>> WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IF EVERYONE COULD SIT AND WE'LL ASK FIRST TODAY FOR THE INVOCATION FROM DOCTOR BRIAN HILL FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. WELCOME. >> THIS IS A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR AND I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. FATHER, THIS MORNING WE THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY. A DAY THAT WE CAN TAKE IN BREATH AND BE ALIVE AND NOT ONLY BE ALIVE BUT IN A PLACE WITH SUCH BEAUTY. I THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT YOU BLESS US AND I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS FOR THE WAYS WE TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED SOME TIME SO TODAY I ASK FOR YOUR CLARITY FOR THIS COURT. I THANK YOU FOR EACH ONE OF THEM AND THE WILLINGNESS THAT THEY PROVIDE THIS COUNTY TO SERVE AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR TALENTS AND WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON EACH OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. FATHER I PRAY FOR YOUR CLARITY. JESUS, YOU SAID THAT WHEN WE FOLLOW YOU, WE WILL NO LONGER WALK IN DARKNESS BUT HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE AND I PRAY FOR THE LIGHT FOR THEM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING OUR AREA AND HOW BEST TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE BUT FATHER, TO STEWARD THOSE WELL. SO I ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM FOR THEM AND YOUR CLARITY FOR THEM. BLESS THEM AND BLESS THIS TIME IN JESUS' NAME AMEN. >> AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED. I DID WANT TO ANNOUNCE TODAY AS JUDGE PRO TEM I AM ONLY RUNNING THE MEETING BECAUSE COUNTY JUDGE HAS HAD A MEDICAL ISSUE TODAY AND SHES AT THE DOCTOR AND WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE AND WE HOLD HER IN PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS AS SHE CONTINUES TO HEAL. WANT TO NOTE THERE IS A QUORUM. ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND COUNTY JUDGE IS OUT FOR MEDICAL REASONS BEYOND HER CONTROL AND IT IS THE FOURTH, FIFTH? AUGUST FIFTH. 9:03. WE DID START AT 9:00 A.M. I WOULD ASK IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR APPEARANCE OF THAT WITH ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AND IF YOU CAN DECLARE THAT AT THIS TIME ANY CONFLICTS ARE ASKED TO REFRAME FROM VOTING AND CONFLICTS DISCOVERED LATER SHOULD BE DISCLOSED. IF ANY ARRIVES LATER YOU CAN REVISE THAT THEN. WE'RE NOW GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THE NUECES COUNTY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST FIFTH. 2026 AT 9:00 A.M. IN THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM THIRD FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE. 901 LE PARTICULARED STREET REGARDING THE HOUSING OF AN AFFAIR AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC, SORRY THAT PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 9:04 AM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING? WAS THAT THE SIGN IN FOR THIS? GIVE ME ONE SECOND. COMMISSIONERS, DID ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE WE STARTED OR WE'LL LET IT BEGIN AND YOU CAN WEIGH IN? I APOLOGIZE. YES I SEE THAT NOW. BROAD NECK, PLEASE FEEL FREE. YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. >> I'M DUSTIN AND I WORK FOR COME DREAM COME BUILD THE FACILITATOR FOR NUECES COUNTY AND WE PARTNERS WITH SCOTT AND MONICA TO ADMINISTER THIS GRANT SO I WANTED TO GIVE A STATUS UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE. WE'VE COMPLETED THE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PORTION OF THE GRANT SO THAT IS FINALIZED AND COMPLETE. WE HAVE ALSO COMPLETED ROUGHLY HALF TO TWO THIRDS OF THE TOURS THAT ARE REQUIRED. THESE ARE MINOR ITEMS. THE MAYOR ITEMS THIS GRANT REQUIRES OF US IS THE REHABILITATION PROJECTS OUT IN THESE. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING FUNDING FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE PROJECTS AND WE HOPE THERE WILL BE SOMETHING LEFT OVER FOR A SIXTH PROJECT AT THE END BUT WE HAVE STARTED THREE OF THE FIVE MAJOR REHAB PROJECTS IN ROBS TOWN. I ACTUALLY JUST GOT AN INVOICE FOR ONE OF THEM SO WORK IS PROGRESSING STEADILY. WE'VE BEEN CHECK UP ON IT AND CHECKING IN ON THE RESIDENTS AND
EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL, SO I WANTED TO GIVE A STATUS UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT. THE WORK THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED, THE STATUS AND YOU KNOW, WITH OUR END GOAL WHICH IS I BELIEVE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH NEXT YEAR WE'RE MORE THAN ON-TARGET TO FINISHING ON TIME SO THAT YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING CAN BE SETTLED UP BEFORE THEN SO JUST GIVING YA'LL AN UPDATE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANY OTHER ISSUE ON THIS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS? SCOTT? MONICA? NOTHING? YOU ARE GOOD? >> I CAN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THE FUTURE? WE JUST, I JUST GOT NOTICE AND UPDATED EVERYONE AND MADE SURE THEY HAVE AN UPDATED AND WE'RE SEEKING $108 THOUSAND $190 THOUSAND TO CONTINUE WITH THE TOOL ENDING LIBRARY. THE I.T. PART AND THE REHAB. WE'VE GOT TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT THE RECONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THAT HAS NOT BEEN TOO SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO IT YOU HAVE TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT AND THEY DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT SO IF WE CAN DO THE REHAB WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY WE CAN PUT INTO THE BLUE BONNET AND CONTINUE ON AND THE DH C SUGGESTED WE STAY IN THAT COLOGNE YOU AND WITH HISTORICAL STUFF WE HAVE TO DO, SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK TO COURT IN AUGUST. THE LAST COURT DATE IN AUGUST WITH THE RESOLUTION AN ATTACHMENT A AND B THE BUDGET AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO GET THAT EXECUTED AND HOPEFULLY ACTUALLY THIS IS A BRAND NEW CONTRACT STARTING WHILE THIS ONE IS GOING ON SO WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AND I THINK TD H CH IS RECOGNIZING THAT AND THAT'S WHY THEY UP IT TO 890,000. WE DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK. >> THANK YOU SCOTT. COMMISSIONERS? ANYONE. COMMENT? >> YEAH. I JUST LIKE TO SAY, WE PROBABLY SHOULD SCHEDULE THIS AS AN AGENDA ITEM IN THE FUTURE SO WE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET A MORE THOROUGH UPDATE. >> YOU CAN ASK. WE HAVE TO DO THIS QUARTERLY AND ISN'T THAT PART OF THE REQUIREMENT? JUST YOU HAVE TO DO THESE BUT WE CAN. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PUT IT ON BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS NOW YOU WANTED TO BRING OUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A COMPLAINT. >> PUBLIC? >> PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC HEARING. >> IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. NOT LIKE, THAT WAS JUST MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE DATA THAT SCOTT WAS REFERRING TO SO I'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL I HAVE THAT. >> THEY ARE COMING BACK ON THE 19TH. >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THERE ARE FIVE SITES TOTAL, RIGHT? AND ACTUALLY I THINK ONLY ONE NOW IS IN ROBS TOWN. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WE HAD NOT DRAWN POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND I HAD TWO OR THREE AND NOW I THINK THE MAJORITY, SUPER MAJORITY ARE ACTUALLY IN PRECINCT ONE AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT MOVING SOME OVER IN THE FUTURE TO TWO BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED OVER THERE AS WELL BUT HEY, I'M GOOD WITH KEEPING IT THE WAY IT IS CONSIDERING WHERE WE STARTED FROM WHICH WAS SUCH A SLOW SLUGGISH START WITH THE STATE HAVING SOME CONCERNED AND IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET ORGANIZED BUT ONCE WE DID COME DREAM, COME BUILD WAS THE FINAL PIECE TO HELP FIND AN ADMINISTRATOR. WE TRIED SO MUCH SO I KNOW COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAS WORKED ON THAT ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ BEFORE SO IT'S BEEN A TEAM EFFORT TO SEE RESULTS AND KNOW IN A YEAR WE'LL SEE THE FINAL PROJECT AT LEAST FOR THE REHABS IS EXCITING AND I THINK WE'LL SHOW THE STATE OUR WORTH AND I THINK THEY'LL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ONE OF ONLY EIGHT IN THE STATE THAT CAN APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING SINCE WE GOT OUR DESIGNATION AS THIS THAT WE DID THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SESSIONS BACK SO THIS IS EXCITING TO GET THIS UPDATE. THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD. I JUST SAY BEFORE THE 19TH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS COME INTO THE MEETING ON THE 19TH AND NOT BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THAT. >> CAN YOU GET IN THAT NEXT WEEK? GET A COURT? >> WE'LL GET YOU SOME STAT AND DATA TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE'VE COME FROM AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. >> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. >> MY QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS, IS THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW THE COME DREAM COME BUILD, SO WE'RE MERGING THAT WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS LENDING TOOLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE? >> THE SAME SERVICES WILL CONTINUE UNDER THE NEW AWARD. >> OKAY. SO I GUESS I CAN ASK THIS ON THE 19TH TOO BUT FOR CLARITY ON THE 19TH I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW WE, PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ME AND I'VE
CALLED THEM TO COME DREAM, COME BUILD ON SOME ROOFING AND ALL OF THAT BUT I NEED TO KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A, LOAN FOR THEM OR FREE MONEY? >> COME ON UP, SIR. GOT TO HAVE A MIC >> WE DO WORK WITH GRANTS SO AS A BASELINE WE OFFER A LOW INTEREST RATE LONE FOR HOME REPAIR THAT'S ACCESS TO BE ABLE ANYBODY AND THAT'S AN IN HOUSE PRODUCT WE OFFER. WE DO OFFER THE HELP CENTER GRANT AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE FOR ROOFS THAT I BELIEVE JUST CAME OUT IN JULY AND I'D HAVE TO GET WITH MY BOSS IN LENDING BUT I BELIEVE THERE WAS TWO HOMES IN NUECES COUNTY THAT WHERE YOU SAY SELECTED FOR THE FORT PIERCEIFIED ROOFING GRANT, AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. I WAS NOT THE ONE THAT DEALT WITH THIS. I'M MORE MANAGING THE PROJECTS HERE INCORPORATION CORPORATE CORPUS. THOSE GRANTS WERE UP TO $15,000 FOR THE ROOF AND WE OFFER A LOW INTEREST RATE ONE WHEN NO GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE. >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY AND THE PEOPLE KNOW. WE OUGHT TO EXPLAIN THAT. WHEN WE TALKING ABOUT THIS THERE IS A LOW INTEREST LONE FOR A LOT OF THIS REBUILD AND HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY THINK IT'S FREE AND I DON'T KNOW THE 900 THOUSAND DOLLARS. WHERE IS IT GOING THE BE SPENT IN? THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON THE 19TH. LIKE WHAT ARE WE SPENDING 900 THOUSAND FOR? >> THE 900 THOUSAND DOLLARS? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO FOR THE HELP CENTER? THAT'S A GRANT. >> WHAT ARE WE PAYING FOR THAT MONEY? HOW MUCH ARE WE GIVING THE RESIDENT AS APPLY FOR THAT MONEY OR THEY COME AND SIGN IN FOR THAT MONEY? >> YEAH, SO THEY GO THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHERE WE HAVE TO VERIFY LIKE INCOME VERIFICATION. THERE'S ALSO LIKE THE LOCATION TO MAKE SURE THEY LIVE WITHIN, HOUSEHOLD SIDE AND WE HAVE TO ANALYZE THE HOUSEHOLD TO MAKE SURE IT IS REPARABLE AND ONCE WE GET EVERYTHING CLEARED WE HAVE TO DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL CLEARANCE ON THE HOMES. ONCE EVERYTHING IS CLEARED WE LOOK WHAT IT WOULD COST THE FIX THE HOME AND THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TAGGED ON TO THAT AND THAT'S WHAT THE GRANT CONSISTS OF >> THOSE ARE, THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CLARIFIED. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW? THEY THINK IT'S FREE MONEY. >> WELL THIS IS FREE MONEY. THE SELF-HELP CENTER OFFERS AN IN-HOUSE PROGRAM AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LET ANYBODY THAT APPLIES FOR THAT TO KNOW THIS IS A. >> PRE-MONEY IS CERTAIN THINGS, RIGHT? >> THERE'S MORE NEED THAN FUNDING OUT THERE SO NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED WE LOOK FOR ANY GRANT WE CAN AS A NONPROFIT, HOWEVER THERE IS A LOT OF NEED STILL OUT THERE AND THAT'S WHY WE TEND TO OFFER THIS LOW INTEREST LOAN AS IN-HOUSE PRODUCT AND WE'RE FINANCING THAT AT 0 TO 3 PERCENT. I'VE SEEN IT BASED ON INCOME THESE ARE INCOME BASED PROGRAM BUT THE FIRST 10,000 CAN GET FINANCED AT 10%. IT IS A GREAT SERVICE IN ADDITION TO THE GRANTS WE ADD MINISTER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE 19TH. IF YOU CAN BRING PAPERWORK. >> I'LL BRING LITERATURE ABOUT ALL THE SERVICES WE OFFER. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE KIND OF THE UMBRELLA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FIX HOME, BUY A NEW HOME, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE WE DO IT ALL. >> THANK YOU. AWESOME. >> IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:14 AND RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE NUECES COUNTY COURT AND MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP. CATHY STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU DID WANT TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND DIDN'T HAVE THE CHANCE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN GET YOU SIGNED UP BUT CATHY WILL BRING YOU UP TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU. MAYBE. >> ALRIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M SORRY THAT JUDGE IS NOT HERE AND I KNOW WHY BUT DEAD GUM IT IS'S TERRIBLE. FALLING NOT FUN. IT'S NOT FUN. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS FROM LAST TIME WE MET WHEN I KNOW THAT AS THE COMMISSION WE GOT THE DSA AND THAT COMES FROM AUSTIN FROM THC AND I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT AND IDEAL WITH THEM EVERY DAY AND I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER WITH THEM AS MIKE PROBABLY KNOWS. I'M JUST NOT. WE NEVER KNOW WHO'S ON FIRST BASE OVER THERE OR WHAT'S GOING
ON AND WE SHOULD KNOW. BUT IT MEANT MORE TO ME, ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE YA'LL SEE ME ALL THE TIME AND I'M OUT THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT AWARD THAT WE GOT AND I'M GOING THE HAVE IT FRAMED AND THAT MEANT MORE TO ME PERSONALLY THAN ANYTHING THE STATE OF TEXAS COULD DO BECAUSE THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHO GETS THAT AND SO I WANTED TO BRING YOU AND TELL YOU THAT FROM MY HEART BECAUSE I KNOW MOST OF YOU MUCH A LONGER THAN BRET, MARY WILLIAMS AND JOE IS OUR TRUANT OFFICER AT BAKER AND I HAD MIKE I MET IN 27. I WAS THERE EARLIER. 2017 WITH A COURTHOUSE AND THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO VISIT WITH YOU. AND JOHN, I HAD YOUR WIFE AS MY STUDENT. SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY BUT I THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE TIME CAPSULE. WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND RECIPIENTS THAT WE CAN GIVE THOSE LETTERS TO SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG RESEARCH BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME. >> THANK YOU. >> BYE YA'LL. >> THANK YOU CATHY, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE CONSENT AGENDAS. THERE ANY ITEM THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE COURT WOULD LIKE TO PULL AT THIS POINT? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> ITEM-G. >> OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? SEEING NONE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ON ITEMSA-F. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE IT. IS THERE A SECOND? HELLO? >> YEAH SECOND. I'M SORRY. >> MOTION BY ME AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PUSLEY TO APPROVE ITEMS,A-F. