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Amen.
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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. Honor the Texas flag. I
pledge allegiance to thee, Texas. One

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state under God, one and indivisible.
Brother Rogers, thank you, sir, very

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» All right. Well, the time is 9:03. We do
have a quorum, so we will call this

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meeting to order. Are there any citizens
comments?

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We have received one. uh is asking to
speak during the time of which we

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discuss uh item number 11. So we will
hold that until that time. There any

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others? I will state that there were two
emails sent in wishing to um have their

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names on the record of being against.
That did not it does not follow our

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public participation policy of how to
come in because there is no address. But

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I will state the names. McKenzie Brown
and a Leanne Emery both um submitted

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emails
against the implementation of item 11.

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So at this time, are there any court
announcements?

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If not, we'll move to item one, which is
consider and take action on minutes of

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previously held meeting of
commissioner's court on August 25th,

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2026 and also September 1, 2026.
Court will start with the August 25th

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minutes.

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Were there any additions, deletions, or
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And I believe these are the the
were corrected set sub submitted before

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court. Okay,
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» We're going to make two motions.
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second motion for the next seven
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» Hearing none. Judge, I move we approve
the commissioner court minutes for

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August 25th, 2026 as presented.
>> I second. Motion made by Commissioner

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Tulie and second by Commissioner Spivey
to approve the minutes of August 25th,

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2026 as presented. Any further
discussion? All those in favor? Passes

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unanimously.
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September the 1st, 2026.
Are there any additions, deletions, or

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comments?
>> Hearing none, entertain a motion. Judge,

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I move we approve the commissioner's
court's minutes for September 1st, 2026

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as presented.
>> I'll second his motion.

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» Motion made by Commissioner Tulie and
second by Commissioner Spivey to approve

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the September 1st, 2026 minutes as
presented. Any further discussion?

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All those in favor. Passes unanimously.

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Item number two is consider and take
action on possible burn ban for

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Henderson County Court. 28 days ago, the
commissioner's court instituted a burn

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ban for again 28 days. Um, we have been
blessed with some rain in portions of

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the county.
As you can see on our information, the

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majority of the state is currently under
a burn ban. It looks like probably 85%

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90% when you look at the Texas&M forest
service tree map. Um, the Keech Byum has

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not There he is. I'd like to ask our
fire marshall to come up.

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» Good morning, court.
>> Morning.

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» Morning.
>> So, I brought this which judge just

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showed you pretty much 207 counties are
still in a burn ban. Um, mentioned Keech

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Byum. I'll pull that up. So when we went
into a burn ban, our kee buy room was at

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uh 574.
Um we've had a little bit of rain, you

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know, since then, but we've also had
several days of heat and dry weather. So

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as of right now, as of this morning, our
key by room is at 657.

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So we're still almost 100 points above
when we actually went into a burn ban.

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So, we don't have any improvement since
we initiated the burn ban as far as

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numbers being lower.

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[snorts] So, yeah, that's still my
recommendation to to keep us in a burn

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band until we get uh get those numbers
down, get a significant amount of rain.

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» Court questions, discussion.
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since we don't see any rain, do you see
a stricter burn ban or when should we

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get into to that point?
>> Right now, I I did pull uh the call

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sheets which we had 181
fire calls total since we initiated the

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burn ban on the 11th. Um,
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out of those calls, we had 18 that were
grass related. Either a structure that

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started grass or lightning strikes. uh
different things. Um kind of looking at

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to see if maybe welders or things like
that are causing these fires. We're not

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really seeing that right now. So, those
guys are being uh pretty careful, I

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imagine. Um did did see a couple of
welders out just driving around the

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county. Uh and they did have spotters,
so they were taking care of that. So, I

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don't see any any reason at this point
to to implement something of that nature

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to restrict them from from welding or
continuing to do their jobs.

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Um, at this time, I think we just
keep moving the way we're doing it with

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a burn ban that's in place. It seems to
be helping. Although you can't eliminate

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everything, uh, it does seem to be
helping.

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Well, it looks like the only part of the
county that's in the kind, you know, in

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the yellow is probably Brownsboro East.
>> Yes, sir.

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» Everything else is still in the orange
and and the red.

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So, like you said, our high number is uh
right now in the county, it's 775.

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» Yeah, our minimum number is at 450. So,
there is parts of the county that are

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that are doing a lot better.
uh other parts of the county are are

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still you know still need that moisture.
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maybe doing a commercial or agriculture
burns. Is there any way that we can go

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through and do that on the eastern side
of the county whether uh where we've had

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some adequate rain if they got the
equipment stuff and and you go out and

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and and look at it and see that they
have the means of keeping it under

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control and doing a commercial or
agriculture burn. So, I did do some

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research on that. Uh, the commissioner's
court is the only one since y'all have

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implemented the burn ban, y'all are the
only ones that have the authority to

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allow that. Now, if y'all send me out
there with some kind of order that says,

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"Hey, if it follows this criteria, if I
can create that criteria and meet it and

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then bring it to you guys as a court for
approval on that, but that's that's

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above me. Unfortunately, it's not
something I would have authority unless

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you guys gave me the authority from my
belief. And I could be incorrect on

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that, but
>> under our standard burn ban, it allows

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for um this order does not prohibit
outdoor burning activities related to

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public health and safety is authorized
by the Texas Commission on Environmental

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Equality for firefighter training,
public utility, text dot operations, gas

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natural gas pipeline, mining operations,
planting or harvesting of agricultural

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crops, or burns that are conducted by
prescribed burn managers certified under

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section 153.048
of the natural resources code. So, um I

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do believe that our burn ban does allow
under those um situations and in the

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past that has been a contact to the fire
marshall's office to get that u more or

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less um permit to proceed.
So, I guess with a filed appropriate

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paperwork, uh having a a license
prescribed burn, uh just filing that

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with me, then I can approve that based
off of y'all's uh layout.

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But I don't kind of my thought process
was can they come to me and and get a

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get a permit through me? And I believe
that I don't have the authority to just

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give an individual a burn permit. If
they have all the required documentation

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by the court, they could come bring it
to me and then I could authorize them to

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to burn

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» again. I I sounds like what what you
just read gives you the authority.

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That has been the standard practice on
these um is that if they have that

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permit and it appears to the fire
marshall to be you know all precautions

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are made and solely up to the statutory
authority in that and that's why we have

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we've used this standard burn ban for 20
years at least.

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So I believe that upon contact with the
fire marshall's office that it is

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» with the appropriate
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» Again statutoily
you're making that determination. The

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court can't make that determination.
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» We do have the ability for for that to
happen under these sections in law.

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Is anything further?

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Well, here's where we we can go another
28 days or we can go longer. The reason

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I keep bringing up the 28 days is so
that it falls specifically on

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commissioner's court day where we can
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we were to
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get several inches of rain all over the
county, you can take the burn ban off to

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uh the jud the county judge can take the
burn ban on.

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» Yes, sir. That has been our practice for
these many years is that once um the

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ground moisture in the KDDI gets to a
certain level where it is then deemed

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safe or less dangerous. And with
concurrence with the fire marshall's

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office and getting their recommendation,
we have moved forward with lifting a

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burn band
before its expiration.

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» Usually in the first 28 days, we get 10
inches of rain.

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» I don't know what we're doing different
this year, but usually if we put burn

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on, we got it half right. All
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» Then we'll put it that way.
>> Well, we're 100 points above when we put

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it on last year.
>> Mhm.

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» I mean last week, last month. Yeah,
absolutely.

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» This county has a um because of its
geography and how it is laid out, it's

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two counties wide running east to west.
And this isn't the first time that we've

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ended up with east west. Um
it's much drier on the west side than it

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is on the east side. And that that
follows form.

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So
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» what will be the uh next court on 28th?
>> October the 6th.

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» Mhm. October 6th.

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Anything further? Entertain motion.
I'll make the motion to uh renew the

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burn ban until October the
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» 6th
>> for Henderson County.

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» Second
>> motion made by Commissioner McCam and

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second by Commissioner Tulie to continue
to impose a burn ban for another 28 days

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until October 6th. Is there any further
discussion? All those in favor?

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» Passes unanimously. Thank you, sir.

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Let me get rid of some of this stuff.

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Item three is consider and take action
on 2026 nominating resolution for the

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Henderson County Appraisal District
Board of Directors

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Court. We each received a um
notification from the appraisal district

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concerning um two resignations that had
taken place on the board and they're

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requesting nominations from all of the
taxing entities. Uh we touched on this

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briefly a couple of weeks ago. There a
couple of entities have already made

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their nominations and um it is now our
turn.

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Um, at this at this time we will open
for nominations.

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I know there are two individuals that
have expressed an interest in this

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position is uh Ginger Morton and as I
expressed um different times

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myself I would be interested in sitting
on that position. We often thought that

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it was not allowed to have sitting
taxing authorities on that board, but if

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you are a member of the governing body,
you are allowed.

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» I move to nominate Ginger Mortyn and
Wade McKenna. I second to appraisal

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board your motion.
Motion made by any other nominations.

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» Do we need to appoint them for the
different terms?

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» That's a that's a very good point. Um,
we have terms expiring December 31 of

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29, December 31 of 27.
Does the court have the pleasure of

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which locations? I'll I'll put Wade
McKenna on expiring December 31st, 2029

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and Ginger Morton expiring December
31st, 2027. I'll second

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» motion made by Commissioner McCam,
second by Commissioner Spivey to

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nominate
Wade McKenna for the December 31, 2022

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expiration nomination position and
Ginger Morton for the expiring December

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31, 2027
nomination.

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Is there any further discussion?
All those in favor?

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Oppose? I abstain. Passes 40 to1.
Thank you court.

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Item number four is consider and take
action on interlocal agreement for

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conducting the November 3rd 2026
elections with the following entities.

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Crossroads ISD, Malikoff ISD, Brownsboro
ISD, City of Coffee City, City of

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Enchanted Oaks, Gunarrel City, City of
Tulle, Emergency Service District number

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one, city of Trinidad, and the city of
Eustace. Miss Lucky,

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» good morning, Court. So, we have 10
cities, schools, and one ESD that have

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asked to contract with us for their
November elections. Um this will include

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pole worker um equipment rental and
programming fees. Um and that will be

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reimbursed at the rate of the cost to
us. So um this our standard contract um

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I've provided that to the county
attorney. He's reviewed them. Um so I'm

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just asking for court approval.
>> Courts.

