[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          >>> IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BOW OUR HEADS. WE COME BEFORE YOU GOD AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND FATHER I PRAY THAT YOU WILL FILL THIS PLACE WITH YOUR PRESENCE, THAT YOU WILL GIVE US YOUR WISDOM, ANOINTING, GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION, UPLIFT EVERY CASE THAT WILL BE HEARD THIS MORNING. THAT YOUR FAVOR WILL FALL UPON US WE LIFT UP OUR COUNTY TO YOU, CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US, KEEP US SAFE, MOVE ACCORDING TO YOUR PLAN AND PURPOSE, TO BE DONE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR LIVES, TAKE FULL CONTROL ONCE AGAIN WE TURN THIS OVER TO YOU AND WE ASK YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR WAY AND FOREVER GIVE YOU THE PRAISE, THE GLORY AND THE HONOR IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN. 
          >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          >> THANK YOU, YOU MAY BE SEATED. 
          WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT. IT IS TUESDAY , TUESDAY, JUNE 18. 2022 WE ARE AT 901 IN THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM. IT IS 9:14 AND I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICT? YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING IT UP LATER. I SEE NONE, MOVING 
          [1.  Recognizing the Calallen High School Lady Cats Softball Team as the 2024 State Champions]
ON WE HAVE SOME RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. ITEM NUMBER ONE COMING UP RECOGNIZING OUR HIGH SCHOOL LADY CATS SOFTBALL TEAM. 
          CAN WE GET THEM TO COME IN? EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE OFF THIS MORNING. HAVING A ROUGH START. 
          >> MISS KING IS GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION. 
          >> COMMISSIONER COURT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CALALLEN HIGH SCHOOL LADY CAT SOFTBALL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AS THE 2024 STATE CHAMPIONS WHEREAS THE CALALLEN SOFTBALL TEAM LED BY HEAD COACH , ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH , ASSISTANT COACH NAME ], TEAM MANAGERS NAME ] WHEREAS THE CALALLEN LADY CATS SOFTBALL TEAM CONSISTS OF CATS SOFTBALL TEAM FINISHED THE YEAR WITH A 32-2 OVERALL RECORD OPENLY DEFEATING LIBERTY IN THE STATE FINAL 2-1 TO WIN BACK TO BACK TITLES AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE NUECES COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE COURT RECOGNIZES THE CALALLEN LADY CATS SOFTBALL TEAM AS THE 2024 STATE CHAMPIONS ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT OF 
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NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS ON JUNE 18, 2024. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS. I WILL SECOND IF YOU MAKE THE MOTION. 
          >> WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. HAVEN'T WE? 
          >> BECOMING A HABIT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. COACH, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. AND COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ AND I 
          WANT TO SAY SOMETHING'S. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. 
          REALLY NICE TO GET RECOGNIZED HERE. SOMETIMES THE GIRLS WERE CARD AND OVERLIES OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOTICING ALL THAT THEY ARE COME PUSHING SO WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING TIME TO HAVE US COME OUT AND HAVING THEM AND HONORING THEM BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL AND THEY WORKED SUPERHARD. A TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH THEY HAVE COMMITTED, SACRIFICED AND DATED -- DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE SEASON AND WE ARE PROUD OF THEM AND WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US. 
          >> THANK YOU, COACH. >> THANK YOU JUDGE. WE WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. REALLY PROUD OF YOU ALL FOR DOING WHEN YOU HAVE DONE. YOU ALL WERE CARD AND WE KNOW YOU DON'T WORK INSIDE OF AIR-CONDITIONING. SO IT'S VERY HARD TO DO AND YOU HAVE DONE IT TWICE AND THIS IS GREAT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME MORE. THANK YOU FOR IT YOU DO, THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS, TO THE COACH, TO THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING YOU ALL. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH, YOU ARE THE LEADERS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. YOU DO IT ALL. YOU WORK HARD, MAKE THE GRADES, STAY ON THE TEAM, YOUR COMMUNITY IS SO PROUD OF YOU AND WE LOOK TO YOU, FOR ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES COMING YOUR WAY WITH THE DEDICATION YOU HAVE TO THIS AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU, A CALALLEN RESIDENT AND A CALALLEN MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF KIDS GOING THERE , WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE AND VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS, YES. 
          WE HAVE A RESOLUTION WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO COME TAKE A PHOTO WITH US. I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE. ANY OF THE GIRLS , THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM? DON'T BE SHY. 
          >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> WE CAN JUST DO A PHOTO., UP HERE. 
          [2.  Recognizing the 2024 Calallen Wildcats High School Baseball Team for a Successful Season]
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          >> IF WE COULD BRING THE BASEBALL TEAM IN NOW. 
          >> JUST KEEP BRINGING CALALLEN IN. PRETTY COOL. 
          AND MISS KING IS GOING TO READ THIS RESOLUTION ALSO. 
          >> COMMISSIONERS COURT ORGANIZING CALALLEN BASEBALL TEAM FOR A SUCCESSFUL SEASON WHEREAS THE CALALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM LED BY HEAD COACH STEVE CHAPMAN, ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT TRAINER WHEREAS THE CALALLEN BASEBALL TEAM CONSISTS OF THE YEAR WITH THE OVERALL RECORD 37-10 THE CALALLEN WILDCATS 7-3 DISTRICT RECORD CLINCHED THE TEAM A PLAYOFF BIRTH TO GO TO STATE, NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED BY THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE COURT RECOGNIZES THE CALALLEN BASEBALL TEAM FOR A SUCCESSFUL SEASON DULY ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONER COURT IN NUECES COUNTY ON THIS 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024. 
          >> THANK YOU, MOTION TO PASS. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. 
          >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY . ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN, THE MOTION PASSES. COACH CHAPMAN YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE 
          TEAM? >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO RECOGNIZE THIS TEAM. VERY VERY PROUD OF THIS GROUP OF BOYS. THEY OVERACHIEVED, IN MY OPINION. A BUNCH OF GREAT KIDS AND THEY HAVE BIG HEARTS AND THE PLAY WITH A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND A LOT OF TECHNIQUE AND I CANNOT BE ANY PROUDER THAN ANY TEAM I HAVE TAKEN TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY BONDED TOGETHER AND CAME TOGETHER AND PLAYED AS A TEAM TO SHOW WHAT THEY CAN REALLY 
          DO. THANK YOU. >> DOES ANYONE ON THE TEAM WANT TO SPEAK? JUST TO START OFF WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU, AS WELL. THE BASEBALL TEAMS AND HISTORICALLY CALALLEN AND COACH CHAPMAN, YOU ARE NOT NEW TO THE PROCESS, YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE ARE PROUD OF THAT FACT. WE WISH YOU GREAT SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE, IN YOUR NEXT YEAR AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU PERSONALLY, AS WELL WITH MY FAMILY IN CALALLEN AND WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO HONOR YOU TODAY. 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT, JUDGE. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE COACH AND THE YOUNG MEN WHO ARE PLAYING, WHO PLAYED A HARD GAME IN HOT HOT WEATHER. AND THEY HAVE DONE TREMENDOUSLY. THEY KEEP DOING IT AND THEY WERE THERE LAST YEAR AND BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. I DO SUPPORT CALALLEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MY TAX MONEY GOES TO. MY GRANDSON PLAYS FOOTBALL SO, THANK YOU FOR WORKING VERY HARD TO GET US THIS RECOGNITION 
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IN CORPUS CHRISTI IN NUECES COUNTY. THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU COACH. 
          >> JUDGE I WANTED TO ADD REAL QUICK AND I FOLLOWED THE GIRLS, AS WELL, BUT IT WAS KIND OF COOL, I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY THIS WAS ON AND EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP WITH A TEXT THAT SAID WE WON SO I FOLLOWED YOU EVEN WHEN I WAS IN EUROPE. CONGRATULATIONS, YOU DID INCREDIBLY WELL AND ESPECIALLY NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS BEAT THIS YEAR, YOU HAD A GREAT RUN AND I'LL COUNTY, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. I DO NOT REPRESENT THAT AREA BUT BELIEVE ME WE WERE FOLLOWING YOU AND WE ARE ALL VERY APPRECIATIVE OF CALALLEN, THE GIRLS AND THE BOYS REPRESENTING THIS AREA SO VERY WELL. COACH, AGAIN, YOUR SUCCESS HAS BEEN LONG-STANDING. 
          WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO RECKON IS YOU, BUT TODAY IT'S ABOUT THIS TEAM AND THESE YOUNG WOMEN THAT WE SAW BEFORE US, SO A GREAT RUN, YOU REALLY DID WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A PHOTO WITH YOU ALL AS WELL, UP HERE. 
          YOU ARE ALL TALL. >> I THINK WE NEED TO MENTION OUTSTANDING CALALLEN GRADUATE PLAYING IN THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. LET'S CONTINUE TO GIVE ACCOLADES FOR CALALLEN BASEBALL, YOU HAVE A LONG-STANDING LEGACY OF BARRY 
          CREDIBLE SUCCESS. >> COACH CHAPMAN, DON'T BE GOING ANYWHERE. I HAVE A YOUNG GRANDSON WHO WAS A BASEBALL PLAYER. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND DO A PHOTO, EVERYBODY? CAN WE GET YOU TO COME FORWARD? WE WILL HAVE TO DIVIDE SOME BACK HERE . 
          [3.  In recognition of Elder Abuse Awareness month - June 2024.]
          >> ITEM NUMBER THREE IN RECOGNITION OF ELDER ABUSE 
          AWARENESS MONTH. >> WHEREAS ELDERLY OR DISABLED RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THERE WAS NO MEN EXPERIENCE HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIVES WHEREAS ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEREAS IN 2023 THERE WAS 120,069 COMPLETE CASES OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS ABUSE IN TEXAS OF WHICH 83,737 WERE CONFIRMED. WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE OF THE ELDERLY WHO ARE BEING ABUSED FIND IT DIFFICULT TO TELL ANYBODY AND ARE USUALLY ASHAMED AND SOMETIMES AFRAID. WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE HAPPENS TO 
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MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS WHETHER IN GOOD HEALTH OR INCAPACITATED. IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SUBURBIA WHEREAS MANY CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVED SELF-NEGLECT AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY HEREBY PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024 TO BE ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN NUECES COUNTY AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT 
          ON JUNE 18, 2024. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN, THE MOTION PASSES. I THINK NORMA RODRIGUEZ ? 
          >> GOOD MORNING. I AM ONE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. NORMA CANNOT BE WITH US BECAUSE HE'S FROM THE VALLEY AND THE STORMS ARE CRAZY. HER DRIVING YOUR WERE NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR HER. I WANT TO THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR DOING THIS EVERY YEAR YOU DO THIS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING STAFF DOWN HERE TO CELEBRATE OTHER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW JUNE IS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH, WE HAVE ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY WHICH IS ON THE 15TH I BELIEVE. LIKE THE PROCLAMATION SAYS IT IS UNDERREPORTED, FOR EVERYONE REPORT WE GET, 24 GO UNREPORTED AND FOR EXPORTATION OF THE ELDERLY IT IS ONE IN 44. EVENTS LIKE THIS, PROCLAMATIONS, EVENTS THAT WE HOLD SPREAD AWARENESS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WE EXIST. THEY KNOW ABOUT OUR SISTER CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, BUT WE ARE UNDER THE SAME DEPARTMENT AND WE WANT AS MUCH RECOGNITION AND AWARENESS AS THEY HAVE BECAUSE ELDERLY AND DISABLED ADULTS ARE JUST AS VULNERABLE AS CHILDREN. 
          >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND WE TOTALLY AGREE. WE HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THINGS LIKE THIS, IF THEY CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY BE AWARE WE ARE HAPPY TO BE A SMALL PART IN THAT USING AWARENESS. I THINK WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU ALL DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? 
          >> REAL QUICK. MY YEARS WITH CPS, ONE OF THE THINGS ON THE ADULT SIDE IS FINANCIAL EXPECTATION THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT, YOU DON'T SEE THAT WITH THE MINOR CHILD, BUT WITH ANYONE 18 AND OLDER. SO YOU BECOME AWARE AND JUST A REMINDER DON'T BE AN INVESTIGATOR, IF SOMETHING IS AMISS CALL IT IN AND LET THE EXPERTS DEAL WITH IT. CAN'T 
          STRESS THAT ENOUGH. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> AND WE HAVE, DOES YOUR GROUP WANT TO COME FORWARD? 
          [1.  Discuss information related to 2024 Hurricane season report from Emergency Management Coordinator and related matters.]
          >> MOVING ON ITEM F1. WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR GOING TO GIVE US A 2024 HURRICANE SEASON UPDATE. 
          THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, MEM. HURRICANE SEASON 2020 FOR MOST OF US HAVE REALIZED BY NOW IS GOING TO BE A VERY ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
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HAS PREDICTED BETWEEN 17 AND 25 NAMED STORMS. 8 TO 13 ARE EXPECTED TO FORM INTO SOME FORM OF HURRICANE WITH 4 TO 7 EXPECTED TO REACH CATEGORY THREE OR ABOVE. THERE IS AN 85% CHANCE THE 2024 SEASON WILL BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, THIS YEAR. 
          A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH LA NIÑA CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE PEAK SEASON AROUND AUGUST. WHICH WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC VERTICAL WIND SHEAR KEEPING MOST STORMS OFF THE COAST. THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE AT A RECORD WARM LEVEL WITH THE WARM SEA SERVICE PROVIDING FOR A MORE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR HURRICANE FORMATION AND INTENSIFICATION. AS WE ALL KNOW RECENTLY, WE WERE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNING WHICH MEANS WE EXPECT A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. WE ARE EXPECTING THAT TO HAPPEN TONIGHT AROUND 9:00. IT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF THE SEASON, ALBERTO. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME HAZARDS AND IMPACT ALONG THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST DUE TO THE LARGE EXTENT OF THIS STORM AND SLOW-MOVING OF THE STORM. 
          MAINE THREATS ARE MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. WE ARE VERY DRY SO UNTIL YOU GET THE FIRST ONE OR 2 INCHES, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR THE GROUND TO GIVE SATURATED, BUT ONCE IT DOES, IT WILL START SOAKING UP EVERYTHING WE GET. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING WITH 2 TO 3 FEET INUNDATION EXPECTED. CURRENTLY THIS MORNING REACHING THE DUNES AND I WOULD ASSUME BY MIDAFTERNOON IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO THE BEACH ACCESS ROADS. THE WIND WILL NOT BE THE MAIN PROBLEM IN LAND, IT WILL MAINLY BE THE COAST UP TO 50 MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUSTS. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALREADY BEGINNING AND IT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE WATER LEVELS WILL BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THURSDAY. THE AREAS THEY ARE LOOKING AT THAT COULD FLOOD ARE LOW SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAY 361 ON MUSTANG AND NORTH PADRE, LOW SPOTS ON PARK ROAD 22, LOW SPOTS ON NORTH BEACH, ART MUSEUM PARKING LOT, LAGUNA SHORES DR., OCEAN DRIVE SOUTH, BAYSHORE DRIVE IN INGLESIDE ON THE BAY. THE MARINA, FULTON BEACH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 316 FROM MAGNOLIA BEACH TO INDIANOLA AND THE WATERFRONT PARK AREAS IMPORT O'CONNOR. SO I GUESS , MY WORDS OF WISDOM WOULD BE THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET RAIN. 
          THERE IS GOING TO BE MODERATE FLOODING IN CERTAIN PLACES. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PUBLIC WORKS, INLAND PARKS, WE ARE PREPARED, THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THE STORMS COMING BY GETTING BUT THE CULVERTS, CLEANED UP WITH THE DITCHES SO I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS, BUT WE ARE ON STANDBY. I HAVE ELEVATED EEOC TO THE VIRTUAL LEVEL THREE WHICH IS HIGH READINESS. MAKING SURE AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY EEOC'S IN ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES. SOME ASKING FOR SANDBAGS, WE HAVE GIVEN A PALLET. I DON'T THINK WE WILL NEED SANDBAGS BECAUSE ONCE THE RAIN GETS GOING, WE WILL HAVE SOME MINOR FLOODING, BUT NOT MAJOR FLOODING. BE PREPARED AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR BACKYARD, ALL YOUR THINGS LYING AROUND, BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES. THERE WILL BE WIND, NOT AS BAD AS THE COAST, BUT THERE WILL BE WIND SO TAKE STUFF IN YOU DON'T WANT TO GET DAMAGED OR THAT FLY AROUND, THAT MIGHT DAMAGE SOMETHING. BEYOND THAT IF THE ROADS ARE FLOODED DO NOT DRIVE ON THEM. TURNAROUND, DON'T DROWN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S UNDER THE WATER, THERE COULD BE OBJECTS UNDER THAT COULD DAMAGE YOUR VEHICLE OR YOU COULD FLOOD OUT YOUR ENGINE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY HAVE TASK PORTS AND LIFEBOATS SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND NEED TO RESCUE ANYBODY WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT. I WOULD SAY BE PREPARED , DON'T BE SCARED. 
          WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND IT WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY AND WE WILL BE ON CALL. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I GUESS THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING. WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. WE SCHEDULED THIS FOR THE HURRICANE SEASON, AT THE TIME, WITHOUT REALIZING THE STORM WE WOULD HAVE SO THAT IS PERFECT TIMING TO GIVE US AN UPDATE AND 
          [G. PUBLIC COMMENT: This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any issues within its jurisdiction. The Commissioners Court may not take formal action on any requests made during the Public Comment period which are not on the Agenda, but can refer such requests to County staff for review if appropriate.]
GET US STARTED FOR THE SEASON. MOVING ON ITEM G , PUBLIC 
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COMMENT. LET ME JUST SAY THAT WHEN YOU GO UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, THERE IS A TIMER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. WE WILL HAVE 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I CAME TO AND FROM THE NUECES COUNTY VETERAN SERVICES ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, NUECES COUNTY PARKS AND KINGSVILLE COMMAND WILL HOST A VETERAN CEREMONY AT ARMISTEAD VETERAN PARK IN BISHOP, TEXAS FRIDAY, JUNE 21 AT 10:00 A.M. WEATHER PERMITTING. THE PURPOSE IS TO REACH OUT TO VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS THEY ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN. WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTIFUL PARK AND THE VETERAN MONUMENTS ERECTED A FEW YEARS AGO. WE HAVE FLYERS ON THE BACK TABLE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING. PLEASE JOIN US. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          THE 4218 4218 HERNDON ST. I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL JUDGE AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU HAVE SHOWN IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN NUECES COUNTY. MYSELF AND A LOT OF FOLKS GOT INVOLVED AFTER THE CHAOS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AFTER THE 2020 ELECTION. AS A RESULT OF SOME CHANGES YOU MADE SUCH AS GOING TO PAPER BALLOTS, I WORKED EVERY ELECTION SINCE 2020 AND WORKING WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, I AM A REPUBLICAN JUDGE AND WORKER, THERE HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE PAPER BALLOTS THAT YOU INSTITUTED. I KNOW IT COST A BIT OF MONEY. AS WE PREPARE WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF RELATIVELY SMALL ELECTIONS THIS SPRING AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION WHICH YOU ANTICIPATE HIGH TURNOUT THE ITEM YOU HAVE ON YOUR AGENDA TO INCREASE THE PAY FOR THE WORKERS , FOR THE ELECTIONS GOING FROM 12 AND 14 TO 15 AND 18 TO 15 AND $18 IS NEEDED AND WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A EDUCATED AND EFFICIENT WORKFORCE, PLUS A LARGE WORKFORCE REQUIRED FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE ANTICIPATE COMING OUT TO VOTE SO THEY CAN BE HANDLED FREELY AND FAIRLY WITH AN ELECTION OF GREAT INTEGRITY. THANK YOU ALL AND OUR COUNTY CLERK FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB WE HAVE DONE IN NUECES COUNTY MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED A LOT OF OTHER PLACES. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. VICTORIA HOLLAND. 
          >> HELLO MY NAME IS VICTORIA HOLLAND. 235 
          >> HELLO MY NAME IS VICTORIA HOLLAND. 235 OHIO AVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING TIME FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS. I WANT TO ALSO GO AHEAD AND THANK THE WORK OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT. THIS BODY AND THE EXCELLENT COUNTY CLERK , FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN ENTERING WE HAVE SUCCESSFUL ELECTIONS AVAILABLE TO ALL VOTING CITIZENS EVERY SINGLE GO AROUND. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR AND AS WE DO SO, IT IS SO IMPORTANT WE ARE ABLE TO RETAIN THE SKILLED ELECTION WORKERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE GOING AND DOING THE NEEDED WORK. THERE ARE NOT BUT SO MANY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW PROCESS NOW THAT WE HAVE NEW MACHINES THAT UTILIZE THE PAPER ELEMENT. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ATTRACT NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO LEARN THE NEW SYSTEM AND I THINK THE PROPOSED INCREASE TO THE FUNDS PROVIDED TO ATTRACT ELECTION WORKERS WILL DO A LOT OF REALLY GREAT WORK. MYSELF AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT THE VOTE. WE EXPECT A HUGE TURNOUT WHICH MEANS WE NEED MORE ELECTION JUDGES AND MORE ELECTION CLERKS. SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK COUNTY JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY CLERK SANDS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO IN HELPING US GET OUT THE VOTE TO MAKE IT A VERY SUCCESSFUL 
          ELECTION YEAR. >> THANK YOU. BARBARA JONES. 
          >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 
          TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE FIREFIGHTERS. 
          >> NAME AND ADDRESS. >> 7032 
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HERE REPRESENTING THE FIREFIGHTERS UNITED AGAINST ALLEGED CORRUPT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ESD 4 UNIT TO. 
          THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS OF STATUTES AND LAW ARE THE REASON THE FIREFIGHTERS AT THE FIREHOUSE ARE PROPOSING A VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE IN THE EXISTING BOARD. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM PLACED ON ADMINISTERED OF LEAF WHILE BEING INVESTIGATED PENDING A FORMAL INVESTIGATION AND CRIMINAL CHARGES TO BE FILED WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW. 
          WE WOULD LIKE RESTORED AND I HAVE A LIST OF SEVERAL ITEMS THAT I WILL GO THROUGH, THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE LIST. JANUARY 12 , THE BOARD WENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TERMINATED BOARD MEMBER STATED HE HAD BEEN QUALIFIED 30 PLUS YEARS AND THE BOARD HIRED HIM AS A PAY CHIEF A YEAR AND A HALF EARLIER, THE BOARD STATED CHIEF ALLOWED FIREFIGHTERS TO DRIVE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A CLASS NEW TRAINING ON THEIR LICENSE LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT OPEN TO LAWSUIT. CHIEF OR TO THE BOARD FOR CLASS NEW TRAINING AND WAS DENIED EACH TIME. AFTER TERMINATION, THE BOARD HAD A FILL IN CHIEF THAT TOLD FIREFIGHTERS THEY COULD DRIVE WITHOUT CLASS B TRAINING ON A TANKER. BOARD MEMBERS ADDRESSED AND HOSTILE MANNER IN THE PRESENCE OF FIREFIGHTERS. ON 13 JANUARY, WARD MEMBERS STILL HAD NOT ALLOWED TRUCKS WITH CLASS B EXEMPTION DRIVERS TO DRIVE TO THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK PARADE. 
          TRAINING OFFICER AT A RESTAURANT OVERHEARD A LIEUTENANT ON THE PHONE WITH A FORMER BOARD MEMBER DISCUSSING FIREHOUSE RULES. I MEAN FIREHOUSE BUSINESS. THE BOARD MEMBER WAS NOT YET REAPPOINTED OR SWORN IN, THE TRAINING OFFICER IS WILLING TO SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT. 
          ON 18 JANUARY THE BOARD HELD A MEETING NOT POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE TO THE PUBLIC. THREE BOARD MEMBERS WERE SWORN IN, CONDUCTED BUSINESS MEETINGS FIVE DAYS BEFORE SWEARING IN. 
          HUMVEES HAD ISSUES WITH PLATES BEING TRANSFERRED . 
          >> I'M SORRY, YOUR TIME IS UP. THREE MINUTES. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          >> NEXT, WE HAVE JULIE WASHINGTON. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING TO JUDGE SCOTT AND COMMISSIONERS. BY NAME IS JULIE WASHINGTON AND I AM THE COORDINATOR, SELFLESS COORDINATOR FOR AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND I AM VERY PROUD TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY IN PLACE OF DR. NANCY VERA , THE PROUD PRESIDENT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. IF I HAD TO CHOOSE ONE WORD, IT WOULD BE PROUD TODAY. I AM PROUD OF THE COLLABORATION WE HAVE MADE WITH JUDGES, WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, WITH PROBATION DEPARTMENT, WITH NUECES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE UNION. TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN, TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH GOING TO THE PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR AND I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST GROUP OF CHILDREN EVER. I AM SURE WHEN YOU HEAR THEM SPEAK, YOU WILL CHOOSE THE 
          WORD PROUD, ALSO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ISAAC HERNANDEZ. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS AND A BONUS. 
          ISAAC HERNANDEZ A JUNIOR AT , I WILL TALK ABOUT HOW OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND HOW I WISH TO CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER. HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE TOO HIGH TWO CAUSING FINANCIAL STRESS AND EVERYONE SHOULD ACCESS TO PORTABLE HEALTHCARE, 
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CURRENTLY 50% OF U.S. ADULTS STRUGGLE WITH HEALTHCARE COST AND ONE IN FOUR HAVE TROUBLE PAYING MEDICAL BILLS. HIGH COST DELAYED TREATMENT AND WORSEN HEALTH ISSUES IMPROVING HEALTHCARE WOULD KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHIER, REDUCE COST AND LOWER STRESS. WE CAN MAKE IT CHEAPER, REDUCE MEDICATION COST, IMPROVE ONLINE ACCESS, INCREASE CHECKUPS AND PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS. HEALTHCARE NEEDS URGENT REFORM TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          TIME. >> THANK YOU. 
          CORRECT. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I AM 17 YEARS OLD, I WILL BE A SENIOR AT AND ONE THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE HYGIENE OF , INSIDE OF OUR NUECES COUNTY JAIL. ONE THING I NOTICED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUTH GOVERNMENT ACADEMY WAS THAT A LOT OF OUR INMATES HAD POOR HYGIENE. WAS NOT REALLY TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES, SOME OF THEM MAY NOT HAD THE MEANS TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. MEANING FOR WOMEN HYGIENE, SPECIFICALLY, A LOT OF TIMES OUR BODIES ARE DIFFERENT AND THEY FLUCTUATE. WE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PERIODS, DIFFERENT FLOW AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO I THINK THAT ONCE AN INMATE, ESPECIALLY FEMALE IS BEING BOOKED IN AND SHE IS STAYING OVER 72 HOURS, SHE SHOULD BE GIVEN A PAPER THAT TELLS HER WHEN IS YOUR FLOW, WHEN IS YOUR NEXT PERIOD? WHEN IS YOUR NEXT CYCLE AND HOW CAN WE HELP? WHAT PADS OR TAMPONS YOU NEED AND GIVEN THE PROPER TOOLS TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES THAT WAY WHEN THEY DO GO OUT TO THE WORK FIELD AND THEY MAKE IT OUT ONE DAY, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. THEY KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY CLEANSE THEMSELVES, PROPERLY POSITION THEMSELVES TO BE BETTER. THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM, IN THE LONG RUN IN GETTING JOBS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO ONE THING WE NEED BETTER AND JUST PROMOTE HYGIENE OVERALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE ELSE. MINIMUS SENIOR AT, ONE OF THE ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS HOMELESS PEOPLE. PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS TO HELP THEM GET JOBS AS WELL AS PROVIDING HOUSING ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY , THAT CAN BE ADMITTED INTO SENIOR ASSISTANCE FACILITIES TO HELP THEM OUT. ALSO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES FOR THE ONES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EDUCATION IN THEIR LIFETIME. WE CAN ALSO NOT FORGET OUR VETERANS LIVING IN THE STREETS. THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A BETTER LIFESTYLE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY HAVE DONE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE. ALSO, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE IN THE STREETS EVEN IF THEY HAVE GOTTEN KICKED OUT OR IF THEY ARE RUNAWAYS, WE SHOULD HELP THEM GET JOBS TO GET THEM OFF THE STREETS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> KIM BRIDGES. 
