Jun 08, 2021 Commissioners Court - Budget Workshop

>> OKAY, GUYS I'M GOING TO CALL US INTO ORDER HERE AND IF WE'RE KEEPING TOUGH THINGS THE TIME IS

[ NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS COMMISSIONERS COURT *This will be a remote meeting with multiple methods of access; See instructions below: BUDGET WORKSHOP TUESDAY - JUNE 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM ]

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AND WE FINISHED PROBABLY LIKE TWO HOURS EARLY. SO LET'S HOPE WE HAVE THE SAME

GOOD DAY TODAY. >> I WAS THERE THE WHOLE. >> ONLY THING I MISSED WERE THOSE TWO QUICK ONES AT THE BEGINNING AND I'M LIKE, I MISSED THE QUICK ONES, WHAT THE HECK,

RIGHT AFTER 1:00. >> SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK THAT ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO GIVE SUCH COMMENT COME FORTH OR IF YOU ARE ON-LINE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RAISE YOUR HAND VIRTUALLY.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE NOTICE NOT THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE RECORD, BUT THAT WE'RE RECORDING THIS, BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR HAS FURTHERED THE DECLARATION OF COVID-19 AS A STATE, A STATE DECLARATION, WE'RE STILL UNDER THE OPERATING RULES REGARDING OPEN MEETINGS ACT VIRTUALLY.

IT IS KIND OF A GOOD THING, WE STILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO OPERATE VIRTUALLY AND REMOTELY.

AND SO WE'LL JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO IT. AND MELISSA, YOU ARE FIRST.

AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL.

AND JUST BECAUSE I DO LIKE THINGS THE WAY THEY WENT YESTERDAY, PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN 15, 20 MINUTES TO ASK THE FIRE MARSHAL TO COME ON DOWN STAIRS.

GO AHEAD, MELISSA. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> SO WE HAVE TWO BUDGETS THAT I'LL BE DISCUSSING TOO, THE FIRST ONE WILL GO OVER IS 5100. IT IS A SMALLER -- NOT SMALLER BUDGET, BUT A PRETTY SIMPLE STRAIGHT-FORWARD TBHAWJT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUED USING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES THE ONLY THING WE DID TO THIS ONE AS WE DID LAST YEAR IS SLIGHTLY INCREASE IT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE EXPECTED CALL VOLUME INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMICS.

WE INCREASED IT THIS YEAR KNOWING THAT THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBABLY INCREASED CALLS FOR OUR FIRE AND EMS. AND AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE DESCRIPTION. IT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD A 10% INCREASE.

WE DECIDED TO DO THIS YEAR AND IT IS STRICTLY FOR THE HIRE CALL VOLUME.

IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. IOPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS

FOR YOU. >> THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 10% INCREASE DUE TO CALL VOLUME? SHOCKING IT IS NOT HIGHER THAN 10% TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

OKAY. OKAY, MELISSA WHERE ELSE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

>> WOULD ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BUDGET I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO 5105 AS THIS IS THE PRIMARY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUDGET. AND YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. I HAD CREATED A SUPPLEMENT PRESENTATION WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST.

BUT THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, THE MORE I WANTED TO DO THIS DIFFERENTLY THAN I DID LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR I DID BRING SOME COMPARE AND CONTRAST.

I PRESENTED A SPREAD OF INFORMATION. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY DISASTERS, THIS OFFICE AND OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE BEEN EVOLVING, ESPECIALLY WITH EACH DISASTER IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO I REALLY WANTED TO ASK YOU TODAY, COMMISSIONERS, AND JUDGE, WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE? WHAT CHANGES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? YOU HAVE A ROLE THAT YOU PLAY IN SERVING YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

I SERVE ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS FOR ALL OF YOUR PRECINCTS AS WELL, MY OFFICE DOES.

AND SO WE SHARE A SAME GOAL WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS OF NUECES COUNTY ARE SAFE AND WE'RE DOING THE MOST WE CAN TO MITIGATE DAMAGES FROM DISASTERS.

AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENT I HAVE A VISION, I HAVE BIG GOALS, I CAN SEE WHAT NUECES COUNTY IS CAPABLE OF DOING. AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A ROLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND BE THERE FOR OUR NEIGHBOR, OUR NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AS WELL ONE THING THAT HAS REALLY

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IT IS PAY INCREASE FOR MY STAFF TO BRING IN MORE STAFF UNDERNEATH US.

AND THE ADDITIONAL STAFF I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR FOUR PEOPLE, I REALLY COULD FULLY WORK FOUR PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOAD THAT WE HAVE. BUT WITH THE TWO THAT YOU SEE THERE, THE PLANNER AND THE RECOVERY SPECIALIST, THOSE TWO FOLKS WOULD PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THOSE TWO AREAS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TAKE THE MOST TIME.