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» Is this uh is that uh estimated cost? Is
that the cost per entity?

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» Yes, per entity. So I a rough estimates
$38,000 that that we'll recoup back from

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them. Um so it helps with our pole
workers, but they pay all of their um

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programming fees. So that's a big
portion of it um because we um use ESNS

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to program our ballots and that's what a
big portion of that cost is. So we'll

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pay that and then they reimburse us
after the election.

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And this will incorporate those
elections into the midterm elections,

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the November 3rd that the county puts
on. So therefore, it's no

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[sighs] additional demand for equipment.
>> That's correct. So that that people that

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live in those entities and will it'll
come up on their ballot style. So

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they'll have the countywide, the
statewide, the federal, and their entity

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on that same ballot.
>> Yes. It's all incorporated.

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» And
this election, will there be

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a break between is there early voting
anymore or is it is it gone?

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» Yeah. Well, we can get into that with
the notice of election, but uh

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» I'm sorry.
>> We have a notice of election as our next

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agenda item, but Okay. Yes. Um this one
will include the break. So, Senate Bill

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2753 have has not went into effect yet.
So, there there'll be a break between

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early voting and election day.
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» Is that answer?
>> That's what I was looking for. We'll

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discuss that more on the next one. Then
court concerning these interlocal

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agreements. Um there are um several
signatures. So I'll remind you necessary

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signatures on any motion please. Is
there any further discussion?

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» Do these um there won't be any added
voting locations. They have to use our

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locations. Correct. Yes. That we're at.
>> Yeah. And a lot of them we use their

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facilities anyways. So they help out on
that aspect. Any

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further discussion?

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» So move to approve with all necessary
signatures.

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» I'll second the motion.
>> Motion made by Commissioner Spidey and

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second by Commissioner Richardson to uh
approve the interlocal agreements for

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the conducting of the November 3rd, 2026
elections with the aforementioned

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entities with all necessary signatures
authorized. Is there any further

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discussion? All those in favor? Passes
unanimously.

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Item number five is consider and take
action on notice of election for the

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November 3rd, 2026 general election.
Miss Lucky.

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» Okay. So, this is the notice of election
for the November 3rd um election day. It

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sets our locations for election day. The
early voting locations we approved back

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in June. Um so, those are the same as
what was previously approved. Um it's 15

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vote centers throughout the county. Um
the only difference from last year is

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the Merkusen ISD. So we're going to vote
at the senior citizen center will

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incorporate that 3M voting location. So
um we'll have 15 uh voting vote centers

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open. Um early voting will have five
locations. So each corner of the county

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will be covered for early voting and
then centrally here in Athens. So, um

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we're given plenty of opportunity and
there's there will be a gap. So, we'll

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finish after um early voting will um end
on Friday and then we'll have election

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day on Monday or on um Tuesday. We'll
set up Monday. Uh next year um Senate

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Bill uh 2753 will go into effect where
we won't have a gap. We'll stop early

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voting on Monday at 7 and then we'll
start election day on Tuesday. So,

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» and that's pretty big change. It is.
It's going to be a big big change. And

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we won't start early voting till
Thursday. So early voting won't start on

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Monday. It'll start on Thursday and go
all the way through

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» for the November 3rd.
>> Not this one.

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» Okay. I want
>> No, that's that's the big change next.

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» Yeah. The next round. Okay. That that is
a big change. It's going to change how

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we conduct elections and also the
demands on the pole workers. It's going

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to be pretty extensive.
>> Yes.

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» Okay. court concerning this notice of
election for the November 3rd. Are there

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any questions,
comments?

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If not, we'll entertain a motion.

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» So, move to approve with all the
necessary signatures.

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» I'll second the motion. Motion made by
Commissioner Tulie and second by

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Commissioner McCam to approve the notice
of election election for the November

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3rd, 2026 general election. Uh with all
necessary signatures authorized. Is

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there any further discussion?
All those in favor? Passes unanimously.

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Thank you, ma'am.
Item six is consider and take action on

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the fiscal year 26 Texas Indigent
Defense Commission formula grant in the

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amount of $57,692.

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Miss Vaugh,
>> good morning court. Yes. So this is the

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Texas Indigit Defense Commission for the
fiscal year 2026 in the amount of 57,900

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or excuse me $692.
Um this is just a formula grant uh so

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that we can meet our mandates uh with
indigent defense for the county

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» court questions.
>> Has this uh this continued to go down

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over the years hadn't it?
>> Um so yeah this year's 57,000 last year

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was around 63,000 2024 was 48,000 and
then 23 was 60,000. Um, so it's based on

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the county's percentage of state
population and the percentage of state

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indigit defense expenditures multiply by
the Texas initent defense commission's

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budgeted amount for formula grants. So
>> you you don't have you don't have a

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number of what we spend on indigent
>> defense, do you?

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» Yeah.
>> 1.3

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1.4 million
>> $1.3 million. we get uh 60 $57,000 back.

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» Mhm.
>> That's a state unfunded mandate.

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» Oh yeah, definitely.
Definitely.

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It's been a a
discussed issue for a very long time.

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believe it was it began
2001 2002 somewhere right in there when

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uh

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this process was created and uh it
stayed pretty consistent in that dollar

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amount
over the last 25 years

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» 1.4 million
>> 1.4 4 million.

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» They they then they were good enough to
give us 57,000 back. Yes, sir.

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» We appreciate it.

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» Court, further questions or comments?
>> If not, entertain a motion.

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» I move to approve the motion on the 2026
Texas Energent Defense Commission

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Formula Grant in the amount of $57,692.
[clears throat]

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Second
>> motion made by Commissioner Spivey and

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second by Commissioner Tulie to accept
the fiscal year 2026 Texas Indigent

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Defense Commission formula grant in the
amount of $57,692.

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Is there any further discussion? All
those in favor? Passes unanimously.

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Thank you, ma'am.
>> Thank you.

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Item number seven, consider and take
action on designation of Southern Cement

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Slurry LLC to be the sole source for
liqufied

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cementuous products for Henderson
County. Commissioner Richardson, you say

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that name, that word.
[laughter]

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» Uh yes, Cord. Uh
there's a times that we're putting a

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cement product in the uh in our subs
soils and stuff to stabilize the ground

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and uh run across this uh liquefy it.
Actually, it's a a slurry that's already

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had the water go uh put in it. So, we
don't have to haul as much water. We're

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having trouble finding water uh to put
in the soil right now because

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everything's so dry. So, run across this
uh company here that that that uh makes

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a slurry and it cuts the dust down, too.
That cement dust is is not the best

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thing in the world to be breathing. So,
I'm looking at uh getting this uh super

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slurry that's already liquefied to put
on the soil. That way, we can uh blend

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it in and uh when we reclaim the roads.
court questions.

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It is hard to find even in good times
when we got lots of water. It's getting

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harder that um we're able to access
because it does take a large volume of

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water in this process, does it not?
>> Yes, sir.

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» Okay.
>> This just speeds it up a little bit

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where we've already got it wet and don't
take quite as much to go in there and

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work it, get the road laid down a lot
quicker. So I know one of the biggest

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complaints we have is the dust. So
we cut that down a little bit.

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» Court further discussion
hearing. None. Entertain a motion.

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» So move to approve.
>> I'll second the motion. Motion made by

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Commissioner Richson and second by
Commissioner McCann to approve the

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designation of Southern Cement Slurry
LLC to be the sole source for liqufied

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cementuous
products for Henderson County. Is there

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any further discussion? All those in
favor? Passes unanimously.

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Item number eight is consider and take
action to accept elected official bond

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for the tax assessor collector to be
filed with the county clerk's office.

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Miss Monk.
>> Yeah, this is just the standard

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procedure since the bond is payable to
the court.

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» Courts.

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If not, entertain a motion.
>> So move to approve.

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» I'll second the motion.
>> Motion made by Commissioner Spivey and

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second by Commissioner Richardson to
accept the elected officials bond for

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the tax assessor collector to be filed
with the county clerk's office. Any

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further discussion? All those in favor?
Passes unanimously.

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Item number nine is consider and take
action on the Henderson County Emergency

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Service District number 7 fiscal year
2025 annual financial statement in

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according with HB 3764 for filing
purposes only court. This was submitted

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these financials for number seven were
submitted um actually a couple of months

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ago to us. There was some discussions
that were had in the interim concerning

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the affidavit. Um

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yeah, consider considering the affidavit
and we feel pretty confident in what is

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presented from the audit office. You
have your office has reviewed and has

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put
stamp of approval on. Correct.

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Okay.

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Court
questions

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if not entertain a motion.
>> I'll make the motion.

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» Second.
>> Motion made by Commissioner McCam and

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second by Commissioner Tulie to accept
the Henderson County Emergency Service

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District number 7 fiscal year 2025
annual financial statement in accordance

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with HB 3764
for filing purposes only. Is there any

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further discussion?
>> I would I would like to say that this

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was in before the June 1st deadline.
>> Correct.

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» And the uh the questions about the
affidavit were a wording question

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uh where the wording in the affidavit
kind of gave a if you was looking at it

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in legal terms kind of gave a kind of a
wishy-washy

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uh view of it. And so we got that fixed.
>> Yes. and but uh this was turned in

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before the June 1st deadline.
>> Yes, sir.

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Any further comments?
All those in favor of the motion? Passes

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unanimously.
Item 10 is consider and take action on

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the Henderson County Emergency Emergency
Services District number 11 fiscal year

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2024 and 2025 annual financial statement
in accordance with HB 3764

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for filing purposes only. uh court. This
u affidavit came in before September 1

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and has met review from the county
auditor's office and is ready to go.

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Commissioners, are there any questions
or discussion points?

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I know some of the discussion, some of
the questions we've had from uh the

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public and constituents is a lot of them
think the September 1st date or the June

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1st date is when removal, but it they're
due June 1st.

