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All right, good morning, everyone. Today is Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The time is

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now 9:30 a.m. This meeting of the commissioner's court is now in session. I declare

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a quorum is present. All legal notices have been posted, and the court is duly called

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this morning. Commissioner Carraway will lead us in an invocation and pledges. Please

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Let us pray together Eternal Father, we are so grateful for the loving kindness and

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tender mercy of this day. God, we declare how great and how awesome you are. Father,

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we ask that you would protect and cover our law enforcement and all of our first

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responders. Father, we pray that your blanket will cover our county with your strength,

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with your wisdom, and God, all of your help. Lord, we realize that we are nothing

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without you. All of the glory belongs to you. All of the power belongs to you. And

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Father, we are so grateful. And we pray for our nation, we pray for our state, we

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pray for our county, we pray for our community. Because God without prayer, we're

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literally nothing. And so Father, we totally depend on you today to guide lead us

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and direct us. Give us your grace, give us your script, give us your power, God,

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please give us your might and above everything else, God, give us your understanding.

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We ask all of this now in the name that is above every name. In Jesus' name we pray.

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

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

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justice for all. Under the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas, one state

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under God, one in indivisible. OK

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All right, thank you again for joining us today. Uh, one quick announcement, our

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burn ban, if you didn't see yesterday, is off for Smith County. Uh, we, uh, got some

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well-needed rain, so that's off, and, uh, we've got beautiful weather outside. We

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ought to move the meeting outside today, but we're not going to. So we have one speaker

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today, uh, Ms. Delilah Reynoso. Ms. Reynoso is gonna speak on item number 15. Are

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you gonna wait? OK, she's gonna wait until 15. Make sure you remind me. All right.

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Let's see. Agenda item number one. Commissioner Drey will help us with this in just

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one moment, but it's considering to take necessary action to adopt a resolution proclaiming

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the month of October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Smith County, and

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we have Jeremy Flowers with East Texas Crisis Center and, and I believe and team

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Good morning, Judge and commissioners. Um, thank you all for having us this morning

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and thank you for recognizing October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Um, as

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you said, I have my team here. I wanna introduce them. Uh, we have, uh, Scotty Smotherman,

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our housing coordinator, uh, Daisy Salgado, our director of emergency shelter, Mary

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Crow, our domestic Violence High Risk Team coordinator, and Serena Holland, our advocacy

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Services coordinator. Um, every year we come together during this month to raise

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awareness, honor the lived experiences of survivors. And remember those we've lost.

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We do that by prioritizing survivors' voices, sharing stories, and remembering that

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behind every statistic is a human being. And just one weekend last month, police

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received calls reporting that a boyfriend threw his girlfriend to the ground, a boyfriend

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refused to leave his girlfriend's apartment after a dispute, and a husband hit his

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wife while holding their child. This is just in a two-day period, and we know that

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domestic violence is one of the most underreported crimes. The resolution this morning

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gives us an opportunity to acknowledge that domestic violence is happening right

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here in our community and that addressing it is a community issue and requires a

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community response. Today is a chance for us to say to survivors in Smith County

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that you are not alone. At the East Texas Crisis Center, we see daily the challenges

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and barriers that survivors face in reaching out for help. The difficulty in navigating

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risk and the courage of taking the first step. Listening to survivors matter. Their

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stories shape the conversation, lead change, affect policy, and remind us that they're

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the experts in their own life. Our presence here this morning sends an important

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message to the community about who we are and what we stand for. We wanna say to

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survivors. That it's not your fault and you matter this month as we do the important

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work of bringing attention to the issue of domestic violence, let us please remember

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that survivors need more than our words alone. They also need our action and they

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need to know that Smith County stands with them. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Flowers,

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and now I'm gonna turn it over to Commissioner Drew with a resolution. First, I just

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wanna say we're so lucky as a community to have East Texas Crisis Center and the

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work that you do is so valuable to us. And I just want to tell you I appreciate you.

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To be able to see here. At a regular meeting of the Smith County Commissioner's Court

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held at the Smith County Courthouse annex Tyler, Texas, at which a quorum was present,

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the following resolution was adopted. Whereas every October we recognize Domestic

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Violence Awareness Month by honoring the lived experiences of survivors, lifting

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their voices, remembering those we have lost, raising awareness, and recommitting

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ourselves to create a community where every person can live a life free from violence.

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And whereas in 2025 the East Texas Crisis Center stood alongside 331 survivors of

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domestic violence in Smith County, a reminder that no community is immune from the

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impact of abuse and that justice must be accessible to all, and whereas survivors

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show us every day through their resilience and courage that healing and hope are

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possible when communities come together to listen, believe, and support them. And

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whereas advocates, counselors, law enforcement, prosecutors, healthcare providers,

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clergy, educators, government officials, and community members each play a vital

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role in building a coordinated response that places survivor safety as a priority

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and holds those who cause harm accountable. And whereas the citizens of Smith County

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share a responsibility to stand against domestic violence by refusing to be silent,

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offering support, and taking action in our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and

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places of worship. Now therefore be it resolved that the commissioner's court of

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the county of Smith, Texas, through adoption of this resolution does hereby proclaim

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October 2026 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Smith County and commits to

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being a community of hope in which survivors are believed, supported, and. Howard

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and where together we can take action to hold perpetrators accountable and work to

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create a future free from domestic violence. Witness our hands this day, 6th day

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of October 2026, signed by the judge and all four commissioners. All right, now I

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would entertain a motion to adopt that resolution as read. So moved. That's motion

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by Commissioner Drury. Do we have a second? Second by Commissioner Carraway. All

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in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Now if y'all will come forward,

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your team members come forward, we'll get a picture.