AND THEY'RE THE BACKBONE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE PLANNING IS THE FORESIGHT AND THE RECOVERY IS THE LONG PROCESS THAT WE EXPERIENCE AFTER EACH DISASTER WHETHER THAT IS THE COUNTY RECOVERING OR INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING SUPERINTENDENTLY. THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL AS FAR AS -- SIMULTANEOUS U SIMULTANEOUSLY. WOULD TAKE A HUGE BURDEN OFF OF THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT WHICH IS A VERY SMALL DEPARTMENT BUT PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HELP MANAGE, NOT ONLY THE RECOVERY SIDE AND THE GRANT SIDE, BUT REALLY THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SIDE AND THE FUNNELING OFOFF ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SENT US, EVER RYE DISASTER THAT EWE HAVE, WE HAVE PEOPLE SENDING US PHOTOS, WE HAVE OUR DEPARTMENTS REPORTING DAMAGES, A RECOVERY SPECIALIST WOULD BE THE ONE THAT IS KEEPING THEIR EYES ON THAT THE ENTIRE TIME, MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT MISSING DAMAGES. BECAUSE WHEN WE WE'RE TRYING TO REACH OUR THRESHOLD AFTER A DISASTER, IT IS IMPORTANT HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS THAT UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. AND SEEING THE RECOVERY, WE'RE STILL RECOVERING FROM HURRICANE HARVEY. COVID-19 HAS BEEN FURTHER DECLARED.

AND SO WE'RE STILL IN IT. WE'RE STILL IN RESPONSE MODE. SO IF WE GO, LET'S SAY TWO YEARS, MAYBE EVEN THREE YEARS IN RESPONSE FOR COVID-19, THE RECOVERY FOR THAT IS GOING BE 20 YEARS. AND THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WOULD MAINTAIN THOSE PROJECTS AND MAINTAIN THE INFORMATION, MAKE SURE THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE ISN'T OVERBURDENED BY OUR DISASTER GRANTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FINDING MONEY FOR THE COUNTY FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND PROJECTS AND GOALS THAT THE COUNTY HAS.

SO TO HAVE SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE THAT CAN TAKE THE DISASTER RECOVERY BURDEN OFF OF THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE WOULD BE HUGE FOR BOTH GRANTS, THE COUNTY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THERE IS ADDITIONAL ROLLING DELETE SES THAT -- ROLES THAT THAT PERSON COULD PLAY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS WELL. AND AGAIN, THE PLANNING POSITION, THAT IS THE FORESIGHT, THAT IS THE PERSON THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE BEST PLANS, WE'RE MITIGATING. THEIR FOCUS IS PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION. THAT ALLOWS ME, MY DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR KATHY ARDBLATTENER TO FOCUS ON ALL THE OTHER AREAS THE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.

TYPICALLY WE SEE A DISASTER RESPONSE COME AND GO QUICKLY. AND WE CAN MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS.

BUT IN THIS PERPETUAL STATE OF DISASTER RESPONSE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP GRASP OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE MORE LONG-TERM IN THE BACKGROUND. WE CAN'T LET OUR EYES OFF OF THE PERSON THAT SITS IN THE PLANNING POSITION, ALSO PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING SECTION CHIEF DURING A DISASTER. AND THAT IS A CRITICAL ROLE THAT I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD AS WELL AS OTHER OTHER POSITIONS WE'VE HAD. THIS WILL TAKE A TREMENDOUS BURDEN OFF OF DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THEIR ROLES AS WELL. HAVING MORE PERMANENT STAFF IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE, PLUS THE TEMPORARY POSITION THAT WE HAVE, THE PART-TIME POSITION THAT IS ASSISTING US WITH OUR PHONES AND THE PHONE BANK AND ACTUALLY THE INFORMATION DESK WITH THE COURTHOUSE IN GENERAL, THIS PERSON CAN SERVE MULTIPLE ROLES FOR THE COUNTY. SO MY BIGGEST ASK THIS YEAR ON MY BUDGET REALLY IS PERSONNEL. AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS IT AND ASK YOU WHAT IS IT THAT YOU SEE? AND JUST BASED ON WHAT I'VE SAID, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? DO YOU THINK THOSE TWO PEOPLE IN ADDITION TO THE THREE THAT WE HAVE CAN PROPERLY SERVE NUECES COUNTY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS DURING MULTIPLE CRISES, AND IS

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WHAT I NEED AND WHAT I WANT, WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COUNTY MOST IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM IS THE PAY THAT I'M ABLE TO OFFER. WHAT I HAVE THERE ISN'T WHAT I STARTED WITH.

I HAD A DIFFERENT BUDGET SET FORWARD. AND I FELT A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I'LL USE THE WORD NERVOUS ABOUT PUTTING FORTH SO MUCH CHANGE. SO I TOOK THAT AND CONDENSED IT DOWN AND SAID, IF I CAN'T HAVE THIS, WHAT ELSE CAN I WORK WITH. THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.

IN MY OPINION AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE COUNTY, I'VE BEEN THE EMC FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS NOW. AND BEFORE THAT THE DEPUTY. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR FOUR YEARS. I WAS HERE FOR THE HURRICANE HARVEY RESPONSE AND ALL OF OUR SMALLER RESPONSES THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS WELL. AND I KNOW THIS IS NEEDED.

IT IS THE BARE MINIMUM BUT THIS WOULD HUGELY, VASTLY CHANGE THE CAPABILITIES OF MY OFFICE.

AND WHAT MY OFFICE IS CAPABLE OF DOING DOESN'T JUST IMPACT MY LITTLE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORLD. IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND WHAT WE DO HERE IN NUECES COUNTY, WE SET THE BAR REALLY HIGH DURING COVID-19. WE WERE THE FIRST ONES TO PUT OUT A PHENOMENAL VACCINE MANAGEMENT PLAN. WE DID TREMENDOUS THINGS WHEN WE OPENED THIS MEGASITE, MASS VACCINATION SITE. CHIEF ROCHA'S SAVE OUR SENIORS PROGRAM WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR AND USED. BY WHAT WE DO HERE IN NUECES COUNTY IF WE RECOGNIZE WE NEED TO TAKE BIG STEPS, WE CAN DO A LOT HERE.

