[0:05] Okay. All right, it's 9 o'clock Tuesday, January 7, 2025. We'll go to the first court of this new year.

[0:14] If you would, please rise, Scott Shepherd, with one hope church across will do our invocation,

[0:19] and please remain standing for the pledges of allegiance.

[0:24] Let's pray. Father, we're just thankful for this day. We're thankful for a new year. We're excited what you're going to bring in this year, Father.

[0:31] We're thankful for this court and for the men and women that serve this court father that has the best interest of Midland County and Midland in their minds and in their work

[0:41] We're pray father that you would bless them give them health and give them energy and endurance and patience and father

[0:49] We're thankful for their families that share them with this court

[0:52] And what you say is that your blessings be upon them as well give them wisdom give them discernment

[0:57] Father, and even those times when maybe there's a disagreement or someone's unhappy, keep

[1:05] on pressing forward and be steadfast in their goal.

[1:09] Thank you again for them, and we pray these things through Jesus Christ who all things

[1:13] were made possible in that Amen.

[1:15] And even in a certain situation

[1:35] as one to say, I've got one hand in this

[1:44] one.

[1:44] Thank you.

[1:49] Okay, Adam, excuse me.

[1:52] Adam number four is discussed.

[1:54] Take action on proclamation for crime stalkers.

[1:57] This is Valens Wala.

[2:01] How are you doing?

[2:02] Good.

[2:03] Good.

[2:04] I mean.

[2:06] So thank you for taking time out to recognizing

[2:12] we appreciate your time.

[2:15] We're celebrating our 41st anniversary.

[2:19] 2024 was a good year for us.

[2:24] We had great statistics.

[2:27] We were recognized statewide winning awards.

[2:31] One of the special things that we were recognized nationwide

[2:35] with Christophe USA on several categories that we submitted for

[2:39] which was best social media, best TV, PSA, and best niche grant.

[2:47] So that was really something special from crime stop

[2:50] programs all across the country, met at a conference,

[2:56] and Netflix elected.

[2:58] Good work, thank you.

[3:00] Another thing that's been happening

[3:02] is that we formed our very first student board of directors

[3:06] with our campus program, so we have 12 students from MIC and Greenwood who are representing

[3:17] campus crossovers and so we're excited to see what they're going to do. The point of that

[3:24] was to get their perspective and get their input on how to make the campus program better.

[3:29] And so it would be more relatable to their peers and so they get to go to their very first conference in February, so we're excited.

[3:40] Well, it's so wonderful.

[3:41] Can't us up on that, how it turns out?

[3:43] I'd be able to do that.

[3:45] Well, I've got a proclamation if it's OK, can I read it?

[3:49] OK, it's a proclamation.

[3:50] Whereas Crown Stoppers is an organization operated in many communities worldwide, all of which,

[3:55] form a network dedicated to solving crimes in each local jurisdiction, and whereas January

[4:01] 2025 marks the 41st anniversary of crime stoppers of Midland Inc, serving their community

[4:08] and law enforcement, and we're as this community-based nonprofit organization, operating

[4:14] primarily on private sector donations, has helped law enforcement arrest, 9801 suspects,

[4:22] recover $2,784,229 in property, sees $6,278,764 in narcotics, and has paid out $583,286 in reward

[4:40] since its inception, in January of 1984.

[4:44] And we're as crime stoppers work

[4:46] with law enforcement agencies, excuse me.

[4:51] In all jurisdictions, in those media

[4:53] and citizen of all walks of life to perform

[4:55] this vital service.

[4:57] And we're as middle and county has participated

[4:59] in crime stoppers since 1984.

[5:02] And we're as crime stoppers deserves,

[5:04] our praise, commendation, and support.

[5:06] Now therefore our Terry Johnson County judge

[5:08] to hear Brian proclaim January 2025 as Crown Stopper Month in Midland and encourage all citizens

[5:16] to support this program and its crown-solving effort to make Midland County a safer place

[5:21] in which to live in San Terry Johnson. So thank you guys for all you do and appreciate your success

[5:27] and how long you've been doing this. Can't we take a picture? Sure, can. I have Tracy,

[5:32] and Ross Cago, our board members with me.

[5:36] I'd like to thank you.

[5:37] Judge D. Niedemotion 2 has knowledge,

[5:40] proclamation.

[5:42] I move that we acknowledge the proclamation

[5:44] for constoppers.

[5:46] I'll second.

[5:47] All in favor say aye.

[5:48] In your pose, motion passes.

[5:50] Thank you.

[6:01] So, what did this happen?

[6:04] I'm not afraid of it.

[6:06] I'm not afraid of it.

[6:08] Okay.

[6:09] One, two, three,

[6:11] One, two, three. Thank you.

[6:15] Good work, I'll sit.

[6:21] Again, congratulations.

[6:25] Item number five have been asked to table.

[6:29] Item number six, discuss and take action on interlocal agreement

[6:32] and attachments with text.

[6:34] For highway emergency response operator.

[6:37] He wrote side of assistant program.

[6:39] This something that was budgeted.

[6:40] We had a presentation probably four months ago, six months ago, about this program.

[6:50] Don Evans is spearheaded this and then the PSP's involved for those that weren't in on

[6:59] the presentation.

[7:00] It's a deal that's been taking place in San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth Houston, the

[7:07] areas, state funds it, and what it does, it helps keep accidents down on the highway if

[7:14] there's a breakdown or a flat car which run in, there's a minor accident. These particular

[7:21] vehicles head first to the sink, because they're roving up down the highway all the time,

[7:27] and they help keep the roadway clear. So we as a county.

[7:30] And our budget for this year had agreed to do 500,000 this year, and 500,000 next year, PSP is pledged to 3.5 million to do this program.

[7:45] So at this time, I would add, I would make the motion that we approve the interlocal agreement

[7:55] and the attachments for the text not how we emergency response operator, roadside assistance

[8:00] program.

[8:03] Any more discussion?

[8:04] A question?

[8:05] Are all of them there to say aye?

[8:07] Aye.

[8:08] Any opposed?

[8:09] Okay.

[8:09] Motion passes.

[8:11] Thank you, guys.

