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>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2025, AT 9:00 AM.AND I THINK WE HAVE PASTOR JODI HERE TO DO THE INVOCATION FOR US THIS MORNING.
>> LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE GATHER FOR THIS MEETING, UNITE OUR HEARTS AND MINDS IN COMMON PURPOSE.
GRANT US THE WISDOM TO WORK TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY AND THE HUMILITY TO VALUE EACH PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE.
GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS THAT THEY MAY HONOR YOU AND SERVE OUR SHARED GOALS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
>> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING?
[E. CITIZENS' COMMENTS]
WE'LL GO TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.>> JUST GET THIS DONE. MORNING, Y'ALL.
I'M PASTOR JODI FISCHER FROM OLD LITTON SPRINGS CHURCH.
I'M ALSO AN OFFICER ON THE LITTON SPRINGS PARK BOARD.
I SERVE IN THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, AND I VOLUNTEER AT THE DALE COMMUNITY CENTER, SO I'M A BUSY BODY.
I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE Y'ALL.
TWO YEARS AGO, I CAME IN HERE QUITE UPSET ABOUT THE LACK OF RESPONSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN LITTON SPRINGS AREA.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WHEN THINGS IMPROVE, I LET MY LEADERS KNOW THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY RESPONDED, AND THINGS HAVE IMPROVED WITH OUR RESPONSE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO COMMEND OUR CONSTABLES, I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN RESPONSES FROM OUR CONSTABLES.
BUT NOW IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PARK, VANDALISM, HOMELESS FOLKS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, I REALLY GET A LOT OF GOOD COMMUNICATION OUT OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
I'M GRATEFUL TO MIKE LANE AND TO THE RESPONSE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUT THERE.
THREE YEARS AGO, OUR EASTER EGG HUNT ONLY HAD 18 PEOPLE SHOW UP, AND THAT WAS SO DISAPPOINTING CONSIDERING THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENED IN LITTON SPRINGS.
LAST YEAR, WE MERGED WITH THE PRECINCT 4 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND THE CONSTABLES OFFICE AND WE HAD ABOUT 150 PEOPLE SHOW UP.
THAT EVENT HAS EXPLODED, AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR CONSTABLE AND OUR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, JUDGE MORALIS, WHO MAKES REALLY GOOD CAKES FOR OUR CAKE WALK.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YA, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RESPONSE AND THE IMPROVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MAKE SURE THAT I COMMUNICATE TO Y'ALL GOOD AND BAD 'CAUSE I'M SURE I'LL BE BACK HERE AGAIN FOR SOMETHING.
OUR EASTER EGG HUNT IS GOING TO BE ON THE 19TH.
SOME POOR SOUL IS GOING TO HAVE TO DRESS UP AS THE EASTER BUNNY.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COMMISSIONER THOMAS FOR ALWAYS ANSWERING THE PHONE AND JUST LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A BETTER PLACE THAN WHAT WE WERE TWO YEARS AGO. WE'RE NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
WE STILL GOT PROBLEMS WITH CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE AND ANIMAL DUMPING, AND Y'ALL KNOW.
BUT IT'S A MUCH BETTER FEELING TO KNOW THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE SHOWING UP OUT THERE NOW AND SO I WANT TO THANK OUR COUNTY FOR THAT AND INVITE Y'ALL TO THE EASTER EGG HUNT. THANK Y'ALL.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDREW MCLISH.
I WANT TO ADDRESS PRESSING SAFETY CONCERNS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD REGARDING STOP SIGNS.
IT SEEMS THAT VEHICLES ARE NOT STOPPING AT THE INTERSECTIONS LIKE THEY SHOULD.
THIS PAST SATURDAY, I REVIEWED FOOTAGE FROM MY SECURITY CAMERAS AND RECORDED TRAFFIC FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.
IN TOTAL, I OBSERVED 119 VEHICLES WAY SHORT OF WHAT'S NEEDED, BUT WHATEVER.
Y'ALL ARE LEAVING THE STOP SIGNS UP.
ALARMINGLY, ONLY 44 OF THOSE VEHICLES CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE 75 EITHER DID NOT STOP OR ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACCEPTABLE.
EVEN IF MY FIGURES ARE NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE, IT STILL SUGGESTS A TROUBLING SITUATION.
APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE DRIVERS ARE IGNORING THE STOP SIGNS.
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I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.IN THE PAST, WE HAD A TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY DONE BY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE STOP SIGNS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE WARRANTED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF TRAFFIC.
BUT THE COMMISSIONERS DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS SUGGESTIONS AND HAVE LEFT THE STOP SIGNS UP.
THESE ARE JUST SOME THINGS I'VE GOOGLED ON GOOGLE.
WHY DO PEOPLE IGNORE STOP SIGNS? IT'S OFTEN BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM A CITY OR COMMUNITY THAT USES STOP SIGNS INAPPROPRIATELY, LIKE THEY ARE IN PRAIRIE LEA SO THEY GOT IN THE HABIT OF IGNORING THEM.
THERE'S A REASON WHY THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT STOP SIGNS ARE NOT TO BE USED AS A METHOD OF SPEED CONTROL, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE STOP SIGNS OUT THERE ARE BEING USED FOR OUR SPEED CONTROL.
IT SAYS HERE, I FOUND ANOTHER THING.
IF THE COMPLAINT OR CONCERN IS FOR DRIVERS NOT STOPPING AT STOPS, IT'S LIKELY THAT THE SIGN HAS BEEN USED IMPROPERLY, WHICH I BELIEVE IT HAS.
ACCORDING TO A TRAFFIC ENGINEER TOO, IT SHOULD BE REMOVED.
OVER USE OF STOP SIGNS, THERE USED TO BE EIGHT STOP SIGNS IN PRAIRIE LEA.
NOW THEY'RE 16, SO OVERUSE OF STOP SIGNS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DELAYS FOR DRIVERS, DISRUPTION IN TRAFFIC FLOW, AND OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND MORE NOISE, DUST, AND EVIDENTLY NON COMPLIANCE BECAUSE MOTORISTS DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO STOP.
ACCORDING TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, THESE ARE UNWARRANTED STOP SIGNS.
UNWARRANTED STOP SIGNS ARE NOT CONSIDERED SAFE FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY CAN CREATE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, LEADING DRIVERS TO DISREGARD STOP SIGNS.
I HAVE MY NEPHEWS COMING TO VISIT ME THIS SUMMER.
