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[0:02] Okay? So, this is the regular session of Commissioners Corps for Colmau County, Thursday, September 3rd. We're calling it to order at 830 AM. Let the record reflect that all members of the court are present this morning and that there is a quorum. We'll begin with action agenda item number 1.
[0:20] Judge, I move to approve the claims as presented for September 3rd, 2026, EFTs, 1,409,345, and 80 cents.
[0:31] Regular claims of 2,386,800, 5,10 cents for total of 3,816,150 dollars in 90 cents.
[0:43] Here's a motion to approve claims by Commissioner Hog with a second by Commissioner Leecock.
[0:47] any discussion. All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[0:54] Item two is a proclamation recognizing September 26th as suicide prevention month in Col.
[1:00] County.
[1:03] Whereas suicide is a serious and preventable public health concern that affects
[1:08] individuals, families, and communities across the nation, causing immeasurable pain,
[1:13] loss and grief. And whereas over the past 12 months,
[1:17] Hill Country, Mental Health and Development Disabilities
[1:20] Centers, Hill Country, MHDD, Mobile Crisis Outreach
[1:24] Team, MCOT, has assessed approximately 942 individuals
[1:29] experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
[1:33] With approximately 404 of those individuals reporting
[1:36] a lifetime history of a suicide attempt.
[1:39] And whereas Hill Country, MHDD,
[1:42] As a local mental health authority, Serving Co-Mal County provides critical mental health services and resources that are an essential part of the county's mental health infrastructure, including crisis response, assessment, intervention and connection to ongoing care and support.
[2:00] And whereas the services provided by Hill Country MHDD and other local mental health authorities throughout Texas play a vital role in ensuring that individuals experiencing mental health challenges
[2:10] or behavioral health crisis have access to timely,
[2:14] appropriate, and compassionate care.
[2:17] And whereas suicide prevention efforts involve fostering
[2:20] a culture of compassion, understanding
[2:22] and an open communication within our community,
[2:25] while encouraging individuals to seek help, support,
[2:28] and appropriate resources when they are struggling.
[2:31] And whereas recognizing September,
[2:33] as suicide prevention month in Comel County,
[2:35] provides an opportunity to reduce stigma,
[2:37] Promote mental health awareness, encourage help seeking, and demonstrate our community's commitment to preventing suicide and supporting those in need.
[2:46] And whereas collaboration among Hill Country and HDD, local organizations, mental health professionals, educators, health care providers, first responders, community leaders, families and residents is essential to creating a supportive network that provides resources, guidance, connection, and a sensible longing to individuals who may be
[3:07] experiencing mental health challenges or a suicidal crisis.
[3:11] And whereas, by recognizing suicide prevention month,
[3:13] Comout County acknowledges the importance of raising awareness,
[3:16] educating the community about suicide prevention,
[3:19] and available resources, promoting connectedness
[3:22] and offering hope to individuals and families
[3:25] affected by suicide.
[3:27] Now, therefore, be a proclaimed by the Commissioner's Court
[3:29] of Comout County, Texas, the September 26th,
[3:32] is here by recognized as suicide prevention
[3:34] month in Comout County.
[3:35] And be, if further proclaimed that all residents of Colmouth County are encouraged to participate in activities and events that promote mental health education, suicide prevention, awareness and support.
[3:47] And that individuals, organizations, schools, businesses, healthcare providers, and community partners are encouraged to work together to foster an environment of empathy, understanding, compassion, connection and hope, and to actively engage in efforts that contribute to the prevention of suicide and the promotion.
[4:05] of mental well-being throughout our community.
[4:11] Judge, I'm moved to approve the Proclamation just rib.
[4:15] We have a motion by Commissioner Hogg with a second by Commissioner Lee Cock to approve the Proclamation.
[4:21] Any discussion?
[4:23] All those in favor please raise your right hand.
[4:26] Motion carries.
[4:28] Okay, so would like to invite anyone up to accept the Proclamation?
[5:57] And see when I have the privilege of sitting with people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives, we meet people when they're overwhelmed, hurting and sometimes unsure if there's a way forward.
[6:09] But after years of doing this work, I've learned something that I think is important to remember.
[6:14] Suicide prevention doesn't begin when someone is in active crisis. It begins long before that. It begins with connection.
[6:23] When someone is struggling, we often picture the person who is visibly hurting, the person asking for help or clearly showing that something is wrong.
[6:33] But sometimes the people who need connection the most are the ones who appear to have everything together.
[6:38] The strong one, the person who always checks on everyone else.
[6:42] The coworker who makes everyone laugh or the parent who never lets them see, never lets anybody see them struggle.