[8:12] Item number 7, conduct public hearing on possible installation of a stop sign on

[8:18] county road 1250 at the intersection of county road 1250 in Chola Road. So at this

[8:23] time for example, I would like to speak on this item. You would have two minutes. This is

[8:29] a public hearing. I'll call it one more time. This goes to conduct public hearing on

[8:41] in Chola Road.

[8:47] Without anybody want to speak on that, I'll move the item number A.

[8:52] Discuss, take action on possible installation of a stop sign. I don't kind of road

[8:55] 2050 at the intersection of the Chola Road.

[8:59] We would like to have room bridge and stall a stop sign at kind of road 1250.

[9:04] Southbound, kind of road 1250 at the intersection of Chola Road.

[9:08] It's about a 90-degree turn, it doesn't currently have a stop sign and the road 1250 dead ends at that intersection.

[9:16] We've had some trouble with people running through that stop sign hidden fence.

[9:20] Turn up the right away back there.

[9:23] Hopefully the stop sign will, we'll help control traffic.

[9:25] He'll slow people down.

[9:28] Wait, did you say you had trouble with the run and do the stop sign?

[9:31] There's not one there.

[9:32] There's not a stop sign.

[9:33] They just, so they did run through the stops and they just ran through, right, they just run through the intersection.

[9:38] So the T intersection?

[9:40] It doesn't T, it's an L. It doesn't continue to the last either.

[9:45] Oh, so it's a 90 degree turn to least.

[9:49] So we'll both set both sides to be stuck as a stop sign.

[9:52] Well, there's a stop sign on Chola at the intersection.

[9:55] Oh, westbound, but there's not one on 1250.

[9:59] So now there would be two stop signs at that intersection.

[10:01] I'm good with that.

[10:06] So, I make a move that we approve the installation, the stop sign, on county road 1250 at the intersection of county road 1250 and cellar road.

[10:16] Second.

[10:16] All right.

[10:18] I'm motion passes.

[10:21] Sorry to interrupt, but I just want to remind the new commissioners when you're speaking if you would have the microphones up close to you.

[10:27] We just want to make sure we get a clear recording.

[10:30] Thank you.

[10:32] Okay. Out of number nine is our consent agenda. Normally what we do with these, this is just our standard

[10:39] everyday business. But if a commissioner has an item on here, they would like more discussion on

[10:45] their free to pull that item and will discuss it further. But at this time, unless there's questions,

[10:53] I would entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. I'd like to pull the accident or the

[11:03] I'd like to make a motion to approve consent item agenda A and B.

[11:15] All in February say aye.

[11:16] Aye.

[11:17] Any opposed?

[11:18] Motion passes.

[11:20] Item C acknowledged damage incident report.

[11:32] Morning.

[11:32] Good morning.

[11:34] Oh, the pickup.

[11:35] Yes, sir.

[11:35] There was damage, don't be sembra not think of the way to what I read.

[11:40] Yes, sir.

[11:41] And it still hasn't been taken to the shop for a maximum.

[11:44] Correct. They were going to get back to me. They were going to send it out.

[11:48] Sheriff, can you make sure that happens rather quickly?

[11:53] May.

[11:54] So, I was looking at the damage and I'm thinking,

[11:58] does it really need to be repaired if it's going to be a new tailgate

[12:01] and be expensive? I mean, I'm just wondering.

[12:03] What your thoughts are, Carol?

[12:07] That's.

[12:07] It makes the baby repair.

[12:08] Oh, it does.

[12:11] But the person driving, it makes the step up.

[12:13] The baby is part to get the rest of my life.

[12:15] He was.

[12:17] It was the holiday.

[12:18] It was everybody pulled into vacation.

[12:20] And so they were going to bring it in as soon as possible.

[12:22] That's what I was informed.

[12:29] And it depends on how busy.

[12:32] Why should I admit things?

[12:34] But, you know, if you need the number for you, you can do what you need to do.

[12:38] Yes, sir. And I can set up an appointment. It's not an issue. It's the fact that they haven't got it done.

[12:45] Yes, sir.

[12:46] I'm like a motion that we approve.

[12:49] Adam C.

[12:51] Second.

[12:54] I want to say that.

[12:55] Any opposed motion passes.

[12:58] Thank you.

[12:59] Thank you, ma'am.

[13:00] Adam 10 discussed occasional budget amendment of 40,000 for law enforcement supplies.

[13:16] This is to be able to put that money in motion so we can use it for our supplies and equipment.

[13:24] And on this amendment actually, because it's not new and unforeseen, I don't believe that something that we can amend the budget for.

[13:31] We did receive the funds in fiscal year 23, 24, and now this is our third year receiving those funds there for.

[13:38] I think we need a budget for those funds in the upcoming year

[13:42] because they're not truly new and unperceived.

[13:47] Can I speak this for a second?

[13:49] That caught me off the market.

[13:50] We got that money this year, and the year is pretty close.

[13:54] I think it's still unforeseen.

[13:55] You don't want to get it or not

[13:56] until you'll get to check it out the bill.

[13:58] So under the statute, it has to be new and unforeseen.

[14:03] And if it's been received in the past,

[14:06] whether we thought we were going to get it this year or not.

[14:09] And this doesn't apologize to this.

[14:11] You can't really say it's unforeseen.

[14:12] There's always a possibility.

[14:15] The back years ago, you could not do special amendments

[14:20] to the budget like this.

[14:23] Everything has to be budgeted.

[14:25] And if it wasn't budgeted, you'd only

[14:27] use it if there was some type of disaster.

[14:29] And when the legislature back, I can't remember,

[14:32] 15 years ago or so, enacted provisions to obelisk,

[14:35] they have to be very strictly construed.

[14:39] So I had actually, I'd call Veronica yesterday,

[14:41] after I saw this, to get the details.

[14:45] But I believe anything that we've received in the past,

[14:50] it can not, unless it's decades ago.

[14:52] And anything we've received in recent history

[14:55] can not be budgeted or so.

[15:00] Well, cannot, while you're here and so you'll understand the boat I'm in, I'd like to call out

[15:06] I'm 24. And that's discussed at action and budget amendment of tech share funds.

[15:13] We're set,

[15:14] what we have received a check in the range of 590,000. It's just under 600,000.

[15:22] I don't get to spend it. Because we talked about it in an open court back in July.

[15:28] So, I'm kind of a commiserate with you.

[15:33] I'm being told that it's not new and unforeseen because we knew about it back in July,

[15:39] which I didn't know about it because it wasn't in court.

