[0:09] I've got uh 10:00, so I'll go ahead and
call this meeting to order. This is a
[0:13] regular commissioner's court meeting for
County of Star, Monday, August 24th. I'd
[0:20] like to welcome everyone and thank you
all for for being here this morning. Uh
[0:25] first thing is a pledge of allegiance.
Please stand.
[0:32] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:36] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible with liberty and
[0:42] justice for all.
[0:46] » Okay. Any public comments, Miss G?
>> There's there's none, your honor.
[0:52] » Okay.
[0:56] Uh first item is the vendor's list
for approval.
[1:01] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[1:02] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
All in favor, please. I
[1:07] » oppose.
Motion carries. Next item is claims.
[1:13] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[1:14] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
All in favor, please say I.
[1:20] » Oppose.
Motion carries. If it's all right, I'd
[1:25] like to move into executive session
before we continue with our agenda
[1:30] because we have some people that need to
to get back to work. They need to get
[1:34] back to their offices. So, uh, pursuant
to
[1:40] hold on just a second
to section 551.074, 074. We will go into
[1:47] executive session to discuss possible
order of salary and personnel manual
[1:52] matters. We'll be back shortly. I'm at
11:23 and we're back in open session. Uh
[2:01] under executive session, the only thing
we had was order of salaries to approve.
[2:07] Very good. Move second to approve
discussion.
[2:11] All in favor, please. I
>> oppose. Motion carries. And item 41,
[2:16] there was no action taken, so no
nothing's needed. Uh let's go back to
[2:23] our regular agenda.
If it's okay with the court, I'll skip
[2:28] to item number nine.
Well, uh yeah, we we need to table item
[2:34] to table number nine.
>> Second.
[2:36] » Motion and second to table. Discussion.
All in favor, please say I.
[2:42] » Oppose.
Motion carries. Uh item 10. Also an
[2:47] action item and this is the executing a
contract agreement and appointing Dr.
[2:53] Wvasquez as local health authority with
Star County for a period of two years.
[2:58] Motion to second.
>> Moved and second to approve.
[3:02] U discussion.
All in favor, please I oppose.
[3:08] » Motion carries adopt. Thank you so much
for for your service. Appreciate
[3:12] » it, George. And thank you commissioners
for the honor. It's a pleasure to be
[3:16] here with you and looking forward to to
help.
[3:19] » Thank you so much.
>> Okay.
[3:23] » Can we take a picture of him?
>> Sure.
[3:38] » Yeah.
Sorry. Sorry.
[3:45] » One, two, three.
[3:52] » Good. Thank you.
[3:56] » We'll get you We'll get you the
contract.
[4:06] » Yeah.
[4:26] Okay.
[4:30] Anyone else that needs to come before
the court at this time before we
[4:33] proceed?
[4:39] If not, we'll we'll follow our our
agenda.
[4:43] Uh we have a tax assessor report.
[5:01] Do you have um my report is different
from the from the last month and the
[5:06] prior prior months and can you please
follow me please if you have any
[5:10] questions let me know
with my report I included the the
[5:16] year-to-ate summary of the final
distribution
[5:19] each to each county fund that does not
include taxes used to to pay commissions
[5:25] and redemptions or attorneys fees we
collected 91.6% 6% of what was budgeted
[5:31] for the current collections from October
of 2025 to June 2026. For M and FMFC,
[5:39] it's 93.3%
was collected as an overall for all four
[5:45] county funds.
We have collected 66.1 of the budgeted
[5:50] delinquent collections.
Overall, our current projection
[5:55] projected collections are short by
1,374,476
[6:01] with 11 cents. The total budgeted
delinquent taxes to be collected is
[6:06] 1,886,399
[6:14] with 97 cents. The motor vehicle
collections were 61,985
[6:20] with 45 cents.
I know that uh we have new commissioners
[6:26] and uh maybe you have any you have
questions as to as to why is the what is
[6:32] the M
the FMFC and the and so forth. The M is
[6:39] for maintenance and operation which go
which goes to the general fund. The FMFC
[6:44] is a flood to market flood control. It
goes to the road and bridge fund.
[6:49] The interest in sinking goes to pay
debts and the drainage.
[6:55] Uh that is not my place to decide and
admit.
[7:01] » So that this concludes my report. Do you
have any questions?
[7:04] » No.
>> Thank you, Mr.
[7:08] » Thank you,
Auditor.
