORAGE COUNCIL.

AND ALSO SHE IS A SEVENTH PLACE, HIGH WINNER OF A STATE FOUR H RECORD BOOK CONTEST FOR CITIZENSHIP.

HI.

OH, SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN THANK YOU.

I'M IN A HEIZER, I'M A SENIOR AT CRANDALL HIGH SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN IN FOUR H FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.

I'M SO EXCITED TO SERVE THIS YEAR AS THE COFFIN COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

I ALSO SERVE IN FFA, I SHOW AND DO OTHER THINGS THROUGH, HAVE A FE ALSO, BUT I'M SERVING AS THE AREA FIVE SECRETARY AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO KICK OFF NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO NEW STUDENTS AND PULL IN MORE, TO GET INVOLVED WITH US.

GREAT.

I PROMISE TO KEEP IT SHORT.

SO I, I NEED TO, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS? UH, SURE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I THINK SHE'LL DO A LOT BETTER JOB THAN I WOULD.

OH, I MIGHT NOT WOULD.

WHEREAS THE COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS PROUD TO HONOR THE FOUR H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS, A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR THE 113 YEARS OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCE BASED EDUCATION TO YOUNGSTERS THROUGHOUT THE LONE STAR STATE.

AND WHEREAS THE ADMIRABLE PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE CHILD, INCLUDING HEAD HEART, HANDS, AND HEALTH HELPS YOUNG TEXANS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AND FORM ATTITUDES, TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME SELF-DIRECTED PRODUCTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.

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AND WHEREAS IT'S MORE THAN 550,000 URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL YOUTH PRESENT PARTICIPANTS RANGING IN AGE FROM EIGHT TO 19 HAIL FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC AND SOCIO ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, AND TRULY REPRESENT A CROSS SECTION OF THE STATE.

AND WHEREAS THE PROGRAM UNDOUBTEDLY CANNOT HAVE ACHIEVED THE SUCCESS THAT IT HAS TODAY, WERE IT NOT FOR THE SERVICE OF IT'S MORE THAN 22,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES TO THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE PROUD HISTORY, THE FOUR H PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR COUNTLESS TEXANS AND THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING PROGRAMS CONTINUES TO BUILD KIT, TO BUILD CHARACTER AND TO INSTILL THE VALUES THAT HAVE MADE OUR STATE STRONG AND GREAT.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT HEREBY DESIGNATED OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2020 AS NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK IN TEXAS AND COMMAND THE FOUR H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE MANY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS.

WELL, YOU DID A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I COULD HAVE DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WE, WE ARE, WE'RE HONORED TO, TO SUPPORT YOU ALL AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR OUR KIDS.

WE'D LOVE FOR US TO SIGN THIS AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU.

YES.

GENTLEMEN, GET YOUR PINS OUT.

EVERYBODY HAS INDIVIDUAL PLANS AT YOUR OWN, NO SHARING.

UM, I DID, UH, WHILE, WHILE WE'RE FINISHING THAT UP, I HAD AN EMAIL FROM MAYOR CARMONA ON ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE AND, AND, UH, HE WAS COMMUTING US FOR THE SAME THING THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YOU WANT TO SEE THE MAYORS HERE? DO YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO YOUR COMMENTS MAYOR? YES.

MA'AM SURE.

SO Y'ALL WANT A PICTURE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR, OKAY.

WE ARE APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND SO LAST YEAR, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND MAYOR.

I'M SORRY.

SO, UH, WELL, UH, PAM HAS, CAN TAKE A PICTURE.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

AND SHE CAN SHARE IT WITH Y'ALL.

WHY DON'T WE DO THE SAME THING WITH YOU WHILE AGO ABOUT OFFICER PET? JUST A LITTLE BIT.

CAN YOU JUST GET UP A LITTLE BIT MORE? THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NOW, MAYOR.

SORRY TO HOLD YOU UP.

KIDS COME FIRST THOUGH.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT WORKS? YOU MAY WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU.

OH, PUT IT BACK ON THERE.