WHICH CAN DO A LOT NOT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY BUT THE WHOLE AREA AROUND US.

THERE IS MONEY COMING DOWN. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY COMING DOWN FOR COMING IN TOGETHER WITH DIFFERENT REGIONAL AND STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO BUILD A JOINT COMMAND CENTER.

SOME OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IN HURDLES THAT WE FACED DURING OUR DIFFERENT DISASTERS OVER THE LAST YEAR FELL IN THE CATEGORY OF COMMUNICATION. AND WHEN ALL OF THOSE PARTNERS THAT YOU CAN SPEND HUNDREDS OF HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH ARE IN THE SAME PLACE, IN THE SAME EOC, AND HAVE ALL OF THE TOOLS THAT ARE NEEDED, OUR EFFICIENCY AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION AND PLANNING WOULD BE PHENOMENAL.

AND THE ABILITY OF OUR OFFICE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MORE PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS THE STRUGGLES OF PERSONAL LEVEL RESILIENCY, WHICH HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR OVERALL COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, TRAINING FOR OUR PARTNERS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE, ICS TRAINING, THERE IS SO MUCH OUR OFFICE CAN DO THAT OTHER LARGER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES ARE CAPABLE OF DOING. AND I SEE IT. THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE THAT WORK FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT SEE IT AND THEY'RE ON BOARD AND THEY'RE EXCITED.

AND WE'RE READY. AND WE ALSO KNOW THERE ARE MANDATES THAT ARE POSSIBLE, RIGHT, COMING DOWN IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE HAVE MULTIPLE DISASTERS IN A YEAR IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISASTERS, YOUR STRENGTHS ARE EXPOSED BUT ALSO YOUR WEAKNESSES.

WE HAD MANY DISASTERS IN A ROW. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY AWARE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE RIGHT NOW. AND NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPROVE THEM.

IT HAS BEEN ALL BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT, ONE DISASTER AFTER ANOTHER, A PANDEMIC THAT HAS TO DO WITH A VIRUS AND HEALTH. WE HAD A WINTER STORM THAT HAD TO DO WITH POWER AND UTILITIES AND YOU KNOW RESERVES. WE HAD FLOOD. IT BRINGS TO THE LIMELIGHT, THE FOREFRONT OUR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND REPETITIVE DAMAGES. EACH DISASTER HAS REALLY, REALLY HIGHLIGHTED ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE KNOW WE STRUGGLE AND WE HEAR ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME. BUT THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ABLE TO HIT HEAD-ON AND ADDRESS.

AND I THINK IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER NOT ONLY AS A COMMISSIONER'S COURT, BUT WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS CRISTI AND SURROUNDING JURISDICTION, ALL OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT WORK TOGETHER ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHAT WE COULD DO HERE IN NUECES COUNTY AND THE COASTAL BEND, WE COULD REALLY SET THE PACE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN OTHER AREA, ESPECIALLY FOR POPULATIONS THAT ARE LESS THAN 5,000, BUT OVER 150,000. I JUST WANTED TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS.

AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CONSTITUENTS NEED FROM

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS WE GO INTO A NEW BUDGET CYCLE. >> MELISSA, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE QUESTION THAT WAS THERE IN MY HEAD. IS THAT SALARY WORTH IT? IS THAT SALARY ENOUGH. I KNOW WE WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE TO IT, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, AT WHAT

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>> WITH THE SALARIES THAT I SET FORTH THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, I FEEL LIKE THE MOST I COULD ASK FOR QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND FOUR-YEARS EXPERIENCE OR MAYBE TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE. AND I DON'T MEAN FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL BUT ANY TYPE OF REAL-LIFE RESPONSE. THAT IS WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED.

SOMEONE THAT HAS ACTUALLY WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESSES FOR A SIMILAR JURISDICTION.

THE PAY THAT I HAVE THERE FOR THOSE TWO POSITIONS THAT IS RULE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR ME.

THE FIRST BUDGET THAT I PUT TOGETHER THOSE TWO POSITIONS WERE HIGHER, BUT SO WAS MY EM SPECIALIST. I HAD TO RAISE ALL OF US TO BRING IN PEOPLE UNDERNEATH US AT A PAY I FELT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE JOB THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE COUNTY.

BUT AGAIN, I ALSO DIDN'T WANT TO CUT MYSELF OFF AT THE KNEES BY MAKING TOO MUCH CHANGE AT THE TIME AND MAYBE IT NOT BEING AS EASY TO SEE AS I CAN SEE IT. AND SO THIS IS STARTING WITH A MORE BASIC STRUCTURE. BUT IF I COULD ASK FOR MORE, I ABSOLUTELY WOULD.

I WOULD ASK FOR MORE PAY SO THAT I CAN ASK FOR MORE CREDENTIALS AND TO ASK FOR THAT EDUCATION AND THAT EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE IT MEANS SO MUCH, THE REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE.

I CAME INTO NUECES COUNTY WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE. DID IT HELP ME, YES? BUT BEING HERE AND HAVING TO WORK THE DISASTERS, THAT IS WHERE I LEARNED MOST OF WHAT I KNOW. SO BEING ABLE TO BRING IN SOMEONE THAT HAS A BASELINE EDUCATION MEANING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND SOME EXPERIENCE IS GOING BRING IN THE PEOPLE THAT CAN RELATE. BECAUSE NUECES COUNTY IS A PLACE YOU JUST HAVE TO JUMP IN AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO. BECAUSE WE DO SO MUCH HERE. AND SO I NEED THEM TO COME IN WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN AND CATCH THEM UP. WE JUST LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE YOU HAVE TO SLUMP IN AND START SWIMMING. IF I CAN GET SOMEONE IN THOSE TWO POSITIONS THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FOUNDATION, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY.