[15:43] Veronica didn't know about it because she wasn't in an executive session,

[15:47] but yeah, it was discussed.

[15:49] It was brought up in open court.

[15:51] So, I point as I understand where you're at in the frustration,

[15:53] because I have the same frustration.

[15:55] And that's what the item 24 is going to be about.

[15:59] We had this reform, we deposited, and we don't get to deal with it until next budget year.

[16:05] So, I'm not frustrated, I'm just concerned, another standing, I guess, but you're talking

[16:12] about a refund.

[16:13] I'm talking about a donation from an entity in the public that supports law enforcement,

[16:18] yeah, we can't spend that money.

[16:20] Because I rather don't know, here we can spend that money too well.

[16:22] It goes in, it goes in the general funds and next year it's available to you.

[16:26] It's in his donation, it's in the sheriff's donation fund.

[16:29] He can't use it until next year.

[16:32] He can't, it's not budget important.

[16:34] That makes sense.

[16:36] Yeah, that makes sense.

[16:38] That makes sense.

[16:38] It's better, that makes sense.

[16:41] Thank you for understanding why.

[16:43] No, it's not.

[16:43] The money can be used.

[16:45] It just can't be used yet.

[16:47] It's separate here.

[16:49] For next year, you've got to remember.

[16:51] Oh, by the way, I got, tell me at the moment.

[16:53] Oh, by the way, I got 40,000 last year, and I want to designate it for this.

[16:57] Absolutely.

[16:58] They call an ass to see how much their fund balance is in those special accounts.

[17:02] And they budget based on the same.

[17:03] So that goes into a special account.

[17:05] Yes.

[17:05] A special fund balance.

[17:06] What about our refund?

[17:08] Does it go into a special or this, does it go into a special or this, does it go into a special?

[17:10] That's zero fund.

[17:12] They're no fund.

[17:13] Yes, sir.

[17:14] Trust me.

[17:14] I'm going to be bringing it up.

[17:17] So, this for my understanding, if it's going to not be used until next budget cycle,

[17:25] don't need to come to court and ask for permission to spend it, or is it already

[17:27] granted position permission because it's where it is.

[17:31] You'll just budget for it like you normally budget any of your donations.

[17:35] You're running this year off the last year's money you received that 40,000.

[17:40] And then next year you'll run off of what you're getting this year.

[17:42] That's where those amount.

[17:43] Okay, that's where that number comes from in those funds that

[17:49] Trust you. I don't know. I trust you. I just said would say we'll that's fine

[17:54] We got it just for my clarification. So

[17:58] Because the donation was not new or I'm for seeing we can't spend it until we budget for it

[18:04] Has we can't amend the current your budget because it's not new or interesting. Okay. That makes it

[18:12] I argue it, so just for interpretation of the law of the rules, new and not for seeing what makes it not news it.

[18:24] Two, three, what is our magic numbers it?

[18:26] I think one is probably the number.

[18:29] If you've received it before, and then go ahead and budget it, submit it in your budget.

[18:35] If you don't receive it, then you can't spend it, but if you receive it, then you can spend it.

[18:39] What if the donation had been 80,000 this year, would they get the spend 40 because it's on foreseen?

[18:47] You've been doing this on your stay-

[18:49] Because I'm how would it be court to pick up on so I couldn't have done it on your stay-

[18:54] Yeah, yeah, because there's a match. Yeah, I think that's a question. I don't know that the statute

[18:59] Address is that but again, we're not keeping anybody from spending their money

[19:04] You just have to have a tiny little bit of patience to be able to spend it in the next bunch of year.

[19:10] So we'll get to that over.

[19:12] If you have that, maybe patience.

[19:15] You have that much patience.

[19:16] That's a lot of patience.

[19:17] That's a lot of patience.

[19:19] I'm a happy guy.

[19:21] So there is no action for us to take on this island.

[19:23] And then also item 24.

[19:26] There was no action.

[19:27] I just kind of wanted to draw the similarity to what's going on with all of this.

[19:32] Thank you. He didn't get in so easy.

[19:36] I'm ready.

[19:37] Did you get started?

[19:38] I just got some.

[19:40] Did you guess that's common just now?

[19:43] I'm ready.

[19:44] Right.

[19:44] I had it spin.

[19:45] I'm going to get to do it.

[19:47] So both items up.

[19:50] Well, thank you all.

[19:51] I have a happy Tuesday.

[19:52] And I'll see you in a couple weeks.

[19:54] Thank you for making that work there.

[19:56] I'll probably be calling Veronica.

[19:57] Get some work there, Captain.

[19:58] Also, what if you do tell her I want my 600,000.

[20:01] I'll go back to the rest of the time.

[20:03] Keep it funny, Andy.

[20:05] I won't thank you.

[20:06] I won't thank you.

[20:06] Yeah, and I've got a question on your line out of the transfers.

[20:10] Which one?

[20:11] Do I need to recall an item?

[20:13] We hadn't called that one.

[20:14] Yeah, we hadn't got it for all.

[20:16] We'll just bring people to the left.

[20:17] I'll go over.

[20:18] I'm going to the left.

[20:19] I'm not going to call it that one.

[20:19] Well, now I'm not right now.

[20:20] I'm going to love anyone.

[20:21] Yeah, I'll go in call 11.

[20:23] Discussed, take action on line out of the transfers.

[20:27] So do you start or do we let you address the question?

[20:39] Is there a specific one you want to go ahead in the address?

[20:42] No, there's no exceptions.

[20:46] It's about the sheriff's office funds from veterinary services, the veterinary services.

[20:53] At the bottom it says what number is it?

[20:56] Oh, that was massive, you 14.

[20:59] Okay.

[20:59] I'll learn this one of these days.

[21:01] No, you're good.

[21:03] We're having funds to cover veterinary services.

[21:06] Canot units apply to Canot unit services?

[21:11] Can you patrol us?

[21:12] Is that a one-time bail, is that the cover for several months or into the budget or what?

[21:19] I don't know this.

[21:20] It certainly details on that.

[21:21] I'll get back with you via email.

[21:24] We'll take it back to the office.

[21:25] But it says Canot, so I'm sure it's for both dogs.

[21:28] I don't know this.

[21:29] It's specific to that, but I'll be glad to get back to you.