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If they're not in before September the
1st, then the the the president and the

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secretary treasure have to be removed
from the ESD. And this was turned in

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before
that date al before the September date

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also. So
>> yes

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and one um very strong point of of
discussion that has been the last couple

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of years is in that section of law it
does speak of the automatic removal of

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the president and the treasurer in many
cases secretary treasurer depending how

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they have them uh constituted.
That removal is does occur in law, but

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through many discussions with the county
attorney and we we got um very detailed

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in it the last couple of weeks, the hold
over position provision within the Texas

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Constitution keeps them in place until
they a qualified successor is seated. Is

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that not correct?
>> That's correct.

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» Okay. Um, you know, I don't concede
arguments pretty easily and I've fought

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that one for a long time. But, um, I
will concede that the president and

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treasurers are still able to continue
their functions until replaced by the

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court.
So, I wanted to say that publicly.

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And I'd like to say also too that uh we
have to appoint 55

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» 55 of these commissioners. We have 11
ESDs.

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We have very few volunteers.
Most of these people, we call them

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volunteers, but they were approached.
They didn't they didn't volunteer.

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They were approached and agreed to do
it. So, I mean, if we have anybody out

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in the public that is willing to take
some of these jobs, we'd sure like to

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have some names.
They're few and hard to come between.

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These guys have to do lots of work. Uh
the regulations have increased yearly on

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the things that they have to do and uh
you know that that are required by law

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just like he just stated. They're
required by law that they do these

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things and uh you know they have to have
websites and they have to do you know

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somebody's got to maintain that. Uh
these guys are volunteers. They're doing

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it on their own time and you know some
of them are just like us. They have

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family situations that come up. They
have job situations that come up. They

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they have all kind of life situations
that come up and they may get behind on

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some things. But I'd be willing to take
some names if anybody gives my office a

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call and would like to volunteer for
some of these jobs.

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One of the presidents of the ES one of
my ESDs told me Friday that he puts in

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30 yards a week on his ESD.

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Well, it the demands have grown along
with um

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the advalorum tax that is collected. Um
you know, they're they're up totally

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collectively almost up to $8 million.
>> So, I mean, we appreciate that's a

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responsibility that they take on that is
daunting.

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» And we we've been uh adamant that they
get things turned in over the last

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couple of years. got most of them caught
up. Some of them were behind. They're

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all caught up on on their uh audits and
financials, which they don't all have to

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have a full-blown audit unless they
bring in $250,000

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or have debt of $250,000.
Then they only have to turn in a

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compiled uh financial. Anything above
that, then it's an audit. And uh so

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like she said uh these guys spend a lot
of time at it and they they want to make

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our fire departments as best as they can
be and uh you know as well as I do that

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they can't get by on uh barbecue and
boots anymore.

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So, but it is a substantial amount of
tax money that has to be kept up with

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and and uh
we try we've tried in the last couple

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years to make sure that those financials
and audits have been turned in.

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» Court, further discussion?
>> If not, entertain a motion.

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I'd like to make a motion to uh accept
the uh emergency service district number

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11 fiscal year 202425
annual financial statement in accordance

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with HP 3764
for filing purposes only.

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» I'll second his motion. Motion made by
Commissioner Richardson and second by

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Commissioner Spidey to accept the
Henderson County Emergency Service

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District number 11 fiscal year 2024 2025
annual financial statement in accordance

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with HB 3764 for filing purposes only.
Any further discussion? All those in

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favor? Passes unanimously.

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Item number 11 is for a public hearing
that was scheduled to be at 9:15.

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This is to discuss the proposed 2026 tax
rate for the 2027 Henderson County

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budget. Court, can we have a motion to
move into public hearing?

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» I'd like to make a motion to move into
public hearing at 9:39.

421
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:43,359
» Second. Motion made by Commissioner
Richardson, second by Commissioner Tulie

422
00:36:40,079 --> 00:36:48,880
to move into public hearing at 9:39. All
those in favor passes unanimously. At

423
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:55,440
this time, we have moved into public
hearing on the proposed tax on the

424
00:36:52,000 --> 00:37:02,640
proposed tax rate. Uh at this time, uh
Mr. Ronnie Lawrence, um comm former

425
00:36:59,359 --> 00:37:06,880
commissioner Mr. Ronnie Lawrence is
here. Mr. Lawrence, you uh if you would

426
00:37:05,359 --> 00:37:08,960
give your address and again your name
for the record. And we got three

427
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:16,560
minutes.
>> I'm Ronnie Lawrence, 10276

428
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:21,680
County Road 3405 in Brownsboro.
Judge, commissioners, I'd like to start

429
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:27,520
out say I I realize what y'all go
through trying to balance this budget

430
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:33,839
and figure out a tax rate, but you
killing us old retired people. Now we

431
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:38,960
and as y'all know very well, Henderson
County is a retirement center, you might

432
00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:44,880
say.
I know our

433
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:52,400
homesteads are frozen, but for people
like me that has other interest, uh not

434
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:58,320
only is the tax rate, but the killing us
the uh appraisals go up and hopefully

435
00:37:55,680 --> 00:38:04,000
with two new members, maybe we can get
that straightened out. I can't remember

436
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:08,720
a year since I retired that they hadn't
went up on my appraisals. Not the same

437
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:13,599
ones every year, but if it don't do this
one, they do the other one. And then in

438
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:19,680
the past when I sit up there where y'all
are, when the appraisals went up, we was

439
00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:24,400
able to lower our taxes. Y'all did just
the opposite. Y'all, we raise the

440
00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:30,000
appraisals and y'all go up on the taxes.
Uh I'm asking y'all to reconsider that.

441
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:36,640
I know it's probably too late, but uh
anyway, some of us has had a hard time

442
00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:42,160
with it. So, thank you for your time.
>> Thank you, Commissioner.

443
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:45,400
» Is there anyone else wishing to speak at
this time?

444
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:54,680
I will ask one more.

445
00:38:56,079 --> 00:39:04,400
This is the last opportunity to speak on
the proposed 2026 tax rate. Is there

446
00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:11,760
anyone else?
If not court, we have a motion to close

447
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:15,359
public hearing on the tax rate.
>> I'll make the motion to close public

448
00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:19,920
hearing at 9:42.
>> Second. Motion made by Commissioner

449
00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:28,160
Spivey and second by Commissioner Tulie
to close public hearing on the 2026 tax

450
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:33,440
rate at 9:42. All those in favor? Passes
unanimously.

451
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:39,760
Item 12 is an additional public hearing
that was scheduled for 9:20 and this is

452
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:43,920
to discuss the 2027 county budget for
Henderson County Court. Can we have a

453
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:50,119
motion to move back into public hearing
at this time?

454
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,119
» So move

455
00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:58,720
second. Motion made by Commissioner
Tulie, second by Commissioner Richardson

456
00:39:56,240 --> 00:40:04,560
to convene back into public hearing to
discuss the 2027 county budget for

457
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:08,359
Henderson County at I'm waiting for the
clock to click to 9:43.

458
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:16,720
At 9:43
all those in favor passes unanimously.

459
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:23,680
We have now returned into o into public
sess session for public hearing to

460
00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:30,079
discuss the 2027 county budget for
Henderson County. Is there anyone that

461
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:33,400
wishes to speak toward the proposed 2027
county budget

462
00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:51,040
4246 County Road 4607
I just want to say thank you. I've sat

463
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:55,359
through some of your workshops. I've sat
through several meet uh commissioners

464
00:40:53,520 --> 00:41:00,400
courts about the budget. I see you
grimace when you have to say this is

465
00:40:57,839 --> 00:41:04,560
what we got to do to make make sure our
county is great. Thank you for all

466
00:41:02,319 --> 00:41:09,119
you've done and thank you for the I'm
going to say millions of hours you spent

467
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:13,760
not just in court and not just in
workshops but alone with the paperwork

468
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:16,800
studying to see what can we do to make
it better. So I just want to say thank

469
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:20,200
you very much.
>> Thank you ma'am.

470
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:26,119
Is there anyone else that wishes to
speak at this time?

471
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:39,760
I'll make one final call. Anyone wishing
to speak in regards to the 2027 county

472
00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:43,839
budget?
Seeing that no one has put forward, can

473
00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:48,000
we have a motion to close public
hearing?

474
00:41:45,119 --> 00:41:50,720
» I move we close public hearing at 9:44.
I second [snorts]

475
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:55,760
» motion made by Commissioner Tulie and
second by Commissioner Spivey to close

476
00:41:52,880 --> 00:42:02,319
public hearing at 9:44. All those in
favor? Passes unanimously.

477
00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:09,440
Item 13 is consider and take action to
adopt the preservation and restoration

478
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:15,599
records plans for the county and
district clerks for the 2027

479
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:22,400
budget. court we have before us today in
this process is the um preservations and

480
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:27,920
rec and restoration records plan. These
both these plans have gone through

481
00:42:24,720 --> 00:42:35,040
various name changes over the years. Uh
this is a budget for the expenditure of

482
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:40,880
funds to do exactly what it says here in
the name. Um these fees are added to

483
00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:46,400
each filings for the long-term
preservation. And as we said the

484
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:50,640
restoration of some documents
this has been in place for a very long

485
00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:56,760
time
on 20 years I suppose court are there

486
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,760
any questions

487
00:42:57,680 --> 00:43:04,240
miss right there's this is a part of
yours do you have anything you wish to

488
00:43:02,079 --> 00:43:07,240
say in it
okay

489
00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:16,160
court if there's no questions or
comments entertain a motion.

490
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:21,359
» I did I I have one question. The uh like
on uh

491
00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:26,000
uh
county clerk's official office fee,

492
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:30,160
these are the fees if you come and
request this information that you have

493
00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:35,200
to pay.
So if I come

494
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:40,800
uh let's just say I request cattle
brands, it c it's $1.

495
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:44,720
That's that. Yeah, that's the fee that
we charge. It's in the fee that we

496
00:43:43,119 --> 00:43:49,599
charge for the the grants.
>> Okay.

497
00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:52,880
» That $1 is solely for the preservation
portion. The fee will be higher.

498
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:56,640
» Okay.
>> But this is the fee paid for the

499
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:59,760
preservation.
>> Okay. This is the fee for the

500
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:04,440
preservation.
>> Yes, sir. Yeah.

501
00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:04,440
» Just like you see. Yes.

502
00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:13,200
» Court. Further questions?
Discussion

503
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:16,400
entertain a motion.
>> So move to approve.