[6:49] We don't always know what someone is carrying, that is why suicide prevention belongs to all of us.
[6:55] It can be as simple as checking in, not just once, but consistently, asking someone how they're really doing and being willing to listen to the answer.
[7:06] Noticing when someone seems a little different, reminding someone that they're not alone and asking for help is not a weakness.
[7:14] This is why uniting our communities matter so much, building relationships, creating
[7:20] connection, and making sure people know they belong is to the side prevention.
[7:26] Through my years on MCOT, I've seen how powerful it can be when someone is willing to
[7:30] sit beside another person in their darker moments and say, you don't have to do this alone.
[7:36] Sometimes that person is a crisis responder, sometimes is a friend, a family member, a coworker,
[7:42] neighbor or someone who is simply willing to take the time and listen.
[7:47] We may not always know what to say, we may not be able to fix what someone is experiencing,
[7:53] but we can show up, we can ask, and we can stay connected.
[7:57] This is how to pair prevention awareness month.
[8:00] I encourage you to remember to check on the people who are struggling, but also those who
[8:04] seem strong enough to not need anyone.
[8:07] Connection is prevention and creating a community where people feel seen, supported and
[8:12] is it just something we do during our crisis?
[8:15] It's something we can do every day.
[8:17] Thank you.
[8:53] We'll move back into our workshop agenda,
[8:57] and we will begin with citizens' comments.
[8:59] Public comments are for comments on any item other than the,
[9:04] what is posted with the public hearing.
[9:06] So comments are limited to three minutes.
[9:08] We're going to come on for
[9:14] it.
[9:15] Good morning.
[9:15] Good morning.
[9:16] Good morning.
[9:17] I'm a citizen of Kamal County and what I have some questions related to federal officers
[9:24] being in our county.
[9:26] What precisely are the coordination procedures between federal officers and Kamal County
[9:30] law enforcement?
[9:31] That's one question.
[9:33] The Supreme Court ruled no versus Voskis Pranano, but it almost, that ICE can use race and
[9:40] other factors such as language and employment as part of their justification for immigration
[9:44] stops.
[9:45] are these factors being used and stopped made by Kamal County, the law enforcement, there
[9:50] have been claims that they have, and there was a news report that a person was stopped
[9:56] and the officer that stopped them has been terminated.
[10:00] There's other claims that have been occurring recently. So we'd like to know what's going on with that.
[10:06] How much money does Kamal County get for each person they hold for the federal government and does this include children?
[10:13] What amount and what tax dollars federal state municipal does the funding come from for the county's cooperation with federal officers?
[10:22] What is your exact dollar amount received for each part of the federal and county coordination cooperation process?
[10:28] There's the amount covered, the full cost for coordinating with federal officers, or is there a short
[10:33] fall incurred by the county.
[10:36] Our additional federal duties putting a strain on Kamal County resources and possibly
[10:40] leading to not having enough resources to handle crimes, especially violent crimes, carried
[10:46] out by U.S. citizens, or surveillance devices being used to gather information on the general
[10:51] population.
[10:53] What devices are being used by Kamal County for surveillance?
[10:56] or flat cameras or other surveillance cameras and or devices assisting
[11:00] and coordinated efforts with federal officers.
[11:04] Is AI used to analyze and aggregate data from surveillance devices and other sources?
[11:09] What are other data sources used for how long is the data stored?
[11:15] This is just the beginning of what is the process for law enforcement
[11:20] to search and access the data in law enforcement agencies and non-law enforcement
[11:25] are allowed to search, are they allowed to search and access the information?
[11:29] Do they need a warrant signed by a judge?
[11:31] How can we find who has searched and how many searches were conducted on our license
[11:35] place or other data points related to us?
[11:37] These are important questions and we need to realize that right now we're treating people
[11:41] as the other and they're the ones that are victims of all of this surveillance and all
[11:46] of this stopping people for their color or their skin or the way they speak or their job.
[11:51] But that's not limit not going to be limited to them. It's going to be all of us that are all of us are being servaled
[11:57] And we're going to use that against all of us. So we need to understand that it's not just them. It's us as well. Thank you
[12:05] Thank you
[12:13] Good morning
[12:14] Good morning. My name's Joe Joplin. Me and my family live on River Road between the second and third crossing. We operate two businesses. One's called the grouchy goose. One's called the tan turtle
[12:26] Before that, I was a Parks and Wildlife employee for eight years on a Duffles River and
[12:30] worked a lot with Nature Conservancy, which leads me to the point I'm here for.