          >> HI MY NAME IS KIM BRIDGES. 14882, TESORO DRIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TO TALK ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY WHICH WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY THE RAISE YOU ARE CONSIDERING. 
          ALSO WANT TO THANK KAREN FOR COMING UP WITH THE IDEA TO GIVE US A RAISE AND FOR YOU ALL CONSIDERING IT. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WORKING ELECTIONS IS A 12 TO 14 HOUR DAY. MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES GETS UP TO BE 16 HOURS. UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK THEM ARE EITHER UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE OR RETIRED. SO WHEN I RETIRED I DECIDED I'M GOING TO DO MY CIVIC DUTY. WELL, THIS RACE WILL DO A LOT FOR US. ONE THING IT WILL DO IS KEEP RETIREES LIKE ME INVOLVED IN WORKING THE 
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ELECTIONS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PEOPLE DOING THIS 10 TO 20 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO WORK WITH ME AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING TO OTHER LOCATIONS, AS WELL THIS NOVEMBER. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF HOURS THAT GO INTO DOING THIS JOB THAT ARE NOT PAID. I HAVE TO GET ON THE PHONE, EVER TALK TO 5 TO 10 TO 20 PEOPLE BEFORE I CAN FINALLY GET THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE PER DAY TO HELP ME IN MY LOCATION. AND THEN I'VE GOT TO WORK TO THE SCHEDULE OF WHO CAN WORK AND WHEN. AND THEN I HAVE TO GO PICK UP THE KEYS AT WHATEVER LOCATION WE ARE RENTING. THEN I HAVE TO GO AND SET UP , AND FREQUENTLY WE HAVE TO SET UP ON DAYS THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING PAID. SO THIS RAISE WILL DEFINITELY HELP EVERYBODY'S ATTITUDE. IT WILL HELP KEEP GOOD PEOPLE AND IT WILL HELP ELECTION INTEGRITY IN 
          NUECES COUNTY. THANK YOU. >> BARBARA WILLIAMS. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I NAME IS BARBARA WILLIAMS, 4023 4020 3A, OAK BAY DRIVE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT ELECTIONS THAT ARE COMING UP. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, IT HAS BEEN MOSTLY A PLEASURE WORKING THE ELECTIONS. I HAVE WORKED IT SINCE 2013 AND AS ONE LADY SAID YES MOST OF US ARE RETIRED. WE ARE THE ONES THAT WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE ELECTIONS WITH INTEGRITY. WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT WITH MAKING PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE, COMING TO THE ELECTIONS, ALSO GIVING THEM THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE JUDGE FOR GIVING US AN INCREASE IN PAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS KARIS HANDS FOR WORKING FOR US AND WITH US, SHE MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED, THE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO WORK INTO GIRL ELECTIONS. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FROM ME AND MY FELLOW ELECTION WORKERS, THANK YOU 
          VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE HERE WHO DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP THAT WISHES TO DO SO NOW? PRISCILLA. I WILL WRITE YOUR NAME IN FOR YOUR. 
          >> THIS IS ACTUALLY A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR THE RESIDENCE , THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PICK UP SOME SANDBAGS AT NUECES COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT 603 EAST AVE. A STARTING TOMORROW MORNING WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. THIS IS TO PREPARE FOR THE HEAVY RAIN THAT'S EXPECTED TO COME. IF YOU KNOW ANYONE IN THE AREA, PLEASE PASS THE WORD AROUND, THAT, THAT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE SANDBAGS AT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT 603 EAST AVE. 
          A. >> THAT IS ACTUALLY TODAY , 
          JUDGE SORRY. >> TODAY, OKAY. 
          >> ANYONE ONLINE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? IF YOU DO, RAISE YOUR HAND. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER. IF NOT, THAT WILL END OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. 
          MOVING ON, BOARD APPOINTMENTS, LET ME LET YOU GO OUT. JUDGE, 
          DID YOU WANT A COMMENT? >> IS THERE ANY WAY THAT KIDS CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY, COME ON UP. 
          [1.  Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 6]
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          >> NOW, MOVING ON ITEM H1 NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT 1 , THIS IS FOR A BOARD APPOINTMENT. DISTRICT 6, I'M SORRY. ONE RESIGNATION LETTER OF RESIGNATION RECEIVED MAY 7 . WE HAVE A PARTIAL TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31, 2025 WITH ONE APPLICATION RECEIVED FROM MATTHEW EVANS. 
          H1. THE VERY BEGINNING. SORRY. THIS IS THE BISHOP AREA. 
          >> I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH IT. I AM MAKING THE MOTION . 
          >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OUTPOST SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU. ARE WE GOOD? 
          [2. CONSENT AGENDA: The following Agenda Items are of a routine nature, and the Commissioners Court has received supporting materials for consideration. All of these Agenda Items will be passed with one vote without being discussed separately, unless a member of the Commissioners Court or the public requests that a particular Agenda Item be discussed. If so, that Agenda Item will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed as part of the regular Agenda at the appropriate time. One vote will approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda.]
SORRY. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ITEMS THAT ANY OF YOU WISH TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL GIVE YOU A 
          SECOND TO DO THAT. >> I WANT TO POINT OUT THOSE WERE BOTH RESIGNATION THE REASON WE ARE NOT OPENING APPLICATIONS FOR ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS JUST FOR THE RESIGNATIONS SORRY N ONE AND TWO. I DON'T NEED TO PULL IT, JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT, THANK YOU. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OUTPOST, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          MOVING ON , OUR REGULAR AGENDA . ITEM 3 -A. IS FOR THE PRESENTATION? OKAY YOU CAN BRING HIM NEXT OR I WILL 
          [1.  Discuss and consider executing a letter of support for the Driscoll Health Plan and all related matters. ]
BRING THEM UP NEXT I WAS TRYING TO GET HIM FIRST. IF HE IS NOT IN THE COURTROOM WILL GO ON ITEM NUMBER ONE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EXECUTING LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. I BELIEVE CRAIG SMITH IS HERE. 
          OH, HELLO. >> HELLO, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN HERE TO REALLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          BRIEFLY , THE DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN IS KNOWN AS A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION TO HELP MANAGE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF MEDICATED LIVES ACROSS ALL TEXAS WE'VE BEEN DOING SO 20 YEARS IN THIS REGION AND WE ARE PROUD TO SAY WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP HEALTH PLANS IN THE STATE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REASON WE ARE 
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HERE TODAY IS THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THE DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN STARTING SEPTEMBER 2025. THIS IS PART OF A PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT WE THINK IS FLAWED FOR EXAMPLE IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE HEALTH PLAN THAT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR DECADES NOW. SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS PROTESTING THESE RESULTS AND WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO STATE AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION, BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO KEEP DRISCOLL AS ONE OF THE HEALTH PLANS OPERATING HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. THE IMPACT WOULD BE 350 JOBS IN TERMS OF THE HEALTH PLAN THAT WOULD GO AWAY. 
          SERVING 78% OF THE MEDICAID LINES IN THIS PART OF NUECES COUNTY. SO, IT WOULD BE AN EXTRAORDINARY DISRUPTION TO THE HEALTHCARE IN THIS HEART OF THE STATE. SO WE ARE SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO THE STATE THAT DRISCOLL SHOULD REMAIN PART OF THE SOLUTION. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND I ASSUME WE ALL AGREE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE. ANY OUTPOST SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          [1.  Discuss and consider authorizing and approving Nueces County’s Employee Self-Funded Group Health programs and ancillary services renewals for the plan or 2024-2025 as presented by the County’s Insurance Consultant, McGriff Insurance Services, LLC: 	Ancillary Benefits Renewal rates by product 	Third Party Administration (TPA) 	Self-Funded Group Health plan design and contributions]
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP ITEM G1 AND RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ONLY FROM PULL THOSE ITEMS INTO EXECUTIVE, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO ALL RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION FIRST. 
          SO WE ARE AT G1 A PRESENTATION AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK THE TWO ITEMS WE WILL BRING BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS NAME ] WITH MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES. THE FLOOD BENEFIT CONSULTANTS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN ON BOARD 90 DAYS AND DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE. THIS FIRST SERIES OF SLIDES THAT YOU HAVE COMING OF THE HARDCOPIES IN FRONT OF YOU. IT IS JUST CONFIRMING THE RENEWAL AND OFFERING FROM THE VARIOUS CARRIERS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024, FOR THE NEXT PLANNED YEAR. IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THESE ARE THE CURRENT VENDORS IN PLACE. MOON CHAPMAN CURRENT THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR PROCESSING MEDICAL CLAIMS, SCRIPT CARE IS YOUR PHARMACY VENDOR WITH NO CHANGE FOR THOSE. JUST TO REMIND THE COURT WE WERE FORTUNATE I BELIEVE LAST MONTH THE COURT APPROVED A MOTION TO INCREASE THE PHARMACY REBATES THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT BEGINNING MAY 1 WHEN THEY DO THE PHARMACY REBATE CALCULATION SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. EMERITUS IS YOUR DENTAL AND VISION CARRIER. REQUESTING AN 8.6% INCREASE. WE HAVE REVIEWED FINANCIALS, COMING OFF A TWO-YEAR RATE GUARANTEE WITH 8.6% REASONABLE BASED ON THE CURRENT FINANCIALS, AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION , THAT REALLY EQUATES TO LESS THAN TWO DOLLARS A MONTH INCREASE FOR AN EMPLOYEE. A RELATIVELY NOMINAL AMOUNT. NO CHANGING YOUR VISION PLAN, NO CHANGE IN BASIC LIFE, SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE RATES. THE COUNTY RECEIVED A DECREASE IN ITS PORTION FUNDING FOR LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AT THE BOTTOM IS A SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $39,000 A YEAR TO THE COUNTY. AS WE KNOW, EMPLOYEES MAY BUY UP TO A MORE RICHER DISABILITY PROGRAM LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM AND THOSE RATES WILL STAY THE SAME. AND THEN NO CHANGE FOR WHAT I WOULD CALL THE WORKSITE PRODUCTS CRITICAL ILLNESS ACCIDENT AND HOSPITAL INDEMNITY. ALL THOSE PROGRAMS THROUGH AFLAC WITH NO CHANGE IN THOSE RATES. THE NEXT FEW PAGES YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE SPECIFICS FOR BOONE CHAPMAN, A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE. AND APOLOGIZE FOR ONE ITEM. WE DID SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE NO CHANGE IN THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE FROM BOONE CHAPMAN SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. AT NOW 
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WANTED A SMALL INCREASE FOR ACCESSING THE PROVIDER NETWORK SO WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THAT DOWN. NO CHANGE ON ALL THESE OTHERS AS WELL. MY APOLOGIES, THE NETWORK WHICH IS NOT LISTED HERE, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THAT NETWORK THAT'S ALSO OFFERED AS EPO, NO CHANGE IN THE NETWORK ACCESS FEE THERE. SO NO CHANGE IN YOUR CURRENT COST STRUCTURE FOR BOONE CHAPMAN. THE NEXT HANDFUL OF PAGES ARE THE ACTUAL DENTAL AND VISION RATES , YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL INCREASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEDUCTION, WHICH ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS IS $1.02 PER PAYCHECK FOR DENTAL FOR EXAMPLE EMPLOYEE ONLY. LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS FOR A FAMILY. RELATIVELY NOMINAL INCREASE WITH NO CHANGE IN YOUR VISION PROGRAM. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          NO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE PROGRAM. GO TO THE FOLLOWING PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THE WEEKLY RATE COVERED PAYROLL DOWN SLIGHTLY. SO THOSE ARE GOOD GUYS TO THE COUNTY AND THEN IF YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE ACCIDENT AND HOSPITAL INDEMNITY AND CRITICAL ILLNESS, YOU HAVE THE SPECIFIC RATES THAT ARE CHARGED WITH THOSE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS. THEY ARE EMPLOYEE PAY ALL OR VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED AND THOSE HAVE NO CHANGE IN RATES, EITHER. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL IN ALL AS WE HAVE TALKED WITH TIM AND THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND OTHERS, MOST OF THE CONTRACTS FOR THE CURRENT VENDORS ARE UP AS OF 9:30 , 25. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH TIM AND OTHERS AND ASKING FOR THE COURT APPROVAL TO DO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ALL LINES OF COVERAGE NEXT YEAR. SO IN THE LONG TERM I THINK THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COUNTY AND GOOD FOR OFFERING A STRONG COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE FOR SUCH A QUICK TURNAROUND. I KNOW WE HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES, MEETING WITH THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE, WITH THE JUDGE, WITH HELPFUL, RELATIVELY SEAMLESS TRANSITION CONSIDERING PREVIOUS WHICH HAD BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG AND HAD A GREAT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WAS GOING ON WITH ARE WORK, BUT I WANTED YOUR TAKE MAINLY ON PAGE 3 OF THE PRESENTATION. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE RATE ACTION, IS THAT STANDARD? YOU LISTED ALL THE DIFFERENT CARRIERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WE HAD FOR TPA, PHARMACY, DENTAL, MOST HAD NO CHANGE, ONE WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE AND THE REST WERE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES. SO IS THAT JUST A MATTER OF NEGOTIATION, PERSUASION, YOU WANT TO BE MODEST, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE CREDIT? IS THIS STANDARD? BASICALLY MY QUESTION IS , IS THIS STANDARD ANYONE CAN COME IN AND NEGOTIATE IN MY OPINION I HAVE BEEN AROUND INSURANCE COMMITTEES FOR YOU WHILE AND I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS KIND OF RESPONSE. FOCUS ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON. IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH INCREASING RATES ACROSS THE BOARD AND EVERY YEAR YOU ADD ON MORE, HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TO US AS THE COUNTY AND 
          FOR INDIVIDUALS ? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          I WILL START BY SAYING WE SIMPLY WENT TO EACH OF THE CARRIERS , TALKS THROUGH THE CURRENT PROGRAM. REQUESTED THAT THEY GO BACK AND LOOK AT THEIR FINANCIALS. SOME DID MORE EXTENSIVE REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO YOUR DENTAL PLAN, WE HAD UNDERWRITERS LOOK AT IT. THE INCREASE IS REASONABLE COMING OFF A TWO YEAR GUARANTEE. YOU CAN ARGUE THE DENTAL TREND IS IN ESSENCE 46% INCREASE. 8.6% IS REASONABLE. WITH RESPECT TO BOONE CHAPMAN FEES, THOSE FEES ARE REASONABLE . THOSE HAVE BEEN LARGELY THE SAME FOR THE LAST HANDFUL OF YEARS AND THE LIFE RATES YOU CAN ARGUE MORTALITY COST, IN ESSENCE ARE GOING DOWN MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER. LIFE RATES ESPECIALLY TERM LIFE RATES ARE FLATTENING OUT AND HAVE BEEN. 
          DISABILITY RATES ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON YOUR EXPERIENCE 
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AND ALSO THE BOOK OF BUSINESS FROM AFLAC. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING I WILL GIVE AFLAC CREDIT. THEY CAME TO MCGRIFF AND SAID WE ARE WILLING TO REDUCE THE COUNTY COST FOR YOUR PORTION OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY SO I GIVE AFLAC CREDIT. AND REALLY YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF CHANGE IN RATES FOR WHAT I CALL THE WORK SITE PRODUCTS, ARTICLE ILLNESS, ACCIDENT AND HOSPITAL INDEMNITY. I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNTY. LONG-TERM, TO LOOK AT THESE. THE BEST WAY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A PROGRAM IS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. THAT'S WHEN WE WORK WITH PURCHASING AND WITH TIM AND THE A TEAM AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND WE DO A STRONG DUE DILIGENCE TO LOOK AT SUBSTANTIALLY ALL PROGRAMS, NOT ONLY JUST THE FINANCIALS, BUT THE PROGRAM STRUCTURE, IS IT THE RIGHT TYPE OF BENEFIT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES? WHAT'S THE UTILIZATION OF EACH PROGRAM? ET CETERA SO I SORT OF AM CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE MAY HAVE MORE IMPROVEMENT AS WE GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE CAN BRING GOOD NEWS, BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND LET THE MARKET RESPOND BACK TO THE COUNTY RFP. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE, WE WILL TAKE THIS TO EXECUTIVE AND BRING THIS BACK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LIVING ON ITEM 3 A 2 . 
          >> HE HAS ANOTHER PRESENTATION. 
          >> THE OTHER PRESENTATION, YES GO AHEAD, SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. 
          >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT TO EXECUTIVE? 
          >> COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> I WOULD HAVE TO KNOW , I MEAN I CAN STEP OUTSIDE AND ASK HIM WHAT IT IS HE IS 
          REFERENCING. >> RIGHT HERE. 
          >> EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES 24-25. 
          >> IN ORDER TO GIVE GUIDANCE I WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION. 
          >> OKAY. WHILE YOU ARE STEPPING OUTSIDE WE WILL BRING IT BACK 
          [2.  Recommend the court's approval of a plan to return or surplus the two trailers to Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council (CBRAC), or place them in surplus status for transfer to another governmental entity. Draft emergency contract(s) for temporary refrigerated storage capacity with local funeral homes willing to assist during a declared disaster situation for a period not to exceed the declared disaster.]
IF WE NEED TO. MOVING ON ITEM 2, RECOMMEND COURT APPROVAL OF THE PLAN TO RETURN THE TRAILERS TO COASTAL BEND REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. I WILL LET YOU TAKE OVER. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE. THE REASON I AM HERE TODAY IS WE HAVE TWO MASS CASUALTY TRAILERS ISSUED OR GIVEN TO US BY THE COASTAL BEND REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL COUNCIL HE ADVISE OH. WE HAVE HAD THESE 15 ALMOST 20 YEARS. THEY ARE ENDING THEIR SERVICE LIFE DESPITE BEST EFFORTS TO GET THEM READY IN ADVANCE OF A HURRICANE SEASON NEITHER ARE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL. SINCE THIS WAS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO LEGAL AID AGREEMENT COMING BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO SEEK PERMISSION TO RETURN TOTAL THOSE TO THE AGENCY THAT GIVEN TO US FOR THE PURPOSES OF MASS CASUALTY. IN THE INTERIM I WOULD PROPOSE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE COURT TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SHOULD WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR REFRIGERATED STORAGE TO WORK WITH LOCAL FUNERAL HOMES THAT ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION OR DECLARATION OR DISASTER. 
          >> UNDERSTAND OUR NEW FACILITY WILL BE MUCH LARGER SPACE. TWO PLACES OR SOMETHING FOR STORAGE FOR THIS SITUATION AND THE TWO ALREADY HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER FUNERAL HOMES AND I GUESS THE MOU'S WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR SOMETHING OVER HERE. 
          GOING BACK AND FORTH IT'S NOT GOING TO PUT US IN A BIND TO EVEN GET RID OF THESE WHILE THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THEY NEED A LOT OF WORK BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE ANYTHING THAT 
          COMES. >> YES THAT'S CORRECT, THE NEW FACILITY WE BROKE GROUND ON LAST MONTH WILL HAVE TWO COOLERS WITH EXTENDED CAPACITY. SO I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE WON'T NEED THESE, AS WELL. WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL FUNERAL HOMES, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. 
          >> MOTION TO PASS. WITH A SERIOUS THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO 
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DONATED THESE. AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. 
          >> OBVIOUSLY I GET IT, THEY ARE PASSED THEIR LIFESPAN. A COMMUNITY OF OUR SIZE, I KNOW YOU MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE LOCAL FUNERAL HOMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. USUALLY UNANNOUNCED EVENTS, UNPLANNED EVENTS, A HURRICANE OR EVEN A TORNADO, OR A MAN-MADE ACTION. LOOK AT UVALDE, OKLAHOMA CITY, PLACES LIKE THAT. YOU NEVER ARE QUITE REPAIRED. I KNEW PEOPLE WHO WERE FROM THE AREA THAT GOT CALLED TO UVALDE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. GOD A BIT THAT EVER HAPPEN . I MEAN, IT WOULD BE ON A LEVEL WE WOULD NEVER EXPECT. DO YOU THINK IT IS A GOOD STRATEGY WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THIS? WE WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR LOCAL RESOURCES. 
          >> THESE TWO, THESE TRAILERS ARE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE IN EXCESS OF $100,000 EACH. PRICED THEM OUT $140,000 EACH. IF WE EXCEED OUR CAPACITY, LOCAL CAPACITY WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO REACH OUT TO PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS AT THE STATE LEVEL WHO COULD POTENTIALLY GET US ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, IF NEEDED. 
          I WOULD PARTNER IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. 
          >> WE HAVE STATE LEVEL SUPPORT IF WE HAVE A MASS CASUALTY. 
          >> MICROPHONE PLEASE. >> WE COULD REQUEST RESOURCES THAT WOULD HELP TO FILL THOSE GAPS, IN ADDITION TO HAVING MOU IN PLACE WITH LOCAL FUNERAL HOMES. PART OF THE PROBLEM, THESE WERE GIVEN AND THERE WERE ALREADY 20 YEARS OLD WHEN WE GOT THEM. IT IS COSTING 6000 OR $7000 EVERY TIME SOMETHING BREAKS, SO THAT'S AFFECTING BECAUSE THE MOU STATES AS LONG AS WE HAVE THEM, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THEM. SO THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET OUT OF THAT LEAKING MONEY PIT AND PUT THINGS IN PLACE THAT WILL HOLD US OVER FOR THAT YEAR UNTIL THEY ARE UP AND RUNNING TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY. 
          >> I GUESS MY OVERALL QUESTION , MORE OF A SCENARIO TO SAY WE WILL HAVE COVERAGE. THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHENEVER IT MAKES PLANS , WE DO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS IN PLACE LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE WILL PROVIDE THOSE ASSETS. IF WE EVER NEED IT. AND I TOTALLY AGREE. WE HAVE TO CUT OFF ANY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDING THAT'S KIND OF GOING INTO SOMETHING WE ARE NOT QUITE USING. INFRASTRUCTURE OR VEHICLES THAT ARE PAST THEIR SHELF LIFE. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION. 
          >> TRYING TO SAY EARLIER, THE 20 YEARS, THAT'S A LONG TIME. 
          I THINK, LIKE THE TRAILER WE HAD BEFORE THAT WE TOOK OUT AFTER HE WHILE THE EXPENSE IS HIGHER IN FIXING IT THAN TRYING TO GET A NEW ONE. ANYWAY, WE STILL MANAGE TO HAVE IT. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WE HAVE A CONTRACT LOCAL WITH FUNERAL HOMES I THINK IT WOULD BE A LOT SAFER WITH PROBABLY MORE SURE WE WOULD PRESERVE THOSE BODIES ANYTHING ELSE. IF WE HAVE BODIES IN THE TRAILER AND SOMETHING HAPPENS NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SO, I AGREE WITH THE SCENARIO AND I THINK IT'S TIME WE DO THIS. SO, ANYWAY MOTION AND SECOND. I 
          AGREE WITH YOUR REQUEST. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN, THE MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU. CONTINUING 
          [3.  Discuss and consider award and execution of a Contractor Agreement with Callan Marine, Ltd. for Bob Hall Pier Reconstruction (IFB No. 3275-24), in the amount of $22,710,869.00 and all related matters.]
STILL OUTSIDE, MOVING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH MARINE LIMITED FOR THE PIER RESTORATION. COMMISSIONER 
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          CHESNEY THIS IS YOUR ITEM. >> MICHAEL ROBINSON. 
          >> THAT WILL START AND I WILL JUMP IN. 
          >> I WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ON MAY 22 THE COURT SELECTED FOR BOB HALL PIER RECONSTRUCTION CONTINGENT ON VALUE ENGINEERING. THIS ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE RESULTING AGREEMENT. RECOMMENDATION AWARD AND EXECUTE CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR BOB ALL PIER RECONSTRUCTION 3275-24 AMOUNT OF 22 MILLION $22,710,869 AUTHORIZING COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER DIRECTING PROGRAM MANAGER AND COASTAL PARKS TO MEET WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED. 
          COASTAL PARKS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 
          >> JUDGE, MOTION TO PASS FOR DISCUSSION. 
          >> SECOND, MOTION AND SECOND? 
          >> DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK. >> EITHER WAY. I WILL JUST DO IT REAL QUICK AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS ANYBODY MAY HAVE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. JOHN MICHAEL, SHANE IS HERE, SCOTT CROSS AND WE APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU THAT THIS WAS A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET THIS DONE AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE I MENTIONED. PARKS INVOLVED, HENCE IN ENGINEERING, BIG PLAYERS IN THIS, SCOTT HARRIS AND SCOTT CROSS, MYSELF WE WORKED ON THIS AND A LOT OF WORK WAS DONE WHEN I WAS GONE. 
          AND WE WERE ABLE TO COME BACK WITH SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS AND WE ARE NOT EVEN DONE. THIS IS ROUND ONE, WE WILL CONTINUE VALUE ENGINEERING WHEN WE GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND ADDITIONAL SAVINGS. ONE OF THOSE AREAS I AM INTERESTED IN, SWITCHING FROM STEEL TO CONCRETE AND WE BELIEVE THAT WILL REDUCE THE COST, BUT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THAT DONE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN , TO GET THIS BACK ON TO SIGN A CONTRACT AND CONTINUE TO DO THE VALUE ENGINEERING . 
          THERE WAS A LOT OF BACKUP PROVIDED FOR YOU IN THIS AGENDA ITEM. THE MAIN ONE THAT CAN CUT TO THE CHASE IS JUNE 14, THE LETTER TO MR. ROBINSON PROVIDED TO THE COURT THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE COST SAVINGS ARE AND WE VALUE ENGINEERED THIS TO THE POINT WHICH WE HAVE NOT CHANGED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, THE QUALITY OF THE TOP OF THE PIER. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DIAMONDHEAD WAS KEPT IN PLACE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT ONLY A COOL DESIGN, BUT IT IS ALSO GOING TO HELP WITH STORM SURGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE . TO HELP PROTECT, THIS IS A 100 YEAR STORM DESIGN PIER WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL NOT HAVE A LOT OF 100 YEAR STORMS, BUT THAT IS A HIGH LEVEL OF DESIGN STRUCTURE. IT IS WIDER WITH A LOT OF FEATURES THAT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO PUT THIS OUT FOR THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY DO IT. 