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN, MOTION PASSES. ITEM-G. COMMISSIONER? >> I KNOW WELCOME BACKLY WILL DO SOMETHING MORE FORMAL LATER ON BUT I WANTED TO CALL IT. IT'S YOUR ITEM? YOU DID THIS TO US C. >> NOT ON PURPOSE. I KNOW. LIKE I SAID I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOU BEFORE WE LEAVE BUT WE KNOW THAT'S A SHORT TURN AROUND FOR YOU TO MOVE ON TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. YOU KNOW WE'VE GONE THROUGH A FEW EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND YOU KNOW YOU FIND THE ONES THAT REALLY MAKE THE BEST FIT FOR YOU AND WE KNOW YOU WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE JUDGE UNDER THIS JUDGE'S STAFF BUT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT FORMAL BUT I WAS SAD TO HEAR THIS NEW BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GIVE ACCOLADES TO PEOPLE TO SAY HOW GREAT THEY ARE BUT I SHOULDN'T DO THAT PUBLICLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL FIND OUT AND POACH YOU SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE. NEVERTHELESS THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH NUECES COUNTY. WE KNOW STILL THERE IS THE REST OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND YOU'LL HAVE AN IN BE RUM AND YOU HAVE SOME GREAT PEOPLE BEHIND YOU TO HELP SUPPORT US AND FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAYERS WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR YOU BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTY AND YOU WILL BE MISSED. >> I DO APPRECIATE THAT. MY TIME HERE HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING. I THINK WHEN I CAME IN THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I THINK I'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY AND HARD TO BRING UP THE STANDARDS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAINING AND EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS DONE SO THAT WE HAVE A VERY STRONG OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. YOU ARE RIGHT. I HAVE GOOD PEOPLE BEHIND ME THAT DO GREAT WORK AND I HAVE AS ASSURED THE JUDGE I'M A PHONE CALL AWAY AND NOT LEAVING COMMUNITY. I WILL STILL BE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COASTAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND I STILL AM VERY INVOLVED AS A BOARD MEMBER AND BOARD SECRETARY OF THE DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP. I WILL BE AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND STILL BE INVOLVED IN ALL THE TEACHINGS OF THE THREE AND THE 400 CLASSES, SO I'M SURE I WILL SEE EVERYBODY AROUND AND I WITH US AS SUREING THE JUDGE I'M
LITERALLY A PHONE CALL AWAY IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO SUPPORT, HELP OR KEEP THINGS MOVING IN THE INTERIM. WE HAVE WRITTEN THE PD FOR THIS POSITION BECAUSE I WANTED TO STRENGTHEN IT AND MAKE SURE THE NEXT PERSON THAT COMES IN HAS THE TRUE QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS YOU NEED TO HAVE A STRONG OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LIKE I SAID, I'LL BE HERE AND I WILL BE DOING WHATEVER I CAN THROUGH THAT PROCESS TO HELP YOU AND I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. SOMETIMES WE AGREE AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE NOT. BUT I REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED MY TIME HERE AT THE COUNTY AND I'M GOING TO MS. QUITE A FEW OF YOU SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUDGE, ALSO TEXTED ME THIS MORNING AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF HER, AS WELL. SHE APPRECIATES EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND SORRY SHE COULDN'T BE HERE AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN THAT POSITION. IT IS A HARD POSITION BUT I THINK YOU WERE THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME TO CLEAN THAT PLACE UP AND I DON'T MEAN THAT DISPARAGEING BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COME IN AND DO HARD WORK AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT WELL, AND SO MUCH VALUE THE JUDGE PLACED ON YOU AND THOSE OF US WE DON'T GET TO WORK WITH YOU AS MUCH BECAUSE YOUR DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT YOU REPORT TO THE JUDGE BUT WE KNOW THE GREAT JOB YOU DID AND KNOW HOW MUCH SHE VALUES YOU IN THAT ROLE AND SORRY SHE CAN'T BE HERE TO SAY THOSE BUT SHE WANTED ME TO SAY SOMETHING FOR HER SO THAT'S COMING FROM ME AND HER SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE AND GLAD YOU ARE GOING TO BE HERE AND CONTINUING IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ROLE AND THEY ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU. >> THANK YOU. AFTER ABOUT 30-YEARS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT I KIND OF NEED SOME BALANCE TOO AND THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE REASONS I TOOK THIS OTHER POSITION. I HAVE A GRAND BABY THAT IS HERE THAT I LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH, SO THIS JOB IS A BIG JOB. THAT'S WHY I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE I HELP WHEREVER I CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT PERSON IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE SAY IT HAS VERY BIG JOB. BUT AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. HOPEFULLY I KEPT YOU GUYS MORE INVOLVED. >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. BUT I TELL YOU WHAT. I WANT TO TELL YOU PERSONALLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO MS. MY HUGS, BUT THANK YOU. >> MY FAVORITE DEMOCRAT, YOU KNOW THAT. >> BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO. THE THING THAT I REALLY ADMIRE THAT WHEN WE HAD DISASTERS AND STORMS WHATEVER AND I'D BE RIDING AROUND. I'M OUT HERE. I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE SO I KNOW YOU WERE HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING, YOU KNOW? AND THERE WERE BOOT ON THE GROUND AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT YOU WERE OUT THERE AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE AND ASSESSING THINGS EARLY ENOUGH. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN A LONG TIME SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING TOGETHER THE TEAM YOU HAVE. MIMO TO NOW IS ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOUR TEAM IS AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FORS US ON THE COMMUNITY AND I GOT YOUR NUMBER ON SPEED DIAL, OKAY. >> THANK YOU. IT'LL ALWAYS BE THERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO SADLY ACCEPT THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 3A. CALCULATIONS OF THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE AND THE FUND BALANCES FOR NUECES COUNTY FARM TO MARKET AND HOSPITAL DISTRICT FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026. CONSTANCE? I THINK YOU ARE PRESENTING THAT? >> GOOD MORNING SO THIS AGENDA ITEM STARTS THE TRUTH AND TAXING PROCESS TO SET PROPERTY TAXES ACCORDING TO SECTION 26 IT SAYS BY AUGUST 7TH OR SOON AFTER THE DESIGNATED OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL SUBMIT THE RATES TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. THERE IS NO ACTION BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT BUT AFTER THE MEETING THE RATES WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET. SO INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET THERE WERE THREE PAGES OF SPECIFIC DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE 26, 27 TAX RATE BUT I WANTED TO SUMMARIZE THAT FOR EVERYONE SO WE CAN FOLLOW IT EASILY AND HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION AND THAT'S THE POWER POINT UP ON THE SCREEN. IF WE CAN GO TO SLIDE TWO PLEASE? THIS IS A SNAPSHOT FOR THE RATES FOR NUECES COUNTY AND THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND NUECES COUNTY DOES INCLUDE FARM TO