[7:24] Good morning, judge. Good morning,
commissioners. I have my monthly report
[7:28] for July 31st, 2026.
[7:32] I will start on page one, cash summary.
As of July 31st, we have our general
[7:38] fund cash in bank with 6,51,654.
[7:43] Our road and bridge fund, we have
$42,249.
[7:49] Our payroll clearing fund, $411,630.
[7:55] Moving on to page two, I have the budget
summary for general fund.
[8:02] Page two and continues to page three.
Revenues um year today collected
[8:08] 20,53,375.
[8:14] Then I'll move on to page three and
excuse me four and five. General fund uh
[8:20] year-to- date expenditures
19 thou 19,440,841
[8:26] with a total surplus of $612,534.
[8:33] I'll move on to page six. Budget summary
for road and bridge. Year-to- date
[8:38] revenues collected 7,231,489.
[8:43] Year-to- date expenditures 6,588,723
[8:50] with a total surplus of $642,766.
[8:58] I'll move on to page seven. Our
enterprise funds budget summary.
[9:03] Year-to- date revenue collections for
International Bridge, $2,791,91.
[9:11] Total expenditures, $2,878,9896
[9:16] with a total deficit of $87,4.
[9:21] Our gas system year-to- date revenues
collected 876,825.
[9:27] Year-to- date expenditures 840,399
with a total surplus of 36,426.
[9:37] Transfer station year-to- date revenues
930,58.
[9:42] Total expenditures
$751,38.
[9:47] Total surplus $179,20.
[9:52] Our INS fund year-to- date revenues
collected $1,58,859.
[10:00] Total expenditures 1,613,816
[10:06] with a total deficit of $104,957.
[10:12] Our
debt summary on page eight we have total
[10:17] debt outstanding 20,888,258.
[10:22] That concludes my report. If there's any
questions
[10:28] » any questions, comments may
[10:36] » Okay.
Uh moving on with our agenda. Item seven
[10:41] is an action item and this is to approve
a permit application from uh Windream
[10:49] Unity and place of for burial fiber
under concistador road
[10:55] and Roma in the intersection of 83
uh for highspeed internet distribution.
[11:02] » Nobody's here to the company. I would
just highly recommend for them to bore
[11:08] not to destroy the because it just it
got resurfaced like couple of months.
[11:13] So,
>> okay. So,
[11:16] » if I want to
>> No, no, she let them know.
[11:20] » You want to prove that that they must
board?
[11:23] » Yeah.
>> Okay.
[11:25] » Okay. So,
>> that would be going into planning. So,
[11:28] you're going to advise planning on this?
>> Yeah. Uh in that permit that they signed
[11:33] it it states that they have to
>> leave it as is.
[11:38] » No no no
that board you know leave it as is leave
[11:42] it as is they won't go back.
>> Okay.
[11:45] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. They have to bore underneath.
[11:50] » Okay. So so the motion is to approve
>> as long as it's a bore.
[11:54] » Boring. Okay.
>> Second.
[11:56] » Moved and second. Discussion.
All in favor, please say I.
[12:01] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item eight is
also for a permit from Spectrum. Uh, and
[12:08] this is to supply uh in La Kina
subdivision.
[12:14] » Yeah. Motion to approve.
>> Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
[12:20] » All in favor, please. I oppose.
>> Motion carries. Item 11 is a action item
[12:26] for tax abatement for Mr. Amando Pena
Jr. Investment Border Town on 3167. I
[12:33] think Miss Benavia had mentioned this to
us before approved.
[12:37] » Second moved and second to approve.
Discussion and I abstain from voting.
[12:42] » Okay. All in favor please say I
>> I
[12:44] » oppose. Motion carries. Let the record
show that Commissioner Pett has
[12:49] abstained. Uh item 12 is also an action
item and this is to approve a resolution
[12:56] uh in order approving the road use
agreement
[13:00] uh between the county and Bessie Energy
Storage. Uh is this a pretty standard uh
[13:08] road use agreement?
>> But I I do want to point out because I
[13:11] know some of the questions have always
been where the road is and and what
[13:14] precinct this is actually off of 755
going into La Morita. um Laam Morita
[13:21] Road and um somewhere a little bit south
of Westro Suenos Ranch uh in that area.