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All right, uh, item number 2 is considering to take necessary action to adopt a resolution

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proclaiming the week of October 5th through the 9th, 2026 is manufacturing Week in

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Smith County, and we have with us Scott Martinez and Tara Ellis from the Tyler Economic

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Development Council. If y'all will come forward.

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Good morning, Judge and commissioners.

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Thank you for recognizing Manufacturing Week and the companies and employees who

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contribute so much to Smith County. Manufacturing provides good jobs, supports local

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families, and brings investment into our community. This week we're helping students

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see those opportunities firsthand through visits with local manufacturers and Tyler

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Junior College. We appreciate Tyler ISD, AP ISD, Chapel Hill ISD, and Lyndale ISD,

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along with Tyler Junior College for partnering with us. Together we're showing students

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that they can build a rewarding career right here at home. I also want to recognize

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Chair Ellis, who's with me today, our director of industry and workforce initiatives

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for coordinating these visits and the employers opening their doors to our students.

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Thank you for Smith County's continued partnership and for helping us celebrate the

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people who make things and make a difference in our community. We'll take several

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100 high school students to manufacturing facilities this week in Smith County, and

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there would be some with us today, but they're doing tours, so. Um, this is a way

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for us to expose high school students to manufacturing as a career opportunity if

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they so choose. Let them know they can do it right here at home. Yeah, thank you,

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uh, Mr. Martinez, and thank you, Ms. Ellis, and, and I'm excited because I get to

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play another little part this week, uh, uh, with this group. So I'm gonna read the

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resolution right now. Ms. Ellis, were you gonna say anything? Oh, here it is. You're

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OK. All right. All right, whereas manufacturing plays a vital role in the strength

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and economic prosperity of Smith County, providing quality career opportunities and

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supporting businesses, families, and communities, and whereas local manufacturers

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and processors contribute to the growth of our community by creating jobs, investing

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in our local community, producing essential goods, and support. industries throughout

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East Texas and whereas Manufacturing Week provides an opportunity to recognize the

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manufacturers, skilled professionals, educators, and the industry partners who contribute

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to the continued success of Smith County and whereas Smith County recognizes the

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Tyler Economic Development Council, Tyler Junior College, and the independent school

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districts of Tyler, Chapel Hill, Lyndale, and White House for their collaboration

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and commitment to connecting students with industry educational. Opportunities and

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career pathways and whereas during manufacturing week local students have the opportunity

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to tour Smith County manufacturing facilities interact directly with the industry

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professionals and explore educational pathways that can lead to rewarding careers

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and manufacturing and the skilled trades. Now therefore be it resolved that the commissioner's

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court of the County of Smith, Texas through adoption of this resolution does hereby

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proclaim. October 5th through the 9th, 2026 as manufacturing Week in Smith County

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encourages residents, educators, students, businesses, and community leaders to recognize

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the importance of the manufacturing to our local economy and the valuable career

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opportunities available within this essential industry and it's signed by me, the

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judge, and all the commissioners, and it would be my motion to adopt that resolution

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as read. And we have a 2nd by Commissioner Harriet. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any

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opposed? Motion carries. Now if y'all come forward, we'll get a photo.

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If you want to share it. Oh, that's,

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All right, that takes us to item number 3. Considering take necessary action to adopt

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a resolution proclaiming the week of October 4, 2026 as Texas Extension Education

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Association Week in Smith County. We've got quite a few people here, but Amy Shavely

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is gonna come forward to speak. And she will introduce her team.

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Good morning, Judge. And commissioners and everyone present. I'm Amy Shively. I'm

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the family community health agent for Smith County. The Texas Extension Education

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Association, known as TEA, would like to express our appreciation to County Judge

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Neil Franklin and the entire commissioner's court for their continued support for

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our programs and for being here to share this special week with us. Throughout the

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year, our ladies have been working on various projects such as craft making and Scholars

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for Dollars to provide scholarships for 4H youth, community volunteer programs, as

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well as numerous other programs to strengthen our community. Ladies, please call

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when I stand your name. Here with me today for the court's resolution proclaiming

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the week of October 5th as Texas Extension Education Association Week is Smith EEA

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County Chair and Saint Louis Club member, Robin Smith. Smith, EEA County Vice Chair

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and Saint Louis Club member, Dawn Green. They are here to represent a mock check

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to the court for their volunteer hours totaling 3,630.5 hours of service to Smith

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County for 2025-2026 and the amount of $36,355.81.

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We thank the court for your time this morning.

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All right, uh, if you will stay right there, Amy, uh, were you complete? Are they

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gonna bring it forward? OK, yeah, we're gonna, um, I'm gonna turn it over to Commissioner

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Harry now to read the resolution. All right, would y'all like to bring the check

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forward? And y'all can stand with Ms. Shavely and we'll read the resolution.