>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS, OBVIOUSLY TODAY AND THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

WHETHER THIS SALARY STICKS OR NOT, YOU KNOW, MY HOPE ALSO IS, YOU KNOW, WE TALK OBTAINSH -- WE TALK ABOUT, A LOT OF TIMES WE HEAR FROM PLOYIES IS A LACK OF ABILITY TO MOVE UP WITHIN THE COUNTY. AND PERHAPS THERE ARE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE GAINED SOME OF THAT EXPERIENCE. I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING AS YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTING.

THAT WILL HAVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THEIR WAY UP BASED ON THE BASICS AND MINIMUM THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. BUT BE ABLE TO WORK UP FROM THERE.

BECAUSE I AGREE, I THINK A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, YOU HAVE THE BACKGROUND FROM SCHOOL, BUT YOU ALSO NEED THAT HANDS-ON TO WORK WHEN YOU WORKED WITH CHRISTOPHER.

I THINK THAT IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, YOU. BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THIS. AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THE DIRECTORS.

WE AND WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR AND ALL THE TIME, OUR DIRECTORS AND A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES WEAR MULTIPLE HATS. AND IT ASK HARD TO COMPARE TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF CORPUS CRISTI WHOSE BUDGET IS 10 TIMES BIGGER THAN HOURS ROUGHLY AT $100 MILLION OR SO. EASY MATH. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR EOC, THEIR DIRECTORS OR LEAD PERSON IS IN THE EOC. THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE KATHY HAS TO BE. ALL THE STAFF HAS TO BE OUT THERE, EDWARD AND OTHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE DIRECTOR BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE HANDS ON RIGHT THERE AT THE BASIC LEVEL. AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THAT IS LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH IN MANAGEMENT RELIEF AND RECOVERY, WHEN YOU HAVE TO DUFF INSTE STEP BACK AND GET THE BIGGER PICTURE. YET, YOU'RE ELBOWS DEEP INTO THE MUCK, SO TO SPEAK THERE.

I JUST I WANT THAT FOR YOU. I WANT THAT FOR US, FOR OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS' NEEDS IS TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL STAFF. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY PLANNING AND THINKING LONG-TERM AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE SAID, REALLY TWO POSITIONS ARE WHAT CAN REALLY BE A KEY TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO YOU.

I WANT THAT FOR YOU AND FOR US. I SEE PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE LAST RAIN WE HAD AND WITH THE JUDGE RIGHT BEFORE THE WEEKEND AND NOW WE'RE SEEING MORE SO THAT THAT WATER JUST

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BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS DAY TWO OF THE WHOLE PROCESS, BUT, I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD. AND I KNOW THAT EVERYONE SO FAR HAS BEEN REALLY THOUGHTFUL IS AND SAYING THEY'RE NOT SHOOTING FOR THE MOON, THEY'RE JUST GOING HALFWAY. I FEEL THAT IS WHAT YOUR ASKING FOR AS WELL.

IF ANY DEPARTMENT REALLY NEEDS THAT RESPONSE RIGHT NOW, IT IS YOU'RE UNFORTUNATELY GOING THROUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT IS GOING TO LET UP, WHETHER IT BE SOMETHING LIKE A PANDEMIC OR HURRICANE OR JUST HEAVY RAINS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS PAST MONTH. I LIKE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND WE'LL REALLY HELP SET UP OUR OUR RESPONSE AND PUBLIC'S NEEDS.

WE'RE DEALING WITH MULT TIM LOCATIONS AND AFTER I TALKED WITH YOU ALL ON FRIDAY, I HAD COME FROM SEVERAL SITES IN MY PRECINCT AND WAS STILL DEALING WITH ISSUES IN FIESTA RANCH IT IS EVERYWHERE AND I HOPE UNDERSTAND YOUS CAN'T GET EVERYWHERE AT ONCE, BUT WHERE

ADDITIONAL STAFF, MAKE IT EASY FOR Y'ALL TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. >> I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER, ESPECIALLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRUGGLES I THINK IN RUNNING THE TEAM HERE AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS EVERYTHING THAT WE LEARN IN ALL OF OUR TRAINING. EVERYTHING THAT IS EXPECTED FROM THIS STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALL ABOUT THAT NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FROM THERE YOU HAVE YOUR ICS, WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME, ICS STRUCTURE, ICS STRUCTURE.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO RUN ICS STRUCTURE AND ENFORCE IT AND TRY TO GET YOUR TEAM TO RUN ON IT, BUT YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE TOOLS TO DO IT, YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A LITTLE BIT OF A MESS. IF WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PERMANENT POSITIONS IN MY EOC, OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE UNDER ICS STRUCTURE AND BE USING THAT COMMON LANGUAGE AND PROCESSES AS OUR PARTNER IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE WAY THAT THINGS RUN HERE THROUGH A DISASTER WOULD BE A LOT MORE STREAMLINE. IT WOULD BE EASIER TO DO, SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO CONCEPTUALIZE UNICS BECAUSE EVERY OTHER PERSON OR EVERY OTHER TOOL WE'RE MISSING. WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN BUILD TOWARDS IT.

IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY, AND IT IS NOT GOING HAPPEN BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE TWO PEOPLE EITHER. BUT THEIR HUGE STEP TOWARDS MAKING HAPPEN.

THERE IS A ROLE I'M SUPPOSED TO PLAY AS YOUR EOC TO KEEP YOU INFORMED TO HIGH LEVEL MEETS AND CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH MY COMMISSIONERS AND WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT ARE THE BEST STEPS, BUT IF I HAVE TO BE ON SITE AND AND I HAVE TO BE TRYING TO FIGURE TOUT SMALL DETAILS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE MULTIPLE SITE, I CAN'T BE HERE AND WORKING ON THE GROUNDS LEVEL AND SUPPORTING MY TEAM ON THE GROUND LEVEL, BUT ALSO RUNNING AS FAST AS THE JUDGE IN THE WAY THAT THE LEADERSHIP DECISIONS AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT A HIGHER LEVEL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE IN THOSE TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME.

>> AND FOG ICS STRUCTURE WOULD ALSO HELP WHAT WE CALL SCOPE OF CONTROL.

JUROR SCOPE OF CONTROL IS TYPICALLY FIVE PEOPLE, MEANING ONLY ONE PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO COMMUNICATE AND LEAD FIVE PEOPLE. THOSE FIVE PEOPLE THEN WOULD COMMUNICATE AND LEAD FIVE MORE PEOPLE. THE WAY THAT WE'RE RUNNING HERE BECAUSE WE DO WHERE MULTIPLE HATS AND WE ARE STRETCHED THIN YOUR SCOPE OF CONTROL IN ANYONE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND ANY OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ROLES I CAN'T GIVE THEM A SCOPE OF FIVE PEOPLE. EVERYONE IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH AT LEAST 12, 2037 PEOPLE, AND IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY STREAMLINED AND ORGANIZED BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE TALKING TO SO MANY PEOPLE SO SCOPE OF CONTROL IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IT ELIMINATES ROOM FOR ERROR AND COMMUNICATION, AND

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THAT IT FEELS GOOD, IT FEELS GOOD TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU DID THE HARD WORK AND FIGURED IT OUT AND YOU SHARE THAT WITH SOMEONE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME STRUGGLE. WE CAN MAKE A NAME FOR OURSELVES IN NUECES COUNTY FOR WHAT A

SMALL JURISDICTION CAN DO IN DISASTER RECOVERY. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

FOR MELISSA? >> OKAY, I JUST WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER DECLARED STATE DISASTER AND THAT IS FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE BORDER WHICH WE'RE IN THE TRIANGLE FOR. SO SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE IN THE MIDST OF DEALING WITH FOUR LOCAL DISASTERS, THE COVID-19, THE WINTER STORM THE HURRICANE HANNAH AND ALL FLOODS.

AND POTENTIAL AND BECAUSE IT IS A STATEWIDE AND BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO PREPARE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS AND SITUATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT WHILE THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT SIGNED IT THERE IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE THAT WOULD AFFECT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS THE UNFUNDED MANDATE IF THE GOVERNOR DECIDES TO SIGN IT AND THAT IS WE'RE GOING BE REQUIRED TO MAYBE I CAN SENDS IT TO YOU TYNER, YESTERDAY, MAYBE WE'RE GOING HAVE TO DO A CHECK ON ALL OF THOSE WE GIVE SOCIAL SERVICES TO.

SO NO LONGER NECESSARILY DO AUTOMATED ROBO-CALLS, WE'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ATTACK TO TAKE CARE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE WHICH ARE OUR HOME BOUND SENIORS OR ANY HOMEBOUND DISABLED DURING AN EMERGENCY THIS ALL AROSE OUT OF WINTER STORM AND THE OVER 150 LIVES LOST. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBABLY IS A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHILE THIS PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT DOES FALL UNDER MY OFFICE, MELISSA PHUC 100% CONTROL OF DESIGNING THIS BUDGET AND, OF COURSE, I HAD V HAD THE CHANCE TO LOOK IT OVER, BUT I SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU REALLY DO NEED SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP DESIGN IT.

AND SO I THINK IT IS DESIGNED WITH SUCCESS IN MIND. BUT GIVEN THAT WE HAVE FIVE DISASTERS THAT AREN'T GOING AWAY AT ALL. AND WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD IF AS I MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS YESTERDAY, WE'VE BEEN TOLD AND WARNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OVERACTIVE SEASON. WE'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD AND WARNED THAT WE WILL BE MASS VACCINATING IN THE NEXT TWO, THREE YEARS. SO OUR MASS VACCINATIONS WILL NOT STOP.

AND, IN FACT, OUR BOOSTERS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SO YOU MIGHT REMEMBER BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WE HERE AT THE COUNTY THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KRISUS AND OUR CITY -- CHRISTUS AND OUR CITY/COUNTY PARTNERSHIP AND A. SO IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR YOUR

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>>> AND KATHY MY DEPUTY DOES A LOT FOR OUR RECOVERY PROCESSES RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS ANY OF THE KIND OF PRELIMINARY WORK THAT CAN BE DONE BEFORE IT IS PASSED OFF TO MARIA'S OFFICE OR A PARTICULAR PROJECT OR DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NEEDED FOR A CURRENT PROJECT THAT DOES COME BACK TO US. AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE MY DEPUTY THAT CAN CLAIM ANY RULES FOR ME AND I NEED HER TO, BUT SHE'S VERY BOGGED DOWN RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF THE RECOVERY OF OUR DISASTERS THAT WE'RE IN. SO IT IS NOT ONLY TAKING THE BURDEN OFF OF GRANTS BUT REALLY TAKING THE BURDEN OFF OF THE MEMBERS OF MY IMMEDIATE EOC AS WELL.