504
00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:20,720
» I'll second the motion.
>> Motion made by Commissioner Spivey and

505
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:25,920
second by Commissioner McCam to adopt
the preservation and restoration records

506
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:32,880
plan for the county and district clerks
as presented for the 2027

507
00:44:29,119 --> 00:44:39,920
county budget. Any further discussion?
All those in favor? Passes unanimously.

508
00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:46,000
Item 14, consider and take action to
adopt the 2027 county budget for

509
00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:51,400
Henderson County that for the median
valued homestead property valued at

510
00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:51,400
$211,86

511
00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:58,760
would pay a property tax of
approximately

512
00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:58,760
$72.39

513
00:44:59,119 --> 00:45:06,040
in property taxes for the current fiscal
year. $727.75

514
00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:18,079
in property taxes under the proposed
2027 budget and $690.87

515
00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:25,359
in property taxes under a no new revenue
tax rate in court.

516
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:30,240
This layout is what is required in
statute and there are so many different

517
00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:36,079
layouts that we have. You have this one
on the median value and then the the

518
00:45:33,839 --> 00:45:43,440
posting that is put forth by the tax
assessor collector is on the average.

519
00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:50,400
There are over the last six years the
legislature has pushed very hard to put

520
00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:57,280
all the information out for the property
owners um to get them a more clear

521
00:45:53,920 --> 00:46:01,119
understanding of what's happening. Now
from my perspective I think they have

522
00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:06,240
muddied the water quite a bit because of
using median which definition of median

523
00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:12,480
is that property that's right dead
center among all the properties versus

524
00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:21,599
the average which would be probably 2/3
up. So um in their effort

525
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:27,920
to make things clearer
they have also um muddied the water a

526
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:32,640
little bit. So with our discussions here
today, what we have been through with

527
00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:37,040
the the budget,
I want to say that we have seen some

528
00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:44,000
demands
this year that uh we haven't seen

529
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:49,920
before. Um we have two municipalities u
police departments that are u one is

530
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:56,800
non-existent other one is under intense
trouble um as far as being able to um

531
00:46:54,160 --> 00:47:00,960
exercise certain functions
and even though that they are

532
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:08,400
municipalities the constitutional
responsibility for law enforcement falls

533
00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:12,640
upon our county sheriff and it is
difficult

534
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:16,880
when you sit up here in these positions
and look at it. I know when I was

535
00:47:15,119 --> 00:47:21,760
commissioner looking at it, well, we've
got our roads to take care of. They've

536
00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:24,960
got their roads to take care of. It's a
little bit different when you're talking

537
00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:29,680
about law enforcement. Law enforcement
doesn't know just jurisdictional

538
00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:35,200
boundaries, especially within the um
sheriff's realm. Uh this budget

539
00:47:33,599 --> 00:47:40,480
has uh [sighs and gasps]
taken on several other responsibilities

540
00:47:38,240 --> 00:47:46,079
that um go along with it. We're
increasing um our support to the um

541
00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:52,160
crimes against children, the CAC uh not
only with um the building expansion, but

542
00:47:49,520 --> 00:47:58,880
also with the additional investigator
there. That program has been absolutely

543
00:47:55,520 --> 00:48:03,839
phenomenal. It is a program that um is
modeled across the state now. It's one

544
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:09,920
of the very first and honestly probably
one of the most successful. Um

545
00:48:07,359 --> 00:48:17,520
it's sad when you think of just how much
that has grown in four years. No, six

546
00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:23,359
years I believe it's gone from zero to
seven sheriff seven investigators.

547
00:48:21,119 --> 00:48:28,480
And it's
something that

548
00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:33,920
we wish we did not have to do, but it is
something that we must do.

549
00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:38,800
Oh, there are so many other things in
court. I'll I'll let y'all chime in on

550
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:47,200
um your points of view on this budget.
we were able to give a a 3% raise to the

551
00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:54,160
um employees here um with this budget
after u much consternation.

552
00:48:51,520 --> 00:49:00,280
So Cord I I'll invite conversation
discussion of your points of view on the

553
00:48:56,800 --> 00:49:00,280
27 budget.

554
00:49:00,559 --> 00:49:06,960
I did I did just a little bit of
research over the last few days because

555
00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:12,160
I'm concerned just like everybody else
about having to raise tax rates. I mean

556
00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:17,440
it's we all feel we live here too. We we
had to pay the same taxes as everybody

557
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:23,440
else that has to pay here.
But going down through the years

558
00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:29,359
like like the speaker said earlier the
the the appraisal values have risen but

559
00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:37,960
along with those appraisal values
rising. This is my 10th year.

560
00:49:33,119 --> 00:49:37,960
When I started we was at 47.

561
00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:45,760
Today we're at 33.
So as they have increased, we have

562
00:49:43,839 --> 00:49:53,440
decreased
and we've decreased to a number now that

563
00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:58,240
really puts us in a position of not
being able to supply services that and

564
00:49:56,000 --> 00:50:03,119
that's what we do is we're a service
provider.

565
00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:09,520
We've got down to that level
where our growth is not

566
00:50:07,359 --> 00:50:14,400
correlating
with how much we've dropped taxes over

567
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:22,079
the last 10 years. I mean, we went from
047 to point today 33. So that's 14

568
00:50:18,559 --> 00:50:29,119
cents we went down on on taxes.
Along with that, Henderson County gains

569
00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:35,839
a,000 people a year.
Every year we're we're at a growth rate

570
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:42,240
of 1.89 1.9%.
So we we gain about a thousand residents

571
00:50:38,319 --> 00:50:47,200
a year. Along with those thousand,
just like I said a while ago, we provide

572
00:50:44,319 --> 00:50:52,160
services. Those thousand people need
services.

573
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:57,440
So, in the last eight years since the
census was taken, last seven years,

574
00:50:54,079 --> 00:51:04,559
let's say 27, we've gained 7,000
residences in Henderson County. So,

575
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:10,480
we're up in that what uh 87 88,000
range.

576
00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:16,800
Uh we've been able to do some really
good things in the county without asking

577
00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:21,839
for more tax money.
Just a few. for example

578
00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:27,040
that we that we've done the one he just
talked about a while ago the P25 radio

579
00:51:24,319 --> 00:51:34,160
system that was a huge expense for the
county I know back in 20 whenever the

580
00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:37,440
jail was was built
>> oh

581
00:51:35,119 --> 00:51:42,720
» it was a $20 million project
>> in 8 um it was 12

582
00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:50,599
» and the county bonded eight
>> it was it was close to a $12 million

583
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:50,599
project this radio system alone

584
00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:58,400
is in that range.
And we were we we were able to do it

585
00:51:55,920 --> 00:52:02,880
with the way we paid for it as a as they
we paid for it as they completed work.

586
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:09,119
We were able to do it without having to
go out for a bond or go out for tax

587
00:52:05,440 --> 00:52:14,240
money. It's an $8 million project.
This year, we've had it about seven or

588
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:20,240
eight years now. This year we got hit
with a an upgrade which anybody in the

589
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:25,280
computer business which a P25 digital
system is a computer operated system.

590
00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:32,559
It's something the federal government
has pushed since uh the Twin Towers

591
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:37,440
that they want law enforcement agencies
to be able to talk to each other. They

592
00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:41,760
found that out in New York that they
couldn't do that. All these agencies

593
00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:46,880
were talking on
different channels.

594
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:51,680
So, they pushed that system. We were
able to do that without asking for any

595
00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:58,599
other extra tax money. This year, we got
hit with an upgrade, which is a computer

596
00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:58,599
system upgrade of $1.2 million.

597
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:10,079
And it cost $850,000
a year every year from here on out to

598
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:16,720
maintain this system just in
maintainance. The county owns the

599
00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:22,480
system. We own five towers.
We uh we we we own all five towers. We

600
00:53:20,559 --> 00:53:26,400
we lease some of the property that we
have them sitting on, but we own all

601
00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:31,680
five towers.
So, that was that was a a big

602
00:53:28,319 --> 00:53:36,880
expenditure that we was able to do. I
know the sheriff has has been proud of

603
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:40,240
it. Uh I know all the departments that
have it, it has some glitches just like

604
00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:46,880
anything else when you move to something
new, but it's a lifesaver.

605
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:52,720
It's a lifesaver. These guys can talk to
each other inside buildings. they can

606
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:58,160
talk to each other under these trees uh
that we have in parts of this county and

607
00:53:55,760 --> 00:54:03,680
it it it has been a lifesaver and it
will be a lifesaver. So I don't know

608
00:54:00,319 --> 00:54:07,599
what what price we put on that anyway.
Uh we were able to buy the farmer's

609
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:11,200
building over by the sheriff's
department.

610
00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:15,359
Uh, we were able to buy the come and
take it building. That's going to be the

611
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:20,640
elections department.
And it was cheaper to buy the come and

612
00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:25,760
take it and remodel it than it was to
remodel the building they're in right

613
00:54:22,160 --> 00:54:30,880
now to meet the election standards that
put out by the state. You know, some of

614
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:34,079
the things that you have to have the uh
public's got to be able to view when

615
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:38,160
you're counting. So, you have to have
windows and everything. I mean, uh, the

616
00:54:36,240 --> 00:54:43,040
storage areas and all that. And I know
she can uh our elections director could

617
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:47,920
speak on that all day long, but it was
cheaper for us to buy that building than

618
00:54:45,359 --> 00:54:52,800
have to redo the other building. And the
other building will hopefully eventually

619
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:58,559
be moved as a as a fire marshal. That's
where he will be uh positioned. Uh he's

620
00:54:55,920 --> 00:55:03,599
in a storage room up here right now. So,
and has been for years.

621
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:08,880
Uh we were able to buy the bank building
in Seven Points. And if you've ever been

622
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:14,559
to the one the the [snorts] tax office
and the constipal's office and JP Court

623
00:55:11,119 --> 00:55:18,319
in Seven Point, it's in need of repair.
We were able to buy that building and

624
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:24,640
that building will be the Henderson
Court and tax office

625
00:55:22,400 --> 00:55:31,520
and eventually we hope to put a vote
center there and we also next year part

626
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:35,520
of this tax uh
part of this budget is put one in

627
00:55:33,440 --> 00:55:43,119
chamber. So we'll have a vote center in
Chandler and a vote center in 7point. Uh

628
00:55:38,319 --> 00:55:48,720
we had have to do that because uh
the state has changed the election days

629
00:55:46,079 --> 00:55:54,000
to where now next year uh they will have
to vote on Sunday. So the church is out.