HOW DO I EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT, "WATCH OUT, THAT STOP SIGN, ONLY 50% OF THE VEHICLE STOP." I SURE WISH YOU WOULD HAVE JUST FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
ANYWAYS, I HOPE Y'ALL HAVE A NICE WEEK.
I'LL BE HERE. EVERY COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING TALKING ABOUT THESE STOP SIGNS UNTIL THEY'RE REMOVED BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NO OTHER CITIZEN COMMENTS.
>> COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO CONSENT.
[F. CONSENT AGENDA]
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON CONSENT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE APPROVED. SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[H.1 To discuss and take possible action regarding the approval of the Minutes for the March 11, 2025, regular meeting.]
TO DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 11, 2025.COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE MOTION APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ITEM H2 UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:30 AND GO TO ITEM H3;
[H.3 To discuss and take possible action regarding public improvements in Hartland Ranch Phase 1 for permanent County maintenance and release Maintenance Bond No. 275975G in the amount of $245,005.18 back to JL Construction, Inc.]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN HARTLAND RANCH, PHASE 1 FOR PERMANENT COUNTY MAINTENANCE, AND RELEASE MAINTENANCE BOND 275975G IN THE AMOUNT OF $245,005.18 BACK TO JL CONSTRUCTION. DONALD?>> EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND READY FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE IT OVER.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE BOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H4; DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION
[H.4 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Preliminary Plat for Mineral Springs Ranch consisting of 17 lots on approximately 166.184 acres located on Mineral Springs Road and State Highway 183. Speaker]
REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH CONSISTING OF 17 LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 166.184 ACRES LOCATED ON MINERAL SPRINGS ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 183.>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT.
ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED AT THIS TIME.
THEY HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH AND FIX AND AMEND, BUT THEY GOT EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF.
ALL FEES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
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>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H5; DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
[H.5 To discuss and take possible action regarding the amended Preliminary Plat for Cotton Gateway Subdivision consisting of 1,519 lots on approximately 390.68 acres located East of Highway 21 and William Pettus Road.]
THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR COTTON GATEWAY SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF 01,519 LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 390.68 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 21 AND WILLIAM PETTIS ROAD.>> BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, WE ACTUALLY CAME IN AND APPROVED THE OVERALL PLAT OF COTTON GATEWAY.
AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS GOING TO BE 1,280 LOTS.
IT HAS NOW BEEN INCREASED TO 1,519 LOTS.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO APPROVE THE AMENDED PLAT FOR THE ADDITIONAL LOTS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H6; DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION
[H.6 To discuss and take possible action regarding the amended Preliminary Plat for Schulle Farms consisting of 941 residential lots on approximately 180.889 acres located at Highway 142 and Misty Lane]
REGARDING THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SHEELY FARMS CONSISTING OF 941 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 180.889 ACRES LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 142 AND MISTY LANE.>> THIS IS THE SAME SCENARIO BACK IN DECEMBER OF '24.
WE ACTUALLY APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
THEY'VE NOW ADDED ADDITIONAL LOTS.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD TO FINAL.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H7. WOW, THIS IS THE CASEY SHOW TODAY.
[H.7 To discuss and possibly accept public streets and drainage of Sage Hills Estates Subdivision as complete and ready to begin the two-year performance period of said public improvements as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $25,190.50.]
ITEM H7; TO DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY ACCEPT PUBLIC STREETS AND DRAINAGE OF SAGE HILL SUBDIVISION AS COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN A TWO YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF SAID PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AS EVIDENCED BY MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,190.50.>> BOND HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND READY TO START THE TWO YEAR MAINTENANCE.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[H.8 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Final Plat for Lytton Creek Ranch, Phase 1 consisting of 16 residential lots on approximately 23.89 acres located on Hidden Path Road.]
POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING FINAL PLAT FOR LITTON CREEK RANCH, PHASE 1 CONSISTING OF 16 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 23.89 ACRES LOCATED ON HIDDEN PATH ROAD.>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT BACK IN APRIL OF '22 AND THEY'VE JUST GONE THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHANGES, AND WE'RE FINALLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT A FINAL PLAT AND LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS THAT CAME UP YESTERDAY.
I THINK OUR ENGINEER HAS CLEARED ALL THE COMMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, I'M LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAT.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS. SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
[H.9 To discuss and possibly reappoint Mr. Peter Reinecke as Vice President and Board of Director, to a four-year term to the Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors.]
TO DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY REAPPOINT MR. PETER REINECKE AS VICE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM TO THE PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.>> JUDGE, MR. REINECKE, HE'S WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS ON THE PLUM CREEK.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT MR. REINECKE BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H-10, DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY REAPPOINT MS. LUCY KNIGHT
[H.10 To discuss and possibly reappoint Mrs. Lucy Knight as Treasurer-Secretary, to a four-year term to the Plum Creek Conservation District Board of Directors.]
AS TREASURER TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM TO THE PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM, MS. KNIGHT HAS INDICATED SHE'S WILLING TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM ON THE BOARD.
WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF HER.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
THE MOTION WAS BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H-11, TO DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CALDWELL COUNTY BURN BAN.
[H.11 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Caldwell County Burn Ban.]
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>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, AND GALLERY.
WE'VE BEEN BUSY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH FIRES OUT IN THE COUNTY.
WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT ANY SUFFICIENT RAIN IN THE LAST WEEK, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD SOME THE OTHER NIGHT SOMEWHERE UP TO JUST TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH.
THERE'S RAIN COMING IN FROM MEXICO, BUT THAT'S LOSING A LITTLE FACE RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW, THE KBDI NUMBERS, THE MINIMUM IS 323, MAX, 514, AVERAGE, 433, WITH A CHANGE OF -31.
I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN ON.
THE REASON BEING UNTIL WE CAN GET SUFFICIENT RAIN ON THE GROUND.
>> THANK YOU, HECTOR. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN ON?
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE TO LEAVE BURN BAN ON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
>> JENNIFER, I GOT 15 MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN GET DONE IN 15 MINUTES? WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ITEM.
[H.12 To discuss and take possible action regarding the timeline on 2024 Road Bond with Specialized Public Finance, and consideration of first bond issuance amount.]
DISCUSSION, TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE TIMELINE ON 2024 ROAD BOND WITH SPECIALIZED PUBLIC FINANCE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST BOND ISSUANCE.>> Y'ALL ARE MOVING SO QUICKLY.