[21:31] I'll see everybody on the court.

[21:32] It's like a lot of money.

[21:34] You know?

[21:38] Well, I'll send you the invoice if you haven't, and I'll keep everything.

[21:42] Okay.

[21:43] Well, I'll send you an explanation sometime in the early tomorrow.

[21:46] I've got a 4.0.

[21:48] Do you just have two dogs?

[21:50] We have two dogs.

[21:51] Yes, sir.

[21:51] Both the drug.

[21:53] Yes, sir.

[21:53] No, sir.

[21:56] I'll just play a fine monster.

[21:58] Okay.

[21:58] We have one distracting dog as well, or by dog.

[22:02] Okay.

[22:03] This information when we promoted one of Marcanan units, he went up to civil war, it's a war officer now, we didn't use that dog up there to help give that guys.

[22:13] So it's been a real blessing in that aspect of it to kind of reach outside the box of those animals that have way of access to it.

[22:19] So that's good there.

[22:20] But I'll even know you guys either desire to mortify to get this clarified to each one of you all.

[22:27] You can be done appreciate it.

[22:28] the you know what we did

[22:30] Budget money for that service has been made? I feel like. So this is over and above.

[22:44] I think all the money was budgeted and supplies instead of services.

[22:49] And I think that may be why they're doing this money.

[22:51] Okay.

[22:57] I'm good.

[23:00] Thank you.

[23:02] You have time to bring to your attention before we refer page 8 of 16 on transfer 2420.

[23:10] Increasing ICT equipment and furnishing is decreasing as of the potential launch for the

[23:14] abortions applies for two APC backups towers.

[23:21] So it's moving from the shares from IT from the share of softwares.

[23:31] Of course, you, I do have a decrease of contract services and an increase of your salary and fully over time line.

[23:41] They had $15,000 budget in this year.

[23:44] I believe last year they spent $47,000.

[23:48] And that's got to be my glitch for not.

[23:52] And, but I think they got an additional two facilities.

[23:57] So these people.

[23:59] Okay.

[23:59] I don't know if that was why we didn't give them the additional funds for the overtime.

[24:06] Okay.

[24:06] Explain it.

[24:07] We gave

[24:13] them two cleaning people.

[24:15] Yes.

[24:16] It is then altered the lower the overtime.

[24:23] So.

[24:23] So they're doing half the events that the venue did the year before and they're using more over time.

[24:33] Am I reading it wrong?

[24:35] Well, and also they wanted to go out for, well I think we went up our P and the process was so astronomical for janitorial services.

[24:44] And so you added two additional people that would help with those items.

[24:49] And I think the over time lesson discussion with that as well.

[24:53] Okay, so what's a project it would you have an idea what's projected for the rest of the year?

[25:02] The need or are we just fix an issue right now?

[25:05] You can continue on based on what he's already done for the October November December month

[25:11] I think between 40 and 50,000 and so what you're asking to bay is just to stop gap

[25:19] Just for you. He's asking for today. He's additional 10,000

[25:23] but he only had $15,000 budget.

[25:26] I'm sorry.

[25:28] And he's already spent $12,269.

[25:35] So I just wanted to bring that to your attention.

[25:37] OK, all right, OK.

[25:40] I'm page 11 of 16.

[25:41] I'm in the transfer number of 2,500.

[25:45] We're 2,500 facilities,

[25:46] these initial funding to cover temporary staffing.

[25:50] So in additional $5,000,

[25:51] I think you have given them $10,000 to cover six months.

[25:54] But now he's requesting an additional $5,000, just bringing that to your attention.

[26:03] Page 12 of 16, 25, 13 additional funds in your recover future repairs for facilities vehicles.

[26:13] So an additional $10,000 out of building maintenance facilities into our electric fleet,

[26:20] non-contract vehicle maintenance, to cover the loan or vehicle I believe.

[26:28] And that is all I have to bring here to you.

[26:33] Anybody any questions?

[26:35] Automation to prove I'm not in transfer?

[26:38] I get all in真 I.

[26:39] I imposed motion passes.

[26:45] And you know, I don't need home 13 discuss to goia action, additional rule.

[26:49] Off i.

[26:50] 5, I just discussed thedır Back a personal bill of isher percent first.

[26:52] I do have one wire transfer, for the district clerk's office, 25 dollar depositants

[26:57] their own podcast account and error that needs to be turned to her back. I also have

[27:01] what exception to the bills and that is a human monitoring for $150 no P.O.

[27:09] explanation in the case that did not realize we did not have a purchase order. I

[27:12] know that there are a defendant to get a drug patch. I want the future create a

[27:16] purchase order. So that's the explanation for right.

[27:20] I'll make the motion to approve all bills and wire transfers. Second, all of

[27:25] say aye, aye any opposed, the motion passes.

[27:28] Thank you.

[27:30] I don't 13 discussed the gaps in on additional funds for fuel for a

[27:33] constable precinct for.

[27:40] Good morning.

[27:41] Good morning.

[27:41] So as of this morning, there's only $593 left in my fuel.

[27:47] Whenever I did the agenda, there was $8.55.

[27:49] I approved an invoice this morning.

[27:52] My department roughly invoices for fuel at $500 or more.

[27:56] So I'm just asking for an additional $2,000 for fuel.

[28:01] Is this because of an added vehicle?

[28:03] Yes, sir.

[28:03] It's an added vehicle, and we've been controlling more North-A-Town near

[28:07] 106-1275 in that area.

[28:10] Do you know what the original budget did amount?

[28:12] Was it we approved?

[28:14] $2,000.

[28:18] I make a motion that we approved the additional funds of $2,000 for

[28:23] a considerable precinct for.

[28:25] Second.

[28:25] All of them say aye.

[28:26] in your post, motion passes.

[28:29] I don't think that's 14 discussion on body

[28:32] cameras for pre-sync,

[28:34] it's possible pre-sync forward.

[28:36] Yes, so I am looking at purchasing body cameras

[28:39] for my department, just due to our context with the citizens

[28:44] and the things that we do,

[28:46] evictions are high right now in my pre-sync.

[28:50] Ritz or high, as of last year, I had 532 papers

[28:53] that's sitting people out, making people very angry, as well as we're doing traffic stops,

[28:59] we're writing more tickets and with racial profiling we have to have a body cam to document that

[29:04] type of stuff in our encounters. So I'm asking for $2100 out of contingency to purchase

[29:11] two body cameras and as well as the docking system in the cloud.