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Had an opportunity to see some of the wonderful work they do that the entire extension

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does, and they do it with enthusiasm, passion, and oftentimes some good food. So

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it makes it really fun to visit. At a regular meeting of the Smith County Commissioner's

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Court held at the Smith County Courthouse annex Tyler, Texas, at which a quorum was

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present, the following resolution was adopted, whereas the Texas Extension Education

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Association of Smith County believes strong families are the basics to the well-being

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of Texas and whereas they have educational programs that address critical needs impacting

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Texas families and communities, and whereas they see education as a lifelong learning

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process. They believe volunteers and opportunities for volunteer development are

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important and whereas they develop leadership that offers opportunities for personal

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growth and development and cultural and ethnic diversity in programs and membership

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and whereas global awareness is recognized and whereas the Texas Extension Education

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Association cooperates with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to attain mutual

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goals. Now therefore be it resolved that the commissioner's court of the county of

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Smith, Texas, through adoption of this resolution does hereby proclaim the week of

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October 4th, 2026 as Texas Extension Education Association Week. In Smith County

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and encourages all citizens to recognize the important work that is done for the

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Smith County community through the Texas Extension Education Association of Smith

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County. It is signed by the judge and all four commissioners. And I would entertain

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a motion to adopt that resolution as read. That would be my motion. That motion by

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Commissioner Harrod, seconded by Commissioner Carraway. All in favor say aye. Aye.

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Any opposed? Motion carries. All right, y'all come forward. Thank you.

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All right, that brings us to item number 4, considering take necessary action to

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adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of October 4th, uh, 2025 as National 4H Week

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in Smith County, and we have with us Skyler Shavely, come forward, sir. And he'll

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introduce his team members. As well.

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Good morning. We're glad to be here this morning and recognize our young people that

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are with us. I'm Skyler Shively, the Smith County Extension agent for 4H and youth

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development, my colleague Erica Davis with Praview A&M Cooperative Extension. So,

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we're certainly glad to be here and it's always fun to get to recognize the hard

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work that our young people do. Um, this year through our efforts and the efforts

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of our volunteers we've had over 100,000 educational contacts in 54 different subject

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areas through outreach programs, educational events, and curriculum enrichments in

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the schools right here in Smith County. So we're very proud of the, the number of

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contacts that we have. We have over 20 adult volunteers that do a great job of helping

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to deliver the 4H and extension message, and we have 200 club members that meet in

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community clubs all across Smith County. So, uh, we're, we're very pleased to see

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that we've had growth in our programs and that there's a. Strong interest in furthering

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their education in different uh subject areas that 4H supports. One of our biggest

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project areas is always our livestock projects and so that's a number that's easy

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for us to quantify and so I love to share that number when I have the opportunity

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and uh our economic impact just in Smith County from our livestock projects is over

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$281,000 for our youth that raised those projects and so we certainly want to recognize

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that we know that we have uh economic impact. With some other things, it's just a

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little harder to, to quantify with a robotics project or with the dog project or

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even public speaking or photography, but uh we can certainly put that dollar figure

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on our livestock and so we wanna, wanna take that opportunity as well. So we have

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a, a great group that came with us this morning. Um, I have an adult volunteer, Cassie

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Rodriguez. She's actually one of our club managers. I have Riley, who's a club president,

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Fallon, who's a club vice president, and Olivia, who's a treasurer. And so, uh, as

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we get our picture today, we're glad to have them with us, and we want to thank the

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court for the opportunity that we have to do the work here in Smith County and this

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opportunity to recognize the kids and adults for all the work they put in throughout

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the year. Uh, Mr. Shively, we appreciate everything you guys do. It's amazing, uh,

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with all the students, and we appreciate the volunteers as well. Thank y'all so much

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and thank you, uh, students for being here, for participating in all the events.

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So I'm gonna turn it over to Commissioner Carraway. Thank you, Judge. Whereas this

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year's National 4H Week theme Beyond Ready, reminds us that 4H is building a ready

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generation in a world of change, equipping young people with skills for the future

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while meeting them where they are today. Whereas 4H is America's largest youth development

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organization, supporting 6 million youth across the country, helping them to become

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engaged successfully and independent. And where 4H programs are delivered by the

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cooperative extension System, a community of more than 100 public land grant colleges

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and universities across the nation, providing experience for young people to learn

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by doing. Whereas 4H connects with young people and adults to their community, preparing

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them for work and through experience and acquiring basic learning while providing

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emerging research for positive youth development, as well as expanding from its strong

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agricultural roots, 4H help young people explore the world around them, grow into

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productive adults. And whereas 4F, future leaders, scientists, architectures, excuse

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me, agriculture and community leaders are important and imperative to the US Department

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of Agriculture and National Institution of Food and Agriculture for 4H. Therefore,

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be it resolved. That the commissioners' Court of the County of Smith, Texas, to thoroughly

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adopt this revolution and hereby do declare October 5th through the 11th, 2026 as

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National 4H Week in Smith County and encourage all citizens to recognize 4H. For

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its significant impact that it has in our community, empowering young people with

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the skills they will need for a lifetime. Witness our hands this 6th day of October,

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AD 26, by the judge and all of the commissioners. All right, and I would entertain

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a motion to adopt that resolution as read. That would be my motion motion by Commissioner

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Carraway. Second by Commissioner Harriet. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed?

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Motion carries. All right, 48 guys, y'all come forward.

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We'll take it right

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All right, that was some great resolutions this morning. We takes us to item number

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5, and I've already kind of stolen your thunder, but Fire Marshal Hoag is here to

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give us a, a burn ban update.

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Good morning, Judge and commissioners. As y'all know, the, the burn ban was ended

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yesterday. And uh we returned to our normal status of just following the Texas Commission

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on Environmental Quality, um, burn outdoor burning rules. So we received 2 to 3 inches

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across the county, some places maybe a little bit more than that. Our KBDI yesterday

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was 536, so significantly dropped from where we were at. So we're happy to see that.