[12:35] Our properties, which we on the Gratigues and our friends on the Tan Turtle are for sale, and
[12:39] I've been reading about the Water Quality Picture Land Program that the county got approved
[12:44] for, and the Water Government Award, and I think that these properties may be of interest
[12:48] to the county and the fact that they're essentially located between the Canyon Lake and New
[12:52] there's currently no public access between that area.
[12:56] That's a good stage in area for not only utilities, emergency services,
[13:01] but that currently happens over currently.
[13:02] We have a storefront there and it's got a good turnaround.
[13:05] So they kind of utilize that.
[13:06] There's a lot of undeveloped in the back.
[13:08] This is about 14 acres, which would be available.
[13:10] So you have a conservation land.
[13:12] You can have some infrastructure for county needs,
[13:15] and you could have some managed water access
[13:16] if you'd like for the public.
[13:18] I think basically it would fit a lot of the criteria
[13:20] that would come in handy and based on my background, I think that I would like to see in my
[13:25] family to see it and sometime in nature, based on conservation use as opposed to shared
[13:29] development. But I think if you review that and if the 14 acres like said, could be added
[13:34] on to the 30 acres as undeveloped around it, so it has room for expansion. So it might be one of
[13:39] those properties of look at under that program. Thank you. Thank you.
[13:46] Is there anyone else here to
[13:47] address the court during public comment?
[13:53] Seeing none, we'll go to workshop agenda item number two,
[13:55] which is reports by county staff and elected officials
[13:58] on items of community interest.
[14:05] I just wanted to introduce our new employee, Robert Cantu.
[14:09] He's from elections.
[14:10] We've hired him.
[14:11] He has some experience from Bear County.
[14:15] So we're really excited to have him.
[14:17] And I don't want to embarrass him, but I want to welcome him
[14:20] to the county family.
[14:22] Welcome,
[14:25] Robert.
[14:27] Morning Judgement Commissioners.
[14:29] On Tuesday, the Morton Preserve opened back up to the public.
[14:32] This is a beautiful piece of property 290 acres off of River Road that the county purchased
[14:37] about 20 years ago.
[14:39] And it's closed during Goldenshik Warler habitat breeding season, but that's now over.
[14:45] And so we have beautiful views out there, a trail.
[14:48] In order to go out there, you do need to make reservations, so on our website, we do have
[14:52] a reservation for the Morton Preserve, and we've had several reservations already made for
[14:57] the 2026 season.
[14:58] So just want to let people know.
[15:00] So that it's not open to the public and people can go visit that visa property.
[15:06] Thank you, Mr. Boyd.
[15:14] Good morning. Good morning. Robert Slegzer, a little longer than mine, so he beat me.
[15:20] So my dad used to say, do you want the good news or the bad news first? So I guess we'll start with the bad news.
[15:26] We're still seeing a lot of rabies in come out county, along with a lot of contact with individuals.
[15:33] So we're wanting to just get that word out for everybody to not interact with wild animals.
[15:41] And we've seen it in bat cat fox and raccoon.
[15:45] I know this city has, I believe, calls their federal cat collection because of it.
[15:53] And I'm working closely with Brian Ruiz and the city on that.
[15:58] So that's kind of the bad news.
[16:00] The good news is we had a very successful back to school clinic at Public Health and in July
[16:07] we saw 72 children in August we saw 154 children for a total of 226 kids getting their
[16:15] back to school vaccines. The total vaccines are 348. We also have ordered our fluval that
[16:25] will be a Trabailant flu vaccine, and it should be in within the next two weeks, so as soon
[16:31] as that's available, we'll let you know.
[16:34] Thank you.
[16:35] Thank you.
[16:37] I heard it was someone's birthday today.
[16:41] Chief Jones, do you like us to sing?
[16:46] Happy birthday.
[16:48] Any other reports by county staff are elected officials?
[16:52] Okay.
[16:53] We'll go back into our action agenda item now.
[16:55] We will begin with item number three, which is a public hearing on the proposed 2026 tax rate.
[17:00] We have a few slides to present before we open this up for public comment.
[17:07] So you've seen these slides, commissioners, and the public.
[17:11] This is our proposed tax rate. Thank you. It also shows the no new revenue rate and our voter approval rate.
[17:18] Again, in conversations from our past couple of meetings, our proposed tax rate for 2027.
[17:23] A 26 tax bills, but to fund the fiscal year 27 is 0.030, I'm sorry, 0.0305015.
[17:35] Here's a broken down by the individual funds.
[17:41] Again, this chart that shows the history, the tenure history of our tax rate.
[17:46] So again, this is the same tax rate that we had last year.
[17:50] We're proposing.
[17:52] Here's a chart of comparisons.
[17:53] These counties are either comparable in size and population or comparable in their growth pattern.
[18:00] Certainly they're not always apples to apples.