[13:27] So, uh the idea is they'll be using 755
um as a main thoroughfare to get there
[13:35] and then La Morita Road is the road
they're going to be using to get to the
[13:38] site. Has has the county attorney
reviewed the
[13:42] » the county attorney has reviewed they
made some minor edits uh and uh the
[13:46] agreement uh with the companies in these
situations as has been in the past is
[13:50] that they will uh upgrade the road if
necessary to be able to transport uh
[13:55] they will maintain it passible for the
users in the area and then ultimately
[14:01] leave it uh as it was uh after the
upgrades that were
[14:04] » best in Russia where they're going to
how far in is it Uh they go as far as uh
[14:13] hang on.
>> I I don't I don't think it goes that far
[14:18] too.
That's that's the map.
[14:25] » No. No.
>> No, it does not.
[14:29] » It's going to be right right at the
edge.
[14:30] » Right at the edge.
>> But it's still going to be part of
[14:32] precinct one and part of precinct two.
>> Yes. Correct. Then that's same way the
[14:35] project is.
>> Yeah.
[14:36] » Precinct one and precinct four.
>> Four. I'm sorry.
[14:38] » One and four. One and four.
[14:45] » Yeah.
>> So, their main road is just going to be
[14:48] it's going to be La Molita to go in and
out
[14:53] right there.
>> Laorita.
[14:57] » Okay.
>> Yeah. That's how they That's how they'll
[14:59] go into
>> and it's going to be salsa morita.
[15:02] » Yes. Yes. Cuz they go like that and it
goes down just a little. But they'll
[15:07] always be within your precinct but
within the the ranch area.
[15:11] » Yeah.
>> Any other question, comment?
[15:14] » Same thing, J. Just the roads and
keeping up with the roads and
[15:19] maintaining.
>> Is there optic path? No. No.
[15:24] » I'm sorry.
>> A fiber optic lens.
[15:26] » No.
>> CCI.
[15:30] » No. No. This is just to use a road.
>> Yeah.
[15:33] for them to just to be covered with the
fiber fiber optic.
[15:39] » Is there a motion to approve?
>> Motion.
[15:41] » Second.
>> Moved and second. Discussion. All in
[15:44] favor, please. I
>> oppose. Motion carries.
[15:49] » Item 13 is also an action item and this
is on Docker Road. Uh directing notice
[15:56] and demand for authorizing legal action.
Commissioner, what's this about? This
[16:02] this is a part of Ducker Road that the
homeown the homeowner on the south side
[16:08] keeps I m I maintain the road I I build
it back up and he builds a burm to
[16:15] divert the water and it stays all on
county road and yes this week I I worked
[16:22] on it all week long and now he already
built back up the the dam and am the
[16:28] ambulance hospital and private entities
do not go
[16:34] uh to get their patients because they're
scared for the water to go inside their
[16:38] vehicles.
>> Well, I I think yes, legal action should
[16:42] be taken. Uh Mr. Montalo, what what
would be your recommendation?
[16:53] » Okay.
>> Okay.
[16:57] » Motion to approve. Second.
>> Motion, second. Discussion.
[17:02] All in favor, please say I.
>> I.
[17:03] » Oppose.
>> Motion carries. Item 14, also an action
[17:07] item regarding the approval of grant
awarded from Texas&M Forest Service to
[17:12] Laros Rosita Fire Department.
>> Motion to approve your second.
[17:16] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
All in favor, please. I
[17:21] » oppose. Motion carries. Item 15 is about
the same thing, but for a 5-tonon cargo
[17:28] truck.
>> Yeah. Motion to approve. Second.
[17:30] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
>> All in favor, please say I. I.
[17:35] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item 16 is to
approve
[17:42] between Star County Prisc 3 and Hope
Ministries.
[17:45] » To approve.
>> Second.
[17:46] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
>> All in favor, please. I
[17:51] » oppose. Motion carries. Item 17 is an
action item to approve a donation in the
[17:57] amount of $500 to uh precinct two food
pantry.
[18:01] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[18:03] » Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
All in favor, please say I.
[18:08] » Oppose. Motion carries. Item 18 through
39.
[18:14] Our uh
budget amendments.
[18:20] » Second.
>> Moved and second to approve. Discussion.
[18:25] All in favor, please say I.
>> I.
[18:27] » Oppose.
Motion carries. Is there a motion to
[18:31] adjurnn?
>> Motion to second.
[18:34] » Moved and second. All in favor, please
say I. I.
[18:37] » Oppose.
You can.