I DON'T WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAD THE BOND ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR THE ROAD PROJECT FOR 150 MILLION.
UPDATE YOU ON THE TIMING OF THE BOND SALE AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY GETTING THAT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO START ON YOUR PROJECTS.
WE ARE IN A POSITION, HAVE TALKED, OBVIOUSLY, ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF HERE ABOUT MOVING FORWARD TO COME BACK TO COURT ON JUNE 10TH.
THAT WOULD BE THE SALE DATE THAT WE HAVE IN MIND.
THAT ALLOWS US TO GET YOUR PRELIMINARY VALUES FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU TOLD THE VOTERS THAT THIS WOULD BE A FOUR CENT INCREASE ON THE INS RATE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S FOUR CENTS OR LESS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
HAVING THOSE PRELIMINARY VALUES FROM CALDWELL CAT WILL HELP US TO BE ABLE TO SIZE THIS APPROPRIATELY.
THE IDEA WILL BE THAT WE'LL MAX THAT OUT WITH YOUR PERMISSION OR DIRECTION AT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR FOUR PENNIES.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE ESTIMATING AROUND 57 MILLION WOULD BE THE FIRST TRANCHE THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO BORROW, BUT THAT WILL OF COURSE BE DEPENDENT UPON WHERE THOSE PRELIMINARY VALUES COME IN.
THAT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT FLEXIBLE.
WE'LL NEED TO GO OUT AND GET THE BOND RATING UPDATED.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON THE AUDIT.
YOU'VE CAUGHT UP QUITE A BIT WITH THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW AUDITOR AND THE NEW TEAM THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE, BUT WE STILL WILL BE WAITING ON HAVING THE FINAL APPROVED '24 AUDIT BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY GO AND GET THE RATING UPDATED FROM STANDARD & POOR'S.
THAT'LL HOPEFULLY HAPPEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR MONTHS, AND WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO HAVE THAT READY TO GO.
THE JUNE 10TH SALE DATE THAT WE HAVE IN MIND INCORPORATES WAITING FOR THOSE PRELIMINARY VALUES, AS WELL AS WAITING FOR THE AUDIT TO BE FINALIZED FOR FISCAL '24.
WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO STANDARD & POOR'S TO GET THE RATING UPDATED.
I DON'T SEE ANY DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THAT.
THAT SHOULD BE IN A PRETTY GOOD POSITION TO MAINTAIN THAT EXISTING AA- BOND RATING THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE FROM THEM, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY HIGHLY INVESTMENT GRADE, SO YOU HAVE A GOOD RATING THAT WILL HELP WITH THE BOND SALE.
ON JUNE 10TH, ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE'VE TALKED TO SOME POTENTIAL UNDERWRITERS AND MADE SOME SELECTIONS THERE ABOUT WHO WILL GET THE BEST DEAL FOR THE COUNTY.
THE MORNING OF, YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY MEET AT 9:00 AM.
THE BOND SALE TAKES SEVERAL HOURS TO COMPLETE.
WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION YET FOR THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A DELEGATION ORDER, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU CAN SAY, JUDGE, COUNTY AUDITOR WILL PRICE ON OUR BEHALF.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH THE INTEREST RATE AND ALL THE TERMS SET.
THE ONLY WAY THAT WORKS BECAUSE THESE BOND SALES TAKE SEVERAL HOURS TO GET THROUGH, AND THEY WON'T HOLD THE RATE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE QUITE VOLATILE, WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUT THAT MORNING IN THE BOND MARKET, AND THEN PROBABLY IT'LL BE ABOUT 11:00, 11:30 AM BEFORE WE HAVE THE FINAL BID.
TO FACILITATE THAT, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ACTUALLY BRING THE UNDERWRITERS DOWN TO CALDWELL COUNTY AND GET A ROOM SOMEWHERE WHERE WE CAN WORK AND PRICE WITH THEM ON-SITE.
AS SOON AS THAT WRAPS UP, COME BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, BUT IT MAY INVOLVE YOU GUYS HAVING A RECESS FOR AN HOUR OR SO UNTIL WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORKS.
WE JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU WE WILL HAVE THEM ON-SITE ON JUNE 10TH, WHICH WILL BE NICE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THE SALE AND THE ORDER COME IN AS WELL, AND THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT PRESSURE ON THEM TO DO AN EVEN BETTER JOB SINCE THEY'RE HERE.
JUNE 10TH WILL BE THE DAY THAT WE COME BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS WITH THE BIDS IN HAND.
THAT'LL BE THE DATE THAT Y'ALL WILL HAVE THE FINAL AMOUNT SET.
THAT'LL BE THE DATE THAT Y'ALL SIGN OFF ON THE DOTTED LINE AND DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.
ASSUMING THAT THAT GOES WELL, YOU MOVE FORWARD, WE HAVE THE BOND SALE FINALIZED, WE WOULD PLAN TO CLOSE OR DELIVER FUNDS TO THE COURT ON JULY 1ST.
THAT'LL BE THE CLOSING DATE. THAT'LL BE WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY START SPENDING MONEY.
UNDER STATE LAW, YOU CAN START SPENDING MONEY ON DESIGN,
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ALL THE SOFT COSTS PRIOR TO THAT, IF YOU NEED TO, TO GET STARTED AND THEN REIMBURSE YOURSELF FROM BOND PROCEEDS, BUT WE CAN'T SPEND WITHOUT A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION.WE CAN'T SPEND ANY ACTUAL DIRT MOVING UNTIL JULY 1ST.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THAT THE ELECTION HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS IN THE PAST AND WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO GET STARTED.
INTEREST RATES IN THE MARKET TEND TO BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED OVER MAYBE WHERE THEY WERE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, BUT THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAD SOME GOOD INFLATION NEWS THAT CAME OUT LAST WEEK, SO THERE IS STILL TALK OF LOWERING INTEREST RATES TWICE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS HELPING OUR MARKET A LITTLE BIT.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET TO THIS BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS IN THE ECONOMY, WHICH I THINK MAYBE WILL START TO STABILIZE AROUND THOSE INFLATION NUMBERS, AND THEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GENERAL WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GLOBALLY IN THE ECONOMY.
THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM THE LEGISLATURE AS WELL TO RESTRICT COUNTIES ABILITIES TO DO SOME BOND ISSUES.
THESE WERE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER. THESE ARE SET.