          ELIMINATION OF COST SAVINGS WERE 1.539, WHICH PUTS US TODAY AT 76,900 $46,000 UNDER BUDGET AND WE INTEND TO AGAIN GO BACK AND LOOK AT OTHER THINGS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING WORK AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET ANY FURTHER TODAY. WE HAVE HAD PROGRESS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND AGAIN I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED, JACOBS AS WELL AND I APOLOGIZE I DID NOT MEAN TO LEAVE ANYBODY OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN LISTING PEOPLE YOU FORGET TO LIST PEOPLE. THIS COMMUNITY HAS WAITED FOR A LONG TIME AND WE ARE FINALLY READY TO GO FORWARD AND GET THIS MOVING. IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TO ANSWER AND IF NOT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. SORRY. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS GREAT TO ME. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OUTPOST? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES, THANK 
          YOU VERY MUCH. >> ITEM NUMBER 4. DISCUSS AND 
          [4.  Discuss and consider acceptance and approval of a no cost and no match grant award from the Texas General Land Office in the amount of $3,346,183.00 for the expansion of public boardwalk access and additional birding habitat at the Packery Channel Nature Park.]
CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF NO-COST AND NO MAGIC GRANT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. FOR THE EXPANSION OF PUBLIC BOARDWALK ACCESS AND ADDITIONAL BIRD HABITAT AT THE NATURE PARK. 
          >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL, DOES NOT COST ME ANYTHING. 
          >> MAKE THE MOTION. >> JUDGE I WOULD MAKE THE 
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          MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND SORRY. 
          >> A MOTION AND SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? 
          >> AGAIN, LIMITING SCOTT AND THE EFFORTS OF THE PARKS BOARD IN REGARDS TO GETTING THIS GRANT , I DON'T OVERLOOK. 
          3.346 MILLION THE EXPANSION OF PUBLIC ACCESS WITH ADDITIONAL BIRD HABITAT AT THE NATURE PARK WITH NO COST TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE GRANT THAT SCOTT CROSS AND HIS STAFF WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT EFFORTS OF THE PARKS BOARD AND 
          PARKS DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON SOME OF THE GRANTS FOR YOU WHILE AS THEY COME AND YOU HAVE GRANT ADMIN STUFF TO BE DEALT WITH. IF I DON'T FIND SOMEBODY TO DO IT THEN WE HAVE TO DO AND GRANT ADMIN'S HEAVY LIFTING. NOT GOING TO SEE IN A BUDDY COMING IN WITH MANY MORE ANYTIME SOON. 
          >> APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL 
          [5.  Discuss and consider final change order and payment to Mako Construction LLC for work completed to restore the IB Magee Multipurpose Facility.  The final payment in the amount of $203,496.93 will close out this project.]
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED TO SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FINAL CHANGE ORDER AND PAYMENT TO CONSTRUCTION FOR WORK COMPLETED TO RESTORE THE MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY. 
          >> YES MA'AM WE'RE READY TO CLOSE OUT THE PROJECT, COMMISSIONER. ANYHOW, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE FINAL CLEANUP CHANGE ORDER WITH ALL THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP LIKE UNKNOWN CONDITIONS WHEN WE GOT IN THE BUILDING. AS YOU KNOW WE JUST MOVED IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS ACCURATE. SCOTT HAS LOOKED AT THIS, I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AND I HAD A MEETING WITH QUESTIONS ON THE ITEMS AND THEY REMOVED THEM ON OUR BEHALF AS A RESULT OF NEGOTIATING THIS. IT HAS REDUCED THE COST, BUT THIS ENDS EVERYTHING AND THE BUDGET IS THERE. THIS IS PART OF THE INSURANCE MONEY WE HAD SO THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO COVER 
          THIS. >> MOTION . 
          >> PLEASE REPEAT THAT AGAIN. >> THE BUDGET IS THERE. 
          >> INSURANCE. >> THE INSURANCE MONIES THESE WERE FROM INSURANCE PROCEEDS WE MOVED OVER AND YOU ALLOWED ME TO MOVE SOME FROM PADRE TO FIX THOSE BUILDINGS AND THEY WERE ALL RELATED TO HURRICANE HARVEY. 
          >> JUDGE A MOTION TO PASS AN APPROVED FINAL CHANGE ORDER AND 
          PAYMENT. >> DID YOU SECOND THAT? OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY 
          [6.  Discuss and consider approval of No Dune Protection Permit Required for Nueces County Bob Hall Pier Replacement Project, Corpus Christi, TX DPP-20240321.]
OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SIX DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL NO DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT FOR NUECES COUNTY REPLACEMENT PROJECT . CHAIR 
          RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. >> RECOMMEND APPROVAL. ANYTHING 
          YOU WANT TO ADD? >> SINCE YOU ARE HERE. 
          >> AGAIN, THIS IS CLEARLY ARTICULATED IN THE BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY COASTAL PARKS. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROTECTION PERMIT FOR NUECES COUNTY BOB HALL PIER 
          REPLACEMENT PROJECT . >> I WILL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN 
          [7.  Discuss and consider approval of No Dune Protection Permit Required for proposed single family residence at 162 La Concha Blvd Unit 9, Corpus Christi – DPP-20240423.]
FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN, THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NO DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT REQUIRED PROPOSED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE . 162 AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL , AS WELL. MAKE THE MOTION TO 
          PASS. >> SECOND. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? 
          >> WANTED TO GET MY MONEY'S WORTH. 
          >> MOTION PASSES AND GOOD NOTES . APPRECIATE THAT. 
          >> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT RECEIVE PRESENTATION OF THE 2022-23 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE COURT BY LISA 
          DAVIS. >> CAN WE DO NUMBER NINE REAL 
          QUICK? >> OKAY. 
          [9.  Discuss and consider setting the rate of pay for the November 5, 2024, General Election in accordance to Section 32.091 of the Election Code.]
          >> PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. 
          >> LET'S BRING UP ITEM 3 >> LET'S BRING UP ITEM 3A-9 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PAY RATE NOVEMBER 5 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 FOR GENERAL ELECTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. 
          [8.  Receive presentation of the 2022-2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report to the court by Lisa Davis, First Assistant on behalf of Dale Atchley, Nueces County Auditor.]
NOW GOING BACK ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON THE CONFERENCE OF 
          FINANCIAL REPORT. >> COMMENT I DO WANT TO SAY I 
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APPRECIATE THE COUNTY CLERK TAKING THIS ON AND DOING THIS WITH ALL THE FOLKS WHO TALKED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT ELECTIONS IN THIS COUNTY AND WE NEED TO PAY THE WORKERS SO I APPRECIATE THAT. MY APOLOGIES. 
          >> JENNY IS COMING BACK ARE WE GOING TO RECEIVE THE OTHER 
          PRESENTATION OR HOLDING OFF? >> IF I CAN HAVE FIVE MINUTES 
          WITH YOU JUDGE. >> LISA START THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSION'S. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THE PRESENTATION FOR THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. CONFERENCE OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AS REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD AND HAVE BEEN AUDITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS IN THE UNITED STATES BY LICENSED CPA FIRM. NEXT SLIDE. DURING THIS PRESENTATION I WILL DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL REPORTING OBJECTIVES, FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE POSITION , THE NET PINCH IN LIABILITY GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR CHANGES IN NET POSITION, REVENUE AND EXPENSES. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS , CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE BY FUND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND OVER MULTIPLE YEARS, FUND BALANCE, IMPACT FOR THE FUTURE AND I WILL LET A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SPEAK REGARDING THE EXTERNAL AUDIT RESULTS. OKAY. 
          THE FINANCIAL REPORTING OBJECTIVE REMAINS THE SAME EVERY YEAR. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PRIOR YEAR REVENUE FOR SUBMISSION TO PLAY PRIOR-YEAR EXPENSE TO DEMONSTRATE WHETHER RESOURCES WERE OBTAINED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNTY LEGALLY ADOPTED BUDGET AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COUNTY FINANCIAL POSITION HAS IMPROVED OR DETERIORATED AS A RESULT OF THE YOUR OPERATION. NEXT SLIDE. 
          THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTWIDE TOTAL ASSETS AND DEFERRED OUTFLOW EXCLUDING COMPONENT UNITS AT THE FISCAL YEAR END EXCEEDED LIABILITY AND DEFERRED INFLOW OF RESOURCE BY 114 MILLION BY 114,252,000 BY $114,252,823 AS A RESULT OF A INCREASING OR INCREASED IN THAT POSITION OF 7 MILLION THAT POSITION OF 7,877,000 THAT POSITION OF $7,877,740 OR 7.41% COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GENERAL FUND TOTAL FUND BALANCE OF 25,000 OR 25 MILLION OR 25,782,000 OR $25,782,284 REFLECTS A VERY SLIGHT DECREASE OF $17,238 FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE BALANCE OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT WAS 186 MILLION WAS $186,185,766 WITH A DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE AT YEAR END 4,487,000 WHICH IS 28.9 % OF THE NEXT YEAR DEBT SERVICE 
          FUND REQUIREMENT. >> BUT WAS THE ACTUAL FUND 
          BALANCE? >> I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE WITH ALL THE FUND BALANCES FOR EVERY FUND AND THE GENERAL FUND. THE GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BROAD OVERVIEW OF COUNTY FINANCES IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO THAT OF A PRIVATE-SECTOR BUSINESS. THEY PRESENT FINANCIAL PICTURE OF THE COUNTY FROM AN ECONOMIC RESOURCE MEASUREMENT FOCUS USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE STATEMENTS INCLUDE ASSETS OF THE COUNTY AND LIABILITY. ADDITIONALLY CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS HAVE OCCURRED TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATE DUPLICATIONS REGARDING FUND ACTIVITY SUCH AS PREMIUM CHARGED BY THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND, TRANSFERS, RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTWIDE ASSET EXCEEDED LIABILITY AT THE CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR FOR A TOTAL NET POSITION AS PREVIOUSLY STATED 
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OF 114 MILLION 114,252,000 $114,252,823. AGAIN INCREASE OF 7.41% OR SEVEN POINT OR $7.877 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. NET POSITION MAY SERVE OVERTIME AS A USEFUL INDICATOR OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL POSITION. THE NET PINCH IN LIABILITY BALANCE MEASURED AS OF DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, 2022 WAS 27 MILLION WAS 27,033,000 WAS $27,033,691. THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN EXEMPTION OR OTHER INPUTS THAT AFFECTED MEASUREMENT OF THE TOTAL CHANGE IN LIABILITY DURING THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD WITH NO CHANGES OF BENEFIT TERMS AFFECTING THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TOTAL CHANGE IN LIABILITY DURING THE SAME MEASUREMENT PERIOD. NEXT SLIDE. BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE INCREASED WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR WITH TOTAL REVENUE INCREASED BY 2.636 BY 2.636 MILLION WHILE TOTAL EXPENSE INCREASED BY 5.842 MILLION. THE NET POSITIONING AND ULTIMATELY INCREASED 7.877 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR END FOR A TOTAL BALANCE OF 114.252 MILLION. THE TOTAL REVENUES AS STATED HAD INCREASED THE 2,636,000 THE $2,636,621 WITH THE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS TO THOSE INCREASES , THE PROPERTY TAX THAT INCREASED A TOTAL OF 9 MILLION 9,455,000 $9,455,212 DUE TO VARIOUS INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES. THERE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF 8,973,000 8,973,700 $8,973,792. 
          THIS INCREASE IS MAINLY EXHIBITED TO THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE RAISING THE FEDERAL RATE TO HELP REDUCE INFLATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OPERATING IN CAPITAL GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS ACTUALLY DECREASED BY 4.4 MILLION AND SO DID THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES THAT DECREASED 8.96 MILLION. THE TOTAL EXPENSES INCREASED BY 5 MILLION 5,842,000 $5,842,356 WHICH IS 2.66% THE LARGEST INCREASE IN EXPENSES WERE IN GENERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH ARE DUE TO INCREASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF 96. THE NEXT SLIDE IS A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF BOTH PROGRAM REVENUE AND EXPENSES BY FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE THE EXPENSES FOR MOST AREAS EXCEED THE PROGRAM REVENUE AS PROPERTY TAXES OF MAIN REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE COUNTY. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE . COMMISSIONER, THIS IS THE TABLE I WAS REFERRING TO. THIS IS A TABLE REPRESENTING , A REPRESENTATION OF A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OPERATING FUNDS AND CAPITAL FUND ENDING FUND BALANCE AT 9/ 30, 22 AND THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE FUND BALANCE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE 9/30/23 FUND BALANCE IS A BUDGETED REVENUE AND TRANSFERS IN. AS YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE 9/30/23 WAS 25 MILLION 9/30/23 WAS 25,782,000 9/30/23 WAS $25,782,284 WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF $17,240. 
          >> THE NEXT SLIDE IS A PIE GRAPH VISUALLY DISPLAYING THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE. AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE LARGEST GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCE IS PRETTY TAX. THIS SLIDE IS A 
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FOCUS TO LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND , THE FUND BALANCE OVER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THE LAST FOUR FISCAL YEARS , FUND BALANCE HAS REMAINED CONSISTENTLY AROUND 25 MILLION. OUR CURRENT TARGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/20/23 WAS 28 MILLION ENDING 9/20/23 WAS 28,163,000 ENDING 9/20/23 WAS $28,163,793 SO OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE FELL SHORT BY APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION. IN COMPARISON TO WHETHER COUNTY SIMILAR TO US, EVERYONE ELSE FUND BALANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY 
          HIGHER. >> YES. 
          >> DON'T UNDERSTAND BACK HERE NUMBER 11. 
          >> GENERAL FUND 25 9/30/23 THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH DIFFERENCE. THIS IS A TRANSFER IN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN TRANSFER IN? 
          >> I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL BUDGET REVENUES AND TRANSFERS IN. SO THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ENDING FUND BALANCE OF YOUR TOTAL BUDGET, FOR BOTH REVENUE 
          AND TRANSFERS IN. >> I'M NOT ADDING ANYTHING ELSE TO IT. 
          WHEN YOU HAVE, SO THEY ARE ALL ABOVE EVERYTHING LIKE THE STADIUM , THE FAIRGROUNDS. IS THAT 1,305,000 WHAT IS IT? 24% 
          IS THAT A LOSS? >> I'M SORRY WHERE DO YOU SEE 
          24%? >> STADIUM AND FAIRGROUNDS. 
          >> OKAY I AM ON PAGE 11 THE STADIUM AND FAIRGROUNDS, 9/30/22 ENDING FUND BALANCE WAS 1.901 MILLION WITH INCREASE OF 95,000 TO THE ENDING FUND BALANCE 9/30/23 OF 1.99 1.997 1.997 MILLION. THE PERCENTAGE THE FUND BALANCE IS FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS AND REVENUES AND TRANSFERS IN IS THE 1000 305 305.25% BECAUSE REMEMBER WE DECREASED THE TRANSFERS IN , TO THE STADIUM AND FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR? 
          >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN THE RED AND WHAT'S UNDER. 
          THE PERCENTAGES . I WANT TO KNOW WHO IS IN THE RED WHO IS NOT. FROM YESTERDAY FRIDAY. HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN THIS WHOLE THING. I'M REALLY CONCERNED WITH REVENUE TALKING ABOUT 25 I KNOW WE LOST THREE. 
          FOR THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT IT GETTING THREE WE PUT 3 MILLION SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NEVER GOT THE ANSWER. SO IT'S 
          REALLY CONFUSING TO ME. >> IT IS ONLY A PRESENTATION WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. 
          IT'S GOT TO BE MORE CLEAR THAN THIS TO ME. 
          >> YES OR. >> ASKING FOR INFORMATION FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT I NEVER GOT IT ASKING TWO OR THREE TIMES AND 
          >> INFORMATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END? 
          >> YES YEAR END ON FUNDING ESPECIALLY ON THE FEES SELECTED AND REVENUES. 
          PRESENTATION IS. SHOWING YOU THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES THAT 
          WAS SLIDE 12. >> 
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          VERY CLEAR. >> THAT INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN FORWARDED TO YOU I HAVE THAT PREPARED AND I CAN FORWARD THAT TO YOU AGAIN. I JUST RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED THAT AT THE BOARD OF JUDGES MEETING SO I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU AS WELL. 
          >> IMPACTS FOR THE FUTURE. AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE ON DECEMBER 14, 2022 NUECES COUNTY DID SIGN A CONTRACT TO BEGIN CONVERTING ITS ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE FROM ONE SOLUTION TO WORK DAY. THEY NUECES COUNTY HAD AN 11 MONTH CONVERSION PERIOD ENDING WITH IMPLEMENTATION DATE JANUARY 1, 2024. THIS CONVERSION DID AFFECT AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTING DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, NUECES COUNTY WAS COMPELLED TO IMPLEMENT THIS CONVERSION WITH A SHORTER TIMEFRAME THAN RECOMMENDED I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER. 
          >> HOLD ON, LET ME SAY I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED THAT WE GET LATE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT AAA AWARDS AND ALL THAT WHEN YOU ARE ALWAYS LATE TO US, ALWAYS BEHIND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WHO IS WRITING WHAT OR WHO IS WRITING WHO. 
          THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE TO ALL OF US AS FAR AS THE WORKDAY THING. I CAN'T EVEN GET THE REPORTS I WANT FROM PEOPLE. WE MADE A BAD CHOICE, I WOULD THINK IF WE CAN'T GET WHAT WE WANT , WE USED TO GET WHAT WE WANT NO PROBLEM NOW IT'S TIME TO GET WHAT WE WANT SO SOMEBODY MADE A BAD CHOICE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOFTWARE TO GET THE SAME THING WE WANT. SO YOU KNOW WHEN I ASKED FOR SOMETHING I LIKE TO HAVE IT , I DON'T WANT TO WAIT A MONTH FOR IT OR COME TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SAY I DON'T HAVE IT. THAT'S JUST ME. 
          >> I THINK WE ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT WORK DAY NOW BUT I BELIEVE THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE FEELS SIMILAR . MAY HAVE DONE A LOT OF HOURS ON THAT, HOPEFULLY WE ARE ON THE END OF THAT TRANSITION AND ARE GOING TO BE REPORTS AND EASIER ON YOU AND PROVIDING INFORMATION WE NEED. I KNOW IT WAS A QUICK 
          TRANSITION. >> IT WAS EXTREMELY QUICK WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO CONVEY. 11 MONTH IMPLEMENTATION IS EXTREMELY FAST AND WHENEVER YOU ARE IMPLEMENT IN SOFTWARE THAT QUICKLY IN ORDER TO SAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. 
          >> I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. I'VE GOT TO SAY IN DEFENSE AS WELL 
          WE HAVE TO HAVE INFORMATION. >> I COMPLETELY AND 100% AGREE. 
          >> I AM GLAD HOPEFULLY WE ARE ON THE DOWNHILL SLIDE OF THE TRANSITION AND WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION QUICKLY. I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND SOME OF THE STUFF WE HAVE DONE AND MOVING FORWARD WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND WE CANNOT MAKE 
          DECISIONS WITHOUT NUMBERS. >> EXCUSE ME. THE WORKDAY CAME FROM YOU WILL EITHER RECOMMENDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER AND WE WOULD GET INFORMATION FASTER. IT HAS NOT 
          WORKED OUT THAT WAY. >> ULTIMATELY, I BELIEVE IN THE END WHENEVER WE LOOK BACK FIVE MINUTES FROM NOW INFORMATION WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO ACCESS. THAT IS THAT TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WHEN YOU GO FROM AN OLD HISTORICAL LEGACY SYSTEM. A LOT OF THE REPORTS YOU'RE USED TO RECEIVING WERE NOT MADE IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. SOMEBODY TYPED ALL OF THE REPORTS BY HAND EVERY WEEK, SO WE HAD THE SAME INFORMATION GETTING KEYED IN BY FOUR OR MORE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES IN NUECES COUNTY. IT IS EXTREMELY REPETITIVE AND A WASTE OF YOUR RESOURCES. 
          >> ALL ABOUT IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. WE HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON THIS AND IT HAS TO WORK MOVING FORWARD. WE ALL HAVE GREAT FRUSTRATION WITH THIS, BUT WE NEED IT TO WORK. 
          >> I AGREE, IT NEEDS TO BE ACCURATE AND WORKS CORRECTLY. 
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          >> A COUPLE COMMENTS. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING SET FOR THE RECORD. NUMBER 11 ON PAGE 11 IT SHOWS WE HAVE INCREASED OUR FUND BALANCE IN A LOT OF CATEGORIES, THE MAIN DECREASE IS CAPITAL PROJECTS IS THAT BECAUSE WE PERFORMED? 
          >> YOU ARE SPENDING THE MONEY YOU HAD IN THE FUND BALANCE SO YOU HAD A HIGHER FUND BALANCE, YOU SPENT MORE THAN WHAT CAME IN SO THEREFORE YOU ARE SPENDING THE FUNDS ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. THAT'S THE PURPOSE TO SPEND DOWN. 
          >> THAT NEEDS TO BE POINTED OUT. LOOKING AT THIS, IT CAN LOOK RECEIVING LIKE WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG ON CAPITAL PROJECTS GOING DOWN. THAT WAS THE POINT THAT IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAJORITY OF THE CATEGORIES SAVING PARKS AND I THINK COASTAL PARKS THEY DID THE 15% BUDGET DECREASE LAST YEAR . THEY DID THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF WHAT WE ASKED DEPARTMENTS TO DO SO THAT WENT DOWN FOR REASONS RELATED TO THE BUDGET, INLAND PARKS WENT DOWN WITH OTHER CATEGORIES GOING UP ON FUND BALANCE ON THE AIRPORT, WE WENT UP ON THE LAW LIBRARY AND WE WENT UP ON THE STADIUM, WE WENT UP ON THE FUND BALANCE FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE, WE WENT UP ON FUND BALANCE ON THE DEBT SERVICE AND WE WENT UP FOR GENERAL FUND, NOT VERY MUCH MIND YOU SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, BUT I THINK AND I DON'T MEAN ANYBODY DID IT ON PURPOSE, BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH YOU KNOW WITH THIS NUMBER I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE ASTERISK TO SHOW EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS BECAUSE THAT ONE SHOULD BE GOING DOWN. SO TO PUT IT IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS OTHERS THAT SHOULD BE GOING UP IS A LITTLE , IT'S A LITTLE DECEIVING AND MAKES IT LOOK AS THOUGH WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG WHEN WE HAPPENED BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE CAPITAL PROJECTS YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE DOWN AND AS THEY GO AWAY YOU WON'T HAVE A FUND BALANCE SO I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE'RE DOING THE REPORT MAY BE PUT A STAR BY IT OR SOMETHING. BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT THAN 
          THE REST OF THEM. >> THE PERCENTAGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHANGE. THE PERCENTAGE DISPLAYED IN THE FOURTH COLUMN ON SLIDE 11 IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE 9/30/23 FUND BALANCE TO THE BUDGET REVENUES AND TRANSFERS IN. 
          >> UNDERSTAND. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE DECREASED THE FUND BALANCE AND IT'S A BAD THING BUT IT'S A NATURAL THING. AND OTHERWISE 14 MILLION MAKES UP THE BULK OF THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCES AND THE BULK OF THAT 
          SHOULD'VE BEEN DECREASED. >> THE REASON FOR THE 38,000 PERCENT OF THE BUDGETED REVENUE AND TRANSFERS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO BUDGETED REVENUES OR TRANSFERS IN MATERIAL FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO, IT IS ALL YOU DO, YOU SPEND THE FUND BALANCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          >> IT NEEDS TO BE PULLED OUT ON A DIFFERENT SLIDE BECAUSE I THINK IT IS DECEPTIVE TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG WHEN WE HAVEN'T, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. I WOULD APPRECIATE WE LOOK AT HOW WE PRESENT AND POINT THINGS OUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE OFF TO ME. MY SECOND QUESTION OR COMMENT ON 13 OUR POLICIES TO HAVE 25% FUND BALANCE RESERVE OR I CALL THEM RESERVES, THE SAME THING. I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 
          WHAT IS THE GENERAL FUND , 103 MILLION OR 105 MILLION, WHAT IS 
          THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET? >> FOR THE BEGINNING OR THE END 
          OF LAST YEAR? >> THE FUND BALANCE AND THE TARGET , I CAN DO THE MATH ON OR SOMEONE GET HIM IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS HOW MUCH? 
          >> 9/30/24? >> TO GET TO THE TARGET 28 MILLION. 110 MILLION? IN OTHER WORDS THE POLICIES THAT HAVE 
          25% FUND BALANCE. >> WE DID NOT MEET THAT. 
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          >> THAT'S CORRECT SO WHAT'S THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET? I CAN SIT HERE AND DO IT I FIGURED YOU WOULD KNOW THAT. SO, 
          >> 116? >> 110 MILLION MAYBE, I'M JUST KIND OF GUESSING TO SEE. .25, ABOUT 110 OR 112 MILLION. 
          GENERAL FUND BUDGET. >> THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 9/30/23 GENERAL FUND BUDGET YES, THE REVENUES. 
          >> 111 OR 112 >> 111 OR 112 MILLION WHICH IS UP BECAUSE 25,000,007 82 USED TO MEET THE GOAL OR IT WAS CLOSE. SO THE FUND , THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WENT UP. 
          >> YES THE BUDGETED REVENUES DID GO UP. 
          >> WAS THAT ALL GROWTH? WE PASSED THE NO NEW TAX RATE. 
          >> THAT WAS IN 9/30/24 THAT WE PASSED THE RATE. 9/20/33 WE DID THE FULL ROLLBACK RATE , PLUS THE TERM LET ME, THE UNUSED INCREMENT. IN 9/30/23 WE SIGNIFICANTLY, IT WAS, WE INCREASED THE TAX RATE 9/30/20. 
          >> EVEN THOUGH WE INCREASED TAX RATE IN 23 WE DO NOT INCREASE ENOUGH TO HIT THE RESERVE BUDGET OF 28 MILLION? SO THIS IS 23 NOT 24 SO WE DON'T HAVE THE EFFECT OF 24, THIS WAS THE NEW TAX RATE SO THIS IS WITH RAISING TAXES IN 23 . WE STILL DO NOT MEET THE 25% IN 23. OKAY THAT'S WHAT I'M CLARIFYING. 
          EVEN RAISING TAXES WE DID NOT MEET THE 25% THRESHOLD. 
          >> WE STILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE WHO WILL DISCUSS SLIDE 15. DISCUSS SLIDE 15. EXTERNAL AUDITORS THEY ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THEIR FINDINGS AND RESULTS. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. JACOB BOWMAN AUDIT SUPERVISOR. HERE TO PRESENT RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. EVERY YEAR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REQUIRED TO SEE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE OBJECTIVE IS FOR US TO ISSUE OPINION ON THE FINANCIALS IN FRONT OF YOU WITH STATEMENTS, NUMBERS ENCUMBRANCE OF FINANCIAL REPORT IS ACCURATE AND FREE OF MISTAKE. THROUGHOUT MONTHS, WEEKS WE LOOK AT A LOT OF THINGS AND DO PROCEDURES AND ANALYSIS. APPLY GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS ON THE BOOKS AND STATEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. FOR THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN THE COUNTY RECEIVED UNMODIFIED OPINION OUT OF THE FOUR KINDS OF OPINIONS THAT WE OFFER, UNMODIFIED IS THE BEST. 