[18:02] This gives a good visual of some of our neighbors, neighboring counties and what those tax rates are.
[18:08] And I do like to point out that I think our county for many years has been quite conservative on our tax rate.
[18:16] And then just a reminder, our public hearing and our date to adopt the budget would be taken on.
[18:24] September 17th in this room at 8.30 a.m. So we will now open up the public hearing on the proposed
[18:33] 2026 tax rate. Is there anyone here that would like to address the court?
[18:42] Seeing none,
[18:43] we will close the public hearing. Going to item number four, which is discussing consider final
[18:49] Platt Approval of Colmong Elementary, number 22, and Replatt, a lot 908, Meyer Ranch, Unit 16,
[18:58] except dedication of right away to the public, a long-south-creen's mill road, approve the variance request,
[19:05] accepting construction bond, number K-4222-188-0-Sherity for road construction and stormwater drainage improvements
[19:13] and authorize the county judge to sign. Good morning.
[19:16] Good morning, Judge Concerning.
[19:19] My Ranch continues to develop out there, and there's a little addition there.
[19:23] You can see in the vicinity map over there, kind of where's located off Saints, South
[19:28] Crane's middle, and then the right exhibit shows the plat of the existing My Ranch 16 that
[19:33] we are going to replat with some additional acreage.
[19:36] So this exhibit here kind of shows that we've got two players in this, the ISD had to be
[19:46] to replat this and we've been working with them since December on this and we've finally got a good plat here.
[19:52] You can see the plat there, the school is going to mean that lot, I know you've seen some construction out there already.
[19:57] They're out there, you know, just doing rough grading and get things.
[20:00] Ready for building the school out there. You can see we do have some roads that are proposed. We do have the main road getting out to South Korean's mill and also a little road that would feed kind of vehicular movements within the school.
[20:16] We do have one variance. We do are showing two here but with some clarification from Peg Dawson that we do not need the building setback.
[20:25] There was a little encroachment of a potential retaining wall if they thought they might need it in
[20:30] In clarification of just regrating. They were able to to remove that. So all we're looking for today is a variance to our right away and I want to clarify that not all the rows are being buried from we do have them in the orange there would do have the 60 foot right away, which would meet our typical.
[20:46] And then we have the variance there for 50 feet on the backside of the school
[20:50] Um, this plot, because it's a reply out of my ranch, we would consider a grandfather to
[20:54] old rules that came in, uh, in December, uh, so it gives a little flexibility there,
[21:00] but they are looking to be consistent with, uh, most of the local roads there for that
[21:04] 50 footer.
[21:06] Um, we do have the bond in place, and our recommendation is to bring this plot.
[21:10] Move to approve action.
[21:11] Gender item number four with the change indicated that there's no need for building setback
[21:15] variants.
[21:16] Second.
[21:18] Motion by Commissioner Leacock with a second by Commissioner Haunt to approve action, and I'm number four, excluding the variance for building set back.
[21:27] Any discussion? All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[21:33] Item five, discussing considering acknowledging the completion of construction of earthwork, site work, water and wastewater within May Fair parcel EA3,
[21:40] 3, lot 1R, 2R and 3, lot 81, and release the Associated Shirti Construction Bond.
[21:48] Number S-U-R, 4, 00, 7, 6, 2.
[21:53] Also here are my make our continues to expand out there.
[21:57] This is a plaque and has some associated utility work.
[22:00] There was no associated county improvements are being accepted, so we're holding a bond at
[22:05] the city presented to us just for utilities.
[22:06] We did have verification, everything was complete, and our recommendation is to release the
[22:11] surety for those utilities.
[22:13] Good to approve action.
[22:14] Get on number five.
[22:15] Second, there's a motion to approve action, and I have number five by Commissioner Webb,
[22:19] with a second by Commissioner Crown-Ever, any discussion?
[22:23] All those in favorite please raise your right hand, motion carries.
[22:27] Item six, discuss and consider final plat approval of the vacate and replant of
[22:31] lots six, Canyon Lake Island, establishing Fisherman's not subdivision, lots one
[22:36] to approve variance requests and authorize the county judge to sign.
[22:42] We're working with this property owner for quite a while.
[22:44] Here he has a lot there. He can see north of the lake.
[22:48] Immediately the final flat there on the right.
[22:52] This is made up of two pieces.
[22:53] A property one was a plated lot.
[22:55] And one was acreage unplated from back in the 60s along the lake there.
[22:59] So we wanted to put those together.
[23:01] And he acquired the raw acreage, and with that raw acreage there was an easement to the property owner's association that was using utilizing that.