THEY CAN'T COME IN AND MAKE ANY CHANGES TO WHAT THE VOTERS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED.
THIS ISSUE IS READY TO GO FOR THIS PHASE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN A YEAR OR TWO.
WHEN WE CAN HIT THAT FOUR PENNY INCREASE, PROBABLY HOPEFULLY EVERY YEAR, WE'LL BE ABLE TO END UP THAT 150 MILLION WITH MAYBE ISSUES OF AROUND $50 MILLION A YEAR.
THAT'S THE PLAN, BUT IT WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON WHERE THE TAX BASE GROWS AND TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO, AGAIN, THE TAXPAYERS THAT FOUR CENT INCREASE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I HOPE THAT WE DONE WELL BEFORE 9:30.
>> I'LL DO IT QUICK. JENNIFER, I ASSUME THAT THE 57 MILLION IS A ROUGH PACKAGING OF CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED.
>> WELL, ON THAT END, THAT'LL BE UP TO YOU GUYS TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND IT.
ANYTHING THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SPEND IT ON.
>> THE 57 MILLION IS JUST WHAT WE CAN DO AND STILL STAY WITHIN THE AMOUNT?
>> YES, SIR. EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THAT IS JUST WHAT YOU CAN DO AND STAY WITHIN THE FOUR PENNIES THAT YOU TOLD THE VOTERS.
WHATEVER PROJECTS Y'ALL CAN FIT WITHIN THAT, I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD START AT THE BEGINNING, A LOT OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, ALL OF THAT ENGINEERING UP FRONT, AND IT'S GOT TO BE SPENT WITHIN THREE YEARS, TO YOUR POINT AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO SPEND 57 MILLION INITIALLY.
THE IRS SAYS THAT MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT WITHIN THREE YEARS.
HOPEFULLY, THE 57 MILLION, I'M SURE PLANNING AND DESIGN WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT THEN YOU CAN START ON THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITHIN THAT THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
>> COMMISSIONER, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR ISSUANCE AND FIGURED OUT THIS WAS THE AMOUNT, I THINK THERE'LL BE ENOUGH IN THERE TO DO ALL THE PS&E STUFF AND THEN SOME LOCAL PROJECTS TO CONSTRUCT.
>> DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, JUDGE, ABOUT WHEN THE CONTRACT FOR HNTB MIGHT COME BACK TO THE COURT, OR DOES THAT COME BACK TO THE COURT? I KNOW YOU'VE APPROVED IT.
>> RICHARD HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, AND I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN IT FINALIZED.
WE'LL SIGN IT AND BRING IT BACK FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
>> I KNOW THAT THE ESTIMATES AND THINGS EVEN FOR THE PS&E PROJECTS WERE VERY PRELIMINARY IN THERE, AND I WOULD HOPE OR I THINK IT WILL BE ONE OF OUR FIRST EXERCISES WITH HNTB, WILL BE TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SCOPE AND COST OF EACH PROJECT.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING THIS WEEK TO DO THAT VERY THING. YES, SIR.
>> ONE THING I'LL JUST ADD ON THAT POINT IS THAT, AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT MIGHT SEEM IN SOME INTEREST RATE MARKETS, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO BORROW 57 MILLION IF YOU CAN'T SPEND IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE YOU'RE PAYING INTEREST ON IT IMMEDIATELY.
THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS MARKET, AND AS YOUR AUDITOR KNOWS AS WELL, YOU CAN BORROW THAT MONEY, YOU CAN EARN UP TO THE BOND YIELD ON IT.
LET'S SAY WE BORROWED AT 5% JUST TO PULL A NUMBER OUT OF THE AIR.
WE'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS WHILE THEY'RE WAITING TO BE SPENT AND INVEST THEM AT UP TO 5%, WHICH IN SHORT-TERM MARKETS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT SO THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE PAYING INTEREST ON IT, YOU'RE HOPEFULLY EARNING BACK THE INTEREST MONEY TO PAY ON IT.
IT'S A NICE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MONEY READY TO GO WHEN YOU NEED IT, BUT NOT BE LOSING MONEY ON THE INTEREST WHILE IT'S WAITING TO BE SPENT.
THAT'S A NICE FUNCTION OF THIS CURRENT BOND MARKET.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
>> I HAVE NO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I APPRECIATE THE VERY DETAILED EXPLANATION, THOUGH.
>> I THINK COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO LOOK FOR A MOTION JUST TO GO AHEAD AND GET JENNIFER TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO COURT JUNE 10TH, HOPEFULLY.
>> DO WE WANT TO MEET AFTER WE GET THE PRELIMINARIES BEFORE THE JUNE 10TH? ENTIRELY AT YOUR DISCRETION.
>> I THINK SO. PROBABLY ONE MORE TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
BY THEN, WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT WE CAN
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DO BASED ON THIS ESTIMATE AND THEN WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.[OVERLAPPING]>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REQUEST THAT JENNIFER PROCEED OR CONTINUE WITH THE WORK OF IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFICS OR AN AMOUNT OF THAT BOND SALE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
>> I THINK Y'ALL WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS AND COME BACK FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THE FINAL ITEM, WE MIGHT HAVE A GOOD BIT OF DISCUSSION AND I DON'T WANT TO REFERENCE.
WE'LL RECESS AT 9:26 FOR ABOUT FOUR MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THEN GO BACK INTO SESSION FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT AT 9:30,
[G.1 Regarding the Regulations of Thru Traffic on Designated County Roads]
AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REGULATIONS OF THROUGH TRAFFIC ON DESIGNATED COUNTY ROADS.PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN, AND WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THIS.
SORRY, MY MIC'S OFF. SEEING NO ONE COMING UP TO SPEAK, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:32 AND REOPEN REGULAR SESSION AND GO TO ITEM H-2.
[H.2 To discuss and take possible action regarding an amendment to the Order Prohibiting Thru Traffic on Designated County Roads, Section 3 - Designated Roads.]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDER PROHIBITING THROUGH TRAFFIC ON DESIGNATED COUNTY ROADS, SECTION 3.>> JUDGE, I BROUGHT THIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY COUNTY ROAD 130, SODA SPRINGS ROAD.
I HAVE SOME CONCERNED CITIZENS.
THERE IS A COMPANY THAT IS ON A CROSS-COUNTY ROAD THAT DELIVERS, AND INSTEAD OF GOING THEIR DESIGNATED ROUTE, THEY COME DOWN THIS ROAD, THIS COUNTY ROAD 130.