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Um, we almost completed 7 weeks under a burn ban. We were a day short and that's

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fine with us. Um, outdoor, um, Fire calls in the 7th week, we had 26.

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Uh, none of those required citations. Did give one warning and that was it. The burn

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ban was ended yesterday, October 5th. All right, comments or questions from the court?

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All right, thank you. Marshall Hope, item number 6, considering to take necessary

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action to accept completion of the construction contract for the Roadway Improvements

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County Road 172. That's, uh, Farm to Market FM 349 to FM 2493 with an underrun in

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the amount of $31,839.62. Authorize county judge to execute the reconciliation

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change order and authorize final payment to AE Schul and Company Inc. and that, um,

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I'm gonna turn to Mr. Davis. Yes, Judge and commissioners, uh, the Road and Bridge

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Department is requesting, uh, the commissioner's court to accept the completion of

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RB-34-25 roadway improvements to Counter Road 172 as performed by AE Schul and Company.

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The original contract was in the amount of $462,256.05. The final construction cost

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is in the amount of $430,416.43. This results in an underrun of $31,000.

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$839.62. Uh, the majority of this underrun is due to tech. work at the southern end

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of County Road 172 at the intersection of FM 2493. Uh, they're transitioning for

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grade and for drainage purposes extended 400 ft into our roadway, so we were able

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to shorten that, uh, uh, the, the work that was done by our, our contractor about

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400 ft. So that's the reason why there was such, such significant, uh, underrun.

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The project provides for the improvements to 1.572 miles of county roadway, and we

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recommend approval. All right, comments or questions for Mr. Davis on this item.

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All right. Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to accept the completion of the

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construction contract for County Road 172 from FM 349 to FM 2493 with an

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underrun of $31,839.62. That's a motion by Commissioner Drury.

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Second by Commissioner Carraway. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries.

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We're gonna pass on item number 7 that takes us to item number 8. Considering take

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necessary action to approve a lease purchase contract with Exxon Enterprise Incorporated

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in the amount of $16,881.36 via by board cooperative purchasing program for tasers

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for the sheriff's office and authorized county judge sign all related documentation

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documentation, and we have Chief Jones. Good morning, Judge Commissioner. Uh, this

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is, uh, to. Uh, have tasers for the newly approved deputies that will be for judicial

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services at the courthouse. All right, comments or questions for Chief on this. I

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just wanna, I just wanna say thank you for adding the cost in the agenda language

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that helps me so much. I think it's great for the public. Thank you. And this is

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coming out of fund 12, right? That's correct. OK, thank you. All right. Any other

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comments or questions? Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to approve that lease

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purchase contract with Axon Enterprise Incorporated in the amount of $16,881.36.

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That's a motion by Commissioner Drury. Second by Commissioner Carraway. All in favor

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say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Item number 9. Consider and take necessary

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action to approve a contract between Smith County. And the Texas Department of Public

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Safety for Texas Conviction Reporting TXCR and interlocal cooperation contract and

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authorized county judge sign all related documentation and we have Ms. Karen Phillips,

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our county clerk, come forward.

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Good morning Judge and commissioners. Uh, basically this is just an interlocal cooperation

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contract between Texas Department of Public Safety and our office. Excuse me, it

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is for the entire state. Uh, Texas Department of Public Safety is moving away from

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a paper submission of convictions into an electronic submission, and it's real time.

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Uh, once the contract is, uh, signed, it will provide us access to submit all of

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our final convictions through the, the portal which is TCR, uh, which stands for

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Texas Conviction Reporting. So, all right, comments or questions for Ms. Phillips.

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I just wanna, um, I didn't see any cost to us, no budgetary impact, OK. All right.

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Any other? I would entertain a motion to approve that contract between Smith County

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and uh Texas Department of Public Safety for the TXCR and interlocal cooperation

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contract authorized county judge sign all related documentation. So that's motion

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by Commissioner Drury. 2nd, 2nd by Commissioner Herod. All in favor say aye. Aye.

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Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you. All right, item number 10, considering to

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take necessary action to approve a $5400 part-time budget request for Justice Peace

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Precinct one, and I'm gonna turn it over to first to Judge Derek Choice. Welcome,

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sir. Thank you. Good morning, Judge and commissioners. I have asked to be placed

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on the agenda, uh, for the court to consider, uh, $5400 to the Office of Justice

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of the Peace currently. I have a clerk who is out on extended medical leave and uh

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we have two clerks that will leave us two full-time clerks and so uh if you guys

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approve this, it will help my office with the efficiency and uh keep up with the

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day to day operations. All right, any comments or questions on this? Well. The money

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is available, um, Mr. Isabel, if you'll comment on that part of it. About the availability,

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this money. Right, so we're asking um it to be Uh, from Tim's office, I guess Tim

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would have to help where the money, the money's coming from. Um, as far as I know,

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this is a full-time employee, um, that is out, and he's needing some part-time money

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to facilitate until January. Um, we don't anticipate a salary lag at this point.

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We're trying to work around some, um, medical situations there, but that's why we're

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asking. Um, I asked the auditor's office to pull from, I'm not sure what fund it's

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coming from.

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Sure. So we, we have two options. We can um Hold off on the budget

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transfer because the funds are in there now for payroll to be processed and then

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towards the end of fiscal year 2027, um, we could move the funds. Uh, into the department.