[23:09] So this plaque came about for two reasons to provide him just a contiguous piece of property as well as provide access that the HOA could own.
[23:19] And so I'll get to that.
[23:25] two, it's less than an acre. And we do have notes in equivalent protection for that. I'll
[23:32] show here in a second. But this lot, too, highlighted in red, is strictly for the access
[23:37] down to the lake. I need to work to deal with the HOA after this plat to sell that. And so on
[23:43] the plat, we also have those notes showing that we have no habitable structures, which would
[23:47] be equivalent protection for, you know, this variance to have, you know, sort of facilities,
[23:53] no house could be ever be put on there as strictly for access. So after working with him for a long time,
[23:58] you have recommendations to approve this plan, everything's in place.
[24:02] Move to approve action agenda item number six.
[24:05] If the motion by Commissioner Cone over the second by Commissioner Web to approve action agenda item number six.
[24:10] Any discussion?
[24:12] All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[24:15] Thank you. Thank you.
[24:17] Item seven review and approve the Como County Marking Retro Reflectivity Plan.
[24:29] This is in the required by FHWA to be in place by September 6.
[24:34] We had a similar report that came forward to commission support several years ago for sign
[24:38] Retro Relativity.
[24:39] This is for pavement markings and striping.
[24:42] And so this plan applies to roads that have an ADT of 1,6,000 vehicles per day
[24:46] and then an average of 35 miles per hour as a speed limit on those roads.
[24:50] That encompasses all of our major thoroughfares that we have throughout the county
[24:54] and then we enter GIS group, go and identify all the roads
[24:57] Well, if I'm the plan that has...
[25:02] So, with the water-based paints, it has an average life, a zero point of six months to three years, and so we're going to replace this, the striping every 24 months.
[25:11] We are GIS group, we're able to monitor, when we do this type of work, and we're able to put that marker right in there, so that we can come back within two years, replace the striping on this necessary roads.
[25:22] I want to also talk about, we get lots of requests for striping in general on roads, everyone wants striping on the roads for whatever reason.
[25:27] And so within Mutsid, in order for us to put a stripe out there, it has to have less than 20 feet of pavement or 20 feet of pavement and more than 4,000 ADT.
[25:39] And so those are the requirements we're talking about outside of this plan.
[25:43] I want to make sure I'm always aware of that these the standards we're looking at when we're looking to put stripe in on the road there.
[25:49] So we recommend approval of this plan and to go forward.
[25:54] Move to approve action to agenda item number seven.
[25:57] There's a motion by Commissioner Hogg with a second by Commissioner Lee
[26:00] Clark to approve action agenda item number seven.
[26:03] Any discussion?
[26:04] Questions?
[26:05] All those in favor please raise your right hand.
[26:07] Motion carries.
[26:10] Item eight discussing consider approval of a proposal from DHJB
[26:14] Development LLC.
[26:15] The Comount County accepts the public dedication of a portion of Johnson
[26:19] way within Johnson Ranch unit one, Johnson Way, and assume maintenance responsibilities
[26:23] of said roads and direct the county engineer to take appropriate action.
[26:28] Judge your commissioners, I want to provide a little bit of background.
[26:30] This is on Johnson Ranch over off 1863 over in the Bolverte area.
[26:35] Johnson Way goes from 1863 up towards 21.
[26:39] And there's a portion that is not county maintained of Johnson Way.
[26:42] The two sides outside of that are both county maintained and I want to go through a history
[26:45] of how we got to this point here.
[26:48] This section was plated back in April of 2014, and at that time we had an illical agreement and we still had an illical agreement with Bill Verdi, but at the time, Bill Verdi was responsible for the plating in that area, and they were required to provide a surety to the county within 10 days of the subdivision platform had been approved, and in this case our office never received a surety for that subdivision.
[27:10] The reason that's important is because when we went out and did our inspections of the road, we found there were deficiencies.
[27:15] Typically, we have an asserting in place, we will call the surety and have the developer or have the surety company pay for the improvements that are in the compliance.
[27:24] In this case, we didn't have that opportunity to do so.
[27:27] And so since that time since 2014, this has been essentially a private road.
[27:33] And so within Johnson Way, we have county maintain portions on the other side of that.
[27:36] but in a section in the middle that we have not touched because it's not a county-maintained
[27:40] road. We received a request in July from DHJB to have the county take over that road under
[27:47] transportation code chapter 253 and I want to go through what that looks like. So 153 that's a
[27:53] proposal for the county to improve a road and assess the cost to the neighbors that are adjacent to the road.
[28:01] And so, this is the process, there'll be a notice, a newspaper, a general circulation twice,
[28:08] a public hearing, a ballot of each record owner of the property that would be assessed,
[28:13] results of the vote, and the assessments of cost.