[29:17] And this should cover you talk to her for the new budget?

[29:20] Yes, so it is a yearly contract, like a yearly contract that's $2,100 every year and I would budget for it in October.

[29:29] I like to make a motion to approve body cameras for a considerable precinct for.

[29:34] Second.

[29:36] All in favor say aye.

[29:37] Aye.

[29:37] Any opposed?

[29:39] Most of the past six.

[29:39] And I'm sorry, it's a line that I'm transfer, but it's you're proving to that $2,100 to come out of contingency.

[29:47] Do I see it like that?

[29:49] I'd like to make a motion to.

[29:50] approve a line at a line item transfer from contingency for body cameras for county commissioner

[29:57] precinct, our county council will precinct for.

[30:01] All of them say aye, aye, any opposed, motion passes? Thank you. Thank you.

[30:07] You messed up by chance for questions.

[30:12] Conflict of interest.

[30:15] Just to add one other piece of information on this.

[30:20] We've been working on the contract with the vendor, and I believe they've made all the changes that we've requested.

[30:26] We do have a current vendor, we do that with, or is this something to do?

[30:31] This is, I think that we, I think we've made a lot of stuff from them before, but I'm not 100% sure.

[30:43] I know the body cams the sheriff's office to do, use our completely different company.

[30:49] I'm looking at axon because it's a clear picture than what the sheriff's office has.

[30:54] Okay, so are we contingent on your approval so the I know the court usually likes to see the contracts in the final form.

[31:02] Okay, so if that's the case, it will need to be the contract will actually need to come back for approval at the next week.

[31:09] But y'all have at least approved that you're good.

[31:11] Okay, approve the purchase and the money can be moved now.

[31:14] Do you have a permit of the service agreement?

[31:19] They did send the final one back.

[31:21] I do have a permit for it, but the contract is what is included in the backup.

[31:27] That's the part that you have to sign.

[31:30] But I do have hard copies of the final.

[31:32] It's like that.

[31:33] But the part I'm talking about is a vital part of the contract.

[31:39] So, however you want to do it, but the court is not seen yet.

[31:42] Okay. Okay.

[31:48] So, are you suited at the final contract?

[31:52] No, not yet. I don't think it changes, but I have not had a chance to review to see if they've made all of my changes.

[31:59] Okay.

[32:00] The policy the court had started a couple years ago was the court wants to see every contract in this final form before approving.

[32:07] But that's not my decision, but that's.

[32:10] Yeah.

[32:10] So with this much that I approve the line item transfer did we approve the contract and

[32:15] we're just so we just that through that we'll do that next week, so we just approved that you have the money.

[32:22] Yeah, you can have it.

[32:24] We just got a pile of loose in it, but now if anybody lives in it, you've been trying to

[32:30] convert the county and a contract, Russell's got to approve it, so we'll see you in two weeks.

[32:40] Thank you.

[32:41] Thank you.

[32:43] Autumn 15 discussed a action donating land to Midland County utility district in cut for use of infrastructure and facilities.

[32:50] Good morning, yes.

[32:53] So.

[32:53] Midland County utility district in an effort to begin construction of the.

[33:00] Treatment plants necessary for water distribution in the county.

[33:03] Need a spot to put all that.

[33:06] And we've discussed loosely and informally a lot of land

[33:12] on the jail property adjacent to the new county jail.

[33:20] And they're requesting a donation.

[33:24] Andrew, have you put together a number of what that value is?

[33:32] We, they said what we pay per acre for the county jail.

[33:35] And then if you call it maybe a little bit more for,

[33:38] I was seven years ago, about 40,000 of a maker and round math of 38 years,

[33:48] so, 120,

[33:49] 30?

[33:50] How does it going to be 10 acres?

[33:52] No, no.

[33:54] They've gone up.

[33:55] Yeah.

[33:56] So instead of 23, they want 30 now?

[33:59] It's 29 in change.

[34:00] It's 20.

[34:01] It's 20.

[34:02] Is that based on the facility?

[34:05] Yeah.

[34:05] It's based on a concept of what the overall build-out of income

[34:10] that's facility would be in the future.

[34:13] And who came up with that part of it?

[34:16] So it's for the whole family.

[34:18] Not just the portions of the building.

[34:20] That's for the future.

[34:21] I think we just give them what to need.

[34:24] And now they're being buying a future.

[34:26] That's made because we're invested a lot.

[34:33] It was in the back up on a previous, I didn't want to think, but we do not have it available yet.

[34:39] Russell's still reviewing it with him, because of training.

[34:42] Yeah, that's $1.2 million worth of land.

[34:47] I would like for us to have a conversation with him before we approve of the actors.

[34:53] I'd love to have the conversation.

[34:55] I agree.

[34:56] You made a motion of the title it, but what was it, oh no, Andrew, what was it, what

[35:01] was there, what was there reason that we needed to do this sooner than later?

[35:05] They're going to, they're bringing facilities that way, not a plant gap, but pipes and

[35:11] power supplies, and so they need to know the location, they need to know where they're going,

[35:16] yeah, okay. I don't know that, I mean, we even ready to sign it, I mean, I don't know that.

[35:23] So the agreement is ready there may be some just a very minor changes within self-missatured.

[35:32] Yeah, but really before we're doing any more work in that we just need to know if the core wants to proceed.

[35:40] There are discussions about that are being a payment belong with it, which would need to be a major change to the contract.

[35:47] So the core really needs to decide what you're going to do before we can finalize that.

[35:51] Andrew, how much land do they need for the land that they're going to build?

[35:56] I don't know, I would suspect in a 10 acre range.

[36:00] And I'm for that.

[36:02] I would always say, I want more than we can work out some kind of deal.

[36:09] So we can adjust that document.

[36:13] So if that's a 10 acres, it gets the one thing they need to be assigned.

[36:16] And what I understand, I don't have to go ask the technical people,

[36:19] I don't understand that we probably do that.

[36:22] We got a dotted line around the other 20, but that's a future.

[36:27] Say, this is right here when never you want to buy it.

[36:32] That's just my deal.

[36:34] Would you like to call them and us table this to later in today's meeting

[36:38] to make sure that 10 is sufficient?