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We don't anticipate salary lag from this, but there's a possibility that for some

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other reason, it could accumulate in this fund, and if we move it from the contingency

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into this line item now, then it would kind of, uh, earmark it and, and go unused.

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So my advice would To the court would be to allow him to continue to use the budget

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he has and then we'll the auditor's office will keep track and assess and we can

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move it towards the end of the year if we need to to cover but that would allow him

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to go ahead and and get the help he needs, right? He would still be able to get the

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help. OK, OK. All right. And as far as the future plan, this person, uh, my understanding

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is they're gonna bump up to 30 hours a week. Once your other employee returns in

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January, do they stay at 30, or are they gonna go back to their normal schedule?

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Once the other employee returns, hopefully they'll return, then the part-time goes

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away. Yeah.

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All right. Uh, I would, uh, entertain a motion then to approve that $5400 part-time

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budget request for JP1. That's a motion by Commissioner Carraway. Second by Commissioner

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Harriet. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Judge.

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Thank you, Judge and commissioner. Item number 11. Considering to take necessary

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action to amend the on-site sewage facility fee scheduled to raise the commercial

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permit fee from 400 to 600 and authorize county judge sign all related documentation.

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Mr. Trace Stanley is here. If you'll come forward, Mr. Stanley, uh, he contacted

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me, um, this past week and, uh, and was telling me all about this, explaining it,

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and showed me, uh, average of what. Uh, other locations were charging for these,

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uh, and what it entailed, so I'm gonna let him explain that to us today. Um, OK,

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so before I took over the, uh, commercial permit fee was $500 my bid was at $400

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along with residential was also $400. I didn't see a need for there to be a difference

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in price between that, um, about two months in I saw that need, uh, because a lot

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of these commercial projects, RV parks and stuff like that take 4 or 5 trips to do

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the, uh, inspection. They might set tanks and then a couple of weeks later, uh, run

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sprinkler heads and it's all in stages. So it's, it's a multiple trips out there

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to do the inspection. And uh so I called around to counties around us just to see

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what their pricing was and um. I don't know if you want me to say what that is or

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well there were several that were. That were higher and then a couple that were lower,

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correct? Yes, yes, there's 2 that were lower and all of the rest were higher out

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of 7. Around us and so you, you landed on the 600, OK. Any

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comments or questions from the court for Mr. Stanley? I just have a comment for Mr.

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Stanley. I've sent a number of constituents y'all's way, and you have taken care

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of them. I get nothing but good feedback, and I just want to say thank you for what

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you're doing. Appreciate it. Yeah, I'll echo how professional and responsive you've

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been. It's been amazing from my perspective as well as the individuals that have

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dealt with you and I know you put a lot of thought and scrutiny into this, and you

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try very hard to keep it as simple and inexpensive as possible. So, uh, seeing a

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lot of these type facilities coming up in Smith County and Precinct 3, I see the

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need. And I, I, again, I would echo, I don't receive the calls that I used to receive,

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uh, in the past, and that's made a big difference because I know they're getting

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handled correctly, so we appreciate that. And when you, when you signed up for this,

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you told us that that's one of the things that you were customer service was gonna

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be something you focused on and it's showing, so we appreciate the work you're doing.

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I'd entertain a motion then to amend that on-site sewage facility fee to raise that

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commercial permit fee from 400 to 600 authorized county judge sign all related documentation.

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That's a motion by Commissioner Drury. Second by Commissioner Harriet. All in favor

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say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Stanley. All right. Item

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number 12. Considering to take necessary action to approve the county judge assigned

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the A replat for Dove Ridge Phase 2, Precinct 4, and B replat for the Stapleford,

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uh, phase 1, Precinct 3. Mr. Davis, yes, Judge and commissioners, uh. A, the replat

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is, uh, this is a replat of one lot in adjacent homeowners association common area

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into four lots. This is on a private road located off of County Road 438. Uh, B is

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a replat of 3 lots and an adjacent unplatted property into 3 lots. This is located

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on 41, excuse me, County Road 4119. Both these items meet the requirements of the

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subdivision regulations, and we recommend approval. Uh, comments or questions for

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Mr. Davis on these replats. I would entertain a motion then to uh authorize county

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judge to sign both of those replats as described. That's a motion by Commissioner

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Carraway, seconded by Commissioner Harriet. All in favor say aye aye. Any, any opposed?

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Motion carries item number 13. Receive pipe and or utility line installation request.

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This is notice only. A County Road 129 Cherokee County Electrical Electric Co op,

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uh, Cooperative Association Road board for fiber optic cable Precinct 1, B County

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Road 188 and 1353 Bright Speed install fiber optic cable Precinct 1. C County Road

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1178. Right Speed install fiber optic cable Precinct 1, D County Road 1110, Wright

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City Water Supply install water line with road bore Precinct 2, E County Road 336

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and 334, Fritcher Construction Services install water line with road bore Precinct

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3. F County Road 46 Center Point Energy install gas line for service Precinct 4 and

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G County Road 1149 Encore Electric replace pole in Precinct 4. Comments or questions

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on that for Mr. Davis. I, I just have a, a short question for Mr. Davis just for

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the benefit of the public. The road and bridge department doesn't get a plan for

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the year from Bright Speed or Cherokee County, right? That's correct. On any, any

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of the uh uh fiber optic companies that are installing, they have uh. Uh, areas that

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they have been authorized to, uh, put, uh. Cable in or fiber optics or whatever,

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but we don't have a, we don't have a plan out for where they're going to, uh, to

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do in the next, you know, 6 months other than the permits they do send in for that,

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but we don't have a, have a master plan from them. And what would be the timeline

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on the permits? How soon do you know they're gonna be? They usually about 6 months

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from when they give it to us because they will, uh, it depends on their workload,

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but also depends on whether like that. Uh, we have one right now that is we're extending.