RIGHT NOW KATHY, IS PREDOMINANTLY WORKING RECOVERY I NEED THAT OFF OF HER PLATE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AS WELL.

WE'RE RAPTLY GETTING OUR HURRICANE REENTRY PROGRAM UPDATE SOD IF WE DO HAVE TO EVACUATE THIS YEAR WE HAVE EVERYONE WITH CREDENTIALS TO REMAIN OR COME BACK IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS CAN'T STOP AND THEY'RE VERY TIME CONSUMING AND RIGHT NOW SHE'S WORKING A LOT ON THE RECOVERY OF OUR DISASTERS AND I NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN FOCUS ON THAT, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HALFWAY BE WORKING ON THE RECOVERY IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. WE KNOW WE HAVE DAMAGE, WE KNOW WE'RE LOSING MONEY, WE NEED TO FIND MONEY. WE KNOW THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THERE HOW CAN WE SHAPE OUR PROJECTS AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED SOMEONE THAT CAB REALLY FOCUS ON AND THAT THAT DOESN'T JUST TAKE THAT BURDEN OFF OF MY OFFICE, BUT SOME IT

PULLS OFF OF THE GRAND ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AS WELL. >> THANK, MELISSA, AGAIN THERE IS A LOT TO UNPACK HERE, BUT JUST KNOW, I DID SOME TALLIES. AND IF YOU ARE ALL ARE KEEPING KNOWS IT IS $120,000 FOR PERSONNEL AND $60,000 INCREASE FOR OVERALL BUDGET, THAT IS UNDER $200,000, THIS COUNTY HAS SPEND OVER $7 MILLION IN OUR CUMULATIVE DISASTERS IN ONE FISCAL YEAR. PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT IS ABOUT THE BEST MONEY THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY INVEST IN THIS COMING YEAR. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T PRESENT COMPARISONS, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU GOT THEM, I KNOW, AND YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH THE COURT FROM LAST YEAR. I KNOW JULIE HAS GOT THEM AS WELL, COMPARISONS ON PRICE AND ALSO ON JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY ARE NECESSARY TO RUN A ROBUST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE ZONE OF HURRICANES? AND BLOUSE THE -- AND BECAUSE THE PORT HAS ALSO GROWN, IMMENSELY, I MEAN IMMENSELY IN THE LAST SIX YEARS, UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD LOSS OF LIFE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WE HAD TWO EXPLOSIONS.

EVEN THOUGH WE ATTENDED TO BOTH OF THOSE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, GOD FINISH BID THERE IS TO BE A SERIOUS EXPLOSION AND/OR ENVIRONMENT SPILL. WE DO NOT HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO RUN THIS KIND OF A COUNTY WITH THIS KINDS OF A ISETS FROM BEACHES TO INDUSTRY TO RURAL AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PLAIN PRONE AREA. GALVESTON HAS OVER 7 PEOPLE IN THEIR RESPONSE TEAM. THAT IS JUST THEIR BASIC TEAM, NOT EVEN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE SO REEL WITH NEED TO PLAY CATCH-UP. MELISSA THIS IS APPRECIATED IN A YEAR THAT WE WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL THAT YOU'VE BEEN SO CONSERVATIVE AND I WOULD LEAVE IT UP TO THE GOOD JUDGMENT OF THE COURT TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER YOU NEED THE- OR 4-YEAR DEGREE PERSON AFTER WORKING WITH AUDITOR AND JEWELLY, WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK TO YOU.

BUT A PRICE TAG OF UNDER $200,000 I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU IN ONE MONTH BY GETTING EXPERTS THAT WE NEEDED DURING CRISIS, WE SPENT THAT IN ONE MONTH. HERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ADD TO THE TEAM, ALL YEAR LONG FOR LESS. THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH IS WHEN WE'RE IN CRISIS, WE HAVE NO CHOICE, WE HAVE TO BRING THIS PEOPLE TO DO THE JOB.

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OVERALL TEAM. >> COMMISSIONERS I'LL SENDS YOU THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION I PUT TOGETHER FOR TODAY, I JUST REALLY WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND THE NEEDS AND WHAT THE YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE AND JUST ASK YOU, YOU KNOW, ASK YOU WHAT YOU SEE OUR OFFICE BEING IN FIVE YEARS, AND TO JUST OPEN DIALOGUE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO COME UP HERE AND SAY, WHAT I THINK WE NEED, BUT TO ALLOW YOU TO TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR CONSTITUENTS NEED. WHAT IS YOUR PRECINCT NEED? ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS AND ALL OF THOSE DISASTERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED WHETHER THE LOCALIZED FLOODING THAT SOME OF THE WESTERN CITIES EXPERIENCE. WE'RE FOSTLED IN ALL OF THAT, AND SO EVERYTHING THAT I STAND UP HERE AND BRING TO YOU AND TRY TO DO AND THE CHANGES I TRY TO MAKE IT IS FOR ALL OF US IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND SMALL CHANGES KNOW CHANGES CAN HAVE IMPACT, BUT SMALL IMPACT CAN HAVE HUGE IMPACTS IN A POSITIVE WAY.

AND IZ AM NOT DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT I PRESENTED, BUT I KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE.