[36:41] Is it, do we need action?

[36:43] Do we need them to vote to say, yes, go negotiate?

[36:46] Yeah, we already done that.

[36:47] I think so.

[36:48] as we, because there really has been no clear indication from the court yet for us to

[36:53] how you all wanted to do this.

[36:55] So if the desire is to give them X number of makers, I think having a motion to that effect

[37:03] would be good.

[37:05] And then we can finalize the agreement, bring it back to the next court.

[37:08] Then I'll make the motion that we might have available 10 acres, no charge to MCUD for

[37:14] you should know what a treatment facility, how do we need description or a property or

[37:19] this?

[37:20] No, that's okay.

[37:21] Yeah, get that.

[37:23] That motion good enough?

[37:25] Well, you said make a failover, or are we going to be-

[37:30] We will need it to a mode charge.

[37:34] Second, all of us say aye, aye, aye, any opposed, motion passes?

[37:41] But do, though, I'm all welcome to the other.

[37:42] We just need to focal that one with when they get there.

[37:46] Yep, okay.

[37:48] Item 16 discussed.

[37:49] I got you on TWDB grant contract extension number two.

[37:53] This is the 2021 grant for flood studies and the majority of Western Midlink County of Southern

[38:01] Midlink County.

[38:02] That works done.

[38:03] The report is done.

[38:04] The TWTV needs a little time to finish their administrative portion, and they don't want

[38:10] to allow the contract to end while they're still doing that.

[38:15] That's something vast for an extension.

[38:16] And we need to judge to sign that the E document as convenience fairly quickly.

[38:30] Make the motion.

[38:33] I'll make the motion to allow the kind of judge to sign the contract to extend TWDB grant contract.

[38:42] Second.

[38:43] All of the service they are.

[38:45] I like any opposed motion passes.

[38:48] Adam 17, this goes to occasional petition for annexation of Sheriff's Office property.

[38:55] So this one happens to actually want to vote related to annexations with the city.

[38:59] This one in particular needs a signature from the judge saying that yes, we're asking for it.

[39:10] at the application. It's been done most before. I guess we did it out of order. We did a survey

[39:18] after a signature kind of thing. So this cleans out the paperwork for the city to allow them to

[39:24] finalize the Sheriff's Office annexation. I make a motion to allow the County Judge to sign

[39:31] the petition for annexation of the Sheriff Office property. Second. Russell's are any

[39:37] I mean, looked at or need to look at it.

[39:41] I mean, I looked at it in the back.

[39:44] OK, motion in a second.

[39:45] All of them say aye.

[39:46] Aye.

[39:47] Aye.

[39:47] In a post, motion passes.

[39:49] Out of number 18, discussed agricultural

[39:51] petition for annexation.

[39:55] Yeah.

[39:56] Kind of open 20.

[39:57] Saying very similar, resigning a document that's

[40:01] already basically been signed.

[40:03] But this was associated with the envelope agreement

[40:05] at the court agreed to a couple months ago for the city of the NX,

[40:11] text out the bill, the signal, the city to maintain the signal, and then we

[40:15] intern paid money for a different signal in the city.

[40:19] I don't know what the winner was, they executed a couple months ago,

[40:23] and this claims up the paperwork on the city side for the annexation.

[40:26] And how much are 120 degree NX and just the intersection?

[40:30] Just the intersection, okay.

[40:33] I'll make the motion to approve the county judge to re-sign the petition for

[40:37] Kader Road 120.

[40:39] So, that can.

[40:40] I'll first say aye, aye, any opposed motion passes?

[40:45] I have a number of 19 scostic action on purchase of Mac water truck.

[40:54] So we were seated to quote to purchase a Mac water truck from the Rutgers.

[40:58] This is to replace unit number one zero two six six.

[41:03] I believe in my agenda request, I stated that we had not received a trade-in value yet,

[41:09] but we did receive that last week.

[41:12] They're offering $6,500 for the unit that this is replacing.

[41:17] That'll bring our costs down to $108,499.

[41:23] We were budgeted 228,000 to purchase this truck this year.

[41:27] Do you know the condition of the one more trade man for 6,000 is scrap on the price it's not good

[41:34] And what has cracks in the in the water tank?

[41:37] Mechanically I believe it runs fine

[41:40] But just the cracking in the water tank and potential water truck leaking in the future or trying to replace that

[41:48] Okay

[41:49] If the court would like to keep that I think that's an option and we would just need to pay

[41:58] I'll see quick and make more just by auction it off as a truck.

[42:07] Commissioner Summers, that's your bailout.

[42:09] Just about to say I think it's going to sit on the back of the yard and just brush the light.

[42:14] I'd rather get six, five hundred, clean the yard off and go down the road.

[42:19] That works.

[42:22] So I'll make the motion to prove the purchase of the Mac truck from Rutgers truck and equipment.

[42:29] Second.

[42:29] All of their say aye in your post most of passes out of 20 discussed

[42:34] occasional change order with Jones Brothers three construction of South County Road 11.30.

[42:41] So this change order is for the large concrete cap that was requested by energy transfer.

[42:47] That's a cap above a 100-year-old oil pipeline.

[42:52] They requested a much larger concrete cap than we usually plan for

[42:57] And they were there, of course first, so we kind of have to do what they asked, this additional

[43:03] cost is.

[43:05] Did the road go over that at all before?

[43:08] Probably just.

[43:09] It did before the pipeline was there, you know, a hundred years ago.

[43:14] The road came in, I don't know exactly what year, but that, but Sonoco now energy transfer still

[43:21] owns the right way there.

[43:23] So the road went over it before and it was fine to have pavement.

[43:27] Right. Another engineer in there, I'm sure.

[43:30] And the calls to do.

[43:31] Can you tell me one thing they used a lot of concrete because I saw it?

[43:36] Well, I just want to take pictures to know why we're spending more of their money.

[43:40] All right.

[43:41] But this project, I believe, came in under budget.

[43:46] It didn't.

[43:46] Yes, he had thought it did.

[43:48] And the road is wonderful.

[43:50] So it's behind me now a bit or I was going to be a little bit on it.

[43:54] Are they done?

[43:54] They're done.

[43:56] Just mine.

[43:57] Mine is some signage.

[43:58] It's complete.

[43:59] Is it striped?

[44:00] Striped.

[44:01] It is.