[28:15] That's all laid out within chapter 253.
[28:18] So, in this case, there's two property owners, DHJB in Johnson Ranch, HOA,
[28:24] that owned the four properties that adjacent to the section of Johnson Way.
[28:27] We've received letters from both DHJB and from the Homeland Association that are supporting this process.
[28:34] I had our road department put together a cost of what it would cost to do the work on this road to bring it up to county standards,
[28:41] and that cost $175,000.
[28:45] If this moves forward and if the ballot was passed, then on the day that happens, the court would assess those costs to the, in this case,
[28:54] D.H.J.B. into the Johnson Ranch Homers Association.
[29:00] And so we've received a letter from D.H.J.J.B.
[29:02] saying that within seven days of that vote happening,
[29:04] they would provide a payment of $175,000 to cover the cost.
[29:08] And then at that point, that section of Johnson Way
[29:11] would become county maintained.
[29:13] And we would maintain that whole section of Johnson Way at the same time,
[29:16] which we're looking at in the 2027 or 2028.
[29:19] And that way we're able to do the entire section of Johnson Way
[29:21] instead of just doing two sections and skipping over the middle part.
[29:25] And so we think it's a plan that could be executed and what we're looking for today's
[29:30] authorised my office to start that process of following the chapter 253 to conclude this
[29:35] to a part of the road.
[29:39] Move to approve action agenda item number eight.
[29:41] On the second.
[29:42] Good motion by Commissioner Hog with a second by Commissioner McCock to approve action agenda
[29:47] item number eight.
[29:49] Any discussion or questions from Mr. Boyd?
[29:51] Robert, I appreciate all the work that you and the road department have done on this.
[29:54] I know it's taken some time, but I think the end results will be definitely worth it.
[29:59] Yes, sir.
[30:01] All those in favour please raise your right hand. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you.
[30:07] Item 9 discussing consider approval of the request for additional funding for Department of State Health Services,
[30:13] contract, number HHS, 001, 3111, 001, under the Center for Health, Emergency, Preparedness,
[30:23] and Response for the Col. County Public Health Department and Authorized Public Health
[30:28] Director to submit.
[30:33] Good morning.
[30:36] So Michelle and I were on a call with our State Partners last week about a possible increased
[30:43] our award for this grant, and that would increase right now our contract is $495,088,
[30:53] and it will expire November 30th of 2027.
[30:59] So our request for additional funding is reflective of the final year award, which is 2027.
[31:05] It runs from December 1 till November 30th, and the increase that we've asked for is 44th
[31:13] and $854 dollars so that would bring our total to $2.30, $9.942.
[31:22] We have requested that to extend this position, also some monies for training and supplies.
[31:33] And I respectfully ask for your approval.
[31:41] We have a motion by Commissioner Hogg with a second by Commissioner Leecock to approve action agenda.
[31:46] I am number nine. Any discussion or questions for Mr. Major?
[31:50] Can you clarify for me what position this is?
[31:52] This is the public health infrastructure grant.
[31:57] For what position?
[31:58] Use of those is funding a position.
[32:00] So it is right now trying to think of the proper title.
[32:05] I believe it is the immunization grant coordinator.
[32:20] So we have a motion in a second area of the discussion.
[32:22] All those in favor please raise your right hand.
[32:25] Motion carries.
[32:27] Thank you.
[32:28] Thank you.
[32:28] Item 10 discussing consider acceptance of grant award under the fiscal year,
[32:32] 27 students the prevention grant program through the Office of the Governor and the amount of
[32:37] $30,000 to support the student and family empowerment program,
[32:41] counseling services and authorized county judge
[32:43] just signed via electronic acceptance.
[32:46] Good morning Judge, good morning commissioners.
[32:48] Thank you for your attention this morning.
[32:50] This is what you've seen before in a recommendation
[32:54] from our department for you and the court
[32:57] to accept this grant from the Office of the Governor,
[33:00] specifically for our Student and Family Empowerment Program,
[33:04] which provides contract therapy to our kids
[33:07] in this prevention effort.
[33:09] We think this has had lots of traction over the years and we're very fortunate to have received this competitive grant again this year with the help of our good colleagues Michelle Valadez in the back row and our other partners at the auditor's office.
[33:25] We recommend for your approval.
[33:27] Who have to approve action agenda?
[33:29] Second.
[33:31] The motion to approve action agenda at number 10,
[33:34] by Commissioner Lee Kock with a second
[33:35] by Commissioner Crown over.
[33:36] Any discussion or questions?
[33:39] All those in favor please raise your right hand.
[33:41] Motion carries.