          THIS DOES NOT MEAN ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE LOOKING AT EVERY DOLLAR OR EVERY TRANSACTION, I'M SURE THEY WOULD GIVE ALL OF US HAVE REDID THAT THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD SAY WE ARE PROVIDING REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE FREE FROM MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH INTERNAL CONTROLS RELATED TO FINANCIAL REPORTING BECAUSE IF THE PROCESS GOING INTO THE NUMBERS CANNOT BE TRUSTED SO WE DO A VARIETY OF TESTING, DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY OFFICES AND HAPPY TO SAY WITH INTERNAL CONTROL , NO FINDINGS OR ISSUES , THE THING IS GOOD WITH NO MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY. AN OBJECT OF THE ANNUAL AUDITS ARE THINGS WE CALL SINGLE AUDIT, IF THE COUNTY EXPENDS ENOUGH FEDERAL GRANT MONEY WITH STATE GRANT MONEY WE AS AUDITORS GO IN, LOOK AT THE BIGGER GRANTS AND TEST THEM IN DEPTH LOOKING AT DETAILED TRANSACTIONS, FEDERAL AND STATE COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND REGULATION AND FOR THE ONE FEDERAL PROGRAM WE TESTED WHICH WAS OUR AND THE ONE STATE PROGRAM WE TESTED DID NOT SEE ISSUES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NO FINDINGS, NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT 
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DEFICIENCIES EITHER. ACROSS THE BOARD FROM A AUDIT PERSPECTIVE, ALL GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THREE OPINIONS WE ISSUE. A LOT GOES INTO THE AUDIT. WE ASK A LOT OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR LOOKING AT DOCUMENTATION. VARIOUS MEETINGS AND IT IS A BIG TASK SO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR. ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR GETTING US WHAT WE NEED AND AS IF IT'S NOT DIFFICULT ENOUGH , CONVERSION MAKES THINGS TRICKY AND IF LAMENTING SIGNIFICANT NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS LIKE THIS YEAR LIKE , AND I WOULD ADD THE CHERRY ON TOP SPEAKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. LAST YEAR THE REPORT ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE FINANCER ASSOCIATION. REALLY GOOD AND ROUGHLY THIS ONE WILL TOO. A LOT GOES INTO MAKING THE REPORT, QUITE IMPRESSIVE. TO GET THE AWARD YEAR AFTER YEAR. 
          THAT WAS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT. I WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE AUDIT ANNUAL 
          CONFERENCE OF. >> WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE OR THE STANDARD CONSIDERED BEST PRACTICE FOR TIMEFRAME TO GET AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. WHAT IS THE STANDARD FOR MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTY 
          LEVELS? IS THERE A STANDARD? >> USUALLY IT IS SIX MONTHS AFTER YEAR END FOR THE REPORT TO BE REVIEWED BY THE REPORTING BODY FOR THE REPORT ITSELF. CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE COVID CHANGED THE TIMELINE THE LAST FEW YEARS. SOFTWARE CONVERSION, ABLE TO GET EXTENSIONS AND NEW STANDARDS. FROM THE YEAR END ON AVERAGE FOR MOST LARGE ENTITIES, IT IS SIX , BUT THE LAST FOR YEARS THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD HAS BEEN LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS AND I CAN SAY THAT FOR MULTIPLE ENTITIES. SO THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES THERE, BUT IN THE END, THINGS LOOKED GOOD AND WE WOULD PREFER THAT. 
          >> SO I GUESS I MEAN I SURE CONCERNS WE WANT TO GET THE NUMBERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING WHAT NUECES COUNTY HAS TRANSITIONED OVER TO IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR SO IT IS REASONABLE TO SAY BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE, A COUPLE MONTHS PROBABLY AN AVERAGE INDICATOR OF WHAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS DO. 
          >> YES AND ESPECIALLY WITH SOFTWARE CONVERSION GOING FROM A OLD SYSTEM TO A NEW SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THOSE OVER THE YEARS, VARIOUS ENTITIES FROM SMALL SCHOOLS TO LARGE CITIES AND IT'S A LOT ESPECIALLY GETTING INFORMATION TO GO INTO THE PORT, LINED UP, ENSURE IT IS A SMOOTH TRANSITION, THAT'S A HUGE TASK. WHAT WE SEE HERE WITH THE COUNTY AND THE TIMELINE I WOULD SAY GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES IS 
          NORMAL AND EXPECTED. >> THAT IS GOOD TO KNOW. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE BROUGHT UP. NOT A PERMISSION SLIP TO ALLOW DELAYS, AND I DO SHARE CONCERN WITHOUT THE FUNDING WAS REPORTED FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, BUT OVERALL, WE KNOW WE ASK THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT TO DO A LOT AND CONSIDERING CHIEF AUDITORS OUT OF POCKET, THAT ADDS MORE OF A BURDEN. SO, APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY ARE DOING. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AHEAD AND MOVING FORWARD ON FORWARDING DOCUMENTING AND ENSURING IT IS ACCESSIBLE AND GOOD TO KNOW THOSE REPORTS WERE BEING DONE BY INDIVIDUALS AND HOPEFULLY, LIKE YOU SAID, THEY WILL BE EASIER AS WE GO THROUGH THE TRANSITION TIME NOW THAT'S WHEN WE NOTICE IT THE MOST AND THAT'S WHEN IT'S THE MOST OF A BURDEN. I THINK WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE GOING INTO THE FUTURE, HAVING THAT ACCESSIBILITY TO THE DATA. 
          PRETTY MUCH AT A MOMENTS NOTICE BASED ON WHATEVER WE WANT. 
          >> EXACTLY. >> THINK IT. 
          >> ANYMORE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN. >> 
          >> LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. >> YES SIR. 
          >> EXTERNAL AUDIT RESULTS, IN MY POSITION YOU WOULD PROBABLY 
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BE THINKING THE WAY I'M THINKING BECAUSE YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU NEED IT NOW. I CAN'T AGREE WITH SOME OF THE AUDIT RESULTS, SORRY. NO PERSONAL OFFENSE. WHEN YOU SAID NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR COMPLIANCE INTERNAL CONTROLS, YOU HEARD US ALL MORNING TALKING ABOUT DEFICIENCY AND CONTROLS. SO THERE IS ISSUES HERE, SOMEBODY IS NOT LOOKING INTO NOT MAKING A THOROUGH AUDIT SO I MEAN IF YOU WERE SITTING IN THE SHOES I'M SITTING IN YOU ISSUE ANOTHER BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL SIX MONTHS LATER, FOR ME WE MIGHT AS WELL WORK TWO BUDGETS AT ONE TIME. IT'S HARD FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS. NOT LIKE IT IS A BIG CITY GOVERNMENT IT IS A COUNTY BUT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. WE CANNOT TAKE CARE BUSINESS NOW THAN SIX MONTHS OR IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THINGS BEFORE US BEFORE SIX MONTHS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE EVERYBODY, IT'S OKAY EVERYBODY , THAT'S THE PROCESS. AT WHAT POINT, WE NEED TO HAVE THE NUMBERS SO WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THIS GOVERNMENT. SO PERFORMED TEST CONTROLLED SUCH AS DISBURSEMENT, I CANNOT DISAGREE MORE THAN I DID THIS MORNING. 
          BECAUSE DISBURSEMENT HAD NOT BEEN WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE GIVEN YOU OR WHO IS GIVING IT TO YOU OR WHATEVER BUT I THINK THE AUDIT DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. TO CHECK WHAT ARE THE CONTROLS WE ARE DEALING WITH 
          HERE. JUST MY OPINION OKAY? >> I CAN SPEAK TO THAT FOR A MOMENT. WITH CONTROLLED TESTING RELATED TO FINANCIAL REPORTING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE LOOK AT SAMPLES. WE ARE NOT TESTING EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT OR TRANSACTION, WE LOOK AT A SMALL SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR AS A HOLE AS STANDARDS REQUIRE. THIS YEAR IN TESTING DETAILED TESTING IN A TRANSACTION LEVEL WE DID NOT SEE ISSUES OF INTERNAL CONTROL NONCOMPLIANCE , THAT MIGHT BE THE SAMPLE. WE CAN ONLY SPEAK TO WHAT WE SAMPLE AND DISCUSSIONS WE HAD WITH STAFF. 
          IN OUR EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR AND PRAYERS WE COULD ISSUE A CLEAN OPINION OVER INTERNAL CONTROL, BUT IF IT FEELS THAT'S NOT THE CASE, CERTAINLY EXPAND THAT DETAIL OR SPECIFIC REASONS AS YOU MENTIONED, BUT FOR THIS YEAR, WE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IN THE SAMPLE WE TESTED THE MULTIPLE SAMPLES. 
          >> OKAY THANK YOU. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 
          >> I THINK WE ARE GOOD. >> ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE? CONTINUE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? THAT WE STOPPED YOU ON. 
          >> WHILE WE ARE WAITING TO PULL UP THAT PRESENTATION. 
          >> THIS IS ITEM G1 HEALTHCARE THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THE OTHER ONE. YES MA'AM. 
          >> THAT ONE? >> YES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, GOOD MORNING AGAIN JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. REALLY, MY TIME HERE IS TO HELP THE COURT TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS CURRENTLY FUNDING ITS GROUP MEDICAL PLAN ON BEHALF OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND COVERED DEPENDENCE. IF YOU CAN GO TO THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SLIDE. JUST SOME BACKGROUND AS WE LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION, MCGRIFF IS TAKING HISTORICAL INFORMATION FROM THE CURRENT TWO PRIMARY VENDORS, BOONE CHAPMAN AND SCRIPT CARRIER PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND WE ARE LOOKING AT HISTORICAL CLAIMS, HISTORICAL TRENDS, REALLY WHAT THE PREMISE OF TODAY IS TO HELP THE COUNTY TO SET ITS FUTURE FUNDING RATES, INTERNAL FUNDING RATES, TO FUND SELF-FUNDED MEDICAL AND PHARMACY PLANS. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES ROUGHLY 85% TO THE TOTAL COST OF THE PLAN. THE REMAINING IS 15% WHICH IS QUITE GOOD COMPARED TO YOUR PEERS. 
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BASED ON RESEARCH THE COUNTY HAS NOT INCREASED ITS MEDICAL PLAN FUNDING RATES SINCE 2021 AND I BELIEVE AT THAT TIME THE INCREASE WAS ELECTIVELY MODEST. AGAIN FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, REACHING BACK INTO THE HISTORICAL MATERIALS WE RECEIVED, EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT HAD TO INCREASE COST FOR THE PROGRAM, PAYROLL DEDUCT SINCE AS FAR BACK AS 2016. AND THEN, OF COURSE YOU HAVE ALL OF THAT AND MEDICAL INFLATION, ON AVERAGE IS TRENDING ROUGHLY 6.5% , YOU COULD SAY FIVE OR SEVEN, BUT ON AVERAGE, 6.5% AND 10.5% FOR THE PHARMACY. SO AGAIN, MEDICAL COST TREND IS ANOTHER WORD FOR INFLATION. 
          INFLATION IN THE INCREASE OF THE UTILIZATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND THE COST OF THOSE SERVICES. SO, TO FUND YOUR PLAN TO GET THE TOTAL PLAN COST, REALLY , THE INPUTS ARE, WHAT ARE PAID CLAIMS? WHAT IS YOUR ADMINISTERED OF COST? COST FOR PREMIUM FOR STOP LOSS INSURANCE OR EXCESS RISK AND THEN, PHARMACY REBATES IS THE GOOD GUY, A CREDIT TO THE FUND BALANCE WHICH MAKES UP MEDICAL FUNDING RATES. SIMPLY I AM HERE TO HELP THE COUNTY AND THE COURT UNDERSTAND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SET FUNDING RATES TO ADEQUATELY FUND PLAN COSTS. 
          WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA AND LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL CLAIMS AND WE ARE USING OUR UNDERWRITING PROJECTIONS TO PROJECT THIS YEAR PLAN COST ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 FOR THE COUNTY WILL LIKELY HAVE A DEFICIT, OUR PROJECTION IS NOT QUITE $2.5 MILLION SO THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO TRANSFER , THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE ET CETERA SO WE ARE SIMPLY SUGGESTING THERE WILL BE A DEFICIT PRETTY CONFIDENT, REAL CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE A DEFICIT. HOW MUCH? THE QUESTION IS IF THE COUNTY WILL AT LEAST LOOK FOR THE NEXT PLAN YEAR WITHOUT CHANGE IN YOUR FUNDING RATES THE DEFICIT WILL REMAIN WITH HEALTHCARE INFLATION CONTINUING, ET CETERA THAT DEFICIT IS LIKELY GOING TO RISE. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE UNDER RECOMMENDATIONS WORKING WITH TIM AND THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE INVOLVED, THEY SIMPLY ASK FOR SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE COURT TO DECIDE HOW BEST TO FUND THE MEDICAL PLAN MOVING FORWARD. IF THE COUNTY WANTED TO RIGHT SIZE THE MEDICAL PLAN IMMEDIATELY, TO FUND APPROPRIATELY, IT WOULD BE ABOUT $3 MILLION INCREASE BEGINNING 10/1. AND WE ARE SUGGESTING THE EMPLOYEES SHARE THE INCREASE OF 7.5% WHICH IS RELATIVELY MODEST ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO INCREASE TO THE EMPLOYEE COST. THAT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ROUGHLY $150,000 ON A ANNUAL BASIS. AGGREGATE REVENUE ADJUSTMENT OF A LITTLE OVER $3.1 MILLION, THAT IS SORT OF THE FUND , FUND NOW. THE SECOND INCREASE OR SECOND OPTION IS POSSIBLY TO DO THIS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS DIFFICULT, POSSIBLY WITH THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF BUDGET INCREASE. SO COME INCREASE THE COUNTY RATES GRADUALLY. SO, OVER THREE YEARS, THE PLAN CAN OPERATE IN THE BLACK. AGAIN, WE ARE PROPOSING FOR THE COUNTY CONSIDERATION EMPLOYEES SHARE THIS A BIT, 7.5% INCREASE, BUT ONLY FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND THE COUNTY COST CONTINUES TO ESCALATE UP UNTIL OVER THREE YEARS AND THEN THE PLAN IS RUNNING IN THE BLACK. AGAIN THESE ARE SIMPLY RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE CLIENTS THAT FUND PLAN ADEQUATELY. TO MAKE IT SELF-SUSTAINING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CLIENTS THAT PURPOSELY FUND ON DEFICIT BUT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE OPERATING RESERVES TO COVER. THIS IS AN INTERNAL DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO PARSE UP THE FUNDS TO FUND SELF-FUNDED MEDICAL PLAN. WE SIMPLY ENCOURAGE THE COURT TO HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION ON HOW BEST TO DO THIS AND IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? NONE OKAY I THINK THAT WAS BAD ENOUGH NEWS, 
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          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU JUDGE AND 
          COMMISSIONERS. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. 
          [10.  Discuss and consider adopting and issuing a 60-day Burn Ban Order, pursuant to Local Government Code §352.081, and any related matters.]
          >> MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 10 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AND ISSUING 60 DAY BURN BAN PLACED ON THE AGENDA NOW IF YOU WOULD GO UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT. I AM INCLINED TO PUSH THIS SINCE WE HAVE THE WEATHER COMING IN AND WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AT ANY MOMENT IF THE WEATHER FOR SOME STRANGE REASON GOES IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND WE DON'T GET THE RAIN WE ARE ANTICIPATING, BUT AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GETTING RAIN. 
          >> LOOKS LIKE WE ARE, BUT PERCENTAGES HAVE FALLEN ALREADY FROM THIS MORNING'S BRIEFING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GOING DOWN TO EXPECTED 6 TO 8 INCHES INSTEAD OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. THE CONDITIONS ARE DRY NOW, RAINING LAST NIGHT AND IT STILL ROSE BY SIX POINTS AS OF TODAY. BUT WE ROSE 5 POINTS TODAY SO WE ARE CONSTANTLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS FIRING FIRES ALL WEEKEND. IT IS GETTING A LOT WORSE THAN IT WAS. THE OTHER THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE RAIN WILL NOT MAKE THE DEAD GRASS GREEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE WEEKS TO REVIVE. I WOULD URGE YOU TO IMPLEMENT THE BURN BAN AND WE CAN TAKE IT OFF, BUT WE ARE AT 596 AS OF TODAY, AT DANGEROUS 
          LEVELS. >> THAT IS UP 11 POINT FROM 
          YESTERDAY. >> SORRY. 
          >> JUDGE, THIS IS GOOD LUCK EVERY TIME WE DO THIS WE GET 
          SIGNIFICANT RAIN. LET'S DO IT. >> IF A DROP BELOW 500, YOU CAN RETRACT , BUT TO PUT IT BACK IN EFFECT YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT COURT 60 TO 90 DAYS. RAIN MAKES PEOPLE THINK IT'S OKAY TO BURN EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT. 
          >> WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING TO COURT WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK WITHIN SEVEN DAYS TO RATIFY. SO WE CAN ISSUE ONE AT ANY TIME. 
          BUT I AGREE WE SHOULD GO FORWARD AND WE CAN ALSO PULL IT 
          BACK AT ANY TIME. >> CAN WE ISSUE ONE UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSIONER COURT MEETING AND DO THEM MEETING BY MEETING? 
          >> GIVE THE JUDGE AUTHORITY TO LIFT IT? 
          >> YOU MEAN TO LIFT. I WAS SAYING WE COULD KEEP LOOKING MEETING BY MEETING. OR EITHER WAY, YOU COULD SAY 30 DAYS AND IF IT DROPS BELOW 500, THE JUDGE CAN LIFT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I AGREE. I HATE TO NOT DO ONE, I HOPE IT RAINS AND WE GET BELOW 500 REAL FAST, BUT I WOULD ALSO HATE. 
          >> MOTION TO DO THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE WILL READDRESS TO EXTEND . I ASSUME BY THAT TIME WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED IT. I WAS HOPING WE COULD POSTPONE FOR A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO ISSUE THE BURN BAN UNTIL JULY 17 MEETING COMES BACK AND WE CAN REISSUE. 
          >> JULY 17? >> IS IN THAT? 
          >> WE ARE NOT MEETING UNTIL JULY 17? 
          >> JULY 17. OKAY. JULY 17 EVERYBODY. IS THAT OKAY? 
          >> YES MA'AM, SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY 
          OPPOSED SAME SIGN. >> PRAY FOR A LOT OF RAIN. 
          [11.  Accept renewal notification request for the Harbor Island Lease agreement with Martin Operating Partnership, LP, for the second, five-year option for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029.]
          >> THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 11 AND THANK YOU CHIEF FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE IT. ACCEPT RENEWAL NOTIFICATION REQUEST HARBOUR ISLAND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MARTIN OPERATION PARTNERSHIP. 
          THIS IS THE SECOND FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL. 
          >> JUDGE A MOTION TO PASS. TO ACCEPT. RENEW, SORRY RENEW. 
          >> TO RENEW WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY . ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. I'M NUMBER 
          [12.  Discuss and consider participation in the unclaimed capital credits received by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts from electric cooperatives under Section 74.602 of the Texas Property Code, and acknowledge the purpose of the funds in compliance with the provisions of the Texas Local Government Code Section 381.004.]
12 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PARTICIPATION IN THE UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDIT RECEIVED TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FROM THE ELECTRIC OPERATIVES AND YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR BACKUP. 
          THE, WE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE PURPOSE OF WHAT TO USE THE FUNDING FOR. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS AND USE FOR THE APPROVED USES UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
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          CODE. >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION. FOR? >> DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM? 
          IT'S IN THE BACK UP. >> THIS YEAR WE USED FUNDS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS. THE MONEY THAT COMES FROM THE 
          CAPITAL CREDITS FOR COUNTIES. >> WHAT WE USE . WE USED IT . 
          >> THE BACK SHOWS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS. 
          YES. >> WE SPENT LIKE 235,000 THIS 
          YEAR. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND 
          [13.  Receive update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund balances for individual precinct and county wide projects through May 31, 2024 from Grants Administration.]
SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY . ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON ITEM 13. RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARE BOTH FUND BALANCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS. AND THEN WHO IS HERE? 
          >> HELLO. LOOKING ALL AROUND I DID NOT SEE WHO WAS HERE. 
          SORRY. THAT CAMERA IS BRIGHT IN MY FACE. 
          >> I AM HERE, HI EVERYONE. IT IS LOVELY TO SEE YOU GUYS. I HAVE A QUICK REPORT OF OUR UNALLOCATED BALANCE IS CURRENTLY. SO, AS OF THE END OF MAY , WE HAVE AN UNALLOCATED BALANCE FOR ARPA PRECINCT 1 WE HAVE $22,423. PRECINCT 2 WE HAVE $25,000. PRECINCT 3 WE HAVE ZERO DOLLARS UNALLOCATED. 
          SO, THE FULL BUDGET IS ALLOCATED. PRECINCT 4 WE HAVE $210,000 UNALLOCATED AND JUDGE, WE HAVE 128,000 AND JUDGE, WE HAVE $128,595 AND JUDGE, WE HAVE $128,595.61. FOR THE COUNTYWIDE WE HAVE CURRENTLY AGAIN AS OF THE END OF MAY WE HAVE 537,000 WE HAVE $537,297. 
          >> WEIGHT, COUNTYWIDE MEANING NOT PRECINCT? HOW MUCH IS IT? 
          >> 537,000 >> $537,297. 
          >> ARE WE GETTING MORE BACK OR IS THAT WHAT WE THINK IS IT? 
          >> POSSIBLY GETTING MORE. I HEARD FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER THEY MAY NEED MORE MONEY FOR EQUIPMENT BECAUSE THE ARPA FUNDS CONSTRUCTION IS EATING UP THEIR ARPA FUNDS SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO BUILD A NICE NEW MEDICAL EXAMINER FACILITY WITH ARPA MONEY AND HAVE NO EQUIPMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER IS. 
          >> I HAVE IT AND IT'S GOING ON THE NEXT AGENDA. 250 OR 300. 
          THEY HAVE A WISH ITEM LIST BUT I SAID WE WOULD FOCUS ON THE 
          NEEDS. >> GOING ON AS ARPA? OKAY 
          GREAT, THANK YOU. THAT HELPS. >> THE OTHER ADDITIONAL ITEM IS 
          $450,000 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. >> OKAY I GUESS WE'RE TALKING 
          ABOUT ARPA. >> OKAY SO LET'S ASSUME FOR ARGUMENT SAKE THAT IS A LEGITIMATE REQUEST AND I DON'T ARGUE IT WOULD BE BY THE CURRENT MEDICAL EXAMINER AND HIS STAFF, THEY MAKE LEGITIMATE REQUESTS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE THINK WE WILL GET BACK AND WHERE WE THINK THAT WILL BE SPENT, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS. 
          >> X-RAY MACHINE. >> THE ONE THAT WAS BROKEN? 
          >> THEY HAVE NEVER HAD ONE OF THESE. IT DOES THE WHOLE BODY 
          THING THAT EVERYBODY HAS. >> OKAY SO JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW , LIKE I SAY I SAW ITEMS COMING UP AND I DID NOT SEE THEM PUT ON. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE ARE PIECE MAILING SOME OF THIS AND IF WE OUGHT TO BRING EVERYTHING BACK AT ONCE , NOT LOOKING AT YOU IT'S NOT YOUR CALL BUT I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD NOT DO THIS AT ONE TIME AND BRING EVERYTHING BACK AND LOOK AT EVERY COUNTYWIDE DOLLAR AND DETERMINE WHERE WE ACTUALLY NEED 100% NEED THINGS BECAUSE WE CAN ALL COME UP WITH A REQUEST WHICH IS WHY WE HAD 
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PRECINCT FUNDS TO DO THINGS IN THE PRECINCT, BUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE MAY BE BIG PICTURE ITEMS WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE GOT COMING BACK, I'M NOT PRIVY TO THAT YET AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT CRITICALLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS COMING UP THAT WE WILL POTENTIALLY SPEND A LOT OF IT WHERE WE MAY NEED THINGS FOR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HIGHER PRIORITY, NOT THAT WALKING TRAIL IS NOT HIGH PRIORITY OR. 
          >> SOMETIMES WATER VERSUS WALKING TRAIL WATER IS MORE OF 
          A NEED. >> YEAH. I'M REALLY LOOKING AT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. THAT IS A BIG NEED. SO MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THAT. SO I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I THINK WE SPENT A TON OF MONEY AND I KNOW THE COURT HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THE MEDICAL EXAMINER FACILITY AND WE WANTED TO BE TOP-NOTCH AND I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEM HANGING IF THEY FEEL THEY NEED IT. I HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE VERY DILIGENT AND PRUDENT IN THE REQUEST AND THEY DON'T COME ASKING IF THEY DON'T NEED IT. THAT IS SOMETHING I LOOK AT WHEN PEOPLE MAKE REQUESTS AND THEY ARE ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT. SO JUST TO THROW IT OUT TO THINK ABOUT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND I DON'T WANT TO THROW THE NUMBER OUT IF WE 
          DON'T KNOW. >> IN LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMING LATER IN THE AGENDA, MUCH LESS OUR UNALLOCATED PERSONAL FUND MONEY LEFT OVER, THE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY ASKING FOR FUNDING I WAS GOING TO ASK THE INDIVIDUALS THAT PUT THE ITEMS ON, IF THEY WOULD POSTPONE UNTIL THE JULY 17 MEETING SO WE COULD HAVE A TRUE BALANCE BECAUSE THERE IS ONE ITEM ON HERE THAT IS POSSIBLY GOING TO GIVE US A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT IT DEPENDS ON HOW THE VOTE GOES TODAY. SO I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE WHAT THE AMOUNT IS, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING NOW AS WE SPEAK FOR THE TWO ITEMS ASKING FOR COUNTYWIDE AND I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THEM BACK AND ADDRESS THAT TOGETHER AS A 
          COURT, MY OPINION. >> NOT TO MENTION WE KNOW THERE IS $750,000 WORTH OF REQUEST FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO DO IT AT ONE TIME AND PUT IT OUT IN A CHART AND SAY HERE'S WHAT EVERYBODY REQUEST AND I HELD BACK MINE ON PURPOSE BECAUSE I HAD TO SEE WHAT BOB HALL'S WOULD DO AND WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND AFTER SEE WHAT POOLS. MINE IS ABOUT TO GET SPENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW. 
          >> I THINK , IN LIGHT, WE CAN ADDRESS EACH OF US TO GO BACK AND WORK OUT MAJOR NEEDS OF THE COUNTY VERSUS WISHES, AS WELL AND BRING THOSE FORWARD TO THE NEXT AGENDA BECAUSE AND AMANDA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT AND YOUR URGENCY BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING TO THE TIME FRAME WHERE WE HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS. BUT I THINK JULY 17 IS NOT A BAD IDEA TO PUSH THIS TO COME BACK. 
          NOT YOUR PRESENTATION, THE ITEMS ASKING FOR MONEY FROM 
          ARPA FUNDING RIGHT NOW. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? 
          >> THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION, TO TABLE. 
          >> WHICH NUMBERS? >> I THINK IT IS ITEMS 16 AND 
          17. >> 15 AND 16 ONLINE. 
          >> 16 AND 17. YOU HAVE AN OLD AGENDA. 
          >> ACTUALLY 15, 16 AND 17. >> THAT'S NOT ARPA, OH, IT IS, YES, ALL THREE. SO, 15, 16 AND 17, MOTION TO TABLE. 
          >> 15 IS NOT. >> 15 IS NOT. 
          >> I MISREAD THAT MY FAULT I APOLOGIZE. 
          >> 6917, YES. I MADE A MOTION TO BRING THEM BACK JULY 17. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES, THANK 
          YOU. >> SEESMIC JUDGE. I KNOW WE HAVE TO BRING THIS BACK ON THE 17TH, BUT I REALLY WISH. REALLY WISH YOU WOULD CONSIDER MY ITEM 17 BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY A 
          NEED. >> CONTAMINATING THE WATER AND THE YOUNG KIDS MOST OF THE TIME OR 
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          DRINKING WATER. >> IS THAT OUR SYSTEM? IS IT A 
          COUNTY SYSTEM OR? >> IT IS UNINCORPORATED. 