MARKET WHICH WE HAVE RECORD IN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND. SO THE FIRST LINE SHOWS CURRENT TAX RATE AND FOR NUECES COUNTY YOU CAN SEE IT'S 28.9 CENTS AND FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT IT'S 8.94 CENTS SO YOU MOVE THE DESK MALL TWO PLACES TO THE RIGHT. THE SECOND LINE SHOWS THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE FORMERLY THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND THAT'S THE TAX RATE NEEDED TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THIS YEARS LAST YEAR ON THE SAME PROPERTIES AND IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IT'S ONLY 2.4 CENTS LOWER THAN THE CURRENT TAX RATE AND THIS IS NOT THE NORM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS AN ANOMALY. THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS LOWER THAN CURRENT TAX RATE SO LAST YEAR IT WAS LIKE 26 POINT 9 CENTS SO THE REASON THIS HAPPENED THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS APPROVED STATEWIDE THAT TOOK EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY OF 2026. THIS WAS AN EXEMPTION OF UP TO $125,000 ON TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY USED TO PRODUCE INCOME. AND FOR NUECES COUNTY THIS EXEMPTION WAS THE MAIN REASON OUR NEW EXEMPTIONS AND TAXABLE VALUES WHICH IS ON YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WENT FROM 970, 987 MILLION TO OVER ONE BILLION THIS YEAR. THAT'S 121 PERCENT INCREASE AND THAT'S SUBSTANTIAL. OUR GROSS TAXABLE VALUES THIS YEAR DID INCREASE BY 800 MILLION DOLLARS, THESE EXEMPTIONS CAUSED THE NET TAXABLE VALUE TO GO DOWN BY 10%. AND SO WHEN VALUES DECREASE AS YOU KNOW WITH IN VERSE RELATIONSHIP THE RATES HAVE TO INCREASE TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE. LONG STORY SHORT THAT'S WHY THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS ABOUT THE SAME AS OUR CURRENT TAX RATE. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS BEFORE WE GO FORWARD? THE NEXT LINE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE AND THIS IS THE RATE THAT GENERATES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 3.5 PERCENT PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE, I'M SORRY. SO FOR NUECES COUNTY THAT'S 3.5 PERCENT CAP BUT FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT THEY ARE AT 8% CAP BECAUSE THEY FOR A SPECIAL DISTRICT SO THEY ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE FOR NUECES COUNTY IS 29 .8 CENTS AND FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT IT'S 9.7 CENTS. NOW THE NEXT LINE SHOWS AN UNUSED INCREMENT OF 1.2 CENTS ALMOST 1.3 CENTS, AND THAT IS GENERATED WHEN A TAXING ENTITY DOES NOT APPROVE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IN A PARTICULAR YEAR, AND THAT BASICALLY LEAVES PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ON THE TABLE THAT YEAR THAT'S NOT COLLECTED THAT STATE LEGISLATURE IS ALLOWING US THREE YEARS TO POTENTIALLY GO BACK AND COLLECT SO THIS 1.2 CENTS WILL FALL OFF FROM NUECES COUNTY ROLLS THIS YEAR SO IF WE DON'T USE IT WE'LL LOSE IT THIS YEAR. THE TOTAL CAP FOR THE VOTER APPROVAL FOR NUECES COUNTY THIS YEAR IS 31.1 CENTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU JUST A COMPARISON OF PROPERTY TAX RATES OVER THE LAST 15-YEARS. YOU SEE THIS EVERY YEAR. OUR CURRENT RATE THIS YEAR IS 28.9 CENTS AND THIS IS REALLY ONE OF THE LOWEST RATES THAT WE'VE SEEN. >> I HAD A QUESTION. >> CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, CONNIE? >> ARE YOU TRYING TO COMPARE? THE FIRST ONE POINT 2897 YOU SAID WE NEED TO GO BACK UP TO.3111? >> WE COULD. WE COULD GO THE COMMISSIONERS COULD VOTE TO APPROVE THAT 31 CENTS AND THAT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM THAT WE COULD BUT OUR CURRENT TAX RATE IS THE 28.9 CENTS. YES, SIR. >> I'M GOOD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SO IF WE CAN GO BACK TO SLIDE THREE. THIS SHOWS THE 15-YEAR HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, SO AS YOU CAN SEE OUR CURRENT RATE IS ONE OF THE LOWEST, I MEAN THE THIRD LOWEST OVER THE LAST 15-YEAR AND THIS IS JUST REFERENCE FOR YA'LL TO SEE. SO THE NEXT SLIDESHOWS OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND THIS IS THE ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE SO AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THE GENERAL FUND WE'RE ESTIMATING 51.1 MILLION DOLLARS SO FOR THE GENERAL FUND WE HAVE A POLICY THAT STATES THAT 25% OF EXPENDITURES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HELD IN RESERVE AND THAT'S ABOUT $35 MILLION AND WE SOLD PROPERTY IN FISCAL YEAR 26 THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED FOR ABOUT $14 MILLION
SO THAT DIFFERENCE IS AN AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAD NOT INCURRED THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE WILL NOT BE SPENDING SO THAT'S WHY THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS $51 MILLION. WHAT'S THAT? OUR DEBT SERVICE BALANCE IS 5.9 MILLION. I WANT YOU TO REALIZE THAT THIS FUND BALANCE CAN ONLY BE USED TO PAY DOWN DEBT BECAUSE IT CAME FROM THE PROPERTY TAX PORTION. OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE SO IT CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED. IT CAN ONLY BE USED TO PAY DOWN DEBT SO IN ANALYZING THE FUND AND LOOKING AT THE TAX RATES THIS YEAR WE HAVE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED AND PROPOSING TO UTILIZE 2,000,000 OF THE FUND BALANCE TO PAY DOWN DEBT AND LOWER THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. SO THE IMPACT OF THIS IS POINT 002 BUT STILL THEY ARE FACTORED INTO THE RATES THAT YOU SAW IN THE SECOND SLIDE THERE. AND SO THIS WILL BE A SAVINGS FOR TAXPAYERS POTENTIALLY THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO RAISE RATE IS TO SERVICE THE DEBT AND WE'RE UTILIZING THE FUND BALANCE ONLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. >> YOU ARE SAYING YOU WANT TO USE SOME OF IT TO PAY DOWN DEBT AND SOME TO REDUCE TAX? >> SAME AMOUNT. >> OKAY. BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO REDUCE THE DEBT RATE TAX RATE? GOT YOU. >> I'M SORRY. QUESTION. SO THE DEBT SERVICE FUNDS CURRENTLY ARE 5.9 AND YOU WANT TO TAKE ABOUT $2 OF THE 51 MILLION? >> NO OF THE >> 5.9? >> YES, SIR. TO LOWER THE TAX RATE AND I WANT TO NO NOTE THAT WE FACTOR IN OVER COLLECTIONS AND THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED 1.5 MORE IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AND SO THAT FUND SHOULD NOT BE ACCUMULATEING A BALANCE SO WE DO NEED TO UTILIZE THAT TO BRING DOWN THE DEBT PORTION. >> HOW WERE THE FUNDS GENERATED? >> THE FUND BALANCE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE ASSESS ON THE TAXPAYERS. >> AND WE ALLOCATE OF THAT FUND BALANCE THE 5.9 MILLION FROM THOSE TAXES? >> WELL PART OF THE WORK SHEET SAYS DO YOU WANT TO UTILIZE FUND BALANCE SO WE PUT IN $2,000,000 TO LOWER THE TAX RATE WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO LEVY FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR. >> THAT'S THEI N O RATE? >> INS. INTEREST IN SEEKING FUND RATE. THAT'S GONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. >> COMMISSIONER PUSLEY ARE YOU DONE? THAT RATE HAS CREATED A BALANCE OF $5.9 MILLION AND YOU ARE SAYING IT SHOULD NOT ACCUMULATE A BALANCE BUT BE PAYING DEBT EVERY YEAR? >> CORRECT. TYPICALLY IN THE PAST 2.5 PERCENT OF YOUR NEXT YEAR'S DEBT PAYMENT IS WHAT YOU MAINTAIN AND THAT'S ABOUT $3 FOR THE COUNTY? >> WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THE $2,000,000 AND WHY WOULDN'T IT FOLLOWER THAN THAT? >> IT'S NOT WISE TO DO THAT. >> WE SHOULD KEEP ABOUT THREE MILLION AND WE HAVE ABOUT SIX MILLION AND YOU ARE BEING CONSERVATIVE IN SUGGESTING $2,000,000. TRYING TO GET THAT STRAIGHT. >> YES, SIR. SO THE NEXT FUND BALANCE IS ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND AND THAT IS WHERE THE FARM TO MARKET PROPERTY TAX RATE GOES AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FUND BALANCE AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE AN 82,000,000 FUND BALANCE AND THE DIRECTOR WILL BE COMING AND MAKING A PRESENTATION DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP ON THE HOSPITAL DISTRICTS >> I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME THING ON THE ROAD AND BRIDGE SHOULD THAT BE ACCUMULATEING? >> THAT ONE SHOULD BE. IT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE BUT THERE'S NO CAP OR ANYTHING ON THEIR FUND BALANCE. >> BUT NO REASON TO BRING THAT ONE DOWN UNLESS WE USE THAT FOR ACTUAL ROAD AND BRIDGE. >> BUT WHEN WE PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WE'LL USE THAT BECAUSE GENERAL FUND DOES TRANSFER MONEY TO ROAD AND BRIDGE. WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO TRANSFER THIS YEAR. >> GOT YOU. OKAY. >> MIGHT BE ABLE TO TRANSFER LESS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> GOOD. OKAY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT SLIDE, OKAY THIS ONE IS KIND OF COMPLICATED BUT THIS ONE SHOWS THE PROJECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FUND. THIS IS JUST A GENERAL FUND UTILIZING THE VARIOUS TAX RATES AND UTILIZING VARIOUS COLLECTION RATES SO IN THE PROPERTY IN THE TRUTH AND TAXING WORK SHEETS WE UTILIZED A 94.49 RATE FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR. BUT CURRENT YEAR-TO-DATE WE'RE COLLECTING A LITTLE OVER 97 PERCENT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE TWO DIFFERENT COLLECTION RATES THERE TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCES.