WE HAVE SOME OLD BRIDGES THERE AND CITIZENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE BRIDGES GIVING OUT.
IT'S TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY THAT THEY COME THROUGH THIS ROAD.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT IT IN FRONT OF COURT TODAY.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ORDER JUST SO WE'RE ALL CRYSTAL CLEAR AND THEN WE'LL TAKE YOUR MOTION?.
>> IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, AN AMENDMENT TO ORDER PROHIBITING THROUGH TRAFFIC ON DESIGNATED COUNTY ROADS, WHEREAS COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS DESIRES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE COUNTY, WHEREAS SECTION 251.151 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE PROVIDES THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF A COUNTY BY ORDER MAY REGULATE TRAFFIC ON COUNTY ROADS, WHEREAS ON JANUARY 28TH, 2020, COMMISSIONERS COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED AN ORDER, AND ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024, AND JANUARY 28TH, 2025, COMMISSIONERS OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO SUCH ORDER COLLECTIVELY, THE ORDER PROHIBITING THROUGH TRAFFIC ON CERTAIN DESIGNATED ROADS OR PORTIONS OF ROADS BY VEHICLES OPERATING WITH FIVE AXLES OR MORE,
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AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT OF CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS DESIRE TO AMEND THE ORDER BY ADDING SODA SPRINGS ROAD AS DESCRIBED BELOW.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY AMENDS THE ORIGINAL ORDER BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING ROAD, SODA SPRINGS ROAD, AKA, COUNTY ROAD 130, THE SECTION BETWEEN FM 1322 AND HARWOOD ROAD.
PROCLAIMED THIS 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2025.
COMMISSIONER, I ASSUME YOU MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDER AMENDMENT?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[H.13 To discuss and take possible action regarding the reorganization of the Environmental Unit.]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT.I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE SOME DISCUSSION FIRST, COMMISSIONERS, JUST BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON WHERE WE'RE OUT WITH THIS.
I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE DA'S OFFICE, I THINK COMMISSIONER HORNE HAS TOO.
I'LL MAKE A SUGGESTION, AND THEN WE CAN JUST TAKE IT FROM THERE AND SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE FEELING ABOUT IT.
AS YOU KNOW, THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HAS GONE TO WORK FOR JUDGE MONTGOMERY, TONY MCCAULEY AND ALBERTO LUNA, HAVE BOTH GONE TO WORK FOR HAYES COUNTY, LEAVING THE ATTORNEY THAT DOES THE CASES AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSON.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO REARRANGE THIS UNIT.
ONE OF THE SUGGESTION THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE DA'S OFFICE ABOUT IS TO TAKE THE INVESTIGATIONS PORTION OF IT INTO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES.
I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE, DO WE NEED ALL FOUR OF THEM? DO WE NEED TWO OF THEM? DO WE NEED THREE OF THEM? WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION OR IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA, I'M ALL EARS.
OF COURSE, THE MISDEMEANOR CASES WOULD THEN BE TRIED BY THE JP'S OFFICE AS NORMAL AND THEN THE FELONIES WOULD GO TO DISTRICT COURT.
THEN THERE'S ALSO A SUGGESTION TOO BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHO'S GOING TO PICK UP TRASH, WE HAVE TRASH CALL-INS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
TO PURCHASE OR RE-ALLOCATE A TRUCK TO UNIT ROADS AND GET THEM A NICE TRASH TRAILER AND PUT TWO PEOPLE IN IT, AND THAT WOULD BE THEIR JOB TO RESPOND TO THESE COMPLAINTS AND PICK UP THE TRASH ALONGSIDE OUR COUNTY ROADS.
THE CONVERSE, AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANOTHER BEFORE WE START TALKING ABOUT MONEY AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE MONEY AROUND, IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION ON HOW TO ARRANGE THAT UNIT, I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.
THAT'S JUST A CONVERSATION THAT THE DA AND I'VE HAD.
I'VE TALKED SOME WITH COMMISSIONER HORNE ABOUT IT.
I'M OPEN TO IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS, CERTAINLY.
>> I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED.
I WOULD PROBABLY LEAN TOWARDS ALL OF THE CONSTABLES PARTICIPATING IN THEIR OWN PRECINCTS.
IT WOULD SEEM LIKE EACH WOULD HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING THE PLANNER POSITION, AND THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER UNDER THAT POSITION.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I GUESS I'D BE INTERESTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW THE CONSTABLES CAN WRITE TICKETS BEING LAW OFFICERS.
HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER? IS THERE A CERTIFICATION?
>> HE REALLY CAN'T WRITE TICKETS.
THEY CAN RED TAG A SITE, IF THEY GO OUT THERE AND THEY FIND THAT SOMEBODY'S GOT AN ILLEGAL SEPTIC SYSTEM, THEY REALLY CAN'T INVESTIGATE IT, THOUGH, THAT'S WHERE THE CONSTABLES WOULD COME IN.
THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE IF IT WAS A CRIME AND NOT JUST A VIOLATION OF CODE.
FOR INSTANCE, INSTEAD OF HAVING AN ILLEGAL SEPTIC AND NO PERMIT FOR IT, IF THEY WERE JUST STRAIGHT PIPING ONTO THE GROUND, THEN CONSTABLES WOULD COME IN, DO AN INVESTIGATION, BUILD THE CASE, TAKE THAT TO THE DA, DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF VIOLATION IT IS AND GO FORWARD [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER NEED TO COORDINATE
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WITH WHICHEVER CONSTABLE IS [OVERLAPPING]?>> BUT IF IT'S JUST HE ROSE UP ON A HOUSE THAT'S BEING BUILT AND NO PERMIT, THEN WE WOULDN'T EVEN INVOLVE THEM, THEY WOULD ONLY GET INVOLVED IN THINGS THAT WERE ACTUALLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME.
>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ONE MORE THING.
>> JUDGE, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WOULD THEY GO ABOUT REPORTING THESE INCIDENTS LIKE TRASH ON THE ROAD OR SOMETHING? WOULD THEY CALL IN THE DIFFERENT CONSTABLE'S OFFICE OR HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE REPORT [OVERLAPPING]?
>> YEAH. I DON'T REALLY WANT IT TO GO TO DISPATCH BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY GOT ABOUT ALL THEY CAN HANDLE, SO I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY CALLING IN BAGS OF TRASH TO DISPATCH OR THAT'LL OVERWHELM OUR DISPATCH.