[33:43] Thank you.
[33:46] I am 11 discussing consider award of bid
[33:48] to 026-1144 for bulk asphalt patching material
[33:53] and authorize purchasing agent to execute all related documents.
[33:57] Good morning, Judge.
[33:57] We had three responses to May 26, 11, 14, and we are recommending a word to asphalt patch
[34:07] enterprises.
[34:12] There's a motion to approve action agenda, I don't know if we're 11, but I
[34:15] can really talk with a second by Commissioner Hogg, any discussion, all those in favor, please
[34:20] raise your right hand, motion carries.
[34:23] Item 12, discussing consider approval of the evaluation committee to evaluate responses received
[34:29] for requests for qualifications for a RFQ-26-530 professional engineering services pre-qualification
[34:38] pool and B RFQ-2026-540 professional architectural services pre-qualification pool.
[34:46] We received responses for both RFQ 2026-530 and 2026-540 and are asking for approval for the evaluation committee to include Marcus Pacheco.
[35:16] We have a motion by Commissioner Leicoc with a second by Commissioner Hong to approve action agenda. I am number 12, A and B. Any discussion? All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[35:29] Item 13 discussing and consider selection for requests for qualifications, 2226-570 executive
[35:37] recruitment services and authorized county purchasing agent to negotiate contract.
[35:44] On August 27, we had the evaluation committee approved.
[35:50] The evaluation committee found this score of McKinsey-Eason as the highest at 99% and we are
[35:57] requesting the purchasing agent to begin the negotiations.
[36:01] The group of actions in Ion number 13 selecting Mackenzie Eason and authorizing the
[36:06] person's agent to initiate contract negotiations.
[36:09] Second, we have a motion by Commissioner Webb with a second by Commissioner Crown Over
[36:14] to approve action agenda.
[36:15] I have number 13, approve Mackenzie Eason and authorizing the person's agent to proceed
[36:21] with contract negotiations.
[36:24] Any discussion or questions?
[36:25] All those in favour please raise your right hand motion carries.
[36:30] Thank you.
[36:32] Item 14 discussing consider approval of the purchase of two ballistic shields by
[36:36] Constable precinct two using the Justice Court Security Fund.
[36:41] One question.
[36:43] Requesting two shields for the JP2 office.
[36:47] This is the hand for the court.
[36:49] You know, our building being a multi-use building, we have open carries that can come in and out of the building.
[36:58] And we have voting and everything else and definitely gives us another tool to have to protect ourselves.
[37:06] Okay, so even if somebody even made a run at the court.
[37:11] Of course, we are mandated to have at least one.
[37:16] and we've been trying to buy one for a year and a half now and I just couldn't see $8,000
[37:22] shields for what we need, but these are rifle resistant, in other words, they will stop the rifle
[37:29] round. So I think they're a good buy. They don't give me the $1,000 light on it, and all that,
[37:37] all the, I call, food food, all the add-on to it, but it meets the basic needs.
[37:45] We've approved action agenda at a number 14.
[37:50] Emotion by Commissioner Hogg with a second by Commissioner Leacog to approve action agenda at a number 14.
[37:55] Any discussion?
[37:57] All those in favour please raise your right hand.
[37:59] Motion carries.
[38:01] Thank you, Constable.
[38:03] Item 15 discussing consider modification to agreement between US immigration and customs enforcement and Col.
[38:09] County to hold inmates and ratify signature by Sheriff Mark Reynolds.
[38:15] Good morning, Judge Commissioners.
[38:16] Too bad the person that came in with their public comment,
[38:20] it could have answered some of that.
[38:22] I received this the email last week.
[38:25] I want to say it was Monday or Tuesday.
[38:29] Inside the email it contained a comment that it had to have been signed
[38:33] by the 19th.
[38:35] So I reached out to Timothy Barrett, the District Attorney's Office.
[38:39] He suggested that we go ahead and sign it
[38:42] because what the document does is it closes the school year for 2025 to 2026 and they sent
[38:50] me a new one that I wasn't going to sign the new one until after this particular deal.
[38:56] But it closes out that particular time frame and we are holding or have been holding ice
[39:04] prisoners brought in in our holding area of the jail.
[39:07] So, I respectfully ask that we ratify this document and that will, by the courts approval,
[39:15] authorize me to sign the new one for 2026-2027.
[39:20] Move to approve action agenda item number 15.
[39:23] Second.
[39:24] So motion by Commissioner Hog with a second by Commissioner Leecock to approve action agenda item number 15.
[39:29] Any discussion?
[39:31] Questions?
[39:32] All those in favour?
[39:32] Please raise your right hand.
[39:34] Motion carries.