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Because they have not started within their time frame, but it does still meet the

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requirements. Thank you for that clarification for the public. I appreciate it. All

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right, any other questions for Mr. Davis? All right. Hearing none, we go to item

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14. Considering take necessary action to approve and or ratify payments, accounts,

419
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bills, payroll, transfer of funds, and health amendments in health claims. And we

420
00:42:00,087 --> 00:42:07,059
actually have three that I'm gonna list IT department, miscellaneous equipment, $25,713.07

421
00:42:08,003 --> 00:42:15,053
to equipment. And the same amount, uh, this is the PEO could not be split code funded,

422
00:42:15,062 --> 00:42:22,068
so we're transferring from one fund code to another and then we've got, uh, department

423
00:42:22,007 --> 00:42:30,000
10.409 and 10.515. This is at a contingency of $17,125 for

424
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:36,004
indigent health care, two indigent healthcare for the same amount, and then we have.

425
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This one's multiple. Um, this is Smith County Fund 10, uh, fiscal year 27 budget

426
00:42:42,067 --> 00:42:49,095
transfer. We've got, uh, HR salary and wages, uh, full-time 27,000 JP 2 salary and

427
00:42:49,095 --> 00:42:57,083
wages full-time 45,000 JP 2, insurance fringe, 8500 JP 3 salary permanent

428
00:42:57,083 --> 00:43:05,033
part-time, 20,000. The salary permanent part-time at $20,000 and then the DA's office

429
00:43:05,033 --> 00:43:13,024
salary and wages full-time $65,000 judicial services insurance fringe $120,000 capital

430
00:43:13,026 --> 00:43:20,069
contingency of $319,737 and this is all being transferred to Tyler Family Circle

431
00:43:20,069 --> 00:43:28,006
of Care and $50,000. Meals on Wheels of 5 15,000, Andrews Center of 170,000, Saint

432
00:43:28,006 --> 00:43:35,047
Paul Children's Foundation of 5000, Alzheimer's Alliance of 11,808, and uh Children's

433
00:43:35,047 --> 00:43:43,003
Advocacy Center of 50,000 Economic Development TEDC of $75,000 CASA $50,000 Historical

434
00:43:43,003 --> 00:43:51,003
Commission of $33,750 Civil Air Patrol, $6000 PAS $6000. Uh, this

435
00:43:51,003 --> 00:43:56,053
is facility services salary and wages full time $80,000 facility services insurance

436
00:43:56,053 --> 00:44:04,000
fringe $46,839. Uh, JP 3 salary and wages full time $20,000

437
00:44:04,059 --> 00:44:11,004
salary and wages full time $20,000. Agrilife salary and wages full time, uh, $13,487.

438
00:44:11,059 --> 00:44:18,069
Agrilife insurance fringe is $2,353. Uh, and that's for a total of

439
00:44:18,071 --> 00:44:26,003
$625,237 and this is from the auditor. So comments or questions on

440
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that, uh, for Mr. Hollis. Mr. Hollis, for that large transfer, can you break that

441
00:44:32,074 --> 00:44:39,058
down for the public? What's happening here? Sure, so, um, I'd kind of put out a narrative.

442
00:44:39,079 --> 00:44:43,026
Uh, I don't know if it was shared with the public, and it went through each transfer,

443
00:44:43,071 --> 00:44:51,051
um, ultimately. Uh, a big portion of the transfer, um, came from the fact that the

444
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court decided, um, later on in the budget process to fund the public service agencies

445
00:44:56,091 --> 00:45:04,012
using reserve funding. That capital contingency. Account was actually earmarked to

446
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go away because we hadn't used it historically. However, I left funds in it in the

447
00:45:10,049 --> 00:45:17,001
proposed budget and the adopted budget because um it pulled from reserve funds uh

448
00:45:17,001 --> 00:45:22,008
to contribute towards these public safety or I'm sorry, public service entities.

449
00:45:23,003 --> 00:45:29,022
The appropriation for the public service entities had been made. Under that category

450
00:45:29,022 --> 00:45:35,058
and so some were funded the this funds the remainder of those the salary and wages

451
00:45:35,058 --> 00:45:43,047
so. Um, as everyone on the court knows, the, the pay scale is approved at

452
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the same time as the budget, and so when you're doing the budget, obviously there's

453
00:45:48,011 --> 00:45:54,099
some, uh, kind of forecasting and estimate estimates, so that paired with there was

454
00:45:54,099 --> 00:46:02,063
a few, um, positions that, uh, needed to be modified, uh, the amounts were, were

455
00:46:02,063 --> 00:46:10,033
off or after the final pay scale or. There was um Uh, something

456
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missed in the transit between ClearGov and the, the actual budget spreadsheet, um,

457
00:46:16,038 --> 00:46:20,015
you know, ClearGov was new this year, does a lot of kinks to work out, and then,

458
00:46:20,042 --> 00:46:25,089
you know, going back and forth between Excel and ClearGov, um, judicial services,