          >> WATER CONTROL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE AREA A 
          SEPARATE BODY. >> SEPARATE ELECTED BODY NOT 
          NUECES COUNTY. >> THEY HAVE FUNDING 
          MECHANISMS? >> KNOW THEY DON'T THAT'S WHY I PUT IT ON. THEY DO NEED TO HAVE IT. 
          >> THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION WE WOULD BRING BACK, BUT WE HAVE 
          TABLED IT FOR THE 17. >> JUST ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO REALLY CONSIDER AND HELPING THOSE PEOPLE. 
          >> CONTINUING WITH OUR PRESENTATION. 
          >> THAT IS ALL THAT I HAD FOR THE AMOUNTS. IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 
          >> IN LIGHT OF WHERE WE ARE GOING IT MIGHT BE BEST FOR ANY OF US WITH ITEMS WE WANT TO PUSH FORWARD TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND MAYBE PRIORITIZE THE ONES THAT WE CAN DO QUICKLY AND 
          EASILY OR WHATEVER IT IS. >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA, AN IDEA TO CONSIDER IN OTHER COUNTIES SOMETIMES WE DO PROJECTS SELECTION COMMITTEES . IF THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, WE CAN HELP SET IT UP, USUALLY WHERE WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY THAT COME TOGETHER AND WE TALK THROUGH PRIORITIZATION . 
          >> NO. >> OKAY THAT'S FINE. 
          >> WE WILL VOTE AND DEAL WITH HOW IT FALLS, THANK YOU. LULU , ANYTHING TO ADD ? THANK YOU. MOVING ON, ITEM NUMBER 14. 
          [14.  Discuss and consider rescinding the Court's reduction in force of April 10, 2024, (Item 4.D) related to the Social Services Department FY 2024-2025; and all other matters.]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESCINDING COURT REDUCTION APRIL 10, 2024 ITEM 4D SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT . 
          >> I WANTED TO TAKE THAT TO EXECUTIVE. I HAVE QUESTIONS. ON THE STUFF SURROUNDING. IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
          >> I HAD IT HIGHLIGHTED. MOVING ON. GO AHEAD, SORRY. 
          >> DO WE HAVE TO GO BEHIND DOORS? 
          >> IF YOU HAVE, IF THE COURT HAS A LEGAL QUESTION , THEN. 
          >> TALKING ABOUT , THE BEST I CAN TELL TALKING ABOUT RESCINDING A VERY SIGNIFICANT MOTION WE MADE IN REGARDS TO A DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION THAT I DON'T 
          WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUT HERE. >> IF THERE IS A LEGAL QUESTION, THEN YES IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO TAKE IN. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO BE LEGAL OR NOT. 
          >> WE WILL BRING IT BACK OUT. >> IT'S NOT LIKE IT GOES AWAY. 
          >> THE ACTION SEEMS TO INDICATE YOU WANT TO RESCIND WHAT WE DID AND REINSTATE THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT? OKAY. THERE IS 
          NOTHING. >> THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN AND 
          TAKE IT INTO EXECUTIVE. >> NOTHING IN THE COURT MINUTES THAT I SAW SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. THAT'S WHY 
          I'M TRYING. >> THE MATTER IN QUESTION HAS ALREADY BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          >> I GUESS MAYBE IF YOU CAN ARTICULATE WHAT IT IS, ALL I HAD WAS THAT DESCRIPTION AND THE REGULAR MINUTES. 
          >> I PUT IT IN THE AGENDA CONSIDER BRINGING BACK. 19 STAFF, NOW MAYBE THREE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE GRANTS AND THE BURIALS AND YOU DON'T HAVE GRANTS, THEY DON'T HAVE NO JOB. WITHOUT DRAWING MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND , THEY ALREADY GOT PAID FOR. THE SALARY IS ALREADY PAID. WE WILL REDUCE 15 SALARIES THAT'S A BIG SAVINGS. 
          >> IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE DEPARTMENT IN PLACE WANTING TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE DESIRE TO KEEP A DEPARTMENT IN PLACE. FOR REASONS WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHY 
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OR WE CAN GO IN THE BACK AND I CAN FIND OUT IF THERE'S NEWS , DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, THAT'S DIFFERENT. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO BECAUSE THAT'S NOT 
          THE MOTION. >> THAT'S ALL OTHER MATTERS. 
          THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES IN. WE CAN CONTINUE THE GRANTS SO PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS CAN BE BENEFITING FROM THE GRANTS. 
          >> WHERE DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM TO? 
          >> DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. >> IT CAN BE UNDER THE UMBRELLA 
          MONITORING SUPERVISORS. >> CAN WE NOT CALL IT VETERANS SERVICES COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR SOMETHING? 
          >> THEY ARE OUT HERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR. THAT HAS NOTHING 
          TO DO WITH THOSE GRANTS . >> WHAT KIND OF GRANTS ARE YOU 
          TALKING ABOUT? >> THE RENTAL GRANTS. THE FOOD 
          GRANTS . >> DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND 
          TALK ABOUT THIS? >> WHY WOULD THAT NOT BE UNDER GRANTS? THAT'S NOT HEALTH. IN OTHER WORDS IF YOU ARE SAYING YOU WANT TO POTENTIALLY AND I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THIS TOO. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT. 
          >> SOCIAL SERVICES AS OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION, THEY PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS. THEY HAVE EMERGENCY FOOD SHELTER PROGRAMS THAT COMES THROUGH THE UNITED WAY. THOSE PROGRAMS ALSO OFFER RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY. 
          >> THAT COULD BE UNDER GRANTS, NOT , I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING 
          RELATED TO HEALTH. >> NUTRITION IS HEALTH YOU GIVE 
          PEOPLE FOOD. >> IT'S ALL GRANTS. WE HAVE A GRANTS DEPARTMENT. WHY WOULD WE DISCUSSED PUTTING IT UNDER GRANTS? I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T. 
          >> MOST SERVICES WE NEED ARE IN THE RURAL AREAS. THIS IS WHY THEY WERE HERE TO BEGIN WITH. I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE 
          WESTSIDE. >> WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT? IF I WAS AGAINST IT I WOULDN'T BE SAYING WHY NOW MOVING TO GRANTS, YOU JUST WANT TO GREATER KINGSTOWN TEST MAKING THEM IN ROB'S TOWN PUT UNDER DR. GONZALEZ YOU CAN CONTROL THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY. I HAVE VOTED FOR EVERYTHING. 
          >> THAT'S WHERE THE RURAL AREAS ARE. 
          >> THEY CAN BE UNDER GRANTS I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY SIT. HOW IN MY AGAINST THIS? WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SAY CRAP LIKE THAT? I'M TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT TO PUT IT UNDER SOMETHING. 
          >> OKAY. >> THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT, WE APPLY AND REPORT. WE USUALLY DON'T MANAGE THEM. 
          >> COULD YOU WITH ENOUGH PEOPLE , COULD YOU? IF YOU HAVE THREE 
          OR TWO PEOPLE? >> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THESE GRANTS ARE DONE RIGHT. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. 
          >> LET ME BE CLEAR. HOW MUCH ARE THESE GRANTS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT TAKE TO ADMINISTER? I HAD A MEETING EARLIER AND ONE GRANT WAS ONLY $150,000 AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE THREE PEOPLE TO ADMINISTER IT. WE CANNOT HAVE THREE PEOPLE ADMINISTER FOR ONE YEAR LONG GIVING $150,000 OUT. WE HAD TO 
          STREAMLINE THAT OR SOMETHING. >> SO EFSP AVERAGING THE LAST THREE YEARS 30,000 PER YEAR. WE RECEIVED 39,300 FROM , THE 
          VETERAN GRANT , 124,600. >> TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WOULD STAY GOING TO VETERAN SERVICES. 
          >> TITLE FOR. IT IS ABOUT 30,000 DIRECT ASSISTANCE. 
          >> OTHER THAN JJ FOR THE VETERANS HOW MUCH IS THAT TOTAL GRANTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? YOU WANT TO PEOPLE TO DO THAT? 
          >> SORRY. >> THE BURIAL AVERAGE IS 
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150,898 PER YEAR OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. 
          >> I THOUGHT WE ALREADY SAID THAT. 
          >> WE SENT OUT TO PUBLIC HEALTH BECAUSE VETERAN SERVICES CAN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR VETERANS. AND IT IS NOT JUST A VETERAN SERVICE. IT IS FOR ANYBODY, PUBLIC HEALTH. 
          >> EXCUSE ME JUDGE. I DON'T THINK IT'S SO MUCH THE AMOUNT OF MONIES , IF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL APPLY FOR THE MONIES. THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU HAVE TO LOOK OVER AND SEE WHO QUALIFIES AND WHO DOESN'T, THAT'S WHAT WILL TAKE THE 
          TIME. >> IT IS THE CASE MANAGEMENT. 
          THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT DOES NOT DO CASE MANAGEMENT DETERMINING WHO IS ELIGIBLE OR NOT FOR THE GRANT AND THEN WE DO A LOT OF OUR OWN REPORTING WITH ONLY SOME GRANTS GOING TO GRANTS FOR FINAL REPORTING. SO IT IS CASE MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION, 
          ELIGIBILITY. AND PROCESSING. >> IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN HERE WITH CHECKS AND BALANCES AND WE DID HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES AND STILL FELL SHORT WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT? WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE, 19 EMPLOYEES AND WE STILL FELL SHORT SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE TO MANAGE 75,000 100,000 . 
          >> IT DEPENDS . I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SEPARATE THINGS. ABOUT THREE PEOPLE IN A ROBSTOWN OFFICE AND 
          THE TWO GOING TO THE JJ. >> THAT SEEMS TO BE THE 
          PROPOSAL. >> IF YOU ARE GOING TO KEEP AND BURIAL 150 PLUS 3180. YES, 250,000 WOULD BE WHAT YOU WOULD 
          HAVE. >> INCLUDING GOING TO VETERANS? 
          >> NO THAT'S INCLUDING THE BURIAL. TAKING OUT? 
          >> WHICH WE HAVE SENT. ALREADY ALLOCATED. 
          >> DID WE DO IT OFFICIALLY IN COURT? WE TALKED ABOUT IT. 
          >> WE NEED A CLERK. >> FOR THE BURIALS WE HAVE CASEWORKERS, THEY DO THE BURIAL CASES, AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PLAN IS, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. I DON'T KNOW HOW. 
          >> IF WE HAD TWO CASEWORKERS IN ROBSTOWN WITH ONE CLERK , THE CLERK CAN BE SPLIT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP AND WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, WOULD THAT BE ABLE TO HELP PROCESS THE 
          GRANTS? >> YES. 
          >> DO WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP? 
          >> ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP . 
          >> SO YOU KNOW TWO WOULD BE THE LIMIT, TO ME WITH CASEWORKERS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE AND THE CLERK. 
          >> I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUNTYWIDE GRANTS DEPARTMENT THAT OVERSEES NOT ALL, BUT MOST GRANTS, SHORT OF ALL THE ONES AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WORK WITH COASTAL PARKS. OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE DONE THEIR OWN GRANTS AND THEY DON'T ASK FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AND THEY GET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GRANTS AND THEY DON'T ASK FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO ADMINISTER THEM, THEY MAKE DO WITH WHAT THEY HAVE AND WE JUST SAW WANTED A 3.3 MILLION. THEY DID NOT ASK FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO GET THAT 3.3 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T WANT TO PUT THIS UNDER GRANTS. WHETHER IT IS SURE THERE IS SOME CASE MANAGEMENT, BUT IT IS STILL GRANTS AND MAKING SURE WE DO THE GRANTS RIGHT AND IT'S $250,000 AND I GET PEOPLE HAVE TO APPLY SO MAYBE THERE IS MORE POWER WE NEED FOR THE SIX OR EIGHT OR 10 MILLION WE GET GRANTS WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PEOPLE FOR COASTAL PARKS, BUT I STILL THINK THE BETTER PART AND THEY CAN SIT IN ROBSTOWN, I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY SIT. WHY WOULDN'T THAT BE UNDER GRANTS BECAUSE WE NEED A CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE GRANTS FOR THE MOST. AND I DON'T 
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KNOW, WHO ELSE, WHAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS DO GRANTS? 
          >> WELL, WE HAVE GRANTS MANAGED BY THE DA OFFICE, GRANTS ARE MANAGED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE HAVE GRANTS AND WE APPLY FOR THEM. WE BRING THEM TO COURT, WE ACCEPT, IF WE HAVE TO REPORT THEN WE REPORT ON THEM. WE GET INFORMATION FROM THEM. SO THE GRANTS ARE MANAGED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 
          WHOEVER IS REQUESTING THE GRANT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOR WITNESS PROTECTION OR YOU KNOW THEY MANAGE. 
          >> DO SOME GRANTS PAY FOR ADMINISTRATION? 
          >> PAY FOR WHAT? >> ADMINISTRATION. VERY FEW. 
          >> I THINK THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE , THE COORDINATORS, THE PDO PAYS FOR ADMINISTRATION. ALL OF THE SALARIES. TRUANCY. 
          JP . TRUANCY. 
          >> MAYBE WE OUGHT TO DECIDE IF WE NEED TWO PEOPLE AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT THEM WHEN WE HAVE BUDGET HEARINGS OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE RIGHT PLACE TO PUT THEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHY GRANTS CAN DO CASE MANAGEMENT BUT OKAY IF YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T. RIGHT, YOU DON'T CURRENTLY, BUT IF YOU GOT TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO DO IT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. 
          >> PEOPLE WHO REPORT TO THE GRANTS OFFICE NEED HELP . 
          >> THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL GOES 
          ON. >> AND THEN YOU DO ENVIRONMENTAL. IT IS ALL KIND OF UP IN THE AIR. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL, SOMETHING ON THAT NOT ON THE AGENDA I DON'T KNOW. I AM ASKING. 
          >> THAT IS TO COME BACK AND NONE OF THAT STARTS UNTIL AFTERWARDS SO THAT US TO COME BACK DURING BUDGET. 
          >> THE HEALTH STUFF, OKAY. >> THE OTHER CLARIFICATION I WOULD LIKE IS ABOUT THE CPS TITLE FOR E AND IF YOU CONSISTING DESPERATE CONTINUE ASSISTING THE FOSTER CHILDREN. 
          TITLE FOR E FOSTER CHILDREN THAT COMES TO MY DEPARTMENT. I NEED CLARIFICATION OF WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS FOR THAT WHERE 
          IT SHOULD GO. >> I WILL TELL YOU WHERE TO GO BUT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL NOT LIKE IT. THEY HANDLE CPS 
          CASES FOR THE COUNTY. >> COMMISSIONER, WITH ENOUGH STAFF WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS. 
          >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT. WE ARE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING SOMEBODY TO DO THIS AND IT'S A MATTER OF WHERE TO PUT THIS SOMEBODY. CPS STUFF I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN OBVIOUS PLACE UNDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WITH APPROPRIATE I GET IT IF IT'S A STAFF PERSON WHO GOES WITH IT BECAUSE YOU HANDLE CPS CASES, YOU KNOW THE LAW. IT IS JUST A SUGGESTION. 
          >> WE CAN SIT DOWN AND IF WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE ARE ASKED TO DO, WE CAN THEN FIGURE IT OUT AND IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF CONFLICT, WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO 
          DO. >> NONE OF THESE JOBS END UNTIL SEPTEMBER. DO YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO BRING IT BACK AND GIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND THEN ADDING TWO OVER THERE AND ADDING TO 
          THE OFFICE. >> AS LONG AS THEY GO UNTIL 
          SEPTEMBER. >> WE VOTED UNTIL SEPTEMBER SO WE CAN DECIDE ON THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS AND IF WE DO ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE AND IF IT'S IN ROBSTOWN. MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS ANY QUESTIONS IS A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE. 
          >> WE ASK IN THE MEANTIME THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY LOOK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS ONE TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE 
          POSSIBLY A GOOD FIT? >> STARTING THAT NOW, YES. 
          >> EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU HAVE SPACE FOR THREE MORE PEOPLE? 
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          >> ONLY TALKING ABOUT ONE PERSON. 
          >> WE ARE GETTING TIGHT, BUT WE HAVE SPACE. 
          >> OKAY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TALKING ABOUT THE RURAL AREA IN ROBSTOWN, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RESOURCES. COMMUNITY ACTION IS THERE BUT THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST, THEY ARE NOT TAKING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JULY. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GIVE YOU INFORMED OF THAT. THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER RESOURCE FOR RENTAL UTILITY AND FOOD IN THE AREA. 
          WE DO HAVE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF CLIENTS WALKING IN. SO THERE MAY BE A MEETING COMING UP TO HELP THE COMMUNITY ABSORB SOME OF OUR CLIENTS . 
          >> IN YOUR OPINION THE ROBSTOWN AREA WOULD BE THE BETTER LOCATION IF WE CONTINUE? NOT THAT WE ARE DOING THAT TODAY, MOVING FORWARD IS THAT YOUR OPINION? 
          >> BOTH AREAS NEED ASSISTANCE BUT IT WAS THE OPINION OF THIS COURT THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF RESOURCES WHERE YOU THOUGHT IN CORPUS SO I WOULD SUGGEST THE RURAL AREA WITH LESS RESOURCES. 
          >> OKAY THANK YOU. SO, I GUESS WE WILL BRING THIS BACK DURING THE BUDGET OR A MIXED MEETING. 
          >> WHEN YOU ARE ACCEPTING A GRANT OR ADMINISTERING THERE IS ALWAYS ADMINISTERED OF COST ATTACHED WEATHER IT IS SOMEBODY'S SALARY AND TIME AND MONEY ATTACHED TO ACCEPTING THE AWARD TO HELP PEOPLE. SO ONLY THE TBC GRANT HAS A SMALL ADMINISTERED ALLOWANCE USED ON AN EMPLOYEE. SO THAT'S 
          SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? 
          >> TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING OR WHEN DO WE START? 
          THE BUDGET MEETING. >> IN AUGUST. 
          >> THE BUDGET MEETING. ) MOTION TO TABLE AND BRING IT BACK. 
          DURING THE BUDGET MEETING >> AUGUST . ANY IDEA? 
          >> I DON'T HAVE THE CALENDAR. 
          >> ANYBODY PAYING ATTENTION WITH THE CALENDAR. 
          >> THE FIRST BUDGET MEETING IN AUGUST BRING IT BACK? OKAY I 
          WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. 
          >> AUGUST 12? >> AUGUST 12. 
          [15.  Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an agreement with Musco Lighting, under BuyBoard Cooperative Contract No. 677-22, for the purchase and installation of Lighting Structures at Lyondell Basell Ball Park in the total amount of $385,000.00, and related matters.]
          >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH LIGHTING UNDER THE BOARD CONTRACT AND THIS IS ANOTHER I HAD A MEETING ABOUT AND I WAS HOPING WE COULD PULL BACK AND CHANGE THIS TO OUR FUNDING TO GO FORWARD, BUT I WILL LET YOU 
          PRESENT. >> ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE PROJECT IN LIGHTING TRYING TO LIGHT A COUPLE FIELDS WITHIN THE AREA OF NORTHWEST AND I DID HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH A JUDGE, MILLING -- WILLING TO CONSIDER WITH ADDITIONAL STEPS A DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE ARBOR ROUTE THE DEAL IS AND THIS IS OFF THE BOARD ARE BUT DOES NOT WORK OUR CONSULTANTS SAY THAT THE BOARD IS NOT THE BEST PROCUREMENT BOARD FOR THIS SO WE WOULD GET ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ENGINEER. THIS IS ENGINEERED AND DONE , I DON'T THINK THEY ARE ON ANOTHER PROCUREMENT BOARD SO WE HAVE TO ENGINEER AND REDO THE WORK AND PUT IT ON 
          THE ARPA PROGRAM. >> OF THE CEO ALLOCATED TO YOU 
          HOW MUCH HAVE YOU SPENT? >> ABOUT 400,000. 
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          >> THIS WOULD BRING IT UP TO ALMOST 700. ALMOST HALF THE BUDGET WE GAVE YOU. 
          >> IS THERE A RUSH FOR THIS? IS THIS NECESSARY ITEM ? 
          >> NECESSARY , ONE OF THOSE DEALS WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE ME PLAYING ABILITY OF THE GROUPS. WE HAVE A FOOTBALL GROUP, A SOCCER GROUP THAT PLACE AND THEY HAVE COME TO THE COMMISSIONER AND SAID WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY . THAT'S GENERALLY WHEN SOCCER PLAYS . THE OTHER IS FOR THE BALL FIELDS , THEY HAVE DONE US A FAVOR WHERE THEY WILL ALLOW US TIME ON THE FIELDS SINCE WE ARE DOING IMPROVEMENTS , IN ORDER TO HAVE FALL BALL THEY ARE ALLOWING US TO USE THOSE COUNTY FIELDS, NOT PLANNING ANY GAMES SO THE OIL BELT CAN USE THEM. THOSE ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS . 
          >> YOU PUT THIS ON BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO USE YOUR 
          CEOS ON? >> YES. 
          >> JUDGE? >> I ASK IN LIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION SHOULD WE BRING IT BACK? 
          >> WELL, WE CAN ADDRESS WHATEVER LEGAL QUESTIONS YOU HAVE IN EXECUTIVE AND BRING OUT WHAT'S APPROPRIATE. 
          >> IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT AN ATTORNEY QUESTION. I JUST ASKED IF IT WAS A NECESSARY ITEM. I KNOW WE HAD SWITCHED OUT SO WHEN WE ALLOCATED HIM 6 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDING FOR PARKS AND WE TRIED TO PUT THE ROOF IN ONE TOGETHER WE SWITCHED OUT SOME OF OUR CO TO DO THAT AND GIVE IT TO HIM. I ASKED IF IT WAS EMERGENCY BECAUSE WHEN WE DID THAT BECAUSE OF ARPA HAVING A DEADLINE I ASKED HIM TO SPEND HIS ARPA MANY FIRST AND FOCUS ON THOSE PROJECTS BECAUSE COS DO NOT END. MY HESITATION IS IF THE COUNTY WERE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY OR ANOTHER LARGE TICKET ITEM WE ARE USING FUNDS ON A PARK FOR LIGHTS THAN THAT'S GOOD AND GREAT FOR PARKS AND COMMUNITIES AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF VERY EXPENSIVE THINGS IN THESE BUILDINGS THAT COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME AND WE ARE DEPLETING FUNDS. I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A STEP BACK AND IN THE NEXT YEAR FOCUS ON ARPA MONEY AND THESE HAVE DEADLINES THAT NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. THAT WAS MY REASON FOR ASKING TO POSSIBLY SWITCH OUT ONE OF THE PARK PROJECTS IF THIS WAS NECESSARY WITH ARPA FUNDS ON THIS PARK AND COME BACK TO THOSE WITH THE ASSURANCE AND I'M SAYING THIS IN COURT, NOT TRYING TO TAKE BACK MONEY FOR THE PARKS, BUT I'M TRYING TO BE DILIGENT IN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTY AS WELL AHEAD OF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT OR SOMETHING IN LIGHT OF THE REPORT WE GOT WITH THE GENERAL FUND BEING DOWN BELOW WHAT WE 
          EXPECT. >> YOU ASKING TO TABLE? 
          >> I ASKED IF YOU WOULD TABLE AND BRING IT BACK WITH ARPA FUNDS, THAT'S WHAT I ASKED PERSONALLY, BUT IT IS NOT MY ITEM IT IS COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ DISTRICT. THAT WAS MY REASONING AND THAT'S THE REASON I GAVE MORE OF AN 
          EXPLANATION. >> YOU KNOW WE REALLY NEED MONEY THAT'S REALLY NEEDED. ALWAYS GO TO THE PIER WHERE THE 
          RESTAURANT. >> OR THE HILLTOP. THERE IS THE 
          HILLTOP. GOOD TRY. >> I THINK IN ALL FAIRNESS WE DO GIVE BACK SOME MONEY , USED MORE THAN WHAT I GAVE HIM, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW I DID. 
          >> WE BOTH DID. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE SITTING CAN YOU DO ONE PARK VERSUS THE OTHER? 
          >> THAT'S WHAT I ASKED, TENURE TRADED OUT? 
          >> ALL OF MY ARPA MONEY , I HAVE DONE WHAT YOU ASKED BECAUSE I LOST 700,000 ON THAT. PUSHING OUT ALL THE PROJECTS WHICH WERE IN DESIGN, SOME BEING CONSTRUCTED NOW. I HAVE USED UP ALL OF MY ARPA MONEY SO THE NEXT GOAL WAS TO USE UP THE 
          TRENTO MANY. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM 
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          USING CO. >> I DON'T HAVE A TIMEFRAME, THE JUDGE ASKING ME TO HOLD OFF WHICH I CAN DO. IS IT TO 
          SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER? >> CAN YOU DO ONE NOW AND ONE 
          LATER? >> YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR PROJECT GOING, YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND WE'RE GIVING A LOT OF PROJECTS YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMED. IF THIS IS A NECESSITY, THAT WAS MY THOUGHT TO CHANGE OUT ONE OF THE OTHERS, DO YOUR TIMELINE. 
          IT'S NOT GOING AWAY,. IT IS YOUR MONEY. IF THE COURT VOTES TO MOVE FORWARD THEN GO FORWARD. 
          >> DO IT OR GO ON, YOUR CALL. DO BOTH IF YOU WANT TO DO BOTH. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO DO BOTH BECAUSE IT SEEMS 
          >> 
          >> WE ARE DOING THE SAME PROJECT. THE LIGHTS ARE BEING DELIVERED IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY. ALL THE STRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWED ME TO ORDER IS BEING DONE IN JULY. SO IF WE ROLL OUT THE PROJECT WE ARE HOPING TO ROLL IT OUT SO I HAVE THESE PROJECTS LIKE THE JUDGE SAYS BUT I HAVE THEM IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OR DIFFERENT PLACES. SO I MEAN IT'S THE WILL OF THE COURT. IF YOU WANT ME TO HOLD OFF I WILL HOLD OFF. I JUST NEED TO KNOW. 
          >> I MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE. ANY OPPOSED , SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [18.  Discuss and consider unallocating and allocating Commissioner Pct 2, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as follows, and other related matters: Unallocating:    $17,636.07 - Constable 1 Deputy Constable III (Estimated remaining balance)   $31,396.78 - Co. Attorney Legal Secretary I (Estimated remaining balance)   $10,000.00 - Animal Control $100,000.00 - Petronila Estates 1 & 2 Drainage Improvements $159,032.85 Total Allocating:     $8,100.00 - People Assisting Animal Control (PAAC)     $6,400.00 - Gulf Coast Humane Society     $4,664.67 - Nueces County Mobile RV Unit (Generator)     $9,472.66 - Operation Health and Wellness Project $100,000.00 - Amistad Veterans Memorial Park $128,637.33 Total]
          >> THANK YOU, COURT. >> ITEM NUMBER 18 BECAUSE WE TABLED THOSE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UNALLOCATED FOLLOWING PROJECTS AND ALLOCATING THE NEXT GROUP OF PROJECTS UNDER COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 2 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARPA FUNDS. THERE IS A LIST WHICH WOULD LEAVE YOU COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE WITH 30,000 , $395.52 IN YOUR ARPA FUNDS. YOU WANT TO 
          MAKE THE MOTION? >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE 
          [19.  Discuss and consider authorizing a letter of support for a Foreign Trade Zone for Cimbar Resources Inc. to include Nueces County as well as Farm to Market Taxing entity and any other related matters. ]
IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ITEM NUMBER 19 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING A LETTER OF SOME OR FOR A FOREIGN TRADE. WE DID THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE FOR CIMBAR RESOURCES WE JUST FELT TO INCLUDE THE FARM TO MARKET TAXING ENTITY. WE WANT THE MOTION TO INCLUDE IN FACT I WILL MAKE MOTION TO INCLUDE ALL TAXING ENTITIES WITHIN CONTROL OF THE COURT IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN TRADE 
          ZONE FOR CIMBAR RESOURCES. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO 
          HOSPITAL DISTRICT. >> WE CAN SAY ALL TAX ENTITIES JUST INCLUDING FARM TO MARKET. THEY ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY. I 
          GUESS THEY GO THROUGH. >> YES. 