630
00:55:52,319 --> 00:56:00,319
If you're doing early voting in in a
church uh building or in one of their uh

631
00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:05,119
gyms or whatever, the church is out.
Can't vote down there on Sunday.

632
00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:12,720
And uh the community center in Chandler
is uh a nice building, but the parking

633
00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:17,280
is is is not conducive to elections
and uh it's it's dangerous down there.

634
00:56:15,119 --> 00:56:23,040
Try to get back out on the highway. Uh
Seven Points is about the same way. So,

635
00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:28,000
we will have a vote center and that
building can be used all year long to

636
00:56:24,960 --> 00:56:33,119
vote in and then it can be used for uh
you know public meetings on any on other

637
00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:36,640
occasions, but it'll just be a wide open
building that that has a couple of

638
00:56:34,640 --> 00:56:42,240
bathrooms in it for the for the election
workers. We were able to do air

639
00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:46,960
conditions on all these buildings that
y'all if y'all have air condition at

640
00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:51,680
home, you know what that cost. We were
able to do all of that on these

641
00:56:48,720 --> 00:56:57,440
buildings. uh in town. We're able to
upgrade a lot of things at the jail do

642
00:56:54,240 --> 00:57:00,960
with video and the locking systems. Uh
utilities.

643
00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:07,520
We've decreased the utilities at the
jail from upwards of $20,000 a month to

644
00:57:05,200 --> 00:57:12,400
down around 11,000
with some of the upgrades we made at the

645
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:19,319
jail that that were in the $1.2 or $3
million range. So over over the years,

646
00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:19,319
that's going to save us

647
00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:29,799
And we still not been in debt, any kind
of debt since 2016.

648
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:29,799
We have no debt.

649
00:57:30,160 --> 00:57:37,520
Like I said, we we gain a thousand
residents a year.

650
00:57:34,720 --> 00:57:43,440
We we were able to give our employees
raises over the years, a few raises to

651
00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:48,319
keep Henderson County relevant.
We're not competitive

652
00:57:46,559 --> 00:57:53,680
with the outside world, which I don't
think government should be, but we are

653
00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:58,160
relevant and and people want to work for
Henderson County. You've got to keep

654
00:57:55,599 --> 00:58:04,559
employees. Like we said while ago, we're
a service organization.

655
00:58:01,359 --> 00:58:08,880
The only ones of us that do manual work
is the guys that work for Road and

656
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:13,359
Bridge and Magnets. Everything else is
service. We supply service to the

657
00:58:11,440 --> 00:58:17,140
public.
So, I don't think [clears throat]

658
00:58:17,359 --> 00:58:25,520
that we spend our money frivolously.
I think we try to protect Henderson

659
00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:29,200
County money. We've had to make some
hard decisions.

660
00:58:27,359 --> 00:58:35,040
We've got some things that came this
year that we wouldn't wasn't expecting.

661
00:58:32,559 --> 00:58:39,839
Uh, and I but I don't think we throw
money at stuff. I don't think we just

662
00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:44,319
spend money to be spending money. And I
think with our tax rate the way it is,

663
00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:49,839
that shows that we've been protective of
that money. I don't I [clears throat]

664
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:54,640
don't like to compare.
And y'all know that whenever whenever

665
00:58:52,000 --> 00:59:01,280
everybody comes in asking for stuff when
we have our budget meetings, everybody

666
00:58:58,079 --> 00:59:06,880
wants to compare Henderson County to
Smith County to Kaufman County to

667
00:59:04,240 --> 00:59:11,359
Anderson County. And we don't I don't
like that

668
00:59:08,880 --> 00:59:16,480
because we we offer different things in
each county. But I did go back and

669
00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:21,119
compare
and I just I just did the comparison

670
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:28,720
with the counties that touch Henderson
County

671
00:59:23,040 --> 00:59:34,079
and I see Vanzant County tax rate at 37.
They're asking for 42. That's what

672
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:39,440
they're uh they're asking for this year.
42. Anderson County down below us is at

673
00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:47,440
49.
NEA County beside us is at 42. Kaufman

674
00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:55,280
County is at 37.
Smith County, no, Kaufman County is at

675
00:59:50,880 --> 01:00:02,880
41. Smith County is at 37.
Cherokee County is at 049.

676
00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:08,240
And Henderson County is at 34.
So the closest one to us is Smith County

677
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:12,559
at 37.
We're

678
01:00:09,839 --> 01:00:17,359
6, seven, 15 cents less than the rest of
them.

679
01:00:14,480 --> 01:00:22,160
So I think we spend a lot of time trying
to manage our not being in debt. We like

680
01:00:19,680 --> 01:00:27,440
I said earlier, we're still not in debt.
Henderson County has no debt.

681
01:00:25,119 --> 01:00:30,640
I looked at the those are the counties
that touch us. I also looked and I said,

682
01:00:29,280 --> 01:00:34,319
"Well, a lot of those counties are
smaller or way bigger or whatever." So,

683
01:00:32,480 --> 01:00:41,920
I looked at the four counties in Texas
that have 80,000 people, 80 to 90,000

684
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:50,000
people populations.
Orange County is at 49.

685
01:00:46,319 --> 01:00:55,440
Corel County is at 044.
Angelina County is at 045.

686
01:00:53,599 --> 01:01:02,000
And again, Henderson County, what we're
asking for this year is 34.

687
01:01:00,079 --> 01:01:06,079
So,
I think over the years, and this has not

688
01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:10,720
been a lot of years, not just the years
I've been here, this has been a lot of

689
01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:16,557
years. I think the county has been
protective of the taxpayers money. I

690
01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:20,240
think we've done a lot of things that a
[clears throat] lot of counties would

691
01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:24,720
have had to go out for debt in. We were
able to structure the payments where we

692
01:01:22,799 --> 01:01:31,359
could pay it over two or three year
period and not have to go into debt. we

693
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:36,480
we were able to uh have enough in our
fund balance

694
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:42,160
to pay for some of this stuff and still
not be and still not have too much in

695
01:01:40,079 --> 01:01:46,480
there.
uh we were able to move our fund balance

696
01:01:44,559 --> 01:01:52,240
to a 20%
and it instead of a 10%

697
01:01:49,359 --> 01:01:56,559
which would allow us to operate if
something were to happen, you know, if a

698
01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:59,920
tornado would were to come through.
We've seen that in counties beside us.

699
01:01:58,319 --> 01:02:07,200
We've seen it in our county what it
cost. Uh you're talking about millions

700
01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:10,880
if you have a major disaster, flood. Our
our two biggest would be flood or

701
01:02:09,119 --> 01:02:13,880
tornado.
So,

702
01:02:14,480 --> 01:02:25,359
I think we've I think we've done
the things we we needed to do to keep

703
01:02:23,040 --> 01:02:30,040
the tax rate low,
but we've brought it to the point

704
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:41,040
to where we we can't go any lower
without removing services. And that's

705
01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:45,599
what we are a service provider.
and to do some of the things that we

706
01:02:42,799 --> 01:02:50,000
want to do that we think will help
Henderson County

707
01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:54,960
in the future. That's what we're all
looking for is the future. We can't

708
01:02:51,760 --> 01:03:01,359
think about today or yesterday. We got
to think about growth in the future.

709
01:02:57,839 --> 01:03:05,119
And with this with this increase, it'll
help us be able to do some of the things

710
01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:11,680
I think the county
has to have, not wants. I I mean we

711
01:03:09,040 --> 01:03:17,280
don't just want it. I think we need it.
We need the vote center in Chandler. We

712
01:03:13,680 --> 01:03:23,920
need the vote center in seven points. We
have we need the radio system. That's

713
01:03:21,039 --> 01:03:30,240
going to be a cost every year.
We probably going to need

714
01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:36,799
the uh the deputies that were added
probably just just because of response

715
01:03:32,559 --> 01:03:42,240
time because it's a long response time
when you have to go around the lake to

716
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:47,200
get anywhere over in that area.
And that's that's our main concern is

717
01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:52,240
response time in that area.
But I know appraisals are up. Mine are

718
01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:56,880
up too at my house.
But our taxes have gone down over the

719
01:03:54,480 --> 01:04:00,799
years.
But we've got to the level that we we

720
01:03:59,039 --> 01:04:07,839
have to start making decisions to be
able to operate. And I think that

721
01:04:03,359 --> 01:04:15,200
decision today is that one that right at
1% increase

722
01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:19,599
or not one percent, one penny.
So

723
01:04:17,039 --> 01:04:23,039
that's all I've got to say.
court.

724
01:04:20,880 --> 01:04:28,160
» I had some notes, but he's touched on
mine. Thank you, Commissioner McCam.

725
01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:33,520
» Commissioner.
>> Yeah, I think you did a a great job,

726
01:04:30,079 --> 01:04:40,480
Commissioner McKim, on the ones that um
that really uh impacted this this

727
01:04:36,319 --> 01:04:49,520
budget. the uh as was stated by uh Judge
McKenna on the $211,000 home, you know,

728
01:04:45,039 --> 01:04:56,720
that's the medium home, but you that um
for a person that has a $200,000 home

729
01:04:51,920 --> 01:05:01,599
value in 2025 would have paid 662.
this year if this tax increase or or you

730
01:05:00,559 --> 01:05:09,520
want [clears throat] to call it a tax
increase goes to 344

731
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:15,119
I'm sorry 34 would pay $686.93
that's $23.94

732
01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:19,680
and I understand to some that's a you
know like a $100 or $1,000 but that's

733
01:05:17,599 --> 01:05:25,119
$23
and you're getting a million dollar

734
01:05:22,720 --> 01:05:30,000
radio system and that doesn't seem like
nothing to anybody But what it does what

735
01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:35,119
it does is it gets you a when you call
911, it gets you a sheriff uh deputy to

736
01:05:33,039 --> 01:05:40,799
your house immediately. Not when you
want one, when you need one. Um the

737
01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:46,880
$800,000. So you're talking almost a
$200 a $200 million radio upgrade. All

738
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:53,680
the roofs on every county building have
been upgraded. Uh a million dollars

739
01:05:49,839 --> 01:05:58,880
worth of vehicles probably. um a child
advocacy center that some [snorts]

740
01:05:55,839 --> 01:06:04,079
people say, "Well, I don't use that." Um
but it's a need in Henderson County.