459
00:46:25,098 --> 00:46:30,073
for example, that's another big one to explain that the fringe, um, had originally

460
00:46:30,073 --> 00:46:35,073
been budgeted for at the full amount of all the positions that were requested for

461
00:46:35,073 --> 00:46:42,001
judicial services for the courthouse, those. Um, uh, some of those were approved,

462
00:46:42,006 --> 00:46:48,089
but not all, and so this kind of pulls that back into, um, the contingency fund that's,

463
00:46:49,002 --> 00:46:55,007
that's then used to fund the public service agencies. Thank you for that. All right,

464
00:46:55,087 --> 00:47:00,034
thank you, sir. Now I would, uh, entertain a motion to approve and or ratify payments

465
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of accounts, bills, payroll, transfer of funds, amendments, and health claim. So

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move. That's a motion by Commissioner Carraway. 2nd, 2nd by Commissioner Harriet.

467
00:47:08,027 --> 00:47:13,034
All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. And now we have Ms. Delilah

468
00:47:13,034 --> 00:47:18,006
Reynoso. She's gonna speak on item number 15. Receive report on status of Smith County

469
00:47:18,006 --> 00:47:23,063
jail operations, inmate population, employee overtime, and employee vacancies. Ms.

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00:47:23,069 --> 00:47:31,006
Reynoso Good morning commissioners and judge. Our elected officials have a responsibility

471
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to be good stewardess of taxpayers' money. Taxpayers deserve to know what they are

472
00:47:36,015 --> 00:47:41,014
paying for and how much it costs, whether it's working. This requires consistent

473
00:47:41,014 --> 00:47:47,013
data collecting and public, um, reporting. I'm asking this court to designate or

474
00:47:47,015 --> 00:47:53,002
to create or establish a committee with clear responsibilities and deadlines. Collect

475
00:47:53,002 --> 00:47:58,087
data on behavioral health needs in our jails, treatment delays, diversion services,

476
00:47:58,097 --> 00:48:04,024
and the full cost associated to local taxpayers. We do appreciate the sheriff for

477
00:48:04,024 --> 00:48:08,035
including the numbers of individuals sitting in our county jail who are currently

478
00:48:08,041 --> 00:48:14,006
on the forensic waitlist. This is an important step moving forward. Taxpayers deserve

479
00:48:14,006 --> 00:48:18,072
to know regular reporting how long these individuals have been waiting and once.

480
00:48:18,091 --> 00:48:24,046
The full costs associated of keeping them incarcerated in our county jail. This court

481
00:48:24,046 --> 00:48:30,001
should lead efforts to ensure finding inform in the next budget cycle. The new Andrews

482
00:48:30,001 --> 00:48:34,092
Center Behavioral Diversion Center creates an opportunity to connect people with

483
00:48:34,092 --> 00:48:40,079
services. Its announcement described the stabilization up to 23 hours in additional

484
00:48:40,079 --> 00:48:46,036
residential support at the Hope House up to 10 days. We need. To measure what happens

485
00:48:46,036 --> 00:48:52,000
and many of those individuals end up in our county jail for how many people are awaiting

486
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:57,075
treatment for how long? What are the full costs associated? What are the short term

487
00:48:58,005 --> 00:49:02,095
care? Are people connected to the continuance treatment or are they returning back

488
00:49:02,097 --> 00:49:08,083
to the jails or to their emergency rooms? Without meaningful reliable local data,

489
00:49:08,097 --> 00:49:15,049
we cannot clearly show our state. Representation of unmet needs and the cause being

490
00:49:15,049 --> 00:49:21,005
carried by us Smith County local taxpayers to make a stronger case for the state

491
00:49:21,005 --> 00:49:28,019
when we go back into session. Before the next budget cycle, the public deserves deserves

492
00:49:28,019 --> 00:49:33,066
a clear accounting of what we spend and how we spend it, who we serve, and what the

493
00:49:33,068 --> 00:49:39,044
outcomes are achieved. Good student requires more than approving expenditures. Which

494
00:49:39,044 --> 00:49:45,054
member of, of, uh, which commissioner is going to take the lead effort in providing

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and collecting this data information? Thank you, Delila Reynoso. Thank you Ms. Reynoso.

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00:49:53,042 --> 00:49:57,005
All right, now we have Chief Pinkerton come forward if you would.

497
00:50:11,073 --> 00:50:16,092
Good morning, Judge and commissioners. The Smith County jail population summary as

498
00:50:16,092 --> 00:50:24,056
follows. Federal inmates 18, other 26. Smith County count 845 out of the county

499
00:50:24,056 --> 00:50:31,069
14. Total population 859. Scheduled for TDC this week is 28. Forensic waitlist minimum

500
00:50:31,073 --> 00:50:38,051
32, maximum 10. Paper ready 123. Expenditure budget for 26

501
00:50:38,069 --> 00:50:46,000
$180,860. Federal inmate per diem, 800,000, 470,

502
00:50:46,029 --> 00:50:54,029
440. Federal inmates this year, 6880. Peak Smith County, 871.