AND THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE, THE ASK COULD HAVE BEEN MORE.

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO MAYBE LESSEN MY CHANCES. SO I REALLY TRIED TO THINK WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE MONEY SPENT, HOW CAN I REALLY IMPROVE THIS OF FIS WITH BRINGING IN THE LEAST PEOPLE WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT I REALLY DO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IF WE PUT PUTTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THOSE POSITIONS SOME OF THE OTHER MORE EXPENSIVE INCREASE YOU'LL SEE ON THERE, THAT HAS TO DO WITH RENOVATING THE CURRENT EOC.

I BROUGHT THAT FORWARD LAST YEAR, WE HAD COVID, THERE WERE NO TIME FOR RIPPING WALLS OUT BUT THERE IS RESTRUCTURING I'M SETTING FORTH. WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON, I ALSO CAN'T RIP WALLS OUT DURING MY EOC SEASON, BUT AS SOON AS WE GET OVER THE HUMP WHICH IS TYPICALLY PART OF OUR HURRICANE SEASON THAT WILL BE THE FIRST THING MY OFFICE DOES.

PART OF US BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AS A TEAM IS HAVING THE RIGHT SPACE TO DO IT.

WE HAVE HAD A CLOAKAL PANDEMIC AND CHANGED THE WAY WE FEEL, IT CHANGED OUR CONTACT CULTURE AND THE WAY WE FEEL ABOUT BEING NEXT TO PEOPLE. AND LIKE THE JUDGE SAID, IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE ON FOR A FEW MORE YEARS SO THAT MIND SET AND FEAR WILL CONTINUE AS WELL SO OPENING UP THE EOC, MAKING BIG WIDE SPACE TO PUT REAL WORKSTATION TABLES AND PROPERLY DESIGN AN EOC TO FUNCTION FOR A TEAM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH HERE JUST THOSE TWO THING, THE CHANGE, THE PERSONNEL AND THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE PHYSICAL EOC, WE CAN DO SO MUCH WITH THAT BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES.

THINK ABOUT A JOINT COMMAND CENTER WHERE WE CAN HAVE DPS OR TEDM FOLKS OR THE COG WITH RJ THOMAS WHO ALSO RUNS WHAT WE CALL THE MACK TORE MULTIAGENCY.

WE ALL COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER. SO WE COULD HAVE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TOGETHER IN ONE EOC THAT IS DESIGNED FOR EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.

AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT PARTNERING WITH THOSE PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS, WHICH CITY ALL OF THEM, TO REALLY, REALLY COME TOGETHER. WE CAN EACH STRUGGLE AS INDIVIDUAL AREAS AND JURISDICTIONS TO SLOWLY BUILD UP TO WHAT WE NEED, OR WE CAN COME TOGETHER, PUT YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER, PUT YOUR MONEY TOGETHER, AND MAKE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED. AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND WE HAVE EVERYBODY EXCITED ABOUT DOING THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON AN ENDEAVOR LIKE THAT WITHOUT THE BASIC TEAM THAT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE IN A COMMAND CENTER LIKE THAT AND TO BE ABLE TO PROZEUS THE TYPE OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM THAT TYPE OF REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT-TYPE OPERATIONS.

>> YOU DIDN'T BRAG ABOUT YOURSELF SOY JUST DID A LITTLE BIT OF MATH, BASICALLY JUST IN GRANTS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INVOLVED IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR I'LL CALL IT A YEAR AND A HALF, I TOTAL OVER $32 MILLION WORTH OF CUMULATIVE GRANT, THAT IS DIFFERENT, THAT WE'VE BEEN

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BUT WE ARE 100% DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH BRINGING THOSE DOLLAR, THAT IS JUST FOR ONE DISASTER, HOME. IT IS NOT JUST THAT YOU R YOU ARE THE FIRST RESPONDER, YOU'RE THE FIRST RESPONDER YOU'RE RECOVERY EXACT YOU'RE THE R REIMBURSEMENT VEHICLE.

AND SO I JUST -- I THINK THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RATE OF RETURN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT ACROSS THE BOARD. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO RAID OF RETURN, EXCEPT FOR THE GOODWILL AND GOOD STAFF YOU DO. BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE BLESSED THAT YOU GUY DOS BOTH.

SO JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. IT IS A LOT OF THE MONEY COMING

IN THE DOOR BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

>> LET'S GO ON IF YOU DON'T MIND, ME LITIGATION IS A -- ME LISA WE'LL JUST PAUSE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. IF NOT, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THE NEAR MARSHAL.

I DON'T SEE HIM ON N THE ROOM. >>> HE IS ON LINE, JUDGE. >> HE'S ON LINE, WHY DON'T YOU STAY TO LISTEN IN TO THE FIRE MARSHALL, THAT WAY IF ANYONE HAS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, THEY CAN

ASK YOU OR JOSE. >> SURE. >> YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING AS

A GREAT TEAM THIS YEAR. >> PAGE 281, JUDGE. >> GOOD MORNING, JOSE.

WE'RE READY FOR YOU TO PROCEED. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MELISSA, CORRECT? THIS IT IS OKAY TO GO ON? NO QUESTIONS. HERE COMES JOSE.