741
01:06:01,200 --> 01:06:08,160
when you sat here uh for myself over the
last eight years and listen to the

742
01:06:06,160 --> 01:06:14,799
numbers that we have of that comes
across through these uh advoc advocacy

743
01:06:11,520 --> 01:06:20,799
uh places of how many child uh molesters
or or um crimes that are committed

744
01:06:17,760 --> 01:06:25,960
against child children uh is a need in
Henderson County. the um

745
01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:36,720
the our insurance uh for the county, not
employee insurance, but county insurance

746
01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:41,599
on our buildings, on our cars, uh that
kind of stuff, you know, continuously

747
01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:48,160
increases the uh in road and bridge. I
know the diesel prices are up, uh, gas

748
01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:54,559
is up, steel is has gone through the
roof uh, since co and I can tell you

749
01:06:53,039 --> 01:07:00,240
that
I think this uh, gentleman had a half a

750
01:06:56,720 --> 01:07:06,400
million to $750,000
uh, home on the water

751
01:07:02,559 --> 01:07:11,920
and he paid $7,500
in uh, in taxes. That was total taxes.

752
01:07:09,920 --> 01:07:16,319
$5,200 of that went to a school
district.

753
01:07:13,760 --> 01:07:20,240
And in my office, we he uh he paid
$93.84.

754
01:07:18,240 --> 01:07:26,240
Now, this was a couple of years ago.
$93.84 cents to Roaden Bridge. That

755
01:07:23,680 --> 01:07:31,760
won't even get you a bucket of material.
Plus, you have to divide that by four.

756
01:07:28,799 --> 01:07:39,440
So, we divide that $100 and everybody
gets 25 bucks. So, uh I believe that it

757
01:07:36,079 --> 01:07:45,280
was um the 3.6. You can do the math.
Yes, there it was a three 3.6% increase,

758
01:07:42,799 --> 01:07:49,920
but when you get down into the into the
budget, into the notes and uh into the

759
01:07:48,319 --> 01:07:54,880
things that that we've done, you know,
over the as Commissioner McCam said over

760
01:07:52,559 --> 01:08:00,640
the last uh probably I'm going to say 10
or 12 years, the tax rates gone down

761
01:07:57,200 --> 01:08:07,119
almost 15 to 20 cents. So, I can assure
you that that uh my counterparts here

762
01:08:03,039 --> 01:08:11,039
and myself uh not wanting to to raise
the taxes, but it's called a cost of

763
01:08:09,280 --> 01:08:16,239
living and and it's the cost of doing
the job that you want. Now, if we went

764
01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:20,719
out and cut services and cut this and
cut the sheriff's department and cut the

765
01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:26,480
fire departments and and cut uh the
county clerks,

766
01:08:22,719 --> 01:08:33,520
we'd be griped at too. So to not do a
whole uh cutting and to take $25

767
01:08:31,920 --> 01:08:38,719
um
and improve our our county for what our

768
01:08:36,480 --> 01:08:44,640
county does, I think our commissioner's
court now and our commissioner's court

769
01:08:41,279 --> 01:08:48,480
prior uh have has done a heck of a job
to keep to keep Henderson County

770
01:08:46,480 --> 01:08:52,560
debtree. And commissioner, I'm going to
think that uh during budget, Judge

771
01:08:50,799 --> 01:08:59,040
McKenna said that we've been debtree
since 2014.

772
01:08:54,719 --> 01:09:05,799
uh maybe not 2016, but uh I'll yield to
everybody else and uh thank you uh court

773
01:09:01,520 --> 01:09:05,799
for doing the job well done.

774
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:13,759
» I just want to say I have phone calls
quite a bit about people's taxes and

775
01:09:12,239 --> 01:09:18,880
stuff
and a lot of people don't understand

776
01:09:16,719 --> 01:09:24,159
that Henderson County collects the taxes
for all these different entities. You

777
01:09:20,960 --> 01:09:28,560
write out your check to Henderson County
And you wouldn't believe how many people

778
01:09:25,920 --> 01:09:33,040
think that we get all that money to work
on the roads or for the sheriff's

779
01:09:30,480 --> 01:09:37,839
department stuff. The tax assessor
collector has to divvy that up and send

780
01:09:34,960 --> 01:09:42,223
it to everybody that we collect for. So
the tax rate that we're proposing today

781
01:09:40,319 --> 01:09:46,239
is only for Henderson County taxes
[snorts]

782
01:09:42,880 --> 01:09:50,560
and the road and bridge and FMFC taxes.
All the other taxes that are on your tax

783
01:09:48,080 --> 01:09:55,760
statement for the schools, the ESDs,
Trinity Valley Community College, and uh

784
01:09:53,520 --> 01:09:59,760
the cities are are not part of what
we're here today to do. That is we only

785
01:09:57,920 --> 01:10:04,560
collect it for them. They do they go
through the same process that we go

786
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:08,719
through right here to set tax rates. So,
you do pay a big lump sum to Henderson

787
01:10:06,560 --> 01:10:13,120
County, but we don't get all that money
to work with. That that goes to a lot of

788
01:10:10,560 --> 01:10:16,400
other entities and stuff also. And uh
there's a lot of people that that does

789
01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:20,159
not know that that I have to explain it
to them all the time that that money all

790
01:10:18,719 --> 01:10:23,159
that money does not go to Henderson
County.

791
01:10:23,600 --> 01:10:33,840
» I'd like to add one other thing. Um
I want to thank Commissioner Lawrence. I

792
01:10:30,800 --> 01:10:39,440
want to thank um the two individuals
that sent in emails that I received

793
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:46,800
because I want to thank you for coming
and having us um have this discussion so

794
01:10:43,679 --> 01:10:53,520
that that information is u more readily
available and clear to the public. Um,

795
01:10:49,920 --> 01:10:58,800
it has the the work that this court has
done. Um, and I wasn't going to say

796
01:10:56,080 --> 01:11:05,840
this, but the work that this court has
done over the last 28 years that I've

797
01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:12,719
been on it. This one follows that same
line that that we've done historically.

798
01:11:09,360 --> 01:11:17,280
Um, there are things that have impacted
us and it's no different. We we used to

799
01:11:15,679 --> 01:11:20,640
say all the time, it's no different than
being at the house. everybody gets

800
01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:24,560
impacted
um and everybody's got to find out a way

801
01:11:22,640 --> 01:11:31,440
to
meet those demands and um it doesn't

802
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:38,000
fall on deaf ears from the public
because uh we know we talk about

803
01:11:33,920 --> 01:11:42,640
homesteads and um in the public comments
there are more properties there are

804
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:47,360
other properties than just homesteads
and we keep that in mind as well. So, I

805
01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:54,400
just want to point out and say thank you
for the conversation and um

806
01:11:52,640 --> 01:12:01,360
the big, as you said, the big ticket
items was 500,000 for the radio, million

807
01:11:57,679 --> 01:12:07,920
for um the increases on law enforcement,
um a little over 700 for raises, um 11

808
01:12:05,199 --> 01:12:14,000
vehicles. All that comes up to just
those items there comes up to $3 million

809
01:12:11,280 --> 01:12:18,880
in that. That's not counting the
additional stuff that the commissioner

810
01:12:15,920 --> 01:12:26,040
brought up of the two vote centers, the
things that we are working from out of

811
01:12:21,120 --> 01:12:26,040
cash from um

812
01:12:26,719 --> 01:12:33,920
disciplined
savings, not just this year, but as I

813
01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:36,920
said, all the previous years.
So

814
01:12:39,120 --> 01:12:45,520
that's all I got to say.
So,

815
01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:52,400
» I'll say one more thing as Commissioner
Richardson uh brought it up is I as as

816
01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:56,960
deep dive as people uh some people have
have gone into the uh the budget and

817
01:12:55,360 --> 01:13:01,280
probably haven't they just looked at the
tax rate. But I want you to go look at

818
01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:05,600
the tax rate of a school district. You
go look at the tax rate of of the

819
01:13:03,679 --> 01:13:10,239
college. you go look at the tax rate of
the ESDs

820
01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:15,120
and and those tax those tax rates and
see where how we fit in and how

821
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:20,800
Henderson County fits in uh with those
and the money they collect. Um

822
01:13:18,960 --> 01:13:27,199
like I said while ago, a person that
paid $7,500 paid $93 to to Road and

823
01:13:24,239 --> 01:13:33,280
Bridge and uh $5,200 to a school
district. So it's um but get down in

824
01:13:30,960 --> 01:13:37,199
into those. I can assure you that this
court right here does her due diligence

825
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:41,440
and I appreciate Miss Deetsz for what
she said because she's been one of the

826
01:13:38,880 --> 01:13:49,440
ones to to be here during our uh
conversations that we've had and

827
01:13:45,440 --> 01:13:54,400
um and how how tight we'll take um if
somebody's on a fiveyear what is it five

828
01:13:51,600 --> 01:13:58,960
to sevenyear uh year span that we send
that we look at over the budget of a

829
01:13:56,400 --> 01:14:04,239
spending of how they how people spend
and try to go out there and get a $100

830
01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:08,480
or or $50 or a thousand. It just it's
just so tightknit. But anyway, I just

831
01:14:07,040 --> 01:14:13,679
appreciate the work that we that we've
done as a court and um still stay

832
01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:16,679
debtree and still brought our tax rate
down.

833
01:14:18,320 --> 01:14:26,239
» Any further comments?
Well, court um there's a couple of

834
01:14:23,679 --> 01:14:32,320
things that we need to do with the
motion on

835
01:14:29,600 --> 01:14:38,120
setting the budget. Number one is the
salary effective date being December

836
01:14:35,120 --> 01:14:38,120
27th

837
01:14:38,320 --> 01:14:46,080
which we do every year. And the other
one is is passing the budget

838
01:14:43,760 --> 01:14:50,640
categorically.
That way that we are it allows budget

839
01:14:48,960 --> 01:14:56,400
amendments to take place within the
category without having to come to

840
01:14:52,800 --> 01:15:02,679
court. Any outside of that category
um continues to come before court. Any

841
01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:14,960
other thoughts, questions, or comments
at this time concerning the 2027 county

842
01:15:12,400 --> 01:15:19,800
budget?
>> Well, if not, entertain a motion.