503
00:50:54,046 --> 00:51:02,025
Peak population 885. Provis 8. Provis new charges, 18. Child support one. Child support

504
00:51:02,025 --> 00:51:10,013
new charges 2, 64, misdemeanor pretrial waiting. Uh, pretrial felons, 371. Pretrial

505
00:51:10,013 --> 00:51:17,025
state jail felons, 152, 46 since the state jail county jail time. Since the TDC not

506
00:51:17,025 --> 00:51:22,044
paper ready, 46 since the state jail not paper ready, 13. It makes the emergency

507
00:51:22,044 --> 00:51:28,045
room 1711 openings. We have two that have turned their resignation in, uh, coming

508
00:51:28,045 --> 00:51:35,046
to work in 2 weeks. All right. Comments or questions for Chief. Chief, I just want

509
00:51:35,046 --> 00:51:39,026
to ask about the inmates that have gone to the emergency room. That's 2 weeks in

510
00:51:39,026 --> 00:51:44,006
a row we've almost hit, well, we've exceeded 10. Let's just say that we're at 19.

511
00:51:44,071 --> 00:51:49,072
In one report we're at 17. Is there, is there a breakout of a virus or something?

512
00:51:50,003 --> 00:51:56,014
We have 10 women in jail that are pregnant. 03 have been multiple times, and we had

513
00:51:56,014 --> 00:52:00,094
2 that had chest pains that, um. And then one had to have actually have a little

514
00:52:00,094 --> 00:52:07,087
heart procedure, so oh my goodness. That's terrible. Um, on the

515
00:52:08,061 --> 00:52:13,072
committee work that Ms. Raynosa was talking about, do, do y'all have a report that

516
00:52:13,072 --> 00:52:17,076
you put out every year? Is there any documentation that you could just provide to

517
00:52:17,076 --> 00:52:22,087
the Word as a briefing. I didn't hear all what Ms. Reynoso said. She said so much.

518
00:52:23,004 --> 00:52:29,086
Uh, she was, she was wanting to get the actual cost of mental health patients on

519
00:52:29,086 --> 00:52:35,081
the county, um, taxpayers. And so I'm just, I don't know if y'all, I would like to

520
00:52:35,083 --> 00:52:40,029
assume that you already turn in some kind of report to the state. Is there something

521
00:52:40,031 --> 00:52:45,006
that could be translated to the court as a briefing? So what what you're asking is

522
00:52:45,006 --> 00:52:50,052
for the cost. So as far as the cost of a mental inmate who have mental health issues,

523
00:52:50,069 --> 00:52:57,066
yeah, there is a cost. I would tell you that it averages $165 a day to house an inmate

524
00:52:57,066 --> 00:53:01,067
to have mental health issues versus inmate that doesn't have any medical issues is

525
00:53:01,069 --> 00:53:09,059
$75 a day. OK. Is there a briefing that comes out of the meetings at

526
00:53:09,059 --> 00:53:15,009
the jail on the um Forensic waiting list, is there a briefing that you could supply

527
00:53:15,009 --> 00:53:21,001
to the court? Lieutenant Shoemaker is a part of that. I don't go to the meetings,

528
00:53:21,001 --> 00:53:25,021
but he can probably give you an update. But we have to be careful because this we

529
00:53:25,021 --> 00:53:29,029
are talking about people who have mental health issues and so we can't say too much.

530
00:53:29,086 --> 00:53:35,057
And so basically I, I put the best way I can put it is that as we know there's not

531
00:53:35,057 --> 00:53:40,077
a lot of mental health beds and so when a person come to jail have mental health

532
00:53:40,077 --> 00:53:45,033
issues, we treat them. But one of the things we do is once the court finds someone

533
00:53:45,033 --> 00:53:50,068
incumbent to stand trial, then they go to the forensic waitlist and they take a number

534
00:53:50,007 --> 00:53:56,036
and, and with 254 counties in the state of Texas, we're all awaiting game and there

535
00:53:56,036 --> 00:54:01,049
are inmates on the list at number 500 and so we have, like I said, there's 38 on

536
00:54:01,049 --> 00:54:07,075
the list right now and so it, it's, it's case by case. All right, thank you. And

537
00:54:07,075 --> 00:54:11,027
commissioner, this is one of the things that's on my list. I'm speaking with our,

538
00:54:11,029 --> 00:54:16,028
our reps and our senator soon along with a couple other people, but one of the things

539
00:54:16,028 --> 00:54:19,096
is the forensic waitlist because that's a serious issue and the state's the only

540
00:54:19,096 --> 00:54:24,003
one that could really, uh, change that for us and I like. The idea of getting the

541
00:54:24,003 --> 00:54:29,069
numbers in, uh, I'm gonna, I'm gonna talk to, uh, Donna Henry about the possibility

542
00:54:29,069 --> 00:54:34,029
of her working on some of that, some of that statistical data so that we can maybe

543
00:54:34,029 --> 00:54:40,025
work with, uh, Lieutenant as well, uh, on that. So thank you, sir, yep. Thank you,

544
00:54:40,038 --> 00:54:40,068
Chief.

545
00:54:44,099 --> 00:54:45,074
All right.

546
00:54:47,087 --> 00:54:53,038
That concludes item number 15, which is our last agenda item today. The time is now

547
00:54:53,038 --> 00:55:00,001
10:23. Uh, y'all have a blessed before you do that, would you make mention. Oh, just,

548
00:55:00,003 --> 00:55:04,071
yeah, yeah, and, and we, we are missing one of our commissioners today. He's, he's

549
00:55:04,071 --> 00:55:09,025
had a death in his family. So please be in prayer for John Moore and his family if

550
00:55:09,025 --> 00:55:13,043
you would. Yeah, thank you. All right, it's 10:24 now. We're adjourned.

551
00:55:19,088 --> 00:55:20,084
You need to.