ONE SUGGESTION I HAD WAS THAT, AND DONALD, YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS, IS PERHAPS THEY CALL IN THE UNIT ROAD.
IF IT'S JUST A TRASH VIOLATION, THEN WE GO PICK IT UP.
WE MAY WANT TO CALL THE CONSTABLES AT THAT POINT TO GO LOOK AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME EVIDENCE OF WHO DID THE DUMPING.
BUT IF WE HAVE A CENTRALIZED LOCATION, AND OTHERWISE, I'M AFRAID PEOPLE WILL BE CONFUSED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE IF YOU ASK THEM WHAT PRECINCT THEY LIVE IN, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT PRECINCT THEY LIVE IN.
HAVING THEM CALL THE CORRECT OFFICE, THAT'D GET MESSY.
IF WE COULD CENTRALIZE IT, HAVE CALL-INS LIKE THAT THAT GO TO UNIT ROADS, AND THEN YOU GUYS, IF YOU GET OUT THERE AND IT'S A CLEAR VIOLATION, OR IF IT'S SOMEBODY STRAIGHT PIPING AND THEN SEWAGE ONTO THE GROUND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN THEN CONTACT THE CONSTABLES.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT I'D LOVE TO SEE HAVE HAPPEN IS THAT THOSE CALLS GO INTO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT POSITION.
THEY THEY THEN DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF CALL IT IS AND THEN EITHER DISPATCH CODE ENFORCEMENT OR GET IN TOUCH WITH CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION WITH THAT NEW SETUP WITH THE PLANNER POSITION, WE COULD START AT UNIT ROAD AS AN INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT, AND THEN ONCE WE GET THAT OFFICE SPUN UP, THEN WE COULD MIGRATE SOME OF THAT CONTACT OVER TO THAT SPECIFIC OFFICE AT THAT POINT.
THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE.
I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER THERIOT ON KEEPING THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES WITHIN THE PRECINCTS.
ANYTIME WE'VE TRIED TO DELEGATE ONE TO DO THE WHOLE COUNTY, WHATEVER THE ISSUE MAY BE, IT JUST HASN'T FUNCTIONED THE WAY THAT WE ANTICIPATED IT GOING.
I THINK IT'S JUST EASIER FOR THEM TO WORK WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THEIR OWN PRECINCT.
>> IN THAT WAY, WE JUST HAVE A CENTRALIZED POINT OF CONTACT AND WE'LL GET THAT WORD OUT.
THEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, I MEAN, THEY KNOW THEIR ADDRESS, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN PRECINCT 4, PRECINCT 3, AND EVEN I SOMETIMES HAVE TO GO LOOK AT THE MAP BECAUSE IF THEY'RE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEY'RE IN ONE PRECINCT, IF THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEY'RE IN THE OTHER PRECINCT.
I THINK THAT'D BE MUCH SIMPLER.
>> FOR UNIT ROAD, WE'D BE WE'D BE PURCHASING EQUIPMENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS FROM THE SIDES OF THE ROAD OR TRASH.
>> PERSONNEL AND TWO BASES. I LIKE THAT SETUP.
>> THEN WITH REGARDS TO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO TAKE ON MORE DUTIES.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
I JUST TALKED TO THREE AND FOUR AT FIRST BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE STUFF IS.
FOUR SAID THEY MIGHT NEED A NEW POSITION, THREE SAYS THEY CAN GET BY WITH A INCREASE IN PAY TO AN EXISTING POSITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT FOUR.
I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET BY THE TIME WE GO THROUGH AND WE BUY TRUCKS AND TRAILERS AND POSITIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH LEFT TO ACTUALLY ADD POSITIONS TO EACH CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.
I DON'T SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT GIVEN THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE.
>> I'D LIKE, BEFORE, TO SEE WHAT THEY DO.
HONESTLY, HOW MANY REPORTS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING OR HOW MANY CASES THEY HAVE AND THEN LOOK BACK AT IT SIX MONTHS, AND IF FOUR HAS MORE OR PRECINCT 2 OR 3, AND THEN ONE.
IF TWO ONLY HAS TWO FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS,
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THEN YOU CAN DEVIATE AND THEN GO BACK TO IT IN SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR.THE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUCKS, I'M ASSUMING, SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE THREE AND TWO PENDING.
>> WE WILL TRANSFER ONE OF THOSE HERE, BUT IT STILL STAYS ON THIS BUDGET.
MONEY DOESN'T GO AWAY JUST BECAUSE TRANSFERRING IT.
>> THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. THAT MONEY IS GOING TO STAY THERE, IT'S JUST GOING TO GET SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT AREA.
REALLY WHERE YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING IS AT THE PERSONNEL LINE ITEM THERE.
THIS IS A VERY LARGE BUDGET AND IT WASN'T REALLY PRODUCING WHAT WE NEEDED IT TO PRODUCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OF THE COUNTY SOME MONEY WHILE WE'RE AT IT AND STILL ACCOMPLISH THE SAME TASK.
I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT WE DO SOME MINIMAL STIPEND ALLOCATION OR SOMETHING TO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES, NOT MINIMAL, BUT A STIPEND ALLOCATION TO EACH ONE TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
COMMISSIONER, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
WE'LL TAKE THE REPORTS, AND THEN BASED ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE LOAD, AND I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE YOU THAT THREE AND FOUR ARE GOING TO HAVE THE MAJOR AMOUNT, TWO MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT, AND ONE IS PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE VERY LITTLE.
THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THIS NUMBER AND RE-ALLOCATE IT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING FROM IT.
THEN IF IT'S NECESSARY IN FOUR, IF CONSTABLE VILLARREAL RESPOND IN 100 CASES A MONTH, THEN CERTAINLY HE MAY NEED ANOTHER PERSON, AND WE ALLOCATE THAT.
IF CONSTABLE SANDERS RESPONDED TO THREE A MONTH OR LESS, WHICH I SUSPECT IT'LL BE, THEN WE MAY JUST LEAVE THAT STIPEND WHERE WE SET IT NOW.
I LIKE THAT SUGGESTION, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT FOUR IS GOING TO BE INUNDATED, I FEEL LIKE THREE IS GOING TO BE INUNDATED, I THINK TWO IS GOING TO HAVE SOME.