843
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:25,320
I'll make the motion to set the

844
01:15:25,679 --> 01:15:35,040
Oh, how's the wording on this? To adopt
the 2027 county budget for Henderson

845
01:15:32,640 --> 01:15:41,000
County
for the general fund at two at 2845760.

846
01:15:41,280 --> 01:15:46,560
» Just the budget at this time. We'll
we'll set the tax rate on the next one.

847
01:15:45,040 --> 01:15:51,000
Yes, sir. Just on the
>> to set the budget at 3434650

848
01:15:53,760 --> 01:15:59,360
right
>> with

849
01:15:55,600 --> 01:16:05,199
» categorically with the salaries uh
December 27th payroll start.

850
01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:10,880
We have a second
>> motion made by Commissioner McCam and

851
01:16:07,040 --> 01:16:18,320
second by Commissioner Tulie to approve
the amended 2027

852
01:16:14,719 --> 01:16:23,840
proposed county budget
categorically

853
01:16:20,560 --> 01:16:28,520
with a salary start date of December
27th,

854
01:16:25,520 --> 01:16:28,520
2026.

855
01:16:29,040 --> 01:16:41,800
Is there any further discussion?
If not, I will say again, thank you all

856
01:16:37,280 --> 01:16:41,800
that have been a part of this one.

857
01:16:42,480 --> 01:16:49,800
There's no further discussion. All those
in favor passes unanimously.

858
01:16:50,560 --> 01:17:01,199
Item 15, consider and take action to
adopt the 2026 tax rate for the 2027

859
01:16:57,679 --> 01:17:07,679
Henderson County budget. and each year.
I know that it looks a little off when

860
01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:14,239
you see um 2026 tax rate. Uh but that is
in effect that that is effectively what

861
01:17:11,120 --> 01:17:20,480
is actually funding the 2027 county
budget. It's a little bit of um word

862
01:17:17,440 --> 01:17:28,239
play, but we are setting the tax rate
called the 2026 year for the 2027

863
01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:34,000
budget. And um that has been a part of
this process as we have there are um

864
01:17:31,199 --> 01:17:40,239
three individual taxes that are imposed
by Henderson County. one being general

865
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:47,600
fund which handles uh everything u
except road and bridge and then those

866
01:17:44,159 --> 01:17:55,040
items that are funded through fees but
there is general fund road and bridge

867
01:17:50,719 --> 01:18:02,480
fund and um FMFC farm tomarket and flood
control. Many people often ask what is

868
01:17:57,840 --> 01:18:09,040
FMFC? It is a actual tax that was voted
on as a referendum many many years ago

869
01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:15,120
to impose in the county for um not only
county and state but it it was for

870
01:18:12,239 --> 01:18:24,320
transportation issues and it continues
to operate to this day. So court with

871
01:18:18,719 --> 01:18:29,960
that um we have a um propo have proposed
a rate of um 343465

872
01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:41,360
um broken out as general fund is 2.84576
84576

873
01:18:36,400 --> 01:18:46,920
and road and bridge fund. 017687
and farm to market flood control at

874
01:18:43,920 --> 01:18:46,920
041202.

875
01:18:47,520 --> 01:18:53,320
Again that is the cumulative rate of
343465.

876
01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:59,640
So with that court discussion, comments

877
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:04,520
and if not entertain a motion.

878
01:19:06,320 --> 01:19:17,120
I will make the motion
to approve the 2026 tax rate for the

879
01:19:13,120 --> 01:19:21,480
2027 Henderson County budget
general fund. 284576

880
01:19:22,320 --> 01:19:27,640
road and bridge fund
017687

881
01:19:30,560 --> 01:19:35,719
FMFC
0412

882
01:19:37,440 --> 01:19:42,360
equaling out to a 343465.

883
01:19:44,960 --> 01:19:52,159
I have a motion. Do we have a second?
I'll second the motion. Motion made by

884
01:19:50,719 --> 01:20:00,880
Commissioner McCam and second by
Commissioner Richardson to set the 2026

885
01:19:57,280 --> 01:20:09,640
tax rate for the 2027
Bud Henderson County budget budget as a

886
01:20:04,560 --> 01:20:09,640
cumulative rate of 343465

887
01:20:10,560 --> 01:20:20,719
with the
delineation of general fund at 284576.

888
01:20:18,159 --> 01:20:25,159
Six
road and bridge fund. 017687

889
01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:31,000
Farm to Market flood control at 0412.

890
01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:42,560
Court is there any further discussion?
If not, all those in favor?

891
01:20:39,600 --> 01:20:48,560
Passes unanimously.
Item 16 is receive financial reports

892
01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:57,800
court. These are the financial reports
from all of our courts. Uh they are will

893
01:20:52,239 --> 01:20:57,800
be available for viewing after court.

894
01:20:57,920 --> 01:21:05,679
Item 17 is consider and take action on
payroll distributions and accounts cash

895
01:21:02,239 --> 01:21:11,440
sheet of which we have none. And item 18
is consider and take action on submitted

896
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:16,880
contracts of which there are none.
Item 19 is consider and take action on

897
01:21:13,920 --> 01:21:24,000
request for rideway permits. Yes.
Precinct one has one, precinct 2,

898
01:21:19,920 --> 01:21:27,520
precinct 3 has 10 and precinct 4.
>> Commissioner SP.

899
01:21:25,280 --> 01:21:31,440
» Yes, court. This is for proposed utility
line activity with bright speed to

900
01:21:29,199 --> 01:21:36,960
install residential fiber connections
within the rightway of Jones Drive which

901
01:21:34,480 --> 01:21:46,400
is 1562
ft buried. Mason Lane 671 ft buried and

902
01:21:42,080 --> 01:21:49,040
Austin Circle 732 feet aerial.
This is just what we've been bringing to

903
01:21:47,840 --> 01:21:53,520
court. These are just some different
roads.

904
01:21:50,560 --> 01:21:57,199
» Court questions.
>> If not to entertain the motion.

905
01:21:54,960 --> 01:22:01,440
» I'd like to make the motion to approve
the proposed utility line activity with

906
01:21:59,040 --> 01:22:05,280
broadspeed to do work on the in the
rideway to the four mission roads to

907
01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:09,520
install residential fiber connections
with the commissioner's authorization

908
01:22:06,800 --> 01:22:09,520
assigned.

909
01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:14,960
We have a second.
>> Second.

910
01:22:12,560 --> 01:22:19,920
» Motion made by Commissioner Spivey,
second by Commissioner Tulie to approve

911
01:22:16,800 --> 01:22:24,159
the routeway request from Bright Speed
for the installation of residential

912
01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:28,400
fiber connections within the rideway the
aforementioned locations with the county

913
01:22:26,480 --> 01:22:34,000
commissioner's authorization to sign. Is
there any further discussion? All those

914
01:22:30,960 --> 01:22:38,960
in favor? Passes unanimously.
Commissioner Tulie.

915
01:22:36,719 --> 01:22:46,400
» Yes. court. Uh mine's with Brat Speed
for a one and a quarter interduct at

916
01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:55,040
9432 County Road 2514
uh Eustace for a footage of 369 ft.

917
01:22:52,239 --> 01:22:59,280
» Courts
hearing none. Judge, I move we approve

918
01:22:56,719 --> 01:23:05,840
the rightway uh utility line activity
for Bright Speed for a one and a quarter

919
01:23:02,080 --> 01:23:13,120
uh interduct at 9432 County Road 2514 in
Eustace 75124 for a footage of 369 ft uh

920
01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:15,360
with the commissioner's authorization to
sign.

921
01:23:14,159 --> 01:23:19,440
» I'll second his motion.
>> Motion made by Commissioner Tulie,

922
01:23:17,440 --> 01:23:23,920
second by Commissioner Richardson to
approve the rideway agreement with

923
01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:30,880
Bratspeed for the installation of the
1.25 25 interduct along county road 2514

924
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:34,960
uh in Eustace with the commissioner's
authorization to sign. Is there any

925
01:23:32,960 --> 01:23:42,000
further discussion?
All those in favor?

926
01:23:37,440 --> 01:23:46,400
Passes unanimously by those present.
Commissioner Mckim.

927
01:23:43,360 --> 01:23:50,239
» Uh yes, I have I really have 11, but I'm
going to do uh one by itself and then

928
01:23:48,560 --> 01:23:55,440
the other 10 together.
>> Okay. Uh this is a notice of proposed

929
01:23:52,639 --> 01:24:02,000
utility line activity for Brightpreed of
Arkansas. It's for the new a new pole in

930
01:23:59,120 --> 01:24:07,800
place of an existing pole due to a
failed inspection. And this is uh

931
01:24:10,960 --> 01:24:19,280
on Sundown Road which is in Westwood
Beach.

932
01:24:16,639 --> 01:24:23,600
» Questions for the commissioner?
Entertain a motion.

933
01:24:20,880 --> 01:24:28,400
» I move to approve the notice of proposed
utility line activity for Bright Speed

934
01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:35,679
of Arkansas for new pole in place of an
existing pole due to failed inspection

935
01:24:31,679 --> 01:24:41,840
on uh
Sundown Road in Westwood Beach

936
01:24:40,159 --> 01:24:46,719
with a commissioner signature to
authorized.

937
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:50,960
» Have a second. Second motion made by
Commissioner McCam and second by

938
01:24:48,159 --> 01:24:56,880
Commissioner Richardson to approve the
rideway agreement with Bratspeed of

939
01:24:53,600 --> 01:25:03,760
Arkansas for pole replacement due to
failed inspection on Sundown Road

940
01:25:00,480 --> 01:25:07,120
located in pre with the sorry Sundown
Road with the commissioner's

941
01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:12,080
authorization to sign. Is there any
further discussion?