[39:35] Thank you.
[39:36] Item 16, discuss a consider approval of a line item transfer and share of department from
[39:41] uniforms to continuing education and travel for new officer training.
[39:46] Good morning Judge Commissioners.
[39:49] The animal control department is seeking approval of this light item transfer.
[39:53] We have a couple new employees that need some extra training and continuing education hours.
[39:58] So, respectfully we're seeing.
[40:04] Motion by Commissioner Leacock with a second by Commissioner Hawke to approve action agenda item number 16, any questions or discussion? All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[40:16] Thank you.
[40:18] Item 17 discussing consider approval of a line item transfer in jail from medical services to physicians contract services to cover the expenses of inmate medical
[40:28] overages for the remainder of the year. Good morning, Captain.
[40:31] Morning Judge and Commissioners. We've been previously notified by our medical contractor
[40:35] that we were getting close to the contractual cap for certain services that are included
[40:40] in that contract. The main one in there is going to be our pharmaceutical cap so that's what
[40:46] allows us to pay further prescription medications for the inmates. The movement of these funds
[40:50] would allow that coverage to continue for the remainder of the year. Our respectfully requested
[40:57] Who do you approve action did I remember 17 second motion by Commissioner Webb with a second
[41:03] by Commissioner Crown over to approve action agenda I have number 17 any discussion questions
[41:08] all those in favor please raise your right hand motion carries thank you item 18 discuss
[41:15] a consider approval of a line at I'm transfer elections from office supplies to hourly personnel
[41:22] FICA and workers compensation to provide funds for clerk three temporary position from September 1st,
[41:28] 2026, you're December 31st, 2026.
[41:37] Good morning.
[41:38] As you all know, we're going into the midterm election, which we determine is going to be very, very busy.
[41:46] And I thought we have been using volunteers, paid volunteers, of course, to help us and I thought we might need to have another
[41:56] The person that is a county employee, at least part time, to help us with what all we need to do that is required that the other county employee for this big election.
[42:11] Who do approve action?
[42:12] Do you want to out of number 18?
[42:14] The motion by Commissioner Webb with the second by Commissioner Leecock to approve action.
[42:18] I am number 18.
[42:19] Any discussion or questions?
[42:22] All those in favour please raise your right hand.
[42:24] Motion carries.
[42:25] Thank you.
[42:26] I am 19 discussing consider approval of a lot on a transfer of facilities maintenance from repairs, others an air conditioner maintenance, two repairs major to provide funds for the repair of roof deficiencies found during the last heavy rainfall.
[42:43] Good morning judges, commissioners. This line I'm transfers by the funding. During the rains that we had in July and storms we found some deficiencies with the annex roof.
[42:53] This one is to take care of those deficiencies.
[42:57] Move to approve actions and item number 19.
[42:59] Second.
[43:01] Motion by Commissioner Leacock with a second by Commissioner Hog to approve action agenda.
[43:05] Item number 19.
[43:06] Any discussion questions?
[43:09] All those in favor please raise your right hand.
[43:11] Motion carries.
[43:11] Thank you.
[43:14] Okay.
[43:14] So we will be going into executive session today under agenda item 20.
[43:18] See to discuss and consider two release agreements.
[43:21] Any action taken will be the public following the executive.
[43:23] of session. Item 20 is Executive Sessions and accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government
[43:29] Code, Subchapter D. Commissioners Court may convene in a closed session to discuss any
[43:33] of the following items. Any final action about taking will be in public following the
[43:37] Executive Session. See, it's deliberate pending, contemplated litigation, settlement offers,
[43:43] and matters concerning privilege, and unprodlished client information deemed confidential.
[43:47] By Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and accordance with
[43:52] Section 551.071 of the Texas government code, item 1 discussing consider a release agreement.
[44:00] We will need our legal counsel and we will be entering an executive session at 9.13 a.m.
[44:26] We are returning from an executive session at 9.28 a.m.
[44:31] What is the pleasure of the court?
[44:32] President to agenda item 20C, I move to approve the release agreements between Eric Perkins and
[44:37] Kamal County and George Dewease in Kamal County and authorase County judge to sign both.
[44:42] Second.
[44:43] We have a motion by Commissioner Crown over with a second by Commissioner Webb to approve the release
[44:47] agreement between Eric Perkins and Kamal County and George Dewease and Kamal County and authorize the county and judge to sign both.
[44:54] Any discussion or questions? All those in favor please raise your right hand. Motion carries.
[45:00] Okay, so this concludes our commissioner's court meeting today. Our next regular meeting will be on Thursday, September 10th.
[45:05] Unless there is no objection, we are in recess, at 921 AM.