SO UTILIZING OUR EXISTING LIKE IF WE WERE TO KEEP THE RATE OF 28.9 CENTS AND APPLY IT TO THE VALUES ON THE BOOKS IN YOUR PACKET, WE WOULD ACTUALLY COLLECT $267 THOUSAND LOWER PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAN WE DID THIS YEAR IF WE UTILIZE $97 PERCENT TAX RATE WE WOULD COLLECT 2.6 MILLION MORE THAN WE HAVE HAD THIS CURRENT YEAR. SO IF WE DO THE MOORE THAT'S THE POOL OF MONEY TO REVIEW ALL THE OF DEPARTMENT REQUEST AND TRY TO PRIORITIZE AND BRING FORWARD A PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE COMMISSIONER'S SCORE. >> WHAT A HAVE WE DONE I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER WHAT HAVE WE DONE OVER THE LAST FIVE SAY YEARS OF THE COLLECTION RATE? >> WE'D BEEN DOING 95 PERCENT THIS CURRENT YEAR WE UTILIZE THE 97 PERCENT. >> COLLECTED? >> RIGHT. RIGHT AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE'RE AT 97.1 PERCENT THROUGH JUNE. >> FOR THIS YEAR AND THE FISCAL BEFORE? >> YES. >> SO THAT WAS 94 POINT 49? >> SO SORRY. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS TALKING. 97 PERCENT IS WHAT? >> WHAT WE'RE COLLECTING. >> PROBABLY NOT THE CONSERVATIVE WAY BASED ON HOW YOU PRESENTED THE REST OF THIS BUT IT'S WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR LANCED YEAR SO 97 THE LAST TWO-YEAR? >> CORRECT. >> AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS COULD BE AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS BECAUSE SOME OF THE REQUESTS WERE CAPITAL OUT LAY, RIGHT? ONE TIME EXPENSES FOR EQUIPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WOULD COME FROM WHERE? SOME OF THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES THAT WE HAVE POTENTIALLY? >> ONE OF TWO PLACES. GENERAL FUND RESERVES OR FROM THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY OR I MEAN IN THE FUTURE IT COULD BE FROM DEBIT DEBT IF THAT IS SOMETHING A COURT WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER. >> I THINK AND WE ALL MAY HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON HOW MUCH AND WHAT BUT I THINK WE ACKNOWLEDGE, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE CAPITAL NEEDS FOR OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE VERY LACKING. WHAT I SAW WAS A HUGE EXPENSE THAT WE CAN'T COVER FOR PUBLIC WORKS BUT OBVIOUSLY WE OR I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING IN THE CAPITAL OUT LAY AREA BUT THESE ARE VERY IN MY MIND VERY ENCOURAGING NUMBERS AND I THINK IT SHOWS THE HARD WORK A COURT HAS PUT IN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. YOU CAN'T GET TO THIS POINT AND THIS COURT AND ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. I'M NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR IT THIS COURT BUT WE HAVE LED THE WAY ON TRYING TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND I THINK IT SHOWS. THE JUDGE'S IDEAS IN REGARDS TO SELLING THE ASSETS IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THAT 14 MILLION IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST FINANCIAL DEALS IN MY OPINION AND ALSO, HAS PUT US IN A NICE POSITION, SO THESE ARE HONESTLY ONE OF THE BEST PROPOSALS FROM A NUMBERS STANDPOINT I'VE SEEN IN THE 12 OF THESE THAT I'VE DONE SO THAT IS ENCOURAGING AND REALLY IT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION AND I APPRECIATE THIS IS SUPER DISTINCT AND MAKES IT EASY FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND AND WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IT. THIS IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO THIS, THIS IS JUST IDEAS AND OUR FIRST LOOK AT IT. THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT ARE JUST THE FACTS AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MAKE THE DECISION, SO I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO SEE THIS ONLINE THINKING, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING. THIS IS JUST THE POSSIBILITIES IN THE SCENARIOS OF WHERE WE COULD GO AND SOME IDEA ON HOW TO DO IT SO GREAT PRESENTATION. GREAT NUMBERS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY THAT'S HELPED TO GET THIS TO THIS POINT. STILL HAVE WORK TO DO AND THE FACT THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE TAXPAYERS RELIEF, WOW, WHAT A CONCEPT. >> A QUESTION ON THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AND SOMETHING THE COMMISSIONER BROUGHT UP. IF WE DO, WITH WE USE SOME OF THE MONEYS LIKE MAYBE THE 2,000,000 OR MAYBE A MILLION TO DO THE EQUIPMENT AND THINGS THAT WE NEED? >> UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT. WHAT'S SITTING IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND HAS TO BE USED TO PAY DOWN DEBT. IF YOU WERE TO SELL CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION PERHAPS TO FUND SOME OF THOSE CAPITAL REQUESTS THEN THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE WOULD BE USED TO PAY THAT DEBT. >> OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. >> ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT THIS COURT PROBABLY NEEDS TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK THE LEGISLATURE INTENT IS ELIMINATING CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. THEY TRIED LAST TIME AND THEY PROBABLY WILL TRY AGAIN AND MAY HAVE THE SUPPORT TO DO IT. >> AND IF WE WERE EVER GOING TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK WE'RE IN A PERFECT STORM WHERE WE CAN DO THAT AND IT WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR TAX RATE. AND WITH THE CASH FLUSH POSITION THAT WE HAVE, IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE THAT TOOL TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE CAPITAL THINGS. >> WE HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL NEEDS AND I THINK COMMISSIONER PUSLEY YOU ARE DEAD ON. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT UP. WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND IT'S GONE AWAY BECAUSE THE RESERVES HAVE BEEN BUILT BACK UP BUT YOU ARE RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ON HOW GOVERNMENTS CAN USER TIF KATE OF OBLIGATIONS SO I THINK WE AT LEAST NEED TO AND I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING ON THE BUDGET THIS WEEKEND SO I KNOW THE COUNTY JUDGE IS PROBABLY WATCHING BUT MAKE SURE YOU DISCUSS THAT BECAUSE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY IS DEAD ON AND WE NEED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS TO SEE WHERE THEY THINK THIS IS BECAUSE MAN YOU ARE RIGHT. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THAT'S VERY, VERY, VERY CORRECT. I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO COME AFTER THAT PRETTY HARD. >> FINAL FEW COMMENTS. THE NEXT STEPS ON ALL 18TH WE'LL HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH THE ENTIRE COMMISSIONERS' COURT. THE NEXT DAYTON 19TH THERE WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM TO ADOPT THE PROPERTY TAX CEILING NOT THE RATE BUT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE 31.1 CENTS. >> THAT'S ALL RECORDED VOTE OR HOW DOES THAT WORK AGAIN? >> YES. THAT'S THE SEALING BUT NOT THE TAX RATE. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 2ND WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE AND THEN THE FINAL VOTE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE IS SEPTEMBER 9TH. >> CAN YOU DO THAT ONE MORE TIME? WHAT TIME IS THAT WORKSHOP? >> 9:00 A.M. ON TUESDAY THE 18TH. >> TELL ME THE BUDGET WORKSHOP? >> THAT'S ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET SO IT WILL BE THE PROPOSAL TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THEN WE'LL GET ALL YOUR COMMENT AT THAT POINT. >> AND UM... OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE'RE HAVING A SEPARATE MEETING. I THOUGHT WE DID THAT DURING REGULAR MEETINGS. WHY ARE WE SETTING THAT? >> I'M NOT SURE. >> I THINK WE ALWAYS HAS ADDED BUDGET MEETING. >> BUT YOU CAN'T DO ANY ACTION IN A WORKSHOP >> IT IS A BUDGET WORKSHOP TO GO OVER ALL THE PROPOSALS FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN, BUT YOU COULD GIVE US DIRECTION ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED AND NOT INCLUDED. AND THEN SO ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET WITH ALL OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THERE. THIS IS OUR ONLY AVENUE TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. >> OKAY SO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. BUT WE HAD ALL THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS WHICH IS A WHOLE OTHER SUBJECT I WON'T BRING UP. THOSE ARE WHATEVER THEY ARE SO I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED HAVE THAT'S A PART TO TODAY'S MEETING SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING BECAUSE THAT GIVES YOU A DAY. LIKE THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ON THE 19TH? >> JUST THE CEILING. >> RIGHT. >> THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IS THE TAX RATE. >> I THINK NEXT YEAR WE SHOULD DO THIS SOONER AND MAYBE PUT SOMETHING ON AS AN AGENDA ITEM SO WE CAN GIVE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS IN ADVANCE. WE HEARD THEM ALL AND NOW KNOW WHAT ALL THE REQUESTS ARE BUT DOING IT A DAY BEFORE IS, I MEAN IF THAT'S WHAT IS IT, THAT'S WHAT IT IS BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE ACTION AT A BUDGET WORKSHOP SO YOU'LL HERE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY SAY ONE THING AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SAY ANOTHER THING. TO ME, THAT'S ALMOST WORTHLESS. I'LL BE HONEST. I THINK WE CAN BE BETTER GIVING YOU OUR INDIVIDUAL INPUT OFF-LINE, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN BECAUSE WE HAD TWO DAYS OF BUDGET WORKSHOP BUT IF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WANTS TO HAVE THAT ON THE 18TH, GREAT. I'LL SHOW UP BUT I MEAN I'D RATHER GIVE MY INPUT SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> BUT THIS WORKSHOP KIND OF BRINGS EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND WILL SHOW YOU POTENTIALLY WE'LL GET THE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNTY JUDGE ON WHICH TAX RATE AND HOW MUCH REVENUE THAT WE HAVE AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THE