942
01:25:09,360 --> 01:25:18,800
All those in favor? Passes unanimously
by those present. Commissioner,

943
01:25:13,840 --> 01:25:25,679
» these are uh also with Bright Speed 1.25
interduct which is house connections. Uh

944
01:25:22,239 --> 01:25:30,120
the first one is at 21329
Dulce Circle in Chandler.

945
01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:38,920
Next one's at 3575
Peninsula Drive Peninsula in Chandler.

946
01:25:40,560 --> 01:25:51,560
3580 Peninsula in Chandler.
3562

947
01:25:46,719 --> 01:25:51,560
South Island Drive in Chandler.

948
01:25:51,840 --> 01:25:58,360
3588 South Island Drive. Chandler

949
01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:09,840
21900
Anchorage Drive in Chandler 3546 South

950
01:26:05,679 --> 01:26:15,920
Island Drive in Chandler. 21008
Lauderdale Lane in Chandler

951
01:26:14,000 --> 01:26:22,719
and 2984
Nature's Drive in Chandler with a

952
01:26:19,440 --> 01:26:26,480
commissioner signature and authorized.
>> Court questions.

953
01:26:25,040 --> 01:26:31,360
We have a second.
>> Second.

954
01:26:28,960 --> 01:26:35,280
All those in favor?
I'm sorry I didn't I didn't read it out.

955
01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:38,000
Let me start again.
All right. [gasps]

956
01:26:36,400 --> 01:26:43,199
There were 11.
>> Well, 10 we already did.

957
01:26:40,639 --> 01:26:48,639
» All right. Motion by Commissioner McCam,
second by Commissioner Richardson to

958
01:26:46,480 --> 01:26:53,199
approve the routeway agreements with
Bright Speed for the residential

959
01:26:50,560 --> 01:26:58,880
connections on the aforementioned roads
of of the 1.25

960
01:26:56,239 --> 01:27:02,080
um interduct
with the on the aforementioned roads

961
01:27:00,560 --> 01:27:08,239
with the commissioner's authorization to
sign. Is there any further discussion?

962
01:27:05,120 --> 01:27:14,560
All those in favor?
>> I wasn't in here.

963
01:27:09,360 --> 01:27:18,800
» Okay. Pass. Passes four to one.
>> Commissioner Riff.

964
01:27:16,639 --> 01:27:25,840
Yes, Court. This is a proposed utility
line activity for Bright Speed. Also, uh

965
01:27:21,679 --> 01:27:32,560
they have there's f five locations here.
They're all call for rideaways uh for

966
01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:42,800
connections of fiber going to
residential homes and uh they are 20551

967
01:27:38,960 --> 01:27:50,719
County Road 4402 in Chandler,
515 Cherokee Drive in Chandler,

968
01:27:46,639 --> 01:27:57,600
4534 Quail Cut off in Chandler,
4440 Fullside Drive, Building 2 in

969
01:27:54,080 --> 01:28:00,071
Chandler, in 4380 Poolside Drive in
Chandler. [laughter]

970
01:28:00,400 --> 01:28:06,639
» Court questions.
Entertain a motion.

971
01:28:04,400 --> 01:28:10,639
» I'd like to make a motion uh to approve
the proposed utility line activity for

972
01:28:08,960 --> 01:28:17,199
Bright Speed to install residential
fiber connections within the rideway

973
01:28:13,760 --> 01:28:20,719
uh at the on the four mentioned roads as
per plan with commissioner's

974
01:28:18,639 --> 01:28:23,360
authorization sign.
I'll second

975
01:28:21,600 --> 01:28:28,000
» motion made by Commissioner Richson and
second by Commissioner Spivey to approve

976
01:28:25,120 --> 01:28:33,840
the rideway request with broadspeed for
the res the 1.25 residential connections

977
01:28:31,120 --> 01:28:38,719
on the aforementioned roads per plan
with the commissioner's authorization to

978
01:28:35,600 --> 01:28:44,040
sign. Any further discussion?
All those in favor? Passes unanimously.

979
01:28:45,679 --> 01:28:51,840
Item 20, consider and take action on
submitted budget amendments. Miss Monk,

980
01:28:50,560 --> 01:28:56,639
» I didn't have those today for the
court's approval. And I want to be aware

981
01:28:54,320 --> 01:29:00,719
that there are two items on there
regarding roofing that are part of the

982
01:28:58,400 --> 01:29:06,639
projects that Commissioner Cam mentioned
earlier. We're trying to take care of

983
01:29:03,360 --> 01:29:10,760
and the water litigation
donations on there also.

984
01:29:13,360 --> 01:29:23,960
Court questions.
>> I have one that just I just saw on mine.

985
01:29:20,080 --> 01:29:23,960
I have a line item

986
01:29:24,159 --> 01:29:32,159
for that facility's ground lease. Is
that coming out of Is that coming out of

987
01:29:29,679 --> 01:29:34,480
uh road material?
>> Yes.

988
01:29:32,800 --> 01:29:36,800
» Well, there's a line item in there for
that.

989
01:29:34,960 --> 01:29:40,800
» There was sufficient funds. So, I had to
pull the money from road materials

990
01:29:38,320 --> 01:29:45,920
recovery.
there was in uh

991
01:29:43,600 --> 01:29:51,280
» I'm increasing the facilities ground
lease by $18,000 because there's not

992
01:29:48,480 --> 01:29:54,280
budget money there.
>> Okay.

993
01:29:56,607 --> 01:30:00,280
[sighs]
>> Further questions?

994
01:30:01,679 --> 01:30:08,639
» If not, entertain a motion.
>> So move to approve.

995
01:30:06,639 --> 01:30:12,320
» I'll second the motion. Motion made by
Commissioner Tulie and second by

996
01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:18,000
Commissioner Richardson to approve the
budget amendments as presented. Any

997
01:30:14,480 --> 01:30:21,400
further discussion? All those in favor?
Passes unanimously.

998
01:30:21,920 --> 01:30:25,920
» And take action on payment of bills.
Miss Carpenter.

999
01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:31,120
» Yes, sir. I have two sets for you today.
Our first set is fier 2026

1000
01:30:28,960 --> 01:30:34,120
county funded funds in the amount of
$3,556.79.

1001
01:30:35,440 --> 01:30:39,840
» Commissioner Scott, any questions? No
questions, Judge.

1002
01:30:38,719 --> 01:30:41,679
» Commissioner Tulie,
>> I have none.

1003
01:30:40,719 --> 01:30:43,040
» Commissioner McCam,
>> I have none.

1004
01:30:42,159 --> 01:30:48,760
» Commissioner Rich.
>> No questions, Judge.

1005
01:30:45,199 --> 01:30:48,760
» Entertain a motion.

1006
01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:53,360
» So, move to approve.
>> Second.

1007
01:30:51,440 --> 01:30:57,760
» Motion made by Commissioner Spivey and
second by Commissioner Tulie to approve

1008
01:30:56,239 --> 01:31:02,120
the
bills in the amount of $3,556.79

1009
01:31:03,120 --> 01:31:10,960
as presented. Any further discussion?
All those in favor?

1010
01:31:08,480 --> 01:31:17,000
It passes unanimously. Next set.
>> Our second set is fiscal year 2026 in

1011
01:31:13,360 --> 01:31:17,000
the amount of 686,3118.

1012
01:31:18,719 --> 01:31:22,480
» Commissioner Sty.
>> No questions. Judge.

1013
01:31:21,440 --> 01:31:24,880
» Commissioner Tulie.
>> I have none.

1014
01:31:23,920 --> 01:31:26,320
» Commissioner McCam.
>> None.

1015
01:31:25,440 --> 01:31:31,040
» Commissioner Richardson.
>> No questions. Judge, entertain a motion.

1016
01:31:29,440 --> 01:31:36,520
I'd like to make a motion approve the
fiscal year 2026 bills in the amount of

1017
01:31:33,520 --> 01:31:36,520
$686,3118

1018
01:31:37,199 --> 01:31:41,440
as presented.
>> I'll second his motion.

1019
01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:48,280
» Motion made by Commissioner Rich and
second by Commissioner Spivey to approve

1020
01:31:43,840 --> 01:31:48,280
the bills in the amount of $686,3118

1021
01:31:50,239 --> 01:31:58,760
as presented. Any further discussion?
All those in favor? Passes unanimously.

1022
01:32:00,080 --> 01:32:06,440
Item 22 is consider and take action on
submitted plans.

1023
01:32:07,920 --> 01:32:13,360
» Commissioner Tulie.
>> Yes, Court. This is in the Pinnacle

1024
01:32:11,600 --> 01:32:18,560
Club.
Uh

1025
01:32:15,520 --> 01:32:25,639
in phase one, section B. It's replatting
lot 622 and 623,

1026
01:32:21,760 --> 01:32:25,639
creating lot 622-R.

1027
01:32:27,840 --> 01:32:36,000
Court questions
>> hearing none. Judge, I move we approve

1028
01:32:32,880 --> 01:32:44,400
the Pinnacle Club Plat phase 1 section B
of re uh of lots 622 and 623

1029
01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:48,239
creating a final plat of lot 622-R for
filing purposes only.

1030
01:32:46,000 --> 01:32:52,480
» I'll second his motion. Motion made by
Commissioner Tulie and second by

1031
01:32:49,679 --> 01:32:59,360
Commissioner Stying to approve the
Pinnacle the replat of Pinnacle Club

1032
01:32:55,199 --> 01:33:06,880
phase 1 section B repling lots 622 and
623 creating lot 622R

1033
01:33:04,080 --> 01:33:13,639
for filing purposes only. Any further
discussion? All those in favor passes

1034
01:33:10,639 --> 01:33:13,639
unanimously.

1035
01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:26,639
Item 23 is open and consider bids and
there are none today. And once we get

1036
01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:29,639
everything signed, we will pick up item
24.

1037
01:34:26,880 --> 01:34:33,760
Item number 24 is consider and take
action to adjurnn.

1038
01:34:30,880 --> 01:34:40,000
» So move. I'll second the motion. Motion
made by Commissioner Tulie and second by

1039
01:34:35,760 --> 01:34:45,120
Commissioner McCam to adjourn at 10:37.
Any further discussion?

1040
01:34:42,239 --> 01:34:49,159
All those in favor? Passes unanimously.
Thank you for being with us today.