>> [NOISE] GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT THIS MORNING. [A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER] [00:00:05] WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024 AT 9:00 AM. COMMISSIONER THOMAS, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS THIS MORNING? >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME THIS MOMENT IN THIS HOUR ASKING YOU DEAR GOD ASKING YOU TO GUIDE US, WHERE YOU'D HAVE US GO HEAVENLY FATHER, [INAUDIBLE] ALL OF THESE THINGS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? [D. ANNOUNCEMENTS] >> ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE AND I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY ALL AWARE OF IT ALREADY, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE THE CALDWELL COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW IS THIS WEEKEND, AND I'M SURE ALL OF US WILL BE OUT THERE SUPPORTING THE KIDDOS, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY ELSE TO AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> NO, SIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY. >> COMMISSIONER THERIOT. >> NONE, JUDGE. >> COMMISSIONER THOMAS? >> NONE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY EITHER. ANY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? NO? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO CITIZENS COMMENTS. >> NO CITIZENS COMMENTS. >> THIS IS MOVING FAST. SO I'M GOING SEEING MY GRANDSON AFTER THIS, SO I'M LIKING IT. [LAUGHTER] DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? [F. CONSENT AGENDA] IF NOT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. SECOND BY. >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. DISCUSSION ACTION ITEM G1 REGARDING BURN BAN. HECTOR. [G.1 Regarding the burn ban.] >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, AND GALLERY. JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE HAD A FEW FIRES. IT'S MOSTLY SMALL GRASS FIRES AND SOME OF THE FIRES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING CONTROL BURNS JUST GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF HAND, BUT NO STRUCTURES WERE IN DANGER. WE HAD ONE STRUCTURE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE WE LOST A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. THE WEATHER, WE'VE BEEN DRY FOR THE LAST 16 DAYS. WE GOT A COOL FRONT COMING IN TOMORROW. MIGHT BRING US ONLY 10% CHANCE OF RAIN. THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY HEAVY TOMORROW FROM BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR. THERE'S NOT ANY RAIN. THERE'S RAIN FORECASTED FOR SUNDAY WITH A POSSIBLE 40% CHANCE OF RAIN AND ON MARCH THE 6TH, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY, WITH A 75% CHANCE OF RAIN. WE MIGHT GET A LITTLE RAIN OUT OF THIS, BUT NOT MUCH. THE GRASS IS GETTING REALLY DRY OUT THERE AND WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING OUTDOOR BURNING. OUR CURRENT KBDI NUMBERS ARE; THE MINIMUM IS 88, THE MAX IS 127, THE AVERAGE 109 WITH A PLUS 10 CHANGE. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND WE JUST MONITOR IT AS WE GO ALONG. >> THANK YOU, HECTOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF? >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. SECOND. >> SECOND. >> BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> THANK YOU, HECTOR. ITEM G2, [G.2 To consider the approval of submitting a grant application for the Center for Justice lnnovation (CJI) - Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials Grant.] DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE CENTER OF JUSTICE INNOVATION, CJ CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESS SUPPORT MATERIALS GRANT. >> MORNING. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. IT'S $10,000. THIS IS TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS FOR THE CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES, IT'S SUPPORT MATERIALS THAT THEY HAND OUT. BASICALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THE COST OF PRINTING THOSE AND GETTING THEM DISTRIBUTED. THE DUE DATE FOR IT IS NOT UNTIL THE END OF APRIL, SO I'LL WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO GET ALL THE DETAILS AND GET THAT SUBMITTED. WE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT THE AWARDS AS EARLY AS MAY OR JUNE AND THEN WE CAN BEGIN THE PROJECT IN JULY. SPECIFICALLY THIS IS FOR THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. I'M NOT SURE IF SOMEONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO SPEAK IF YOU ALL HAD ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MATERIALS. >> COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBMISSION OF THIS GRANT. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. SECOND BY. >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [00:05:04] ITEM G3, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE OR DENY [G.3 To approve or deny PCT 4 Constable Part-time Deputy unauthorized overtime compensation.] PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE PART TIME DEPUTY UNAUTHORIZED OVERTIME COMPENSATION. DANNY? >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THERE'S BEEN A FEW PAYROLL RUNS THE LAST THREE IN A ROW THAT PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE PART TIME DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN GOING OVER THEIR 30 HOURS. IT IS UNAUTHORIZED. IF THEY GO OVER THAT 30 HOURS, THEY ARE CONSIDERED FULL TIME, WHICH THEN YOU START GETTING INTO RETIREMENT, FEDERAL WITHHOLDINGS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE THREE THAT WE ARE REGARDING FOR THE PAYROLL OF JANUARY 28TH THROUGH THE FEBRUARY 2ND PAYROLL IS NATHAN BROWN, DELFINO SANCHEZ, AND HARRY SINGLETARY. ON FEBRUARY 1ST PAYROLL, MANAGER CHRISTIANA REACHED OUT TO CONSTABLE VELA REAL AND NOTIFIED HIM THAT THIS IS NOT TO BE ALLOWED AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AWARE YOU HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE OVERTIME PAY OR DENY IT. >> COMMISSIONERS, THE FIRST TWO WERE DONE, AND THEN WE REACHED OUT AND MADE THEM AWARE THAT WE CAN CANNOT BE DOING THAT. WE HAVE THOSE POSITIONS PART TIME FOR BUDGETARY REASONS. IT'S WHAT WE CAN AFFORD, FRANKLY, SO WHEN WE DO THE OVERTIME LIKE THIS, IT'S PUTTING US IN A POSITION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN TO PAY FICA, WITHHOLDING RETIREMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT 40% MORE. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. WE CAN DENY ALL THREE. WE CAN DENY NONE OF THEM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, AT THE VERY LEAST, GET A MOTION TO NOT ALLOW THIS TO GO ON, AND IF THEY DO GO OVER THEIR TIME, THAT IT WILL NOT BE PAID. >> TO ALLOW FOR DISCUSSION, JUDGE, I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE TO PAY THE TIME THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKED, BUT NO FURTHER TIME AFTER THIS LAST PAYROLL RUN. >> THIS CURRENT ONE? >> THIS CURRENT ONE. CORRECT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. >> THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE CONSTABLE SECURITY PROGRAM, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> THAT THESE HOURS HAVE BEEN WORKED AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> THE 30 HOURS, IT'S A MIX BETWEEN THEIR SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THEIR REGULAR DUTY HOURS. THEY CAN AS LONG, BUT WITHIN THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHICHEVER DUTY THEY'RE PERFORMING, THEY'RE STILL PART TIME DEPUTY AND THEY CAN'T GO OVER THAT 30 HOURS. >> WE SHOULD HAVE RESERVISTS, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> THEY CAN TAKE UP THOSE ADDITIONAL HOURS SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN'T PROVIDE COVERAGE. WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE RESERVISTS DO. >> CORRECT, AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THE DEPUTIES IS HERE FROM PRECINCT 4, IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. >> WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING? >> IS IT THE SAME THREE OR SAME TWO? >> USUALLY, THERE'S TWO THAT ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS. THIS PAYROLL, THERE WAS ONLY TWO. THE LAST TWO PAYROLLS, THERE WERE THREE. >> DOES THE SCHOOL WITH THIS OVERTIME, DO THEY PAY? DO THEY PICK UP THIS EXTRA? >> NO. WE HAVE A SET AMOUNT IN THE CONTRACT THAT THEY REIMBURSE US FOR. BUT AS FAR AS THE IRS IS CONCERNED, THEY [OVERLAPPING] DON'T KNOW THEY ARE WORKING. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> OR JUST ON NORMAL CONSTABLE DUTIES. >> THE AMOUNT THAT WAS NEGOTIATED WITHIN THE ILA BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND LOCKHART ISD WAS NEGOTIATED ON AN AMOUNT AND THAT AMOUNT HAD TO BE APPROVED BY THEIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE WITH PAYING AND THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD. >> OKAY, SIR, GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS MORNING? JUST TO TOUCH UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON, CONSTABLE REAL HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THE DEPUTIES ABOUT IT, SO THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. WITH MAJORITY OF IT, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IS THAT THE SCHOOL IS CALLING US FOR EXTRA ADDITIONAL HELP. ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL NOT TOO LONG AGO? THEY CALLED AND SAID, HEY, WE NEED ADDITIONAL HELP. CAN YOU GUYS SEND SOMEBODY? >> YES, SIR. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM THOUGH, AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE RESERVISTS AND YOU GUYS HAVE QUITE A FEW, AND SO YOU NEED TO SEND ONE OF THEM. >> RIGHT. IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THAT WE'VE SENT THE ONES THAT HAVE [00:10:02] ALREADY THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR RESERVISTS DON'T HAVE THE CLEARANCE TO GO INTO THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEEN BADGED OR BEEN PROCESSED, [OVERLAPPING] SO WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT. [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN WE DO THE ONBOARDING PROCESS FOR A NEW RESERVIST WITH LISD, THAT AS LONG AS THEY GO THROUGH THAT PLANNING TRAINING THAT LISD PROVIDES, WHICH IS BASICALLY A COURSE IN THEIR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE TECHNIQUES AND PLANS, THEN AFTER THAT, THEY CAN GO ON CAMPUS. >> YES, SIR. >> I WOULD ENCOURAGE PRECINCT 4 TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING OR HAVE LISD PROVIDE THAT TRAINING TO THEM TO MAKE A LARGER POOL AVAILABLE AT THAT POINT. >> TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE PRECINCT 1 IS DOING THE SAME PROGRAM AND THEY'RE NOT HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MORE SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME REQUESTS, SO WE NEED TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL. >> YES, SIR. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND NOT TO ALLOW ANY FURTHER TIME OVER 35 HOURS. IF THEY ARE WORKED, IT WILL BE WITHOUT PAY. >> SECOND. >> YES, SIR. WE GOT THE MOTION AND THE SECOND, SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G4, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 8, [G.4 To approve budget amendment #08 transferring $4,800.00 from multiple line items to Extension Agent Office Supplies.] TRANSFERRING $4,800 FOR MULTIPLE LINE ITEMS TO EXTENSION AGENT OFFICE SUPPLIES. DANNY? >> YES. THE AG EXTENSION REACHED OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH A REQUEST FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL COMPUTERS FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT. THIS ENTIRE TRANSFER IS ALL WITHIN THEIR OWN BUDGET. THEY ARE REQUESTING TO MOVE $1,400 FROM THE STOCK SHOW EXPENSE, $1,400 FROM MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT, AND $2,000 FROM TRAINING INTO THEIR OFFICE SUPPLIES TO PROCURE THESE LAPTOPS. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY'S HERE FROM THEIR DEPARTMENT, BUT WITH THEIR REQUEST, THERE WAS NO RED FLAGS THAT POPPED UP WHEN THEY CAME TO MY OFFICE. >> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION. >> ALSO MOVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 8. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G5, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE AGREEMENT [G.5 To approve agreement between Sylint and Caldwell County for digital data forensics.] BETWEEN SILENT AND CALDWELL COUNTY FOR DIGITAL DATA FORENSICS. COMMISSIONERS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE WERE HACKED. IT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS INCIDENT. WE HAD OVER 2,400 MALICIOUS EMAILS THAT THEN WENT OUT FROM ONE OF OUR EMAIL ACCOUNTS EVERYWHERE. I GOT A CALL FROM A COMMISSIONER IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY. OUR IT FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD HAVE, THEY SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, THEY SECURED IT, THEY CONTAINED IT. THERE'S NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND BLUELAYER FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SLAMMING THE LID SHOT ON THAT. HOWEVER, IT TRIGGERED US TO USE OUR CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE TO GO AHEAD AND DO A FULL ON FORENSIC INVESTIGATION OF THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER LEAKS THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF, BLUELAYER WASN'T AWARE OF, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS 8,120 IS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BETWEEN SILENT CALDWELL COUNTY FOR $8,120? >> SO MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G6, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 9, [G.6 To approve budget amendment #09 transferring $8,120.00 from Contingency to 001-6610-4840 IT Outside Services.] TRANSFERRING $8,120 FROM CONTINGENCY 001-6610-4840 IT OUTSIDE SERVICES. IN THIS, COMMISSIONERS JUST TRANSFER THE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN THEN PAY IT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 9, TRANSFERRING THE MONEY? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G7, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE REALLOCATION OF ARPA FUNDS. DANNY? [G.7 To discuss and approve reallocation of ARPA funds.] >> YES, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, WE ARE MOVING ALONG THE TIMELINE WITH ARPA FUNDS BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024. WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY ALLOCATED. I KNOW THAT IT CURRENTLY IS ALLOCATED, BUT THERE WAS A SHORTFALL ON THE ODYSSEY. [00:15:02] THERE WAS SOME VERBIAGE IN THEIR CONTRACT THAT WASN'T REALLY ADVERTISED VERY WELL AS FAR AS THE COST, SO IT WAS SHORT ABOUT $433,000 FOR THEIR INVOICING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ODYSSEY. I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT, WE DO HAVE OVER $1 MILLION IN THE BROADBAND LINE ITEM THAT I KNOW IT IS PRETTY MUCH AT A STANDSTILL AND THAT WE'RE EXPECTED TO GET BROADBAND FEDERAL MONEY LATER ON WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE $432,329.82 FROM BROADBAND OVER TO THE ODYSSEY LINE ITEM TO COVER THE EXPENSE. >> COMMISSIONERS, ALSO NEED TO ADD ON TO THAT. IF YOU APPROVE THIS, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL, THE REMAINING 600 OR SO THOUSAND, I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP SO THAT WE CAN BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT MONEY FOR BROADBAND BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING THAT'S COMING, TO DISCUSS HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT MONEY. THERE'S A MYRIAD OF THINGS WE CAN USE IT FOR. WE CAN USE IT FOR ROAD PROJECTS, WE COULD USE IT FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS. BUT THIS IS PART WHEN WE DID THE ODYSSEY PROJECT. IT'S BEEN ENOUGH YEARS THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO THE TRAINING PORTION OF IT AND WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THAT TRAINING, BUT THAT TRAINING CAUSED US TO GO OVER BUDGET ON IT. >> THEN JUST TO CAP ON THAT, IF YOU GUYS DO APPROVE THE REALLOCATION IN THE BROADBAND, YOU'LL HAVE A REMAINING OF $626,053.25 AND WITH THE REALLOCATION ON DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024, REGARDLESS, THE MONEY HAS TO BE ALL SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026 OR THE MONEY HAS TO GO BACK. >> COMMISSIONERS? >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REALLOCATION OF ARPA FUNDS. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G8, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 10, [G.8 To approve Budget Amendment #10 transferring funds from ARPA to Odyssey 019-1000-5166.] TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM ARPA TO ODYSSEY 019-1000-5166 AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IT IS. >> I DO WANT TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THAT. THE REQUESTED CHANGE READS ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT $433,861.75. WE ACTUALLY ONLY NEED, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY. IT'S STILL A LOT, $432,329.32. >> CAN YOU SAY THAT NUMBER AGAIN THEN? >> YES, SIR. WE'LL NEED 432,329.32. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G9, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $432,329.32. [G.9 To approve change order in the amount of $432,329.32 for Tyler Technologies Odyssey PO #02917.] >> PARDON? >> WE JUST DID THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. NOW WE GOT TO DO WITH CHANGE ORDER. >> JUST TO HELP, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION. THE TOTAL INVOICE AMOUNT IS 433,000 BUT WE STILL HAVE $1,500 IN A REMAINING PRINCIPAL ORDER THAT'S OUT THERE, SO IT'S QUITE THE DIFFERENCE. >> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH THE ITEM TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF 432,329.32 FOR TYLER, ODYSSEY, PO NUMBER 02917, CAROLYN. >> IT'S JUST LIKE IT SAYS RIGHT NOW, LIKE DANNY POINTED OUT, WE HAVE ABOUT $1,500 LEFT IN THAT PURCHASE ORDER. WE JUST NEED APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND PROCESS THE CHANGE ORDER TO ADD THESE FUNDS IN. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM G9? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT AND A SECOND BY? >> SECOND, COMMISSIONER HORNE. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> JUDGE, WE NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK THIS MOTION. DANNY NOTICED THAT THERE'S A DISCREPANCY IN THE AGENDA LANGUAGE FOR $0.32 VERSUS $0.82. THE MOTION SHOULD REFLECT THE $0.82 JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE APPROVING THE RIGHT THING. >> GIVE ME A READ THEN. >> WELL, THAT WAS FOR ITEM G9. >> WE'LL MAKE THE MOTION WITH THAT CHANGE. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G10. [G.10 To approve payment of fifteen (15) invoices totaling $433,611.75 for Tyler Technologies Odyssey implementation.] DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF 15 INVOICES, [00:20:01] TOTALING $433,611.75 FOR TYLER TECHNOLOGIES ODYSSEY IMPLEMENTATION. CAROLYN. >> WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING INVOICES FROM TYLER FOR THE ODYSSEY IMPLEMENTATION. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING, ALSO REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EMPLOYEES WITH TYLER THAT HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE TO DO THE TRAINING SESSIONS. WE WERE HOLDING OFF ON PAYING THESE INVOICES UNTIL WE COULD GET THAT MONEY MOVED OVER TO THAT LINE ITEM. I'M JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND GET THESE INVOICES PAID SO THAT WE'RE NOT BEHIND. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 15 INVOICES? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G11, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN [G.11 To approve an interlocal cooperation agreement between the County and the City of Luling for the provision of law enforcement services to the City.] THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LEWING FOR THE PROVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE CITY. COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE SAME ONE THAT WE DID WITH LOCKHART WHEN THEY WERE STRUGGLING AND DOWN SOME OFFICERS. LEWING IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. BEGINNING NEXT WEEK, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOWN FOUR OFFICERS WHICH IS PROBABLY MOST OF THEIR STAFF FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THEY HAVE RETIREMENT, THEY HAVE SOME ILLNESS, AND THAT TYPE OF THING. THEY HAVE ASKED THAT THE SO PROVIDES BACKUP PATROL UNTIL THEY CAN GET THAT SITUATION SQUARED AWAY. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL, WHICHEVER YOU GUYS PREFER, OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CITY OF LEWING BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G12, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE [G.12 To approve an interlocal cooperation agreement between the County and the Department of Public Safety for the County's continued participation in the Department's FTA program.] AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE COUNTY'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE DEPARTMENT'S FDA PROGRAM. >> COMMISSIONERS, SO IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH JP COURTS IN PARTICULAR, PART OF THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO ENSURE PEOPLE PAY THEIR FINES AND COURT COSTS AND OTHER THINGS IS TO PUT HOLDS ON THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE. THIS IS THE MECHANISM BY WHICH DPS PUTS THE HOLDS ON THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE. EVENTUALLY, THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE COMES UP FOR RENEWAL. THEY REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY THE COURT FINES AND FEES, OTHERWISE THEY DON'T GET THE DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND THIS BRINGS THEM BACK IN. IT WAS UPDATED WITH VARIOUS CHANGES FROM THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATURE, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AGREEMENT AS HAS ALWAYS EXISTED AND I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY? >> SO MOVED. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND AND A SECOND BY? >> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G13, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN [G.13 To approve an interlocal cooperation agreement between the County and Bluebonnet Trails Community Services for the provision of psychiatric services to inmates held in the Caldwell County Jail.] THE COUNTY AND BLUEBONNET TRAILS COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR PROVISION OF PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO INMATES HELD IN CALDWELL COUNTY JAILS. COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS [LAUGHTER] A CONTRACT REQUIRED BY LAW THAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH SOMEONE. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY DONE IT WITH BLUEBONNET TRAILS. THIS IS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WHAT THEY'VE CHARGED IN YEARS PAST, BUT IT COVERS THEIR COST. I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND BLUEBONNET. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM G13. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G14, DISCUSSION ACTION TO [G.14 To consider a development agreement between the County and Chisholm Hill, LP for the development of an approximately 176.772-acre subdivision located at Black Ankle Rd. and Boggy Creek Rd. ] CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CHISHOLM TRAIL, LP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 776.772 ACRES SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON BLACK ANKLE ROAD AND BOGGY CREEK ROAD. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THE APPLICANT'S HERE AS WELL, AND IF THEY NEED TO SPEAK HERE IN A MINUTE, I'LL ALLOW THEM TO. THIS WAS DISCUSSED LAST COURT AS A DISCUSSION ONLY ITEM. THE ISSUES THAT WERE RELATED TO IT WERE, WHAT WERE REFERRED TO AS BUILD TO RENT ISSUES THROUGH [00:25:04] THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS MR. BRATTON AT DUSATT AND ASSOCIATES. THEY'VE AGREED TO REMOVE THE BTR LANGUAGE FROM THE AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP DURING THAT DISCUSSION SESSION, AND AT THIS POINT, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BASED UPON THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THIS LATEST REVISION. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CHISHOLM HILL, LP. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G15, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN [G.15 To consider a development agreement between the County and Tack Redwood Partners for the development the Lakeshore subdivision, an approximately 1,044.73-acre subdivision located at Railroad Street and SH 142.] THE COUNTY AND TACK REDWOOD PARTNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAKE SHORE SUBDIVISION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,044.73 ACRE SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT RAILROAD STREET AND SH 142, COMMISSIONER THERIOT. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT WAS ALSO ON FOR DISCUSSION AT OUR LAST MEETING. SINCE THAT MEETING, WE'VE MET WITH THE DEVELOPMENT FOLKS AND MADE REVISIONS TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL UNIT PROVISIONS AND ADDED PROVISIONS REGARDING PHASING AND OFFSITE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE GOOD WITH THE AGREEMENT AS IT STANDS. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU TO MR. SCHROEDER FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS. >> DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I SO MOVE APPROVAL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY AND TACK REDWOOD PARTNERS AGREEMENT BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G16, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE [G.16 To approve the Preliminary Plat for Lytton Hills, Phase 2 consisting of 49 residential lots on approximately 62.322 acres located on FM 1854.] PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LYTTON HILLS PHASE 2 CONSISTING OF 49 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 62.322 ACRES LOCATED ON FM 1854, CASEY. >> I DO WANT TO JUST DISCUSS THAT THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT CAME UP AS OF LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. MATTHEW ALLEN AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAD A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT NOTHING THAT WON'T BREAK THE DEAL. WE ARE GOING TO ASK FOR APPROVAL TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND ALSO TO LYTTON HILL SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 HAS BEEN A PROJECT FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, AND THE NAMES WERE APPROVED FOR THE ROADS A WHILE BACK, SO JACKIE'S ASKED FOR THEM TO BE REAPPROVED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE STILL AVAILABLE, BUT AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND ASK THE COURT TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TO YOU. WHAT WERE THE ISSUES, CASEY? >> ONE OF THEM WAS SOMETHING THAT MATTHEW WAS ALLOTTED TO SOMETHING CONCERNING AN EASEMENT THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AND EVERYTHING. I DID TEXT TRACY THIS MORNING TO GET THE APPROVAL TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS AND EVERYTHING AND I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE WORKED OUT BY FINAL PLAT. EVERYTHING WILL BE ADDRESSED. I WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LYTTON HILLS PHASE 2. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP G17 UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO [H. EXECUTIVE SESSION] EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 09:29 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, AND DUTIES OF AN ASSISTANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY. POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:44 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, AND DUTIES OF AN ASSISTANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ACTION WILL FOLLOW IN COURT, AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM G17, [G.17 To consider the creation of another full-time civil attorney position within the District Attomey's Office.] DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE CREATION OF ANOTHER FULL TIME CIVIL ATTORNEY POSITION WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS, AS WE DISCUSSED, [00:30:05] WE HAVE COME TO A CROSSROADS WHERE THERE IS SO MUCH WORK WITH DEVELOPMENT AND ALL MANNER OF THINGS THAT THE COURT HAS TO DEAL WITH THAT WE'VE REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE NEED A FULL TIME ATTORNEY THAT'S DEVOTED TO THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT. THAT'S WHAT THIS ATTORNEY WOULD BE. I'D LOOK FOR EITHER A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF ALLOWING DA WEBER TO GO AHEAD AND PURSUE THIS ATTORNEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO? >> JUST IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S WHAT JUDGE HAYDEN SAID. WE HAVE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH SHORT TERM ISSUES WITH THE COURT. THERE'S A LOT OF LONG TERM ISSUES WITH SOME OF OUR ORDINANCES WITH OTHER COUNTY BUSINESS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS THAT WITH THIS NEW ATTORNEY, HE'S GOING TO BE DEVOTED STRICTLY TO THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE COURT. THAT'S GOING TO FREE CHASE UP TO WORK ON SOME OF THE LONGER TERM ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AS WELL AS CONTINUE HIS OTHER DUTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SUCH AS APPEALS. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE SOME GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE THROUGH SENATE BILL 22 TO HELP FUND PART OF THIS, SO I WOULD JUST ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE AND ASK THAT YOU ALL APPROVE THIS. >> COMMISSIONERS, CAN WE GET A MOTION FIRST AND THEN A SECOND, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE ANY DISCUSSION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE? >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CREATION OF THE ADDITIONAL POSITION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO CATCH UP ON SOME PROJECTS WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE REWRITE BEING ONE OF THOSE, SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD DEAL. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT, WE'RE READY TO GO TO ADJOURNMENT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:47. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.