          >> THAT'S MY MOTION, DID YOU GET THE CORRECTION ON THERE? THIS IS TO CLEAN UP A MOTION WE HAD ALREADY DONE THAT DID NOT INCLUDE FARM TO THE MARKET . THANK YOU. MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE 
          [20.  Discuss and consider upcoming Commissioners Court meeting date(s), workshop date(s), and related matters.]
MOTION PASSES DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPCOMING COMMISSIONERS 
          [1.  Discuss and consider authorizing and approving an agreement with Rockdale Country Ford, under BuyBoard Cooperative Contract No. 724-23, for the purchase of a one (1) 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (K8A) AWD in the amount of $49,029.00 funded with Sheriff Federal Forfeitures (#1329), and related matters.]
COURT MEETING DATES. QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? MOVING ON ITEM BE ONE THE SHERIFF DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH ROCKDALE COUNTRY FORD UNDER COOPERATIVE TO PURCHASE POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLE THIS WOULD BE FUNDED WITH THE SHERIFF FEDERAL FORFEITURE FUNDS AND I WOULD 
          MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. 
          [1.  Acceptance of Grant Award Announcement from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for $150,000.00 (no cash match) towards the General Assistance Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). ]
ITEM C1, ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION FUND FOR 150,000 , NO CASH MATCH TOWARD THE GENERAL ASSISTANT GRANT PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-25. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? 
          [2.  Acceptance of Grant Award Announcement from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for $200,000.00 (no cash match) towards the Veterans Treatment Court Grant for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025).]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION FUND 200,000 NO CASH MATCH TOWARD THE VETERAN TREATMENT COURT GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25. 
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MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 
          [3.  Ratify Grant Agreement and Grant Conditions from the Office of National Drug Control Policy for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)/Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative. (No Cash Match) ]
THREE RATIFY GRANT AGREEMENT WITH GRANT CONDITIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA TEXAS COAST CORRIDOR INITIATIVE THERE IS A NO CASH MATCH. REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE MOTION 
          [1.  Discuss and consider award and execution of a Contractor Agreement with ARGIO Roofing and Construction, LLC for Courthouse Roof Improvement Project (IFB No. 3264-24), in the not to exceed amount of $6,439,000.00.]
PASSES. ITEM D PUBLIC WORKS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH COS ROOF AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE COURTHOUSE ROOF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE 
          AMOUNT WHICH IS WRONG . >> YES MA'AM 4,658,000. 
          >> 4,658,000 WHICH IS THE AMOUNT. 
          >> JUST THE BASE BID. >> EXACTLY. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          >> THAT FOR THE BASE BID FOR THE COURTHOUSE ROOF ONLY? OKAY. 
          >> ONLY FOR THE BASE BID. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY , ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES. GOING BACK TO THAT WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE YOU AND I GAVE OUR CEOS SO YOU MIGHT BE TAKING SOME MONEY BACK. 
          >> MAY BE. >> TERESA NEEDS TO CHECK ON THAT SO WE MAY HAVE MONEY COMING BACK FOR THAT. 
          >> CAN I JUST ADD, WAS THERE ANOTHER, WAS THAT THE ONLY BID? 
          >> REMEMBER THE FOUR. THE FIRST PERSON DID NOT INCLUDE THE SKYLIGHT, THE SECOND DID NOT ASSIGN THE BID AND HAVE THE LIGHT BEAM SO WE WENT WITH THE THIRD . 
          >> DIDN'T I PUT SOME OF THAT MONEY IN THE COURTHOUSE ROOF? 
          >> I WILL LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS. 
          >> CHECK AND SEE IF I DID TOO, JUST FOR FUN. OH, SHUT UP, GIVE 
          [2.  Discuss and consider authorizing and approving Job Order Authorization No. 001-PW-24 in the amount of $106,175.24 under Job Order Contracting (JOC) Agreement No. 20240167-4/10 (RFP 3256-23) with Grace Paving and Construction, Inc. for the replacement of the existing pavement at the CR 35/37 Intersection at Saratoga Blvd.; and related matters.]
ME A BREAK. ALL YOU DO IS GIVE ME CRAP. 
          >> ITEM NUMBER TWO. MOVING ON. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING JOB ORDER AUTHORIZATION NUMBER 001 AMOUNT OF 106,175 UNDER JOB AGREEMENT WITH GRACE PAVING IN CONSTRUCTION EXISTING PAVEMENT COUNTY ROAD 35 AND 37 INTERSECTION AT SARATOGA. CAPITAL PROJECT CHANGE ORDER MOVING FUNDS TO FUND. MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. 
          [3.  Discuss and consider execution of ARPA Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 1 with Govind Development for the Stonegate Drainage Improvements.]
THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EXECUTION OF ARPA SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER ONE WITH DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STONEGATE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS EXTENSION FOR THE NEW EXPIRATION? EXTENDING DECEMBER 20, 2024. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION I WILL SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ITEM 
          [4.  Discuss and consider approval of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 2 between Nueces County and Govind Development, LLC, for the Nueces County Courthouse and Jail Wastewater Line Replacement Project.]
NUMBER FOUR DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER TWO BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND GOVIND FOR NUECES COUNTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND JAIL WASTEWATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT THIS IS TIME EXTENSION FOR COMPLETION SO ARE WE GOING TO WANT, WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING IT BACK BEFORE WE SEND IT OUT FOR BIDS? 
          >> THIS IS THE BACKUP WORK PREVIOUS DATE. 
          >> YES MA'AM. >> OKAY THIS HAS NOT GONE OUT FOR BID YET? WE ARE THINKING IT GOES OUT THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK? NEXT WEEK? OKAY. TO HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION . 
          >> IT SEES ME EXTENSION IS THROUGH 25? JUNE 13 JUNE 13, 2025. SPELL YES MEN FOR THE END OF THE PROJECT. 
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          >> WHO WILL BE OVERSEEN? >> I THOUGHT HE WAS RETIRING 
          >> YES, YOU WILL STILL. >> STILL GOING TO DO THIS? 
          OKAY. >> OKAY MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          WITH EMOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED 
          [5.  Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 1 (Deductive) for the Nueces County Veterans & Social Services Renovation Project.]
SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE DEDUCTION FOR THE NUECES COUNTY VETERAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES RENOVATION PROJECT. I BELIEVE YOU MET WITH JJ AND HE WANTS THE THIRD FLOOR AND REALLOCATED 400,000, TO THE THIRD FLOOR AND DOWNSTAIRS. SO THIS DEDUCTION WOULD MEAN THAT THE BID CAME IN. 
          >> YES MA'AM, 200 SOMETHING THOUSAND AND ENDED UP DOING THE FIRST AT 40 SOMETHING THOUSAND. 
          >> ONLY COMBINED? >> YES. 
          >> THE MONEY ALLOCATED WAS 200 FOR EACH. 
          >> YES MA'AM BUT THE BIDS THAT CAME IN WAS 200 SOMETHING. 
          >> WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THE DOWNSTAIRS NOW SO WE WILL BE RETURNING THAT MONEY WITH ANOTHER ARPA COUNTYWIDE MONEY 
          COMING BACK. >> NOT ALL OF IT BECAUSE OF 
          DESIGN. SOME OF ITS GONE. >> YES BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OKAY. WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP AND MAKE SURE. MOTION TO 
          APPROVE. >> SECOND. 
          >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. SMOKING ON. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. WHAT ARE GOING TO DO DOWN THERE ANYWAY? I KNOW WE ARE NOT PUTTING THEM DOWN THERE, BUT SHOULD WE RENOVATE FOR 
          SOMETHING ELSE? >> IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RENOVATED FOR JJ USING WITH A WINDOW AND STORAGE. THEY USED THAT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ALREADY AND I THINK SOME OF THOSE THINGS MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY WANT. IF YOU WANT TO PAINT IT AND PUT A NEW FLOOR AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OTHER PEOPLE DO CLASSES, MAYBE EVEN CARA HAS DONE SOME TRAINING 
          TOO. >> ANY NEED FOR ANY RENOVATION? 
          WHILE WE ARE DOING IT. >> MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO 
          LEAVE IT AS OPEN SPACE. YES. >> OKAY. 
          >> AT LEAST A TABLE AND CHAIRS. 
          >> OKAY MAKING SURE WHILE WE HAVE SOMEBODY UNDER CONTRACT. 
          [6.  Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 3 for the Nueces County Courthouse 6th Floor Public Defenders Office Renovation ARPA Project.]
          THAT'S FINE. >> ITEM NUMBER SIX, WE VOTED. 
          WE ALREADY VOTED. >> WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND 
          . >> I MAY HAVE SAID STOP. 
          >> I DID THE MOTION, YOU MAY THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T NUMBER SIX. HERNANDEZ. 
          >> WHY DID YOU VOTE? >> I MEAN, WE SPEND MONEY ON A PROJECT THAT WE WERE NEVER GOING TO DEVELOP . MAKING PLANS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, HAVE A 
          PROBLEM. >> THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE. 
          >> THIS IS DONE IN BUDGET TIME. 
          >> THIS IS JUST TO DEDUCT THE CHANGE ORDER. 
          >> A CHANGE ORDER WHEN PUTTING MONEY INTO. 
          >> WE ARE GETTING IT BACK. >> WE ARE PAYING SOME OF IT. 
          THAT'S MY CONCERN. WE ARE SO CAREFUL TO BE CAREFUL WITH ALL OF OUR MONEY AND I APPRECIATE THAT , BUT . THAT MONEY GETS SACRIFICED BACK THAT WE NEVER TRULY WILL GET USE OUT OF. 
          >> JUDGE I'M SORRY , BUT I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER MAREZ. 
          >> YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THE CHANGE ORDER AND GET THE MONEY 
          BACK? >> I HAVE AN ISSUE OVERALL. 
          >> TO SING THE NOBLE MEANS YOU DON'T WANT THE MONEY BACK THAT WE ARE GETTING BACK. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS A DEDUCTIVE CHANGE ORDER MEANING WE GET $48,000 BACK. 
          >> NOW I UNDERSTAND. >> TENDING YOURS? YES OR NO? 
          >> WE ARE GETTING MONEY BACK. WE DON'T NEED TO PULL IT BACK. 
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          >> OKAY. >> ITEM NUMBER SIX. I WAS ASKED TO TABLE BECAUSE THERE IS STILL SOME. 
          >> NOT THIS ONE. THIS ONE WE STILL HAVE TO DO A CHANGE 
          ORDER. I HAVE IT. >> IN MY NOTES IT WAS THIS 
          ITEM. THAT I PASS ONE UP ? >> IT WAS IN THE BILLS BUT THAT'S FINE. IT WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. 
          >> ITEM NUMBER SIX . DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE SIXTH FLOOR PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE AND I KNOW THEY HAD TO VALUE ENGINEER AND THEN IT CAME UNDER BUDGET SO THERE IS STILL FUNDING. AND THEN I UNDERSTAND THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ALSO FOR KEYS WHICH IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ADA RENOVATIONS WE CHANGED EVERYBODY'S DOORS NOW AFTER BUDGET TIME , I KNOW , WE ARE COMING BACK TO CHART ALL DEPARTMENTS FOR THE KEYS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE KEYS TO GET IN YOUR OFFICE. SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE ADA BUDGET RENOVATION AND IF NOT THAT 
          SHOULD BE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. >> I AGREE. 
          >> THANKFULLY, THEY HAVE THE MONEY. I HAD ANOTHER CALL FROM A JUDGE THAT DID NOT GET A KEY THAT NEEDED A KEY THAT YOU DID TAKE CARE OF WHAT THEY WERE TOLD THEY CANNOT HAVE ONE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY IN THEIR BUDGET AND YOU DID NOT HAVE IT SO I HAVE A BIG CONCERN, WE MAKE CHANGES TO THE COURTHOUSE AND ALL ITEMS ARE NOT INCLUDED AND WE CAN'T COME BACK INTO THIS. SPELL YES MA'AM, THERE ARE SOME REQUESTS ON THE PREVIOUS KEYS COME ON THIS ONE JUST TO KEY THE DEFENDERS. JUST TO KEY , FOR THEM TO HAVE KEYS FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. TO THE NEW SYSTEM THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE THAT, IN THE FUTURE , THAT ADDRESSED. WE CANNOT DO THAT TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. WE IMPOSE THE CHANGE YOU DON'T WALK AWAY AND NOT GIVE THEM THE KEY. 
          >> I AGREE WITH THAT. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM 
          [1.  Discuss and consider conditional selection of Leinneweber Concrete Construction for Petronila Estates Drainage Improvements (IFB No. 3280-24); and related matters.]
NUMBER PURCHASING DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SELECTION OF CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. PRECINCT 2 ARPA FUNDING THEY ARE AVAILABLE SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION. 
          I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES I DON'T 
          [2.  Discuss and consider conditional selection of DLF Two Inc, dba DLF Texas for Parker Pool Maintenance Repair Project (IFB No. 3276-24); and related matters.]
NUMBER TWO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CONDITIONAL SELECTION OF DLF TWO INC FOR PARKER POOL MAINTENANCE REPAIR PROJECT AND 
          RELATED MATTERS. >> JUDGE THIS WILL REQUIRE SOME VALUE ENGINEERING SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONDITIONALLY SELECT LOW BIDDER DLF TWO INC FOR PARK OR PULL MAINTENANCE AND I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO DO SO WITH VALUE ENGINEERING TO INCLUDE EDWARD AND FRIENDS OF THE AQUATICS WITH ME AS WELL TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN CUT BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO CUT OUT SOME THINGS. 
          >> OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION. I WILL SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE 
          [3.  Discuss and consider conditional selection of Grace Mortuary Services, LLC for Morgue Transportation Services (RFP 3282-24); and related matters.]
MOTION PASSES. I DON'T OVER THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CONDITIONAL SELECTION OF GRACE MORTUARY SERVICES FOR MORGUE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. AND THE RFP ANYTHING? 
          >> THIS IS RFP WE RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE CONDITIONAL SELECTION OF GRACE MORTUARY SERVICES FOR THE MORGUE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MEDICAL EXAMINER 
          OFFICE. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES . 
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MOVING ON . THE AUDITORS. I THI'M GOING TO BRING CAN I BRING THE AUDITORS? YOU HAVE ANOTHER THING TO DO CAN I BRING IT BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE SINCE WE ARE RUNNING LATE? ALL THE AUDITOR MOTIONS AFTER THAT IF YOU DON'T MIND IS THAT OKAY? 
          >> YOU ARE THE JUDGE. >> 
          >> I'M SORRY WAS EVERYBODY HERE FOR THE AUDITOR? OKAY. 
          MOVING ON ITEM G HUMAN RESOURCES , WE , SINCE WE DID NOT TAKE IT IN TO EXECUTIVE ARE WE STILL GOING TO TAKE IT? WE HAD DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION DO WE NEED TO TAKE IT INTO 
          EXECUTIVE? >> NOT UNLESS THERE IS A QUESTION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED AND IF THERE IS 
          THAT'S FINE. >> WE HAVE THE AUDITORS, LET'S 
          BRING IT IN. >> WHAT IS THAT? 
          >> HUMAN RESOURCES ONE AND WE HAVE , SO THIS ISN'T, WE CAN 
          DO THIS ONE. >> THEY GO TOGETHER SO WE WILL 
          BRING THEM BOTH. >> THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE MY 
          [2.  Discuss and consider approving leave without pay for the Facility Administrator of the Robert N. Barnes Regional Facility from August 2024 to October 2024.]
NOTES ARE NOT SHOWING. ITEM 2 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FACILITY, THE REGIONAL FACILITY FROM AUGUST OF THE FACILITY, THE REGIONAL FACILITY FROM AUGUST 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 2024. YOU ARE UP, DO YOU WANT TO? I KNOW YOU HAD THIS AND THE POLICY DOES NOT STATE ANYTHING, SO YOU CAME UP WITH A WAY TO DO THIS 
          YOURSELF, YES. >> WE WANT TO MAKE DO. I AM REQUESTING LEAVE WITHOUT PAY PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL. 
          >> NOT INCREASING THE SALARY OF THE PERSON BEHIND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY FOR THAT TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S FOR ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS. MOTION AND SECOND 
          [3.  Discuss and consider ratification of employee request for leave without pay while on military duty.  On May 5, 2024, County Judge Scott verbally approved Antonio Lozano's request for leave without pay.]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RATIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE REQUEST FOR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY MAY 5, 2024 COUNTY JUDGE APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY , HE GOT CALLED IN FOR ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS AND THIS WAS HIS REQUEST FOR LEAVE WITHOUT PAY. 
          >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. 
          [4.  Discuss and consider unfreezing a Micro Computer Specialist (25/01) frozen indefinitely on 10/19/2022; delete one Senior Network Specialist (33/01) to fulfill an employee accommodation request submitted on Personnel Changes Report dated 11/15/23.]
ITEM NUMBER 4. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UNFREEZING MICROCOMPUTER SPECIALIST FROZEN INDEFINITELY ON 10/ 2022 AND DELETING ONE SENIOR NETWORK SPECIALIST TO FULFILL EMPLOYEE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS? 
          >> THIS WAS PRESENTED LAST NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 15. SO IT 
          WAS ACTUALLY ALREADY DONE. >> BROUGHT TO COURT BUT DID NOT 
          GET PROCESSED. >> IT WAS NOT PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL SO THE ACTION COULD BE TAKEN TO RECLASSIFY THE PERSON FOR THE ADA PURPOSES GOING FROM A SENIOR NETWORK SPECIALIST TO MICRO COMPUTER SPECIALIST WHICH WOULD BE A DECREASE IN SALARY. 
          SO IT WAS ACCOMMODATION. SO WE NEED APPROVAL SO THAT IT CAN 
          MOVE FORWARD. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. , THE MOTION PASSES. BEFORE GOING INTO , WE SHOULD BE GOING, WE WILL BREAK FOR EXECUTIVE AND DO AUDIT AFTERWARDS BUT WE NEED UNANIMOUS VOTES ITEM 4 SEED CONSOLE WITH KENNY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE VILLAGE TAKING ACTION OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY . MOTION AND SECOND AND UNANIMOUS VOTE TO TAKE IT 
          INTO EXECUTIVE. >> WHERE WE TAKING IT? I DON'T 
          KNOW WHY WE ARE BACK. >> FOR THIS ONE I DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS DECISION ON MY END, I AM UNDER 551071 MERELY AN UPDATE ON THE ISSUES WE ARE DEALING WITH. SO I'M NOT SURE 
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OF THE BUSINESS DECISION PART OF THAT. THAT MEANS I AM UNAWARE OF THE BUSINESS DECISION DISCUSSION THAT MIGHT 
          NEED TO TAKE PLACE. >> OTHER COUNTEROFFERS? 
          >> THERE HAVE BEEN NO COUNTEROFFERS I AM AWARE OF. I AM BRINGING AN UPDATE TO THE COURT ON OUR WORKING THROUGH TO GET AGREEMENT FOR THE COURT TO SIGN. 
          >> SO IS THERE A PROBLEM? I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IN THE BEST INTEREST TO GO BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHY . WE HAVE ALREADY DONE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE BACK IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTY NOT TO BE HAD, ARE THERE MORE? 
          >> THE UPDATE I HAVE MAY BE HARMFUL TO HAVE DISCUSSED IN 
          PUBLIC. >> THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO HEAR, I'M GOOD NOW. NEEDED SOME JUSTIFICATION. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND AND THIS HAS TO BE UNANIMOUS TO BRING THE FORWARD ITEM. INTO EXECUTIVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ SECOND . DIDN'T YOU DO THAT WAS THAT THE LAST ONE? SORRY, BACK TRACK. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND? 
          >> THAT WAS THE I.T., YOU'RE RIGHT. 
          >> SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. >> GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. 
          MOTION AND SECOND, NOW ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THEN ON 4 F DELIVERY BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATED WITH THE COUNTY AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR 
          THE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. >> SAME QUESTION. NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE JUSTIFICATION IS. ARE WE DISCUSSING? 
          >> 4 F. I THINK WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION. 
          >> YOU ALL HAD FIVE MINUTES OUT OF THE ROOM I DO NOT HAVE. IF THERE'S SOME JUSTIFICATION I JUST NEED THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO TELL ME WHAT THAT IS SO I KNOW. 
          >> AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY THING I AM AWARE OF THAT WOULD BE THE DISCUSSION UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT LEGAL DISCUSSION, NOT THE BUSINESS DISCUSSION. SO INSTEAD OF 551-0725, UNLESS SOMETHING HAS CHANGED, I WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE 55107 IT WOULD BE 551071 ATTORNEY. 
          >> WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE. THERE YOU GO. 
          >> NOW WE'RE READY TO GO TO EXECUTIVE. 
          >> ONE REQUEST. INSURANCE CONSULTANT HAS TO LEAVE BY 2:00 
          IF POSSIBLE. >> WE THOUGHT HE ALREADY LEFT. 
          WE WERE NOT PLANNING ON HIM BEING HERE THAT'S WHY WE 
          BROUGHT HIM UP EARLY. >> HE WANTS TO PRESENT THE SECOND PRESENTATION. THE SECOND PART OF IT. HE PRESENTED THE 
          FIRST, THERE'S A SECOND. >> I STOPPED ON SLIDE FOUR. 
          THERE WERE 20 MORE SLIDES TO GO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          >> IF THE COURT WANTS TO DISCUSS AND IF THE COURT HAS LEGAL QUESTIONS I CAN CONVEY THOSE OR ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM THE CONSULTANT. I CAN ASSIST, BUT BASED ON PRIOR DISCUSSION I DO NOT FORESEE HIM DOING A PRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE. 
          >> OKAY. YOU CAN TELL THEM HE CAN OR JENNY WILL ASK A QUESTION. OKAY. 
          [4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the Commissioners Court may elect to go into an Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed anywhere on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property, prospective gift(s), personnel matters, including termination, county advisory bodies, security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in an Executive Session.]
ITEM NUMBER 4 EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ANYWHERE ON THE AGENDA, WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. TO THE EXTENT THERE HAS BEEN A PAST PRACTICE OF DISTINGUISHING ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DELIBERATION AND THOSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT THE COURT IS DEPARTING FROM THAT PRACTICE, AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCUSS ANY LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ELECTS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING AN AGENDA ITEM, THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, VERNON S TEXAS CODES, SECTIONS 551.071, 551.072, 
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551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY(S) INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION; DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, PROSPECTIVE GIFT(S), PERSONNEL MATTERS, INCLUDING TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES, AND/OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY IN AN OPEN SESSION TAKE SUCH ACTION AS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION . ITEM A CONSULT WITH KENNY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNCIL REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO TRIAL COURT CAUSE NUMBER 4704 NUECES COUNTY AND NUECES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN THE 135TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN TEXAS AND RELATED MATTERS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. AND A B CONSULT WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE MAY 30, 2024 PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIM OF TRUDY AND BENNY PERRIRAZ; AND RELATED MATTERS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 ITEMS YOU MAY CONSULT WITH KENNY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNCIL REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE 2024 DCB 1905 B LAWRENCE JONES THE THIRD VERSUS NUECES COUNTY IN THE 117 DISTRICT COURT IN NUECES COUNTY AND RELATED MATTERS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 ADAM DUNN COUNTY ATTORNEY OUTSIDE COUNCIL LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO NUMBER TWO TO NUMBER 220 CV 00263 DAVID LONGER INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF DAVID JOHNSON DECEASED NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT COURT OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AND RELATED MATTERS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 ITEM MEAT CONSULT WITH KENNY ATTORNEY REGARDING VILLAGE TAKING ACTION AT SAME OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 DELIVERY BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO SAME CONTRACT NEGOTIATED TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0725 AND TAKE ACTION. ITEM F DELIVERY BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATED RELATED TO 2024-25 COUNTY AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION RATE IN THE BENEFIT PLAN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 ITEM G CONSULT WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO ONE SOLUTION SOFTWARE FROM CENTRAL SQUARE CONTRACT SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2024 TO DETERMINE IF RENEWAL OR ANOTHER OPTION IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO SOFTWARE IN SOME FORM AND TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND I THINK ITEM 3 A 14 DID WE BRING IT IN? ) I THINK . WE ARE COMING BACK THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BROUGHT IN. WE WILL COME BACK TO DEAL WITH THAT. WE TABLE 3-A 14 SO WE DON'T NEED THOSE. AND THEN HEALTHCARE IS ALREADY THERE SO WE ARE GOOD. IT IS, IS THAT EVERYTHING? 12:40 AND WE ARE 
          >> IT IS 1:52 BACK IN REGULAR SESSION. SO, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. EXECUTIVE ITEM B , I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAS A MOTION. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 4 B TO DENY MAY 
          30, 2024 CLAIM OF >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES ITEM C COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. 
          >> MOTION TO RATIFY PRIOR ENGAGEMENT WITH RELATED 2024 
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DCB -1905 - LAWRENCE JONES VERSUS NUECES COUNTY 117TH 
          DISTRICT COURT NUECES COUNTY. >> A PRETTY LONG MOTION, A SECOND? MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ITEM G ON THE RELATED TO ONE SOLUTION SOFTWARE WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WE NEGOTIATE CONTRACT FOR NOT LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, UP TO ONE YEAR WITH THE ONE SOLUTION TO PRESERVE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED ON THAT. IS THAT ALL I NEED TO SAY? MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION 
          [1.  Discuss and approve the Monthly Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 for the eight months ending May 31, 2024.]
PASSES. SO IT WILL GO BACK TO ITEM F1. DISCUSS AND APPROVE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 23-24, FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDING MAY 21, 2024. 
          YOU ARE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS ENDING MAY 31, 2024 , FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 
          THERE BEING SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 114.023 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AS PREPARED BY STAFF. WHENEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED BEFORE I BEGIN THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL KNOWN 
          ERRORS IN THIS REPORT. >> A GOOD WAY TO BEGIN. 
          >> I AM LETTING YOU KNOW WHEN PAYROLL FIRST PROCESSED AND WORKDAY AUDITORS DISCOVERED PAYROLL EXPENSES WERE NOT POSTED TO THE CORRECT LEDGER ACCOUNT AND SPEND CATEGORIES. 
          THEY WERE POSTED , THE PROBLEMS HAVE SINCE BEEN RESOLVED GOING FORWARD, HOWEVER, THE INITIAL FOUR OR FIVE PAY PERIOD HAD ERRORS IN IDENTIFIED THE ERRORS AND ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO CORRECT THE CODING. I WILL NOTIFY WHEN THE CODING HAS BEEN CORRECTED. THE CODING ISSUE, IT ACCIDENTALLY WAS CODED INTO LEDGER ACCOUNT 5180 WHICH IS WHERE WE HAVE CAR ALLOWANCES. 