COME ON UP, [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
I THINK TWO IS GOING TO HAVE SOME AND I THINK ONE IS JUST NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. RESPONDING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE CASES IN PRECINCT 4, I CAN DRIVE EACH OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
WE HAVE OVER, I'M GOING TO SAY MAYBE 50-100 CASES THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
>> I THINK HIRING SOMEBODY TO DESIGNATE FOR THAT POSITION THERE IN MY DEPARTMENT WILL BENEFIT THE COUNTY BECAUSE MY CELL PHONE GETS CALLS ALL THE TIME FOR ILLEGAL DUMPINGS, PROPERTIES OR TRASHED OUT.
I DRIVE THROUGH THE COUNTY, AND I SEE IT.
I WENT NEXT DOOR TO OUR DEPARTMENT I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE 41 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN THE CONSTABLE 22 YEARS, AND THAT PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED UP.
WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION IN THERE.
OUR PRECINCT AND PRECINCT 3, LIKE YOU SAID BEFORE, ARE THE WORST ONES THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
>> I THINK WHAT WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT, SO IF YOU CLEAN UP A PROPERTY, THAT'S AN ABATEMENT IF THEY DON'T DO IT THEMSELVES.
AN ABATEMENT CAN COST UP TO $25,000.
WE CANNOT ABATE EVERY PROPERTY. THERE'S NO WAY.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE AN ABATEMENT BUDGET, $21,500 FOR SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME CASES.
WE'VE DONE TWO OR THREE ABATEMENTS, AND WHEN WE START DOING ABATEMENTS, WE SMOKE THROUGH THAT NUMBER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS BUDGET, WE DID ONE VERY SMALL ABATEMENT.
IF YOU GOT AN ABATEMENT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MONTH THAT'S 90.
WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO SAVE SOME OF THIS SALARY FROM THE INVESTIGATORS, BE ABLE TO DROP IT DOWN INTO ABATEMENT SO THAT NOT ONLY DO WE INVESTIGATE, BUT IF THEY DON'T TAKE ACTION, WE HAVE FUNDS TO CLEAN IT UP OURSELVES.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF YOU'RE GOING TO GET SWAMPED.
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I KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT. EVERYBODY SITTING UP HERE KNOWS IT.BUT I NEED TO SEE THE NUMBERS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO SIX MONTHS.
ALLOCATE A STIPEND TO EACH DEPARTMENT JUST TO GET STARTED WE'LL GET A MONTH'S WORTH OF NUMBERS, AND THEN WE CAN DISTRIBUTE FROM THERE. IF THAT'S OKAY.
> >STEVE K, PAUL, I THINK I SAW RICHARD COME IN, YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
>> I'LL CATCH YOU UP. I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
YOU OKAY, PAUL? STEVE. GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> ON THE ALLOCATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL OR FOR THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THAT POTENTIAL SALARY LEVELS AND SUCH WITH UNIT ROAD AND THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.
I GUESS THE GOAL MY QUESTION IS IS THE GOAL OF TODAY TO SET THOSE NUMBERS OR TO UNDERSTAND THE FRAMEWORK AND THEN BRING A HARD SET OF NUMBERS BACK TO APPROVE ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
>> I THINK I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST SET THE STIPENDS FOR THE CONSTANTS SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM GOING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.
THEN WE CAN GET SOME BIDS IN FOR TRAILERS AND THAT THING AND BRING IT TO COURT AND TRANSFER THE MONEY ONCE WE HAVE THOSE BIDS. GO AHEAD, DON.
WE WOULD JUST NEED THE TRUCK AND PROBABLY A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL TO CONTINUOUSLY PICKING UP.
>> EXCELLENT. I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
WE'LL HAVE A TRUCK THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU BECAUSE WE GOT THREE AND THEN SHOULD WE FIND THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO HIRE SOMEONE, FOR INSTANCE, IN PRECINCT 4, THEN I SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS AND PUT IT IN THOSE AREAS IF WE FEEL IT'S NECESSARY TO HIRE SOMEBODY AFTER WE SEE THE NUMBERS.
I WILL JUST TELL YOU ALL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR SURE IN PRECINCT 4.
THAT IS WHERE CONSERVATIVELY, WE GUESS ABOUT 70% OF THE CALLS COME FROM.
THAT LAPSE OVER IN A THREE A BIT AS WELL.
BUT LITTON SPRINGS, DALE, THOSE AREAS ARE THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE MOST PROBLEMS. THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT ELICITED THIS UNIT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I THINK I TOLD YOU ALL WHEN WE DID THIS UNIT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, OUT HOME AND CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO COME HAVE LUNCH WITH HIM AND JUST TOOK ME FOR A LITTLE RIDE.
I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW BAD SOME OF THE AREAS WERE.
BAD SHAME ON ME FOR NOT KNOWING, BUT AFTER THAT RIDE, I KNEW.
WE DID THIS, AND WE DID NOT GET THE RESULTS WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I THINK THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT, AS ART SAID, THEY LIVE THERE, THEY WORK THERE.
I THINK THEY'LL BE A LOT MORE INVESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT IT GETS DONE.
NOW WHAT I'D LIKE FROM ALL TODAY IS JUST A SUGGESTION ON THE STIPEND.
WE WILL KEEP A STIPEND, I HOPE FOR THE ATTORNEY THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING ALL THESE CASES AT THE DA'S OFFICE.
THAT'S BUILT BAKED INTO THIS BUDGET.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO GET QUITE OVERWHELMED. GO AHEAD, DEBY.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY A RECOMMENDATION MAYBE ON THE STIPEND TO GET US THROUGH AT LEAST TILL THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE WOULD BE DEPENDING ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT, BUT LIKE A $1,200 STIPEND PER PAY PERIOD IS GOING TO BE PLENTY IN THE BUDGET FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE OF THE BUDGET.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S QUITE A LOT OF WORK.
>> I I THINK THAT'LL GET US THROUGH THE FIRST MONTH.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO WAIT SIX MONTHS.
>> I THINK WE'LL KNOW SOONER OR LATER.
>> I GET ALL THE CONSTS REPORTS, AND WE SUBMIT THEM ON CONSENT.
ARTS PRECINCT HAS A LOAD OF THEM.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RESPONDING TO THEM, BUT I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH ART FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO, AND HE'S CALLING ME EVERY DAY GOING, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS BECAUSE I'M GETTING A LOT OF CALLS.
>> I WOULD JUST NEED TO KNOW FROM EACH PRECINCT WHAT
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EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE WORK ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE.THAT WAY, I CAN CREATE THEM A DROP DOWN IN ESS AND GET THAT STIPEND DISTRIBUTED.