PROPOSALS FROM DEPARTMENTS AND MAKE A LIST AND THEN YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE LISTS AND TELL US YES OR NO. THERE'S NO VOTE BUT WE CAN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. >> BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT THOUGH,, THAT'S A VOTE. WE CAN'T GO DOWN THE LINE AND GIVE YOU A YES OR NO IN A WORKSHOP. WE CAN SAY HERE'S HOUR I FEEL. SO TO ME, THAT IS - >> WE CAN VISIT WITH YOU OFF LINE OR WITH THE JUDGE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROCEED. >> I THINK WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE AND I KIND OF AGREE. WHY NOT BRING THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER. WE'VE DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST YEAR. WE BRING BACK WHAT DO YOU WANT? I KNOW IT IS A GIVE AND TAKE WHATEVER IT IS BUT I THINK ONCE WE GET EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE, SAY THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. MAYBE WE DO NEED WHAT HE WANTS MORE THAN WHAT I WANT. AT ONE POINT WE HAVE TO REALLY DECIDE WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S OUT. >> AND THAT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER NINTH. WHEN WE ADOPT THE TAX RATE >> THE 19TH, WHAT'S THE ACTION AGAIN? >> TO ADOPT THE TAX CEILING. THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE MAXIMUM. THAT'S NOT THE TAX RATE BUT THE CEILING AND WE'LL RECOMMEND THE VOTEER APPROVAL RATE AS WE'VE DONE IN PAST YEARS. THAT'S THE MAXIMUM. BECAUSE YOU CAN GO DOWN BUT NOT UP SO IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT THE NO NEW REVENUE AND THEN DECIDE, NO WE WANT TO ADD THESE PROPOSALS YOU CAN'T GO BACK UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO START THE TAXING PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAP. >> THE CAP IS A BETTER WORD. >> TYPICALLY IT'S BEEN THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. >> I DON'T NEED TO BE HERE. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS? >> YEAH. ALONG THOSE LINES YOU KNOW WE TYPICALLY IN THE PAST WHEN I WAS HERE FOR BUDGETS, WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS LIKE WE'VE DONE AND IN THE LATER YEARS OF JUDGE NEIL'S COURT HE ELECTED TO DO AWAY WITH BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND THEY JUST SAT DOWN AND FIGURED OUT WHAT WE HAD IN THE WAY OF MONEY AND WHAT COULD BE SPENT, AND SO YEAH, WE HAD THOSE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND SO WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO IS BRING THOSE BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ALL OF THOSE AG AGAIN? >> ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL COME BACK AGAIN? IT'S A BUDGET WORKSHOP? >> NO. THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THE COUNTY JUDGE WILL ACTUALLY PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO ADOPT FOR YA'LL TO GO THROUGH WITH THE REVENUE THAT WE - >> NOW THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED THAT WE WOULD DO. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THAT THIS, THE COUNTY JUDGE AND YOU GUYS - >> YES. >> ARE GOING TO BRING OUR BUDGET TO GO FORWARD. >> AND WE WOULD HAVE THE BUDGET CHALLENGES AND THINGS WE HAVE TO DO TO JUST KIND OF PUT EVERYTHING AS A RECAP AND THEN YOU KIND OF GO THROUGH AND SAY, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW. >> WHY CAN'T WE DO THAT ON THE 19 SNT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HAVING A SEPARATE MEETING FOR THAT WHY CAN'T WE DO IT ON THE 19TH? >> WE CAN DO THE 19TH. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T. >> LET'S GET WITH JUDGE SCOTT AND WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING PRECLUDING THAT. >> ALL WE'RE DOING ON THE 19TH IS VOTING ON THE CAP. >> RIGHT >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS I DON'T REMEMBER, NOT EVER BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE HAVING A SEPARATE MEETING TO HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP THE DAY BEFORE WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING ON THE 19TH. LET'S KNOCK IT OUT ON THE SAME DAY AND MAKE IT A WORKSHOP AND ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENT THE BUDGET DON 19TH? LIKE THE BUDGET CHALLENGES ON THE 19TH? >> 18TH >> ALL WE'RE DOING IS TAX REVENUE ON THE 19TH. I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO THIS AND HAVE IT ALL ON ONE DAY. >> WE'LL VISIT WITH JUDGE AND THEN DEFINITELY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH COMMISSIONER ON WHICH AVENUE. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE A WHILE MAYBE AND DELAY THE MEETING. I DON'T KNOW PERHAPS. >> I DON'T, I UNDERSTAND WHAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS SAYING AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T STACK UP MEETING WHERE WE'RE HERE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. IN THE AFTERNOON. I DID THAT. >> I ARE YOU PRESENTING THE BUDGET ON THE 19TH? >> WE ARE PRESENTING A PROPOSED BUDGET. THE JUDGE'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE BUDGETS OF PROPOSED BUDGET. >> WE CAN MAKE CHANGES. >> BUT IT'S NOT TO VOTE ON, JUST
THE STARTING POINT. >> THAT'S THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THE COUNTY JUDGE PRESENTS THE BUDGET TO THE COURT >> YOU ARE TELLING ME NOW WHAT? YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT TWO BUDGETS? YOU JUST SAID WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE COUNTY JUDGE'S AND THE OTHER. >> IT'S ONE IN THE SAME. SORRY. >> PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. >> NO, NO. >> I JUST DON'T THINK, I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY THAN WEDNESDAY. >> THAT'S FAIR. WE CAN PUT IN AGENDA ITEM INSTEAD. WE'LL GET WITH HER AND GET BACK. >> THE NEXT MEETING WE CAN PUT THE CAPTAIN NEXT MEETING. WITH WE CAN PUT THE CAP THEN. 19 19TH. SO WE CAN DO IT AT THE MEETING, THE CAP. WE DO THE BUDGET PROPOSAL WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE A LONG TIME. >> RIGHT. BECAUSE ON THE 18TH - RIGHT. I'M SORRY. THE 19TH IS A REGULAR MEETING. SO WE MAY HAVE A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS ON THE 19TH AND THE 18TH WOULD BE JUST DEDICATED. >> LONG TIME ON THE 19TH. >> I PERSONALLY AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS WEIGHED IN BUT I LIKE THE PROCESS WHERE WE GO IN AND REALLY KIND OF COMB THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING. I ALWAYS SAY AND IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF PAYING ATTENTION BUT JUST WHEN WE GET TO THE END HAVING DONE THIS YOU KNOW FOR YEARS NOW, IT'S ALWAYS A FLURRY AT THE END AND THERE'S ALWAYS CHANGES AND TWEETS TO THE BUDGET AND EVEN THE NEXT DAY WE KIND OF HAVE TO WAIT, LATER WE HAVE TO WAIT WHEN THE DUST SETTLES BEFORE WE REALIZE SOME OF THE DECISIONS WE MADE AND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE. WE MAY NOT REALIZE THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE LEFT OUT SO I LIKE TO GO DOWN AND REALLY COMB THROUGH ALL THE DATA AND MAKING WHEN WE MAKE THE FINAL VOTE, RIGHT? MOTIONS AND ALL OF THAT, BUT I AGREE, THE FEWER MEETINGS THE BETTER BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF REHASHING THE SAME OLD THING. >> MAKE IT AN ACTION ITEM. LET US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON SOMETHING. BUDGET WORKSHOPS ARE WORTHLESS BECAUSE WE'RE TALK AND DON'T GET ANYTHING DONE. >> IT GIVES US CHANCE TO HEAR IT OUT AND COME BACK. I'M GOOD EITHER WAY. MAYBE IF WE CAN WORD SO IT WE CAN TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION, AND IF THE JUDGE SAYS, NO, LET'S HEAR THIS OUT, AND IF WE THINK WE HAVE GIVEN WAY TOO MUCH FOR STAFF TO WORK ON AND DO WORK OVERNIGHT AND THEN COME BACK. I JUST LIKE THE WAY WE'VE DONE IT AND I WOULD SAY LET'S DO FEWER AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN OVER THE YEARS CONSCIOUS ABOUT REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TIMES WE'VE MET BECAUSE WE'RE JUST KIND OF SPINNING AND SPINNING MANY TIMES WITH THE SAME DISCUSSIONS AND ARGUMENTS AND PROS AND CONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. I'M ALL FOR TAKING ACTION. IF WE CAN ADD THAT I'M GOOD WITH THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK ALL THE PARTS OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF REQUESTS COMING IN TO US INDIVIDUALLY AND OF COURSE TO THE JUDGE AND WE HAD I THINK MORE AGGRESSIVE PROPOSALS THIS YEAR THAN WE HAVE IN RECENT YEARS MAYBE WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE WE HAD A LOT AND THEN IT DIED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE TIMES AND NOW IT'S REALLY PICKED UP SO THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT TO GO THROUGH AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH THE JUDGE. I'VE SHARED WITH PEYTON ON SOME OF MY PRIORITIES AND I CAN DO THAT HERE WHEN WE MEET AGAIN BUT I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE CRACK AT REVIEWING IT AND THEN IF IT'S ACTION COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, I'M ALL FOR THAT AND WE CAN GIVE DIRECTIONS SO WE CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES WE'RE AT IT. BECAUSE IF YOU ALLOW US TO PUT TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT WE'RE GOING TO MESS IT UP. NOT INTENTIONALLY BUT MUDDLE IT UP. NOT MESS IT UP. SINCE WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF CONFUSING YOU AND THE PUBLIC OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND I THINK THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS WE HAVE THIS YEAR AND WITH THE VALUES AND THEN ALSO LIKE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY SAID WITH LEGISLATION COMING THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS ALL LINED UP AND LET YA'LL DO MOST OF THE TALKING AND THE INPUT AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING AND LET US COME UP WITH PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO TWEAK OR ADDRESS. >> FAMOUS WORDS OF COMMISSIONER PUSLEY I'D RATHER SWITCH THAN FIGHT SO WHATEVER THE JUDGE WANTS, LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD. >> THAT'S KIND OF MY POINT. THE JUDGE'S PREROGATIVE. >> WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO. >> THIS IS HER STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING THE BUDGET TO US AND HOW SHE WANTS TO DO THAT IS HER DECISION. >> AGREED. >> ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? >> NO SIR, THAT'S IT. >> GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT PRESENTATION AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO 3 A2
DISCOVER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH BARCOM CONSTRUCTION FOR BRISCO KING PAVILLION CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION IN THE NEW BUILDING AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT CONTINGENT UPON THE AGREEMENT BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND RELATED MATTERS. SCOTT? >> THE CONTRACT IS BASICALLY BEEN VETED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WE'RE READY TO GO JUST WAIT ON THIS ITEM RIGHT HERE. >> LET ME JUST ADD TO THAT. WE DID CONDITIONALLY SELECT THE INITIAL BID CAME IN OVER BUDGET. WE DID, WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS WORKING TO GET THIS VALUE ENGINEER TO WHERE THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE CAPACITY BUT WE DO NOW AGAIN TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN THIS DOWN TO WHERE IT IS WITHIN BUDGET AND IT HAS A CONTINGENCY BUILT INTO THE BUDGET AS WELL AS THAT PART HAS BEEN DONE. >> $280,000. >> YEAH IT'S SMALL. DID WHAT WE COULD. >> NOT THAT SMALL. >> IT WAS A BID PROCESS? >> IT WAS TIRZ MONEY AND WE WENT OUT FOR RFP AND HAD 21 CONTRACTORS SHOW ON THE MEETING BUT ONLY GOT THREE BID WHICH IS KIND OF SURPRISED ME. WE HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST TURN-OUTS I'VE SEEN FOR A PRE-BID BUT I'M FINDING OUTRIGHT NOW THAT MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING OR YA'LL ARE DOING THERE ARE A LOT OF HUNGRY CONTRACTORS SO NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR PROJECTS GOING. >> EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND. I FIND THIS SURPRISING ACROSS OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED TO ME. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST BUT WE GET THE NUMBER OF BIDDERS WE'RE GETTING IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE INTEREST THAT WE GENERATE AND I'M, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE THIS MORE COMPLICATED FOR CONTRACTOR? >> I DON'T THINK SO, SIR. I'VE NEVER HAD A CONTRACT OR EVEN A SUB AND I'M DOING A LOT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH COASTAL PARKS AND NEVER HAD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR PROCESS. >> OUR PROCESS WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER CONTRACT THAT THE CURRENT COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS WRITTEN FOR US AND WE SUBMIT THAT'S A PART OF THE PACKAGE AND IT'S MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY TO US SO YEAH. IT'S INTERESTING TO FOR SURE BECAUSE ANTICIPATED A LOT MORBIDS BUT THE BIDS CAME IN FINE. ONE WAS REAL HIGH AND THE OTHER TWO WERE VERY WITHIN RANGE AND ALL THREE WERE GOOD CONTRACTORS. >> I'M GOING STRAIGHT INTO VALUE ENGINEERING AND TELLING THE CONTRACTORS WHEN WE GET IT THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. A LOT OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WITH ARCHITECTS THEY LIKE TO GOLD PLATE EVERYTHING SO BRING IT BACK WITHIN SOMETHING THAT'S NOT MONUMENTAL AND GET IT DONE. >> THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT HAPPENED HERE. A LOT OF FINISHES. >> THIS A GREAT PROJECT. EVERYBODY I'VE TALKED TO IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> ABSOLUTELY. MUCH APPRECIATED FOR SURE. >> WE NOTICE WE'LL BE GIVING ON AUGUST OF 24TH AND THEN THE CALENDAR STARTS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 14 MONTHS FROM START TO FINISH AND OPENING IT UP. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHESNEY CHESS AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PUSLEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 3A 3. I THINK WE KIND OF HAVE DONE THIS INFORMALLY BUT IS THERE DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD ON COMMISSIONER COURT'S MEETINGS, DATES, WORKSHOPS? HEARING NONE WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B 1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE TRANSFER OF FUNDS $1 MILLION 18,000 TO THE COST CENTER 12400-5500 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL RELATED MANNERS. GO AHEAD. COW CALLED ME AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET WITH YOU ON THIS. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING. I TRIED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BEFORE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEFING BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA BUT I HAD CONNIE PUT UP THE SLIDE TO BETTER EXPLAIN QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN REGARDS TO THIS. EVENTUALLY MY SOFTWARE AND SERVICES BUDGET IS IN THE NEGATIVE WHICH IS SHOWING UP THERE. THE BUDGET OVER YOU. OVERVIEW IS 78,000. THIS IS DUE TO MY TYLER TECHNOLOGIES PAYMENT THAT I HAD WHICH WAS 205K INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. CONNIE, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? HERE'S KIND OF A BREAK DOWN OF WHAT EXACTLY I'M ASKING FOR ON
THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, THERE IS SHOWING THE NEGATIVE $78,000 AND I HAVE A COUPLE MORE THAT STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S SHOWING $1 MILLION 18 K. BELOW THAT I SHOW A BREAK DOWN OF WHERE THE TYLER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES HAVE INCREASES AND I THINK IT'S OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS WHETHER WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY IN YEAR SIX OF SIX SO WE'RE GOING INTO AN, ANNUAL CONTRACT GOING FORWARD AND THAT'S ALL I HAD IN CASE YOU HAD QUESTIONS I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT. I DID WANT TO LET A COURT KNOW SHE TOOK IT TO THE COUNTY JUDGE AND VETTED IT AND SHE CAN'T VOTE TODAY BUT DOES INDICATE HER SUPPORT IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE THIS PROJECT. I'LL MAKE A NEXT TO PASS THIS. >> SECOND. >> DISCUSSION PURPOSES. COMMISSIONER MAREZ GO AHEAD. >> THIS DEFICIT, IT WASN'T EXPECTED? WHY NEGATIVE $78,000. >> IT WAS EXPECTED. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL MONEYS THAT WERE ASKED FROM THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR TO HELP COVER THE EXPENSE BUT I THINK EVERYONE WAS GIVEN A STATIC BUDGET GOING FORWARD SO IN MY CASE THAT HURT ME SINCE I DO HAVE THE SOFTWARE SERVICES UNDER MY BUDGET. >> YOU ANTICIPATE BIG TICKET ITEMS IN THE NEXT BUDGET AND HAVE YOU PLANNED FOR IT? >> I SURE DID. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASE FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND THERE'S ARPA THAT WILL COME TO AN END SO THOSE WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN MY EXPENSES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. >> IT WASN'T PART OF THE PACKET IF WE CAN GET UP TO THE LAST SLIDE WE HAD UP? >> YES. >> THAT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE GROUPS THAT ARE IMPACTED, WHICH IS THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS, THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE JAIL, COUNTY CLERK, JP'S, CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IT'S NOT FLUFF. IT'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT. THIS IS NECESSARY PRETTY MUCH FOR ALMOST EVERYONE THAT FUNCTIONS HERE IN A COURTHOUSE SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO STRESS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A, REALLY WE'RE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF OUR BUDGET TO BRING SOMETHING UP LIKE THIS. IT'S OUT OF NECESSITY. >> YES, SIR., THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER PUSLEY? >> I'M NOT SURE WHY THE PRIOR DIRECTOR BUDGETED THIS THE WAY, THESE ARE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT THAT'S WE HAVE TO PAY, WELL WE DON'T HAVE TO WE CAN TURN TYLER TECHNOLOGIES OFF IF WE WANT TO AND I'M SURE WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT SO I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S BUDGETED THIS WAY. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THESE ALWAYS TAKE PRECEDENCE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE HAVE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS AND HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE LONG HERM CONTRACTS ON, AS YOU SAID, THIS IS THE END OF OUR CONTRACTURAL AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AND WE'LL BE NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT WITH THEM ON A GO FORWARD BASIS EITHER ONE YEAR OR I'M SURE MULTI YEAR DISCUSSION BUT WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET THAT STARTED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. SO THAT WE KNOW HOW THAT WILL IMPACT OUR BUDGET. >> YES, SIR., ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES 4-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YA'LL. THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING NEW ON ITEM-A. BECAUSE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY AND I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY ON THAT MATTER ON MONDAY, I THINK. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT AND I DON'T ANY ANYTHING ELSE WAS ASKED TO BE TAKEN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN IF THERE ARE ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY I'LL DEFER TO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GO BEFORE ME. COMMISSIONER PUSLEY? >> I DO BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO YOURS I NEED A SECOND TO BRING MINE UP. >> COMMISSIONER MAREZ YOU HAVE ANY? >> I DON'T KNOW TO DO THIS TODAY? >> I HAVEN'T SEEN IT SO OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO MENTION RAM BUT COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ DO YOU HAVE ANY? I'LL DO MINE WHILE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY IS WORKING ON HIS AND WE WANT TO MENTION RAM CHAVEZ AND I DON'T HAVE THAT OBITUARY AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO PASS OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE CHAVEZ FAMILY. MY FIRST IS AIDAN JOSEPH PASSED AWAY ON JULY 25TH AT BIRD ISLAND BASIN AT PADRE ISLAND SEASHORE. HE BROUGHT LIFE TO EVERYONE THAT KNEW HIM AND EMBRACED LIFE
FINDING JOY IN EVERY MOMENT FISHING, GOLFING, WORKING OUT, ENJOYING GAME NIGHTS OR SUNNY DAYS AT THE BEACH WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS HE LIVED EVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST. HIS KIND HEART AND AGAIN WAS AN ADVENTURE MADE HIM CHERISHED. HE ATTENDED ST. ANDREW BY THE SEA CATHOLIC CHURCH PROCEEDED BY HIS GRANDPA FATHER AND MATERNAL STEPFATHER AND AUNT AND HIS COUSINS. THOSE WISHING TO HONOR HIM ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ROSARY TODAY AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE CONTINUING TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE TODAY, AS WELL. THOUGH AIDEN'S TIME ON EARTH WAS FAR TOO SHORT THE JOY HE BROUGHT TO THOSE AROUND HIM WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. WE CERTAINLY SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF AIDEN EVERS WHO WAS A FLOWER BLUFF STUDENT AND HIS MOTHER TEAMS THERE AND THE FAMILY IS DEVASTATED BY HIS PASSING. MY SECOND ONE IS DOCTOR JOHN DUG LAST PAPS. PASSED AWAY SURROUNDED BY THE LOVE OF HIS FAMILY AND WAS A BELOVED FATHER AND CHERISHED MAN DEFINED BY HARD WORK. HIS THREE CHILDREN WERE THE SENDER OF HIS WORLD AND AS HIS FAMILY GREW HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND EXTENDED FAMILY BECAME IMMEASURABLE SOURCE OF JOY AND HE ENCOURAGED THEM TO PURSUE PASSIONS WITHOUT FEAR. HE EMBRACED LIFE AND WAS CONSTANTLY EXPLORING NEW TRAVEL DESTINATIONS IS WHETHER THE WORLD OR EARNING HIS PILOT LICENSE BECAUSE HE WANTED TO. DOUG APPROACHED LIFE WITH ENTHUSIASM AND WONDER. HE LOVED SHOW MORNINGS WITH COFFEE READING A GOOD BOOK AND LISTENING TO GREAT MUSIC. SOME OF HIS HAPPIEST MOMENTS WERE SPENT OVERLOOKING THE BAY WATCHING THE SUN MELT INTO THE TEXAS HORIZON. THOSE SUNSETS REFLECTED HOW HE LIVED HIS LIFE WITH GRATITUDE AND QUIET APPRECIATION UNDERSTANDING LIFE'S GREATEST GIFTS ARE OFTEN SIMPLE MOMENTS. WHILE THAT DEFINED THE WAY HE LIVED HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. HE TENDED TEXAS TECH WHERE HE DEVELOPED A DEEP PRIDE IN ALMA MATER AND EARNED HIS LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON AND PRACTICED LAW BEFORE DISCOVERING HIS TRUE CALLING OF MEDICINE. HE RETURNED TO TEXAS TECH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO COMPLETE HIS INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY AND COMPLETED A CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM. HE CAME TO CORPUS CHRISTIE AND HE SERVED AS BOTH CHIEF OF CARDIOLOGY AND PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATIONS OF CORPUS CHRISTI. HE DEVELOPED WITH A TEAM OF DEDICATED PHYSICIANS AND SUPPORTING STAFF WHO SHARED AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. HE WAS A COMPASSIONATE LISTENER AND SOURCE OF COMFORT DURING LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS. HIS LEGACY LIVES ON IN EVERY LIFE HE TOUCHED AND HIS FAMILY THAT WILL CARRY FORWARD HIS LOVE AND VALUES. COMMISSIONER PUSLEY? >> THIS WAS VERY PERSONAL TO ME. A FAMILY MEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK. CAROLYN ANN MASK CALLUM PASSED AWAY ON JULY 29TH, 2026 AND WAS BORN DECEMBER 28TH, 1942 TO NORMAN AND OR LEAN. HER KINDNESS AND COMPASSION TOUCHED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE SHE MET. HER DEEP LOVE OF THE LORD WAS REFLECTED IN THE WAY SHE CARED FOR OTHERS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT WHO IS ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL LACE IN HER HEART. HER GENEROUS SPIRIT EXTENDED FAR BEYOND HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND SUPPORTED ADJACENT JUDE'S HOSPITAL WITH MONTHLY DONATIONS BELIEVING EVERY CHILD DESERVES HOPE, HEALING AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE. HER LIFE WAS A DEVOTION TO FAITH AND SELFLESSNESS. GIVING THE LEGACY OF A CARING HEART WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL WHO WERE BLESSED TO KNOW HER. SHE WAS PROCEEDED BY HER PARENTS IN DEATH AND HER BROTHER NORMAN JUNIOR. CAROLINE LEAVES BEHIND HER HUSBAND KENNETH AND CHILDREN AND SHE HAD SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND IS SURVIVED BY HER BROTHER DANNY AND HIS WIFE JULIE, BROTHER PHILLIP AND SISTER TERRY. SHE HAS NUMEROUS NIECE AND NEPHEW AS LONG WITH OTHERS.
CAROLINE CURRENTLY HAD MOVED TO LOUISIANA YEARS AGO WHEN SHE MARRIED HER HUSBAND AND WE WERE VERY CLOSE GROWING UP AND SHE WAS JUST ALWAYS A VERY KIND GENTLE SOUL AND THE WORLD WAS A BETTER PLACE WITH HER IN IT BUT SHE HAD A DEEP FAITH AND WE WANT TO SEND OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY AND I HAVE REACHED OUT AND SPOKEN WITH MOST OF THEM ALREADY BUT WE CERTAINLY WILL MISS CAROLINE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE MASK CALLUM AND EVERS FAMILY ON THE LOSSES OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. HEARING NO OTHER BUSINESS THAT IS BEFORE A COURT, YOU HAVE ONE? >> MY CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS TO THE CHAVEZ FAMILY. IT WILL BE A BIG LOSS TO THE VETERANS AND TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE VETERANS. HE ACTUALLY WAS THE VOICE OF THE VETERAN, SO MY PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. >> WITHOUT A DOUBT. RAM CHAVEZ WAS ONE OF A KIND. A MAN THAT WILL BE MS. IN THIS COMMUNITY FOREVER AND IS NOT REPLACEABLE IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM SO OUR CONDOLENCE ARE THERE AND SO WHEN WE GET THE FULL BIO WE'LL READ THAT AND DO OTHER RECOGNITION FOR HIM AND ALL HE'S GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY. HEARING NONE OTHER WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING TODAY AT 10:12 AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A BLESSED