          IT IS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, WITHHOLDING TAXES , THEY WERE CODED INTO 5180 INSTEAD OF 5150 WHICH IS THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS . SO, IT IS BEING CODED, JUST NOT TO THE 
          RIGHT LEDGER ACCOUNT. >> HAVING TO GO THROUGH AND 
          CORRECT EACH ONE? >> CORRECTING EACH ITEM, YES. 
          AT THE SAME TIME PERIOD WE IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED SPLIT FUNDED POSITIONS WERE NOT ACCURATELY CODED BETWEEN COST CENTERS. YOU CAN SEE THIS ON PAGE 4 OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT. 
          YOU WILL SEE THE SECOND LINE SHOWS THAT THERE IS DEPARTMENT 0121 ENGINEERING IN THE GENERAL FUND WHERE WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NO DEPARTMENT 0121 IN THE GENERAL FUND, THAT IS FUND 12, THAT'S THE POSITION THAT IS OUR ENGINEER OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S HIS POSITION SPLIT AND FUNDED BETWEEN BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT AND ENGINEERING , DEPARTMENT 0121. THE CODING GOT , IT WAS NOT CODED CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF A SPLIT BETWEEN TWO DEPARTMENTS SO IT WAS IN THE WRONG FUND AT THE RIGHT COST CENTER. WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR THOSE EXPENSE CODING ERRORS, BUT AGAIN THAT IS WHERE IT GOT CODED WHENEVER WE INITIALLY CONVERTED. ANOTHER PAYROLL ISSUE WITH SOME SUPPLEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES WHERE EMPLOYEES PAID OUT OF ONE DEPARTMENT AND SUPPLEMENT AND/OR RELATED BENEFITS FOR THE SUPPLEMENT ARE FUNDED OUT OF A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. SOMETIMES THOSE DID NOT GET CODED CORRECTLY TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT. WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THOSE ITEMS CORRECTED. BUDGET, THIS WILL GO TO THE BUDGET CHANGE ORDER THAT I WILL DISCUSS WHENEVER I GET TO THE BUDGET 
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CHANGE ORDER. CONTINGENCY WHEN CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATIONS WERE BROUGHT OVER IT AGAIN POSTED TO THE WRONG CATEGORY. WE HAVE DONE A CHANGE ORDER ALREADY CORRECTED IN WORK DAY . THE PROJECT BUDGETS WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THOSE POSTED AND SALARIES OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS DOING A CHANGE ORDER TO CORRECT THAT. AS OF THE TIME WE RAN THIS REPORT SINCE THE CHANGE ORDERS ARE FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY THOSE BUDGET ERRORS ARE BEING REFLECTED. IN THE MIND AND THE -- FINANCIAL A PORT. WE ARE CONTINUING TO REVIEW CODING AND POSTING AND WE'RE MAKING CORRECTIONS AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED, WE ARE CORRECTING HISTORICAL DATA GOING BACK . THE EXPENSES ARE THERE , BUT THEY MIGHT BE ON THE WRONG LINE IS WHAT 
          ESSENTIALLY HAPPENED. >> HAVE A QUESTION. HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN GOING ON? I'M SORRY. HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN 
          GOING ON? >> A STAFF MEMBER AND I DISCOVERED THE ERROR THE FIRST TIME WE LOOKED AT HOW THE ACTUALS POSTED TO THE LEDGER ON THE FIRST PAY PERIOD WHENEVER WE WERE REVIEWING WE FOUND THE ERROR. IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE FOR US TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ERROR IN THE CODING IN THE SYSTEM AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED. EACH PAYROLL IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 70,000 LINES OF DATA, OF CODING THAT HITS FOR EVERY SINGLE PAYROLL THAT HITS THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 70,000 LINES. SO TO GO IN AND CORRECT EACH LINE ON A AS NEEDED BASIS TAKES A LITTLE TIME. I HAVE ONE TEMPORARY STAFF MEMBER DOING NOTHING BUT MAKING THESE CORRECTIONS SO YOUR REPORTS WILL BE ACCURATE. BUT AGAIN, IT IS ONE ACCOUNT , SO, FOR THE BENEFITS IT'S JUST ONE LEDGER ACCOUNT DOWN . IT WAS THE ERROR AND ERRORS DO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY IN FINANCIALS. YOU CORRECT THEM AND MOVE FORWARD. IS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS PAYROLL, IT IS LARGE-SCALE. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. WE ARE CONTINUING TO REVIEW FOR 
          ACCURACY. >> I KNOW THAT ERRORS HAPPEN, BUT IN THIS CASE, ERRORS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AND YOU COME TO US AND YOU GIVE US WHATEVER WE HAVE IN AUDITING AND WE APPROVE IT. WHERE THOSE AFFECTED OR WRONG ? WHEN YOU COME AND BRING THE NUMBERS AND SAY THIS IS FOR YOUR APPROVAL WHEN WE APPROVE, HAVE THERE BEEN ERRORS IN THOSE? 
          >> IN THE CHECK RUNS? THE CHECK RUNS ARE EXPENSE DRIVEN NOT PAYROLL DRIVEN. EVERYTHING I HAVE TOLD YOU SO FAR HAS BEEN A PAYROLL DRIVEN ERROR OR BUDGET ERROR. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE WE ARE NOT HAVING CODING ERRORS IN OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY CODING ERRORS IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. WE ASK EVERYONE TO LOOK AT THE LEDGERS, THE REPORTS AVAILABLE IN WORK DAY WE SET UP TRAINING ON HOW TO ACCESS THOSE REPORTS. 
          >> WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES THIS WAS GOING ON WITH THE OLD 
          PROGRAM WE HAD? >> IN ONE SOLUTION, THE EXPENSES WERE GETTING CODED TO THE CORRECT BUDGET CATEGORY AND LEDGER ACCOUNT BECAUSE THEY WERE VERIFIED, I MEAN THEY WERE GETTING CODED CORRECTLY. WE HAVE , THERE WERE OTHER ERRORS IN ONE SOLUTION THAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED WHENEVER WE CONVERTED TO WORK DAY. ONE OF THOSE IS SOMETHING I CANNOT DISCUSS , BUT THERE WERE OTHER ERRORS HAPPENING IN ONE SOLUTION THAT WERE DISCOVERED WHENEVER WE CONVERTED TO WORK 
          DAY . >> THAT'S FINE , THANK YOU. 
          >> AGAIN ON PAGE 5 ONE SMALL ERROR, YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE WAS A LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR SOMETHING THAT GOT CODED TO THE 
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COMMISSIONERS COURT ADMINISTRATION THAT SHOULD'VE GONE TO COUNTY JUDGE . 
          >> THERE IS 34% OF THE BUDGET YEAR REMAINING, 66% OF THE BUDGET YEAR IS COMPLETE. SO, AS YOU ARE REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL REPORT , YOU WILL SEE THE ADOPTED BUDGET, THE WORKING BUDGET, YOUR TODAY ACTUAL AND ABOUT BUDGET REMAINING AS WELL AS PERCENTAGE REMAINING. ANYTHING THAT IS WHERE THE PERCENTAGE REMAINING IS MORE THAN 34% , THAT'S A GOOD THING, THAT MEANS WE ARE UNDER BUDGET. IF IT'S LESS THAN 34% WE ARE OVER BUDGET. FOR THOSE ITEMS, AGAIN, CHANGE ORDERS ARE BEING SUBMITTED OR BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE NOW BEING SUBMITTED REGULARLY TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR POSTING TO REALLOCATE AS NECESSARY TO COVER THOSE DEFICITS. DOES 
          ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ? >> I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. 
          >> A REALLY QUICK QUESTION. SINCE THE PAYROLL PORTION OF THESE BUDGETS ARE GOING TO BE CORRECTED, IS THERE ANYWAY DEPARTMENTS CAN GIVE REPORTS ON WHAT WAS SPENT SO THAT WAY WE CAN DO BACKGROUND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS 
          ARE CORRECT? >> THE CORRECTION IS BEING 
          MADE. >> CAN WE GET THE SUPPORTS TO VERIFY THOSE AMOUNTS ARE CORRECT? 
          >> IS IN THAT AVAILABLE ON WORKDAY ? THE TOTALS? 
          >> IT'S WHERE THE BENEFITS WERE CODED, NOT THAT THE AMOUNT WAS WRONG IT'S JUST WHERE IT GOT CODED . SO THE LINE ITEM, WHAT USED TO BE A BUDGET CATEGORY, IT IS IN THE SAME BUDGET CATEGORY AS THE CAR ALLOWANCE WHEN IT SHOULD BE IN 
          BENEFITS. >> WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT , LET'S SAY, OVERTIME AMOUNTS SPENT IS THERE ANYWAY WE CAN DRILL DOWN TO VERIFY THOSE AMOUNTS AND 
          OVERTIME ACTUALS ARE CORRECT? >> YES, YOU CAN RUN REPORTS AND LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PER PAY PERIOD DETAIL OF OVERTIME PAY. 
          ALREADY IN WORKDAY. OVERTIME IS NOT ONE OF THE KNOWN ERRORS. 
          >> I'M NOT TALKING PER PAY PERIOD. TO MAKE SURE THE ACTUAL EMPLOYEE IS NOT HOW CAN I SAY THIS, SOME EMPLOYEES MAY BE IN ONE DEPARTMENT UNDER A SUB DEPARTMENT THAT GETS PROMOTED AND MOVES TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE . I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THOSE OVERTIME HOURS ARE NOT SPENT ON A CERTAIN DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED 
          TO BE. >> TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENT IF YOU'RE DOING OVERTIME. 
          >> IT ALL DEPENDS, WHENEVER YOU HAVE ONE UNIFIED WORKDAY SYSTEM LIKE WE DO WHERE IT IS BOTH HR AND FINANCIALS INTEGRATED TOGETHER, THE DATE YOU DO THE EFFECTIVE TRANSFER FOR THE EMPLOYEE IS THE DATE THAT THE PAYROLL MOVES TO THE NEW 
          DEPARTMENT. >> UNDERSTAND BUT I'M TRYING TO GET THE REPORT SO WE CAN VERIFY THOSE NUMBERS, THAT'S 
          ALL. >> IT IS IN THE SYSTEM. 
          >> IS IT PER EMPLOYEE OR A WHOLE PAY PERIOD FOR THE WHOLE 
          ENTIRE DEPARTMENT? >> THE INDIVIDUAL COULD GO IN ON THEIR OWN RECORDS AND THE DEPARTMENT HEAD HAS ACCESS. 
          >> TO EACH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE. 
          >> PAYROLL IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE PAYROLL INFORMATION REPORT, THERE'S ANOTHER REPORT THAT HAD BEEN GENERATED. THAT CAN SHOW YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF THE EMPLOYEE. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU REACH OUT TO HARRY OR JULIAN FOR A REPORT THAT CAN MEET YOUR NEEDS. 
          >> I'M NOT ABOUT MY NEEDS, ALL DEPARTMENTS. 
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          >> IF THERE IS A REPORT YOU NEED TO RUN OR ANYONE NEEDS TO RUN, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE TICKET IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE REPORT, ENTER A TICKET INTO THE WORK DAY SHAREPOINT. TO GET THAT REPORT. 
          >> WHAT IS IT CALLED? >> I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE REPORT. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, SORRY. 
          >> CHECK WITH HARRY . IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. OTHER DEPARTMENTS PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW AS WELL. 
          >> WE CHANGE A LOT OF THINGS . 
          >> WELL, FOR A WHILE IN THIS TRANSITION WITH WORKDAY IT'S GOOD FOR DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE THE RECHECKING DOCUMENTS TO MAKE SURE INFORMATION TRANSFERRED TO THAT DEPARTMENT , THAT'S NOT A BAD THING AT ALL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK WE ARE GOOD. WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS, IS A VOTE NEEDED? SO HOW DO WE APPROVE SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS? WE WILL APPROVE 
          WITH THE AMENDMENTS? >> APPROVE SUBJECT TO 
          AMENDMENTS. >> APPROVE SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ARTICULATED BY LISA. 
          >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO APPROVE BUDGET 
          [2.  Approve Budget Amendment No. 8 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT FISCAL YEAR 23-24. 
          >> I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. AS I DISCUSSED BEFORE, THERE WERE A FEW KNOWN BUDGETING ISSUES FROM WHENEVER WE CONVERTED THE BUDGET OVER, THE BUDGET MOVED OVER CORRECTLY IN TOTAL, HOWEVER, UPON LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM OR VIA WE DETERMINED A COUPLE OF ITEMS ACCIDENTALLY WENT TO THE WRONG LEDGER ACCOUNT WHENEVER THE BUDGET CAME OVER. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ACCOUNTS THAT HAD CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION. 
          INSTEAD OF GOING TO A SEPARATE LINE FOR CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION, THAT WAS GROUPED INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. 
          MOST DEPARTMENTS DO NOT HAVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUDGET SO IT WAS EASILY IDENTIFIED. WHEN THOSE AMOUNTS MOVED INCORRECTLY, I OPENED ONE SOLUTION, VERIFIED WHERE THE BUDGET WAS IN ONE SOLUTION, VERIFIED WHERE IT WAS ADOPTED HER COMMISSIONERS COURT AND VERIFIED WHERE IT WAS IN WORKDAY. WE HAVE SINCE MADE CHANGES AND THERE IS ONE WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAD NOT MADE THE CHANGE FOR, AND THAT WAS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES . 30940 AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT ON PAGE 5. ALSO, IN ONE SOLUTION THE SALARIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEAD WERE BUDGET AND EXPENSE IN A SEPARATE LINE ITEM FROM SALARIES REGULAR FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND WORKED IN THE BUDGET MOVED OVER CORRECTLY TO THE SEPARATE LEDGER ACCOUNT AND SPEND CATEGORY BUT THE ACTUAL EXPENSES FOR SALARY AND DEPARTMENT HEAD ARE BEING CODED TO THE SAME SPEND CATEGORY AS SALARIES REGULAR. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A RULE AND WORK WAY TO ENABLE SALARIES AND DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE EXPENSED TO A DIFFERENT SPEND CATEGORY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS TO GET THAT DEVELOPED, HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS WE ARE WORKING ON AT THE SAME TIME. SO IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE DOING A BUDGET CHANGE ORDER TO RECODE THE BUDGET FROM SALARY DEPARTMENT HEAD TO SALARY REGULAR SO THE BUDGET FOLLOWS WHERE THE EXPENSES ARE AND SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE GETTING CODED TO SEPARATE SPEND CATEGORY BECAUSE THAT'S A DIFFERENT CHECK RUN PAY CYCLE THAN SALARIES REGULAR AND SALARIES DEPARTMENT HEAD . THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET REPORTS. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ROUTINE CHANGE ORDERS SUBMITTED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART THOSE WERE THE TWO LARGE CHANGE ORDERS THAT WERE DONE. I RESPECTIVELY 
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          SUBMIT FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> OKAY LIKE THE PREVIOUS MOTION. STILL CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE. 
          >> JUST CHANGE ORDER THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> I THOUGHT ONE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE. 
          >> ON PAGE 5. BEFORE WE BROUGHT THE BUDGET OVER WE THOUGHT WE CAUGHT THEM ALL AND MOVED THEM, AND I MISSED THAT ONE BECAUSE IT IS IN A SEPARATE FUND BY ITSELF OVER THERE. 
          >> JUST LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS I THOUGHT YOU SAID 
          THERE WAS ONE OUTSTANDING. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> I WILL SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY 
          [3.  Accept and approve Project Budget Amendment #004.]
AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ACCEPT AND APPROVE PROJECT AMENDMENT 
          NUMBER FOUR . >> I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. WE ARE REQUESTING TO REALLOCATE BUDGET BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES AND VARIOUS PROJECTS. AS ATTACHED . THE FIRST IS FOR THE ROOF REPLACEMENT. WE ARE ALSO REALLOCATING FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY ROAD 35 TO 37 IMPROVEMENT . APPROACHING SARATOGA . AND LAST, THE UNUSED FUNDING FROM THE HAZEL BAZEMORE ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR THE DOG PARK IS GETTING MOVE BACK TO UNALLOCATED FOR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 1. I RESPECTFULLY 
          REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. >> 
          >> THE COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF REPLACEMENT, IT'S THE QUOTE WITH SOUTH TEXAS METAL ROOFING. APPROVED BY BOTH EDWARD AND JUDGE SCOTT'S OFFICE. IT WAS $49,798 CROSS REFERENCE NUMBER 
          A ON YOUR BACKUP . >> THAT'S THE ONE I WAS GOING TO HELP YOU WITH. I DID, BUT HE FOUND SOME MORE MONEY. 
          >> THESE WERE COMING FROM EDWARDS FUND. 
          >> IT WAS GOING TO COME FROM MINE FIRST. 
          >> VERY KIND OF YOU, COMMISSIONER. 
          >> MY THOUGHTS ARE THERE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION AND SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? 
          [4.  Discuss and consider insurance premium rates for Health, Life, and ancillary services for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.]
ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. I DON'T NUMBER FOUR DISCUSS AND CONSIDER INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES FOR HEALTH, LIFE AND ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR THE 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE COMBINING THESE FOUR WITH G1 WITH THE HEALTH , 
          MCGRIFF PRESENTATION. >> THAT IS CORRECT. IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WE NEEDED TO TRANSFER WAS IT 3 MILLION? I CANNOT REMEMBER 3 MILLION OR 4 MILLION. WE TRANSFERRED EITHER THREE OR 4 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND, TO THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND AS THE MEDICAL PLAN WAS UNDERFUNDED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/23. AT THE TIME COMMISSIONERS COURT ASKED WHY WE HAD NOT HEARD THE MEDICAL INSURANCE FUND WAS UNDERFUNDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . THIS, WHENEVER WE SET THE PREMIUMS , THEY WOULD BE THE TIME YOU WOULD HEAR THAT, THEREFORE WHENEVER WE WERE DISCUSSING WITH MCGRIFF WE WANTED THAT TO BE CONVEYED TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT IT IS ANTICIPATED IF THE RATES ARE NOT CHANGED, THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INSURANCE THAT IS UNDERFUNDED. THAT'S THE REASON WHY VARIOUS PUZZLES WERE PROVIDED TO YOU FOR THE MEDICAL INSURANCE PLAN. THERE WERE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS , HOLD ON 
          JUST A SECOND. >> YOU ANTICIPATE US BEING UNDERFUNDED BY THE END OF THE YEAR? THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING 
          TO START. >> WHEN YOU UNDERFUND IT YOU HAVE SOMETHING BUDGETED. IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF RESERVES. I 
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MEAN WE DID NOT TAKE 3 MILLION OUT OF RESERVES LAST YEAR. WE NEVER HAD $20 MILLION IN RESERVES , WE ONLY HAD 25. 
          >> IT WAS APPROVED BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 
          >> THAT WAS THE 3 MILLION FROM INTEREST. 
          >> YES, IT DIDN'T. >> WELL. WE NEVER HAD 20 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE RESERVES. 
          >> WE WOULD HAVE IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT THIS. 
          >> WE NEVER HAD IT. THE CHART WE HAD NEVER SHOWED US $28 
          MILLION. >> THAT'S BECAUSE AT THE END WE ALREADY TRANSFERRED THE MONEY OVER TO SELF-INSURANCE 
          FUNDING. >> IF WE TAKE IT THIS YEAR IT WILL COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND WE ARE DOWN TO 
          22 MILLION? >> QUITE POSSIBLY. DEPENDS ON 
          THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. >> THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO UNDERSTAND, THIS TRANSITION INTO THIS OPTION WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US WE ARE NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO CHARGING WHAT WE NEED TO BE CHARGING. SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT AND 
          ONLY CHARGE 7.5% INCREASE? >> WE HAVE SOME SCENARIOS FOR THE COURT WHICH IS IN THE PAMPHLET BEFORE YOU GIVING YOU THE OPTION OF WHAT TO DO. WE CAN GO VERY AGGRESSIVELY. 
          >> HOW DOES IT BREAKEVEN BY 2025? COUNTY RATES INCREASE IN AND PROBABLY NOT UNDERSTANDING. RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS PAMPHLET. SO IT'S GOT TWO RECOMMENDATIONS. ONE SAYS COUNTY RATES INCREASED 27.08% INCREASED MEDICAL FUNDING RATES NOW MEDICAL PLAN BREAKEVEN 9/30/2025. EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IF WE INCREASE THESE RATES BY 7.5% HOW ARE WE GOING TO BREAKEVEN? 
          >> IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BREAKEVEN WITH A 7.5% INCREASE NOW. THE REASON WHY 7.5% WAS RECOMMENDED IS CONSIDERATION GOING OUT FOR THE RFP NEXT YEAR AND THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL SAVINGS NOT GUARANTEED, BUT POTENTIAL. WE GIVE YOU A MODEST APPROACH HOW YOU CAN DO THIS, GO AGGRESSIVE ARE VERY LEAN DEPENDING ON WHERE THE COUNTY STANDS FINANCIALLY TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO HOW MUCH TO PUT INTO THE INSURANCE FUND. RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN ADVISED WE HAVE $1.983 MILLION IN RESERVES AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR WE ARE NEGATIVE HALF 1 MILLION IF WE DO NOTHING. 
          >> WE HAVE 1.93 IN WHAT RESERVES? 
          >> LEFT OVER IN THE HEALTHCARE FUND STILL THERE. 
          >> WE THINK PROJECTING TO THE END OF THIS YEAR WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE COMING WHERE 500,000 SHORT? 
          >> BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTIONS. 
          >> THE CURRENT PROJECTION OUTLINED FOR US WE ARE PROJECTED TO BE 502,000 IN THE RED AS OF 9/30/24. 
          >> PROJECTED FROM LAST YEAR 3.5 MILLION SHORT. WE HAD TO MOVE 3 MILLION WE WILL STILL BE HALF 1 MILLION SHORT THIS YEAR SO WE 
          ARE STILL SHORT. >> WHY DID WE THINK LAST YEAR WE WERE 3 MILLION SHORT AND THIS YEAR 500,000? WE DID NOT 
          GO UP ON THE RATES LAST YEAR. >> 3.5, THE ONLY REASON WE ARE HALF 1 MILLION SHORT IS BECAUSE DECEMBER PUT THE 3 MILLION INTO THE HEALTHCARE FUND BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE VERY SHORT. 
          >> THAT WAS FROM LAST YEAR'S SHORTAGE. 
          >> THIS FISCAL YEAR DECEMBER. >> 
          >> WE MOVED EFFECTIVE 9/3023 >> RIGHT BECAUSE WE WOULD BE SHORT 23. WE WERE SHORT 22-23 SO WE MOVED 23. 
          >> THEY ARE PROJECTING THE EXPENSES WILL EXCEED REVENUE BY 2,485,000 $2,485,722 AND THAT IS AGAIN ASSUMING THERE ARE NO LARGE CLAIMS, YOU HAVE A LARGE CLAIM AND YOU ARE AT 3 MILLION. 
          >> I GET THAT BUT WE HAVE 1.9 LEFT THAT THE 500,000 CORRECT? WE PUT IN MORE AT THE END OF 23 THEN WE NEEDED TO ANTICIPATE? 
          >> AS OF NOW YOU HAVE ONE LARGE TWO LARGE . PLEASE ANSWER MY DIRECT QUESTION. THE REASON WE HAD 1.9 LEFT IS BECAUSE WE PUT IN 3 MILLION LAST YEAR, WE BELIEVE THIS YEAR IS 500,000 
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SHORT THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GETTING 2.4 MINUS 1.9 RIGHT? SO WE PUT IN MORE AT THE END OF 23 THEN WE NEEDED, TO BE SAFE ? 
          >> WE WERE TOLD LARGE CLAIMS WERE COMING. SO WE COVERED LARGE CLAIMS THAT WE KNOW OF THAT WERE COMING IN DECEMBER. 
          >> STILL DID NOT EQUAL ENOUGH. 
          >> I GET IT, 500,000 SHORT. THE JUDGE KEEPS SAYING WE REALLY 
          SORRY. >> WE HAD SOME. 
          >> AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR WE ARE PROJECTING RIGHT NOW AS THINGS STAY THE SAME WITH NO TRAGEDIES $500,000 SHORT . WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS IS FOR THE 24-25 YEAR SO WE DON'T END UP IN THIS BOAT NEXT TIME SO WE HAVE TO TAKE $500,000 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE RIGHT NOW TO COVER THIS PROJECTED LOSS WHICH IS A BAD THING. SO HOW IS IT THEN THAT WE THINK 7.5% INCREASE IS GOING TO COVER US 24-25 BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY ANOTHER $150,000 ACCORDING TO THIS PAMPHLET. 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT, THAT WON'T GET US IN THE BLACK BUT IT IS A MODEST APPROACH. WE ARE INVESTING SOMETHING INSTEAD OF NOTHING. SO LISA IN THE COUNTY AUDITOR DID PREPARE A VERY AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO HELP US TO ACHIEVE BEING IN THE BLACK WITHIN FOUR YEARS. THAT IS THE SCENARIO THAT WAS PRESENTED ON THE SAME PAGE YOU ARE LOOKING AT , SORRY NOT THE SAME PAGE. 
          IT WOULD BE . >> IF WE INCREASE THE MEDICAL FUNDING RATES NOW MORE AGGRESSIVE, THIS SAYS THE MEDICAL PLAN BREAKEVEN WILL BE 9/30/2025 ASSUMING NO MAJOR THINGS. AM I READING THAT RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW HOW BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND COUNTY RATES , COUNTY RATES INCREASED 27% OF EMPLOYEE RATES 7.5%? 
          >> AT THE END OF 25 WE ARE SUBJECTED TO BE AT 2.677 MILLION IN THE RED. 7.5% WILL HELP , BUT IT WON'T HELP US TO ELIMINATE THAT POTENTIAL DEFICIT. 
          >> IT SAYS UP TOP ETHICAL PLAN BREAKEVEN 9/30/25 OPTION ONE AND I'M NOT SEEING HOW THAT WORKS EITHER. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. I READ THE PHRASE MEDICAL PLAN BREAKEVEN 
          9/30/25. >> SORRY I AM ON PROPOSAL PAGE 3. THESE ARE ALL PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO THE COURT FOR US TO HELP SEE WHERE WE WOULD BE IF WE MADE A DECISION ON ANYONE 
          OF THESE PROPOSALS. >> AND I GUESS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE LET HIM LEAVE BECAUSE I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS INCREASE IS GOING TO GET US TO A MEDICAL PLAN BREAKEVEN 9/30/2025 WHICH IS WHAT THIS SAYS IT WILL DO. WE HAVE TO BE MORE REALISTIC WITH THE INCREASES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE DONE ONE IN YEARS, I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING SOME BUT I GUESS WE HAVE NOT BEEN. THINGS GO UP, MIND GOES UP EVERY YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. WE CANNOT KEEP BEING IN THE HOLE $2.5 MILLION. 
          >> CORRECT, PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE? 
          >> RECOMMENDATION , THIS ONE. >> WE HAVE FOUR SCENARIOS. 
          >> I'M LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          >> THE ATTACHMENT TO THE AUDITOR? 
          >> RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THESE TOGETHER. 