I KNOW Y'ALL ARE WONDERING WHY IS MAYOR CARMONA HERE? HE'S EITHER UPSET OR HE'S ASKING FOR SOMETHING, RIGHT? WELL, NEITHER ONE OF THOSE ARE TRUE TODAY.

I AM HERE THIS MORNING TO SAY THANK YOU.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

UH, JUDGE, HOW RICHARD, MY KIND OF PRECINCT ONE SKEET PHILLIPS PRECINCT, TWO JARRET, BARBARA PRECINCT THREE AND KEN PRECINCT FOUR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE TEA ISD, A SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH YOUR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR PPE.

AS WE ALL KNOW COVID-19 HAS CREATED CHALLENGES, UH, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND LOGISTICALLY, AS WE ALL LOOK FOR WAYS TO, UH, HANDLE THIS CRISIS.

MONEY IS CERTAINLY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF CHALLENGES.

THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY IS A CREDIT TO EACH COMMISSIONER AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATION OF OUR COUNTY.

AS MAYOR.

I UNDERSTAND I NEED SUPPORT NOT ONLY FROM OUR COUNCIL, BUT ALSO FROM EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE FACT THAT THIS ITEM WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE PRIORITIES OF EACH COMMISSIONER.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, CONTINUING POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TERRELL, AS WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND DEALING WITH COVID-19, PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR ANY INPUT YOU MAY HAVE OR NEED AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY OF TERRELL.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO COME AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH

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I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS ISSUE.

AND IF I MAY JUST SLAPPED THE KID, CAN I GET A PICTURE? I'M ALWAYS ASKED TO TAKE SHIRT.

I NEVER ASKED TO TAKE PICTURES, BUT I'D LOVE THAT PICTURE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS.

YOU STAY RIGHT BACK HERE, RIGHT AGAINST THE RAIL HERE.

IF YOU WOULD BE IN THE PICTURE WITH US, WE GOT INVOLVED SHARED ALL SMILING.

BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS LAST SUBJECT GUY, ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR, UH, ATTORNEYS FOR HELPING GET THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DONE.

I MEAN, WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WORKED OUT SOMETHING THAT WAS A REALLY, I THINK, A GREAT DOCUMENT.

AND EVERY EVERYBODY'S CLEAR ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THANK YOU, REBECCA.

AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, THEY HAVE, LET'S SAY IT RIGHT.

UH, AND THANKS IN ADVANCE TO THE AUDITOR BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'VE, NOW THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH THIS, THIS, UH, THIS, THIS PLAN AND THESE, ALL THESE INDIVIDUAL MOU, THE AUDITOR AS ALWAYS IS STUCK TO CLEAN UP THE MESS AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT ALL WORK, BUT WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

NOW, NOW WE'RE LEAVING THE PHONE STUFF AND GOING TO WORK, UH, ITEM FOUR,

[4. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approving court order to identify employees required to complete Cybersecurity Training for the FY 2020-2021.]

COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVING COURT ORDER TO IDENTIFY EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CYBER SECURITY TRAINING FOR FYI 2021 COMMISSIONER.

THIS IS A, WE HAD A DISCUSSION, I GUESS, LAST COURT MEETING ABOUT THE CYBER SECURITY TRAINING AND, UM, IN THE DISCUSSION THAT CAME UP THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR PEOPLES DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS.

SO WE'RE WASTING TIME AND PRODUCTIVITY BY BRINGING THEM IN, YOU KNOW, 30 MINUTES OR 45 MINUTES AT A TIME OFF THE JOB TO GET THIS TRAINING DOWN.

SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS A KIND OF AN EXEMPTION FOR OUR ROAD WORKERS AND JUST THE SPECIFIC PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACCESS TO OUR COMPUTERS TO TAKE IT IN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE QUESTIONS, UH, FEDERAL QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A EMOTION REGARDING ITEM FOUR? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THAT COURT ORDER AS PRESENTED, UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT.

THE SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[5. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider approving Resolution for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Hazardous Pay and Reimbursement Grant through the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division. (Part 1 of 2)]