[44:02] Okay.

[44:03] All right.

[44:04] So I'll make the motion to approve the change order.

[44:06] Jones Brothers for the Reconstruction of South Carolina,

[44:09] over 11.

[44:10] 30.

[44:11] Second.

[44:12] All up there.

[44:13] Say aye.

[44:14] Any opposed?

[44:15] Motion passes.

[44:16] I don't want to want to discuss

[44:17] educational work authorization with

[44:19] my group for designing construction

[44:21] of county road 1080 and East

[44:23] County Road 84.

[44:26] So we've asked Niagara for proposals

[44:29] for the construction of

[44:31] County Road 1080 or County Road

[44:33] 1379 and North.

[44:34] You guys may have heard more

[44:35] of that. This is just an extension

[44:38] of 1379 that goes north

[44:40] about a mile and a half.

[44:42] And then County Road 84 will turn

[44:44] east, or I'm sorry, west, and connect to 1090.

[44:50] And they're just, this is to all the rise of the design.

[44:54] This is, yes, design, construction administration

[44:58] and material testing.

[45:00] We need to move on to the question. I'll make the motion to approve the work authorization with

[45:08] the magram for design and construction of Canterrow 1080 and East County Road 84.

[45:16] Second. All of them say aye, aye, aye, aye, any opposed? The motion passes. Adam 22 discussed the

[45:23] action on work authorization with my number of intersections on the 1080 and 307.

[45:28] So, this would be the same construction project.

[45:32] It's lit up in a two different design projects because

[45:35] we need to do a low-so with text-out, and that's pretty big

[45:40] level of effort that Magro would have to take in.

[45:43] But this is basically the same project.

[45:46] It's just a separate package from them.

[45:48] They'll have to do a lot of, well, to do our application with text-out

[45:52] to allow us to perform work at that intersection.

[45:54] and a lot of coordination with textiles to make sure

[45:57] the design is correct, and textiles are approved

[45:59] that design before we can move forward.

[46:04] Well, I'll make the motion to approve

[46:06] the work authorization to magram for design

[46:10] of the intersection of CanRo 1080 and FM307.

[46:16] All in service say aye.

[46:18] Any opposed?

[46:19] Motion passes?

[46:22] Thanks, sir.

[46:23] I'm going to point it to three.

[46:24] Discuss, take action on change order number three

[46:26] for Motorola radio project.

[46:35] This train of joy is for the radio project

[46:37] that's been alive for the past few months.

[46:39] Included in this train of joy is purchasing

[46:41] management licensing, additional software,

[46:44] such as encryption software, and as well as additional hardware.

[46:48] We do have the funds to encumber this cost

[46:50] without needing anything from contingency.

[46:52] So I'm just asking for the course approval.

[47:02] I'll make a motion to approve the change order number three

[47:05] of monitor, monitor, monitor, monitor, monitor radio project.

[47:10] Sir, good.

[47:11] All of you have ever said I, in the opposed, motion passes.

[47:15] Thank you.

[47:15] Thank you, sir.

[47:16] I've already done 24 out of 25.

[47:18] I'll put this on here because it's been on.

[47:21] I've gotten a lot of attention about this.

[47:24] 25s discuss, take action, renaming,

[47:26] library at the Plaza.

[47:29] I went back and did a lot of research.

[47:31] I've had a lot of citizens either make fun of or not understand about why it got named

[47:39] the way it was named so I wanted to let this court decide what they wanted to do.

[47:46] What judge just yesterday I was talking to somebody at the Centennial Library I don't know

[47:54] if they're an assistant or whatever but they were at the library desk and so she asked me

[48:00] do you want to pick the book up at the downtown library?

[48:03] It's continual, so that's an employee, everybody refers to it as the downtown library.

[48:11] They, anyway, so I think it's a good idea on my part to change it back to downtown library.

[48:18] And from my understanding, there's no real cost related to it, because there's no signage

[48:21] that calls it instead.

[48:23] It's correct.

[48:24] Just calling it everyone else.

[48:25] I think you'll have people coming in here saying the downtown, I mean the library at

[48:30] I mean, it's been a, this was changed, I think my first three months into this job

[48:36] six years ago, and I wasn't here where it happened, I happened to be a conference, but just

[48:42] for the record,

[48:46] a recommendation was sent out to the community and it had 1200 responses.

[48:50] There were five top responses, and they were never mentioned in court.

[48:55] a whole new library at the Plaza was suggested and voted on and adopted.

[49:01] I spoke to the city yesterday, older folks that are older people in city council and management

[49:11] and those currently, they never were going to name it Centennial Plaza.

[49:16] It was always going to be Centennial Park and if you look back at the recording,

[49:21] And the reason this court adopted plasas because they were saying that Centennial Plaza, they

[49:30] won't have to go in line with the plaza.

[49:32] So anyway, I'm going to make a motion that we name, rename the Centennial, are the library

[49:41] of the plaza, take it back to Medellin County downtown library.

[49:47] Second.

[49:48] Any more discussion?

[49:50] All in favor say aye.

[49:52] Aye.

[49:52] Any opposed?

[49:54] Thank you, guys.

[49:55] I think there will be a lot of happy folks, uh, not confusing and longer.

[50:02] Uh, twenty-six discussed take action on reconsideration of Robert and materials policy.

[50:08] So,

[50:15] I'd like to make a motion to adopt the reconsideration of logarithm materials policy.

[50:25] All in favor say aye?

[50:27] I have a question.

[50:31] Where did we get this policy from?

[50:34] It was.

[50:36] Montgomery County.

[50:37] Yeah.

[50:38] Montgomery County.

[50:39] Is there, are they still using this policy in currently?

[50:43] Yes.

[50:43] They're going to, they're looking at updating it, but they're still using it.

[50:49] So just clarify, according to all the news reports, the Montgomery County suspended use of it

[50:58] and appointed a committee to review it because of problems that were happening and gone back

[51:03] and looked and have not found any updated news articles indicating that they have made their

[51:09] to it.

[51:14] A bicyclid there's issues with it, that could cause us to loss it.

[51:20] There were, on the inside, there were issues with it, at least, some of the ones mentioned

[51:25] the articles were with who could follow a reconsideration request.

[51:30] Another was a book about Native Americans that had been reclassified by the committee,

[51:38] appointed have been reclassified to a fiction.