          >> IN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AUDITORS THERE ARE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS AND THEY LINK TO THAT ONE. I DID CROSS REFERENCING SO YOU CAN TELL WHICH GOES WITH WHICH BECAUSE IT WAS TYPICAL TO FOLLOW . IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT MY ATTACHMENT PROPOSAL ONE, SCENARIO ONE WOULD BE A FLAT RATE OF TOTAL PREMIUM INCREASE 24.12% WHICH WOULD BE 7.5% TO THE EMPLOYEE AND 27.08 TO THE EMPLOYER. PLEASE NOTE ANYTIME YOU INCREASE THE EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER, ANY RETIREES THAT ARE IN THE INSURANCE POOL, THEY PAY BOTH EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER PORTIONS AS WELL AS OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE IN OUR HEALTH INSURANCE POOL . THEY NOW ALSO 
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HELP TO OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE TRANSFERS WHENEVER THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS THE FUNDS OVER ALL OTHER ENTITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN OUR INSURANCE DO NOT SHARE IN THOSE BURDENS. BY INCREASING THE EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER, EVERYONE ANTICIPATING IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE POOL IS NOW SHARING EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE COST. 
          >> BASICALLY SCENARIO ONE PROPOSAL ONE, SCENARIO ONE EMPLOYS WOULD SEE 7.5, WE WOULD TAKE ON 27.08 INCREASE . FACTOR THAT INTO THE UPCOMING BUDGET SO WE DON'T END UP AT 2.5 
          MILLION IN THE HOLE. >> THAT'S THE MORE AGGRESSIVE 
          APPROACH. NOT THE ONLY OPTION. >> THAT FULLY FUNDS. 
          >> STILL TAKING ON THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE EXPENSES. A 
          HUGE VAST AMOUNT. >> HE DID TELL US WE HAVE A ROBUST INSURANCE FUND. MOST EMPLOYERS. PLAN. MOST PUBLIC ENTITIES HAVE A SEVEN, EIGHT, 30 THE EMPLOYER 70, THE EMPLOYEE 30, WE HAVE 85, 15. SO WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE INSURANCE PLAN TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP TALENT, BUT IT'S CAUSING US TO BE UNDERFUNDED BASED ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS WE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTING INTO THE INSURANCE FUND. SO WE HAVE 
          TO DECIDE . >> SO WHAT'S OUR CONTRIBUTION? 27.08% IS HOW MUCH? HOW MUCH ARE WE ADDING TO THE BUDGET TO 
          COVER THIS 27.08% ? >> THE RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED THAT WOULD INCREASE $3 MILLION. 
          >> IT HAS THE 2024, 25, 26, 27, 28 AMOUNTS. 
          >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO COME UP WITH $3 MILLION MORE IN THE NEXT BUDGET FOR HEALTH INSURANCE? 
          >> THAT'S WHY WE PRESENTED SOME OPTIONS. WE MAY UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T JUST HAVE 3 MILLION TO INVEST IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND SO HAVE A GRADUAL INCREASE, AND WE HAVE A PLAN LESS ROBUST WHICH IS 1.5 MILLION BUT IT WILL STILL NOT GET US OUT OF THE BLACK OVER FOUR YEARS. 
          >> OR WE CAN INCREASE CRIMINAL OFFENSE WE CAN INCREASE THE EMPLOYEES MORE. THAT'S ALSO AN OPTION. EMPLOYEE RATES STAY 
          FLAT AT 7.5% AND WE GO UP. >> BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE GRAND FORWARDED PLAN , GRANDFATHER INSURANCE PLAN WE CAN ONLY INCREASE THE REIT -- RATE BY SO MUCH. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DID THIS. 
          >> THAT'S THE PREVIOUS CONSULTANT SET FOR CONTEXT. SO THE ANSWER TO THAT RESPONSE HAS NOT CHANGED IN ALL THE YEARS I 
          HAVE BEEN YOUR. >> ONE RESPONSE THAT HAS CHANGED, WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE. 
          >> THOSE PEOPLE WHO STICK TO THE GRANDFATHERED PLAN ARE NO LONGER DOING IT. IT IS NOT AS DETRIMENTAL AS IT WAS AT ONE 
          TIME. >> WHEN YOU UNDO YOU ARE DONE. 
          >> I THOUGHT THEY HAD DONE AWAY WITH THE GRANDFATHERED PLANS. 
          >> IT PRETTY MUCH WAS, BUT WE AS A COUNTY CHOSE GIVEN THE OPTION DECIDING TO STAY UNDER THE GRANDFATHERED PLAN. 
          >> I THOUGHT THE GRANDFATHERED STUFF WENT AWAY, I HAD BEEN UNDER THAT FOREVER AND I WAS TOLD LAST YEAR WE COULDN'T 
          ANYMORE. MAYBE I'M WRONG. >> WE AS A COUNTY ARE UNDER A 
          GRANDFATHERED HEALTH PLAN. >> WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? 
          >> NOT MANY FROM WHAT MCGRIFF HAS EXPLAINED. IT LIMITS US TO WHAT WE CAN DO, PLACING US IN A BOX BUT WE CAN'T GO OUTSIDE THE BOX AND ONE OF THOSE IS A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLAN WE CANNOT MANDATE HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO INCENTIVIZE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE AND PENALIZE THOSE WHO DON'T AND HELP THEM FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH WHICH A LOT OF PUBLIC ENTITIES ARE DOING. MAKING IT REQUIRED THEY PARTICIPATE, WE CANNOT OFFER THE PLAN BECAUSE WE ARE IN A GRANDFATHERED PLAN. 
          >> SHOULD WE NOT BE HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH MCGRIFF OVER WHETHER OR NOT WE STAY IN THE GRANDFATHERED OR NOT AND THE 
          BENEFITS? >> THAT'S ONE REASON WE HAD HIM HERE. WE WANTED TO PRESENT THIS DURING THE SECOND SESSION. 
          >> HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE GRANDFATHERED THING. 
          >> YOU WOULD'VE PRESENTED IT. 
          >> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE PACKET. 
          >> I HAVE TALKED WITH MCGRIFF AND I CAN HAVE THEM AVAILABLE BY PHONE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THAN I CAN REACH 
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          HIM. >> WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY? 
          >> WE HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT NEXT MONTH. SO IN A NUTSHELL THE 
          ANSWER IS YES. JULY 22. >> WE HAVE COURT ON THE 17TH. 
          THAT'S PUSHING IT. >> IT IS PUSHING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE AND SET UP WORKDAY TO PUT IN THE RATES. 
          >> DID NOT SAY WORKDAY IN THIS COURTROOM ANYMORE. SO, THE OPEN ENROLLMENT, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THE 22ND I CAN WE PUSH IT BACK A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN GET BETTER INFORMATION? 
          >> HERE IS A REASON MY I DO NOT RECOMMEND. WE HAVE ALL THE VENDORS SET UP TO PARTICIPATE , THEY WILL BE HERE. THERE'S A 
          LOT OF PLANNING. >> HOLD ON, I GET THAT. THAT'S A MONTH FROM NOW, I'M ASKING WHY WE HAVE TO DO IT ON THE 22ND FROM THE OPEN ENROLLMENT STANDPOINT. I GET REALTOR COORDINATE THE VENDORS AND ALL OF THAT, BUT WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ROLL THROUGH? WHY CAN WE SAY 
          AUGUST 22 AND PUSH IT BACK? >> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE. 
          WE OFFERED EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A NEW INSURANCE CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO HELP SET IT 
          UP. >> WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AGAIN? SO YOU'RE NOT MAKING ME FEEL BETTER WITH THAT. SO WE COULD MOVE OPEN ENROLLMENT BACK TO AUGUST 22 JUST PICKING A 
          DAY, WHENEVER. >> I CAN UNDO WHAT'S BEEN DONE. WE ARE AT GO OR NO GO AT THIS POINT BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AT SOME POINT REGARDING OPEN ENROLLMENT. IF YOU WANT TO PUSH AND EXTEND FURTHER I CAN AND I WILL DO 
          WITH THE COURT NEEDS. >> I NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE , WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGES BECAUSE THERE WERE 
          ADVANTAGES FOR A LONG TIME. >> CAN WE HAVE A WORKSHOP WITH 
          A GUY? >> WORKSHOP WITH ACTION. MAY BE A ONE ITEM AGENDA. THAT'S JUST THIS . 
          >> I WILL SAY HE HAS INFORMED US OF TRAVEL PLANS AND IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR HIM TO BE HERE TODAY, I'M NOT SURE WHEN HE 
          WILL BE HERE AGAIN. >> MAY BE VIRTUAL FOR HIM. AS LONG AS SOMEBODY CAN RESPOND. THAT'S THE MAIN QUESTION. I AGREE. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET TO THE COMMUNITY. FOR ME IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF HAVING HIM AT LEAST ON TEAMS OR ZOOM IN A WORKSHOP THAT HAS ONE ACTION ITEM, TRY NOT TO ADD ANYTHING. 
          AND AN ANSWER, NOT A SIMPLE QUESTION, BUT TO ANSWER THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION. HE WOULD KNOW WHAT WE ARE ASKING AND THEN PROVIDE INSIGHT. A LOT OF WORK WAS PUT INTO THIS TO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE. IT WAS ALWAYS REACTIONARY LIKE WE'VE GOT TO DO IT AND WE HAVE TO DO IT NEXT WEEK AND THEY'RE STUMBLING, PUTTING IT TOGETHER. SO THEY TRY TO GET IT TO US A MONTH IN ADVANCE SO STAFF CAN SIGN UP AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SIGNING UP FOR, TAKE TIME TO REVIEW AND GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE. IF WE NEED TO CALL SOMETHING SPECIAL, ON THE SCHEDULE I'M SURE WE CAN DO IT. 
          >> BASED ON THAT WE HAVE TIME. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT 
          PROACTIVELY. >> I WOULD RATHER SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO IF EVERYONE LOOKS AT THE SCHEDULE AND WE CAN BRING IT BACK. 
          >> I WOULD QUESTION TO KEEP THE DATES AND SEE IF MCGRIFF IS ABLE TO DO A PRESENTATION TO HELP US KEEP THE DAYS WE HAVE COMMITTED TO. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY I'M ASKING FOR THAT. WE HAVE SET UP METRICS AND ORGANIZED A ROBUST PLAN WHERE WE HAVE QUEST DIAGNOSTICS ON-SITE DOING INSTANT ENROLLMENT SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PLANNING. IF WE UNDO IT, IT'S GOING TO SET US BACK NOT JUST WITH THE DATE BUT ALL THE 
          VENDORS AND PLANTS. >> I HEAR YOU BUT THIS IS A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR DECISION SO I'M OKAY DELAYING. 
          >> WE HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR THE EIGHTH AND NINTH OF JULY WITH ALL DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR THE NINTH ONLY. I WAS GOING TO SUBMIT TO NOT DO THE EIGHTH AND PUT THEM ALL ON THE NINTH SO THE EIGHTH IS STILL AVAILABLE. 
          >> GREAT SUGGESTION. WHAT DOES EVERYBODY THINK? 
          >> IF MCGRIFF IS AVAILABLE. >> SOMEBODY . 
          >> IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN PERSON. SO JULY 8 WE ALREADY 
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HAVE THAT BOOKED, GREAT SUGGESTION AT 9:00 . IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYBODY? AND DOES THAT MEAN IF WE DO IT AND MAKE A DECISION YOU DON'T HAVE TO UNDO JULY 22? 
          >> IS IT A WORKSHOP WITH A ONE ITEM AGENDA AFTERWARDS? 
          >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE WORKSHOP AND TO 
          VOTE AND YOU CAN CONTINUE. >> IF WE DO IT ON THE EIGHTH AND WE MAKE A DECISION WHICH I ASSUME HE WOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND THE QUESTION WOULD BE, IF WE DECIDE NOT TO DO A GRANDFATHER HE WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. HE WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE MORE THAN JUST THIS. HE LEFT IS A IF WE DECIDE NOT TO PICK A GRANDFATHER PLAN AND GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE, WHAT ARE OPTIONS UNDER THAT SCENARIO. SO HE WANT TO GIVE THOSE OPTIONS AND WE HAVE TO DO IT ALL THAT DAY WHICH MEANS YOU OFF TO PREPARE, GET IT DONE, GIVE US THE BACK OF WE NEED TO DIGESTED, ANSWER QUESTIONS, WE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT DAY. 
          DOES THAT GIVE EVERYBODY IN OF TIME? 
          >> IF YOU'RE ASKING CAN WE DO AWAY WITH THE GRANDFATHERED PLAN BY 9/30/24 , I WOULD TELL YOU IN CONFIDENCE THAT'S NOT 
          RECOMMENDED . >> THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION. 
          THE QUESTION IS CAN IT BE DONE? 
          >> IT CAN BE DONE. >> I GET IT MIGHT NOT BE RECOMMENDED BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY UNTIL HE TELLS ME. 
          >> ARE YOU ASKING CAN IT BE DONE BY 9/30/24 THE ANSWER IS NO BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE , WITH TO GO OUT FOR BIDS AND THAT PROCESS TAKES MONTHS . ALMOST A YEAR SO IT'S TOO LATE AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND CHANGE 
          VENDORS. >> YOU WOULDN'T BE CHANGING VENDORS, YOU WOULD LEAVE THE GRANDFATHERED PLAN SO WE COULD ADOPT HIGHER RATES. NOT A CHANGING OF VENDORS. 
          >> I WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. 
          >> IT IS NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO. 
          >> IF WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS WE NEED TO GET THE ANSWERS. LET'S SAY WE CAN DO ALL OF THAT, WE'RE NOT LEAVING THE VENDORS WE ARE LEAVING THE PLAN. SO THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THAT BACKUP AND INFORMATION FOR JULY 8 AND WILL STILL GIVE, IN OTHER WORDS SHOULD YOU UNDO OPEN ENROLLMENT NOW AND PUSH BACK TWO OR THREE WEEKS TO BE SAFE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. IF WE WAIT UNTIL JULY 8 AND THEN WE SAY WE SHOULD'VE BACKED IT UP AND WE ARE SCREWING OURSELVES. WE SHOULD BACKUP OPEN ENROLLMENT A COUPLE WEEKS ANYWAY TO BE SAFE. IF YOU WANT TO ROLL THE DICE ON WHAT WE DO JULY 8 OR WHATEVER, THAT'S UP TO YOU. 
          >> I WILL GET AN ANSWER AFTER I SPEAK WITH MCGRIFF AND FIND OUT OPTIONS IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT. THERE ARE SOME PUBLICATIONS. 
          GIVEN THE RATES TO THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE , OTHER THINGS 
          HAVE BEEN IN PLAY. >> WE NEED TO HAVE A BIG PICTURE DISCUSSION ANYWAY, WE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE IT. 
          >> THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE COURT AND TO RECOMMEND WHAT WE SHOULD GO WITH GOING FORWARD. THE PLAN WAS CONTINUE AS WE ARE THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. 
          >> RIGHT. IF WE DO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EVEN THE MORE AGGRESSIVE ROUTE, WE WILL BE SHORT NEXT YEAR BY A COUPLE 
          MILLION. >> WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO TRANSFER THE MONEY. SO YOU ARE EITHER PLANNING , YOU'RE EITHER PAYING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ALLOWING THE OTHERS THAT ARE ALSO IN THE INSURANCE PLAN, THE OTHER ENTITIES, NOT NUECES COUNTY THAT ARE IN THE INSURANCE PLAN TO HELP TO FUND THE BURDEN OR YOU PAY AFTER THE FACT AND WE TAKE THE BRUNT OF 
          IT. >> WE CAN CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING, 
          KEEP THE CURRENT RATES. >> THAT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. WE PAY THE BRUNT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE. 
          >> YES, BUT THE OTHER ENTITIES. 
          >> THAT WAS A BIG POLITICAL THING, I GET IT I DID NOT LIKE IT BACK THEN. THEY SHOULD BE PAYING ALL OF IT NOT PART. 
          >> WHENEVER WE DO THE TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND 100% NUECES COUNTY THEY DO NOT HELP TO OFFSET. SO IF THEY HAD 10 EMPLOYEES IN THE , IN THE INSURANCE POOL , THEY WOULD PAY PREMIUMS ON THOSE 10 EMPLOYEES IF ALLOCATED THROUGHOUT THE 
          YEAR. >> IF THEY HAVE A CLAIMS WE PAY 85% OF THOSE CLAIMS, THAT'S THE THING. WHERE PEOPLE ON THE 
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PLAN THAT WE SHOULDN'T, WE HAVE NOT HAD POLITICAL COURAGE TO SAY SORRY, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY 85% OF YOUR CLAIMS BECAUSE YOU ARE ANOTHER ENTITY THAT'S NOT EVEN NUECES COUNTY. 
          WE EITHER HAVE TO HAVE POLITICAL COURAGE TO STEP INTO THAT OR JUST REALIZE THAT BECAUSE EMPLOYEES ARE ONE THING, OTHER ENTITIES THAT'S ANOTHER THING I DON'T AGREE WITH AT ALL. 
          >> WE BETTER PUT THE OTHER ENTITIES ON MORNING THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO START LOOKING FOR THEIR OWN INSURANCE. WE ARE 
          PAYING A BUNCH FOR THAT. >> WHO ARE THE OTHER ENTITIES? HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 
          >> 150 EMPLOYEES . >> NOT FOR THE ADDITIONAL THE NON-COUNTY. 150 EMPLOYEES? WHO IS THAT? FOR THE RECORD? SOME TRIED TO GET IN AND WE TOLD THEM NO. ONE OF THE ESD'S WANTED TO GET IN. WHO ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN THAT WE LET 
          IN? >> DRAINAGE DISTRICT, HOSPITAL 
          DISTRICT. >> THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT , ONE OR TWO DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH NUMBER. THE CREDIT UNION NOT EVEN A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. 
          >> WE HAVE 150 EMPLOYEES IN ON THE PLAN ? 
          >> THEY ARE NOT EVEN COUNTING EMPLOYEES. 
          >> I'M SORRY, BUT WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO BE DOING THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT HAS COST, BUT IF ONE OF THOSE HAVE A BIG CLAIM AND WE HAVE TOTALLY HOSED OURSELVES. TELL ME IF 
          I'M WRONG. >> I AM OF THE MINDSET WHEN WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE DOES NOT NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE DONE SO IF WE NEED TO DO THINGS TO CHANGE TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS FOR THE 
          COUNTY I ALWAYS SUPPORT IT. >> DON'T FORGET, YOUR NETWORK IS TYPICALLY STRONGER WHEN YOU ARE LARGER. SO THAT'S THE TRADE-OFF. NOW, THE PAIN IS THE ISSUE. THEY PAY TO SEE AND I AGREE, THAT SHOULD BE FAIR. LOOK AT THE CITY OF MESQUITE, I BELIEVE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT , THEY JOINED TOGETHER. THE HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          >> ARE THEY SELF-INSURED? >> EVERY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IS 
          ANYMORE. >> IT IS A GOOD POINT. 
          >> THEY ARE PAYING EQUALLY PROBABLY PAYING THE SAME. 
          >> THAT IS SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING AT, AND AGREE. 
          >> IF THOSE ENTITIES WERE PAYING 85% BUT I DON'T THINK THEY ARE, I THINK THEY'RE PAYING WHATEVER THEY ARE. 
          >> THEY PAY THE EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER. SO WHATEVER RATES WE SET FOR THE EMPLOYER THE OTHER ENTITIES PAY THE EMPLOYER PORTION AND EMPLOYEES PAY THE EMPLOYEE PORTION. IF WE SET THE 
          RATES OF THE CORRECT AMOUNT. >> IF A BIG CLAIM COMES, WHO 
          PAYS THAT? >> WE DO. 
          >> NOT THEM. ONE OF THOSE 150 EMPLOYEES WHO WERE PAYING THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE PREMIUMS, BUT IF ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES GETS A MILLION-DOLLAR CLAIM, WE PAY ALL OF IT . THAT IS NOT THE SAME THING AS WHAT JOHN'S TALKING ABOUT. IF WE WENT IN WITH THE CITY AND THEY WERE PAYING 85% AND WE WERE, THAT'S DIFFERENT. WE ARE PAYING THE BIG CLAIM. 
          >> THE GOAL IS TO HAVE PREMIUMS COVER EVERYTHING IN THE INSURANCE. OUR PREMIUMS ARE NOT COVERING. AGAIN I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT IF WE DO GET THE PREMIUMS TO COVER YOU WON'T HAVE THOSE NUECES COUNTY ONLY FUNDED TRANSFERS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT'S MY ONLY POINT. 
          >> WE ALMOST HAVE TO DO THAT. >> COMMISSIONER MAREZ POINTS OUT A GREAT POINT. THE MORE WE HAVE IN NUMBERS , THE LESS 
          POTENTIAL COST. >> OKAY. 
          >> SO I GUESS THE QUESTION IS DO YOU WANT TO MOVE JULY 22 OPEN ENROLLMENT BACK TO BE SAFE ? THAT'S UP TO YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WILL DO JULY 8. PLEASE MAKE SURE HE GETS US EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR JULY 8 SO WE ARE NOT SITTING HERE 
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THINKING THE SAME THING WITHOUT INFORMATION. TELL THEM TO WATCH THE VIDEO, THAT WILL TELL HIM WHAT WE NEED. I HOPE. 
          >> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES YOU WOULD LIKE US TO GET YOU FIRST SCENARIOS? SO WE KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? 
          >> YES, TO ME GRANDFATHERED VERSUS NOT WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? IF WE ARE CAPPED ON A WE CAN INCREASE A CERTAIN AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE GRANDFATHERED PLAN THAT IS HAMSTRINGING US A LOT. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE SCENARIOS WITH THE OTHER 150 PEOPLE AND WHAT IT COSTS. A BREAKDOWN ON HOW MUCH THEY PAY, HOW MUCH IT COSTS. 150 PEOPLE I HAVE TO 
          FIGURE . >> IF THE OTHER ENTITIES COME OUT THAT'S ALL COUNTY . IF THE OTHER ENTITIES COME OUT. IF WE TAKE THEM OUT IT IS ALL COUNTY. 
          >> IF WE TAKE THEM OUT WE ARE ALSO NOT PAYING FOR THEIR 
          CLAIMS. >> THAT'S TRUE. THE PORTION 
          THAT WE PAY. >> THERE IS A TOTAL OF 45 EMPLOYEES , HOSPITAL DISTRICT, DRAINAGE AND THE CREDIT UNION. 
          AND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS CORRECT, THEY PAY THE PREMIUMS 
          AND WE PAY THE CLAIMS. >> THE CREDIT UNION? 
          >> DOWNSTAIRS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. 
          >> HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ALL ENTITIES WE HAVE? 
          >> 45 TOTAL >> FROM THE THREE ENTITIES MENTIONED BUT WE HAVE MULTIPLE OTHERS DON'T WE? 
          >> THAT'S WHAT SHE HAS. >> LET'S VERIFY WHATEVER IT IS. WHATEVER IT IS. WE ALWAYS THROW AROUND NUMBERS AND SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK RIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. 
          >> WE WILL GET YOU THE INFORMATION. TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION MOVING BACK OPEN ENROLLMENT OR MAYBE WE WILL 
          ROLL THE DICE. >> IF YOU ROLL THE DICE AND YOU COME BACK IN HERE AND YOU DID NOT MOVE IT, SORRY THAT'S ON YOU WITH THOSE VENDORS. OKAY, MAKING SURE. 
          >> MOTION TO TABLE . UNTIL JULY 8. 
          >> SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS COURT ON JULY 8? 
          >> WITH ONLY THIS AGENDA ITEM. 
          >> CAN HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM FOR SPECIAL MOTIONS AND REGULAR 
          CHECK RUN PLEASE? >> MY GOSH IF WE GET 30. 
          >> A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. >> WE HAVE APPROVAL TO DO THOSE 
          AHEAD OF TIME. >> I SAY NO. 
          >> WE CAN FIND THEM IN ADVANCE. SO THEY CAN GO ON CONSENT 
          AGENDA. >> OKAY THAT WAS FUN. 
          >> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. 
          >> I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS WORK SERIOUSLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SO PROACTIVE YOU HAVE GIVEN US TIME TO THINK THROUGH THIS LIKE WE OFTEN DON'T. SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MAREZ, SERIOUSLY . THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO, SO THANK YOU. 
          >> THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. I THINK, IF ANYBODY HAS 
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ANYTHING I HAVE NOT HIT ON. OTHERWISE DO WE HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY? GO AHEAD COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ. 
          >> YES, THIS IS OBITUARY. PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024. BORN ON JULY 17, 1948 TO HIS PARENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN VIETNAM UPON RETURNING FROM HIS MILITARY SERVICE, HE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY SO WE COULD BEGIN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER. HE PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS . 
          STEPSON 
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FRIEND STEPCHILDREN . 
          BROTHER SPRING, TEXAS. HE HAD NUMEROUS GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT-GRANDCHILD REN. NIECES, NEPHEWS AND MANY LIFELONG FRIENDS THAT HE LOVED DEARLY. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS LOVE AND LAUGHTER. QUIET NATURE AND DEVOTION TO HIS FAMILY. HE LOVED WATCHING FOOTBALL AND WAS A DALLAS COWBOYS FAN. REST IN PEACE . 
          WENT LINK. COMMISSIONER. >> GONZALEZ. 
          >> YES YOU ARE OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND I PERSONALLY KNEW HIM , WE WERE RAISED IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, FOR HIS FAMILY THAT'S IT. AND THEN THERE IS ONE FOR EVERYBODY KNOWS. IT WILL BE DONE TOMORROW 5:00 UNTIL 9:00. 
          IN THE AUDITORIUM AND THEN THURSDAY WILL BE THE BURIAL. 
          SO, MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. THANK YOU. 
          >> CONDOLENCES TO THOSE FAMILIES. COMMISSIONER CHESNEY 
          HAS ONE AS WELL. >> THEY COULD JUDGE. 
          BELOVED WIFE MOTHER GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER EARNED HER ANGEL WINGS MAY 31, 2024 SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND HER HUSBAND SHE PEACEFULLY RETURNED TO HER HEAVENLY HOME, BORN IN DALLAS, TEXAS MARCH 26, 1933 . IN 1947, SHE MET SHE WAS WORKING ON FROM GREINER MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DALLAS. BILL OFTEN ATE FRITOS AND DRINK COCA-COLA AFTER SCHOOL LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW OF HIS HOUSE, A CUTE BRUNETTE GIRL CAUGHT HIS EYE AS SHE WALKED HOME FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY. ONE DAY AT THE TIME ANTICIPATED HER TO WALK BY , BILL DECIDED TO GO OUTSIDE AND WATER THE LAWN SO HE COULD SAY HI AND THE REST IS HISTORY. 
          A BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY SPANNING EIGHT DECADES. HER PARENTS MOVED TO CORPUS CHRISTI IN 1950 AND ATTENDED DELMAR COLLEGE EARNING HER ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN HOME ECONOMICS AS BILL ATTENDED TEXAS A&M EARNING HIS DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. 
          MARRIED AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH MAY 31, 1953. UPON RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES MAKING CORPUS CHRISTI THEIR HOME THEY WOULD SPEND THE REST OF THEIR LIVES RAISING FAMILY, OPERATING THE ARCHITECTURAL BUSINESS . AND BEING ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH. THEY SPENT 35 YEARS AS SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS MANY OF WHICH I WAS THE BENEFICIARY OF. IMPACTING LIVES OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES. BOTH ALSO SERVED AS DEACONS, ELDERS OF FIRST MISSION CHURCH. SURVIVED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND BILL, DAUGHTERS GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER. A WONDERFUL WOMAN AND SHE EARNED HER WINGS AND SHE WILL BE MISSED. CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF DORIS . 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CONDOLENCES FROM THE COURT. COMMISSIONER DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THEN IT IS
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