THEN IF WITH A MONTH AN ANALYSIS WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, THAT'LL GIVE ME TIME TO DIVE INTO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL BUDGET, GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT EACH PRECINCT IS DOING, AND I CAN DO A BETTER FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR YOU GUYS AND BRING IT TO COURT.
>> I WILL SAY ONE THING, FAIRNESS TO COSTAS EASTERN.
HE'S TWO MONTHS IN COST ARIAL AND THEY'VE BEEN IN THEIR PRECINCT FOR A WHILE.
COST EASTER OF COURSE, HE HE TOOK OVER A COSTA'S OFFICE AND BROUGHT IT A LONG WAY JUST IN THE THREE MONTHS HE'S BEEN THERE.
THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING SIX MONTHS OR FOUR MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I GUESS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BASE IT ON NUMBER OF CALLS.
IF YOU'LL JUST KEEP TRACK OF THE CALLS THAT YOU GET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, EVEN IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, JUST KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER.
WE'LL BUILD A METRICS FROM IT.
WE'LL COME BACK HERE IN A MONTH AT THE END OF APRIL, AND THEN WE'LL ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF CALLS.
COME ON UP ART, SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR. SORRY.
>> I KNOW CONSTABLE R IS NEW, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HELP THE OTHER CONSTABLE DEPARTMENTS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST BE INDIVIDUALLY DOING OUR OWN PRECINCT.
IF THEY NEED HELP, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IN THE SYSTEM, AND THE SAME THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO HELP EACH OTHER AS ONE UNIT, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.
>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
I'M OKAY WITH THAT ALLOCATION OF CONSTABLES.
IF YOU WILL LET DANNY KNOW WHO TO PUT THAT FIRST MONTHS WORTH OF STIPEND TOWARDS.
TODAY, THEN WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE CALL VOLUME THAT YOU'RE GETTING ON THIS STUFF, AND THEN WE'LL DISTRIBUTE ACCORDINGLY AND IF NECESSARY, HIRE PERSONNEL.
>> JUDGE, BEFORE WE VOTE, AND I'M GOOD WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID.
WE SELECTED A CONSULTANT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO REWRITE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO GET STARTED ON THAT YET.
BUT I KNOW THE DA'S OFFICE HAD SOME RELUCTANCE TO ENFORCE A LOT OF OUR CODE VIOLATIONS, WHAT WERE PROCEDURES, CODE VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THERE WERE HOLES IN THE IN THE CODE.
I HOPE WE GET THAT PROCESS STARTED SOON SO WE CAN GET THOSE CLOSED UP AND HAVE GOOD CLEAN?
>> WE SELECTED THE FIRM AND THEY SHOULD BE STARTED RIDING IT.
IF THEY'RE NOT STARTED WRITING IT, I NEED TO KNOW.
>> YEAH, THEY'RE NOT. OKAY. IF WE NEED TO GO BACK OUT AND SELECT SOMEBODY ELSE, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
>> I WILL MAKE A PHONE CALL TODAY.
I'M TELLING THEM WE WANT THAT DONE POST-TASTE.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAD NOT STARTED, IT'S THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
I AGREE. WE NEED TO GET THOSE HOLES TIGHTENED UP SO THAT THE DA'S OFFICE FEELS COMFORTABLE ADDRESSING THEM BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, WE'RE SPINNING OUR WHEELS.
VERY GOOD. GOOD WITH GETTING THE CONSTABLES GOING WITH THIS STIPEND.
GOOD WITH DONALD'S. DONALD'S ALREADY GOT A TRAILER.
WE'LL TRANSFER ONE TRUCK TO HIM RIGHT AWAY.
I'M COUCHING A MOTION FOR YOU GUYS. I THINK.
WE'LL GET TWO POSITIONS POSTED.
I'LL HAVE TO BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUGGEST A SALARY FOR AN HOURLY WAGE FOR THOSE TWO POSITIONS AND GET THOSE APPROVED BY YOU GUYS.
I'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT COURT, AND THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START TRYING TO GET THOSE POSITIONS FILLED.
NOT THE NEXT COURT, BUT THE FOLLOWING COURT, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE VOLUME OF CALLS FROM THE CONSTABLES' OFFICES AND ALLOCATE FUNDS APPROPRIATELY.
>> BASICALLY, WE'RE GIVING THE CONSTABLES A MONTH TWO MONTHS.
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>> GIVING THEM A MONTH. THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOCATE THE 1,200 PER PAY PERIOD TO SOMEONE IN THEIR OFFICE, AND THEY WILL LET DANNY KNOW.
THAT'LL GET US THROUGH THE FIRST MONTH.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT AND APPROPRIATELY FUND THE OFFICES BASED ON VOLUME OF CALLS.
>> THAT'S NOT A GUARANTEED STIPEND, DEPENDING ON?
IT COULD GO UP OR DOWN OR IF IT'S BAD ENOUGH, THEN WE MAY HAVE TO OUT OF POSITION.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE SOME EMPLOYEES WILL BE, WHERE DO THEY GO?
>> YOU DON'T NEED IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
>> I'LL DO MY BEST TO PROPOSE A MOTION, IF YOU WANT.
[LAUGHTER] I'VE BEEN TAKING NOTES.
I WILL MOVE TO REALLOCATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT BUDGET IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS LISTED, BEGINNING WITH $1200 PER PAY PERIOD AS A STIPEND TO EACH OF THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES.
THE RE-ALLOCATION OF EXISTING COUNTY-OWNED VEHICLES AND OR THE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLES TO UNIT ROAD, ALONG WITH THE POSTING OF TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE UNIT ROAD DEPARTMENT, THE SALARIES OF WHICH TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER COURT DATE.
THE REMAINDER OF THE STIPEND IN THE DA'S OFFICE TO PROSECUTE THE CASES THAT ARE TURNED IN. WHAT ELSE AM I FORGETTING?
>> I THINK, COMMISSIONER, JUST ONE LOOK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
ONLY ONE TRUCKS GO TO UNIT ROAD.
THE OTHER TWO WILL GO APPROPRIATELY TO WHERE THEY GO.
>> ALLOCATION OF ONE VEHICLE TO UNIT ROAD AS LISTED.
>> THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND. [LAUGHTER].
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
>> I'LL WRITE IT DOWN FOR YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
>> WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:01.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.