[51:42] So they appointed the committee to look at the issues and to suggest changes, and I'm

[51:49] not seeing any indication they would have done that yet.

[51:51] I don't know what other problems they might identify.

[51:54] It has not been the, they named the, as the county attorney and I don't remember who else to be on the

[52:01] committee to review it.

[52:04] They had not had the county attorney review it before it was originally adopted.

[52:07] That's all I know.

[52:08] So on October the 15th, we, the court approved this, four to one, and the reason it was brought back up, and we named the committee, and in the policy, we're really referring to number nine, where you have it.

[52:30] We have a panel of citizens appointed to help with the reconsideration library materials, because the reconsiderations are so backed up.

[52:44] Some of them are overyear old. I've submitted one, a second one, and I think it was junior July, and I've yet to hear anything, not even the ten-day notice that it's been received.

[52:58] And this committee is to help the librarian get through these reconsiderations so that she can continue the business of running the library.

[53:09] But that was the whole intent of re-putting this on here because I wasn't very clear about the motion.

[53:24] And when I spoke with Council, they said you're good and apologies, but I did talk to

[53:30] Council with TAC and but if you want to be clear and more transparent, go ahead and

[53:40] and reissue it or re-agendize it.

[53:44] And so I was just doing that purpose.

[53:46] Now, the committee was named, it has been formed, and they have the Chairman has visited with the Library Director, and they are in the process of looking at materials, and then also they have some reconsiderations that need to be sent in, but they just want to make sure that everything is

[54:16] started in cross, and so that was, that's just why it was brought back a commissioner

[54:22] hall.

[54:24] So just to clarify, I'd suggest the court to go back and look at the motion that was made

[54:29] when this came up originally, it did not refer to reconsideration policy.

[54:34] So I don't think there's really a good argument that the policy was adopted at that meeting.

[54:39] It was subsequently put on the agenda.

[54:41] And I think what was said was, it was probably agenda, because TAC had said that the motion

[54:48] wasn't good enough, but then that was table at that point.

[54:51] So the reconsideration policy from Montgomery County has not yet been adopted by the court.

[54:57] Well, on October the 29th, that's when it was re-agendized and the judge and commissioner

[55:08] Ramsey were not in attendance and so commissioner summers requested to be

[55:15] tabled so it was tabled so that the whole court would be here and so that's

[55:20] again just dotting eyes crossing T's. I have a question now about Mani

[55:27] meetings for the citizens of the committee or close to the public.

[55:38] Does that

[55:40] Yes.

[55:42] It definitely does. The problem is, if you appoint it, if the Commission's Court appoints

[55:47] a committee, just give recommendations, like let's say you appointed it a committee

[55:51] to give recommendations on the name of the library. But then the Court had to vote on

[55:55] that, then they would not be subject to open meetings act. But if you appoint a committee

[56:01] that has authority to take action, then they probably are subject to open meetings act.

[56:05] if they have closed meetings, then they could be committing a criminal violation.

[56:10] So, if I were in that center, I might can recommend that.

[56:13] They're not taking action.

[56:14] They're just my take it one part.

[56:16] And I could be wrong, but one part of what looked like they were given authority to act.

[56:21] No, not that's certainly not my understanding, because I agree that.

[56:27] Yeah, so Jay, as a committee by simple majority about me, take no action as to the request for a reconciliation

[56:34] and the material will remain in the section, it was originally something to him.

[56:40] And so it was mainly to help get these reconsiderations taken care of.

[56:48] And so I call the question.

[56:54] I think the recommendation and it would be up to court to direct the robbery and

[56:59] directors to act or not act on the recommendation.

[57:04] That's my understanding.

[57:07] And honestly it's policy always changes so we can always improve it and modify it to our counting needs.

[57:18] So, we have a motion in a second.

[57:21] Is that, I'm sorry?

[57:24] Yeah.

[57:27] Okay.

[57:27] We already did.

[57:29] Yes.

[57:29] So we have four to one.

[57:31] Five to five.

[57:33] I'm going to abstine because I don't, I don't agree with open meetings.

[57:39] Okay.

[57:40] So motion passes.

[57:44] All right.

[57:46] 27 discussed the action on grading step for new assistant district attorneys at this time. I'm going to call out

[57:52] I'm 28 conduct executive session percent. Texas is going to code section five five one point zero seven board of discuss

[57:58] personnel matters. So if we take about a five minute break

[58:03] We will go in executive session and I think

[58:21] Okay, it's 10.50

[58:23] This meeting is back in session. I'm going to recall item 26

[58:28] discussion on reconsideration, a library in the Terals policy.

[58:35] The one on the right quick.

[58:37] A quick little update.

[58:38] I did get back from the county judge in Montgomery County from his cheapest

[58:42] staff.

[58:43] They are currently using this policy and they haven't had any problems since they put

[58:47] the policy in place for the library.

[58:49] Okay.

[58:51] All right.

[58:54] Item 27, Disco's take action on grading step for no assist of district attorneys.

[59:00] I want to judge the commissioners, we're asking for a motion consistent with the spreadsheet

[59:06] that we provided in the materials to allow our office to hire up to the levels indicated

[59:13] for the specific position numbers on the spreadsheet to need to read them off.

[59:18] No, we'll mic it.

[59:20] If there's a motion, I'm prepared to accept it.

[59:22] I'll make a motion to put the DA's position number 170-09-002-32 step 10.

[59:34] One set up to 32 step 10.

[59:38] Position 170-09-001 up to step 32 step 10.

[59:46] Precision 170-09-004 up to 32.10, Precision 170-09-022 up to 31.

[1:00:00] Step 6.5, position 170-09-007 obtuse 30 step 5.5, position 170-09-009, 30 step 8.5, position 170-09-001-8 obtuse 30 step 4.5, position

[1:00:25] number 170-09-019 up to 30 step 8.5 and position number 170-090-021 up to 30 step 12.

[1:00:40] Second.

[1:00:43] All of them say aye.

[1:00:44] Aye.

[1:00:45] Any opposed?

[1:00:46] Motion passes.

[1:00:47] Is there any other business?

[1:00:49] Thank you.

[1:00:49] Motion to adjourn.

[1:00:50] It is pretty too, but this meeting is now over.

[1:00:56] Thank you.

[1:01:01] How do you get that out?

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