GOOD MORNING, JOSE. THERE YOU ARE. YE, WE'VE GOT YOU LOUD AND CLEAR

AND WE'RE READY FOR YOUR PRESENTATION FOR YOUR BUDGET. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

>> THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR '21-'22 $39,755 OPENED TO THE ONE WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW IS $27,225. THE OFFICE JUST WAS ESTABLISHED AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING EVERYTHING UP AND READY TO GO. SOME OF THE ADDITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING PROPOSAL ARE GOING TO BE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, WHICH IS AT $7,000.

ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT. >> RUN THROUGH IT ALL AND WE'LL JUST ASK CUMULATIVE IF THERE ARE

ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> SURE ENOUGH. >> WE'RE ADDING THE NON-CAPITAL

OUTLAY FOR 38. >> TELL US WHAT BUNKER GEAR IS. WHAT IS $3,000 OF THAT $3800 IS BUNKER GEAR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ITY GOING BE THE UNIFORM THAT I WOULD DAWN IN THE EVENT I NEED TO GO INTO A FACILITY OR BUILDING THAT HAS BURNT, CHEMICALS AND ALL THAT, PRETTY

DANGEROUS, UNHEALTHY. >> UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU. >> THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHICH IS $2500. OPERATING AND OTHER SERVICES WILL BE $4,000.

I'M LOOKING FOR TRAINING THERE. AND THEN THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP FOR WHAT IS BEING ADDED TO THE BUDGET. EVERYTHING ELSE PRETTY MUCH IS BEING WORKED UNDER THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WHICH IS '20-'20. I'M NOT GETTING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR.

WHEN I TALKED TO TERESA AND SAT DOWN SHE SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE BROKE IT UP AND SPENT SOME OF THE MONEY FROM THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF NEXT YEAR. THAT IS WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE STILL. AND AFTER THAT IS WHEN I WILL START PURCHASING SOME OF THAT STUFF. I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT, I

HAVE NOWHERE TO STORE IT AT THIS POINT. >> OKAY.

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>> SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE JUST GOT STARTED LAST YEAR. AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MIGHT

BE MORE OF A NORMALIZED BUDGET REGARDING. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> EQUIPMENT AND PARTICULARLY CERTIFICATIONS AND SOFTWARE LICENSES.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THE INCREASE IF YOU'RE KEEPING TABS IS ABOUT $18,000.

SO FROM $21,000 TO $40,000 SO ABOUT $18,000 EXTRA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR

OUR FIRE MARSHALL. >> WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT ARE YOU ASKING FOR?

>> IT IS GOING BE AIR MONITORING. IT IS GOING TO BE RESPIRATORY, IT IS GOING TO BE THE HELMET AND EVIDENCE CAN FOR THE INVESTIGATION PART, GOD FORBID WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE AN ARSON OF ANY SORT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF THAT PENDING AND READY FOR GO IN MY VEHICLE THE MAJORITY PART WILL BE TRAINING, JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, TWO WEEKS AGO I BEGAN THE CODE TRAINING. IT IS A 6-MONTH PROCESS.

IT IS A LOT OF READING AND A LOT OF TESTING THAT GOES ON. >> JOSE, MAYBE THIS IS FOR THE AUDITOR. THIS PAST COURT WE HAD MICHAEL COME AND BRENT REGARDING THE

FIREARM. >> YES, MA'AM. >> WHAT I NOTICE THEY'RE HERE, TOO. IS THAT DEAL EXTRA? OR ARE WE COVERING THAT IN THIS

YEAR'S BUDGET FOR HIM? >> WE ARE COVERING -- I ORDERED TWO PISTOLS AND TWO RIFLES.

AND LET ME EXPLAIN THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT. OBVIOUSLY WHEN I'M IN SERVICE, I WILL BE CARRYING A PISTOL AND A RIFLE. AGAIN, GOD FORBID THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS AND I NEED TO USE MY PISTOL OR MY RIFLE. THAT WILL BE TAKEN INTO EVIDENCE AND LITTLE BE STUCK THERE UNTIL THE CASE IS CLOSED. WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT TAKES SOMETIMES. THAT IS THE REASON I ORDERED TWO.

SO I WILL HAVE ONE HERE. ONCE I GET MY SAFE I WILL HAVE IT HERE IN THE OFFICE STORED, BASICALLY JUST TO HAVE A BACKUP. AND HOPEFULLY ONCE THIS OFFICE GETS UP AND RUNNING AND THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF AND WE CAN HIRE SOME FOLK -- AGAIN, NOW I HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT THAT I CAN IMMEDIATELY PUT INTO SERVICE AND ORDER MORE AS WE GO. SO THAT IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS

BEHIND THAT. >> OKAY, SO THAT REPRESENTS A SPLIT THEN, DALE.

>> YES. JUDGE, GENERAL FUND WHICH THIS IS A PART OF THE GENERAL FUND GOES THE DEPARTMENT 1900 WHICH IS TERESA WORKING WITH THEM SO IF WE CAN ACQUIRE THEM THIS YEAR, WE CAN. THIS IS JUST IN CASE WE NEED TO INCLUDE FOR NEXT YEAR.

>>> GOT IT, UNDERSTOOD. >> OKAY, GREAT, YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT OUR OF FIS SO THE COMMISSIONERS CAN HAVE SOME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. YOU'VE WORKING ON THE FIFTH FLOOR AND IT IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT? THERE IS A FEW THINGS THAT NEED

TO BE DONE. >> YES, MA'AM, I FINALLY GOT MOVED IN.

I'M ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, 508, ALMOST GOING INTO THE. SLOWLY BUT SURELY COMING ALONG.

GOT MY TV UP. GOT A PRETTY BIG TV, BUT AGAIN, LET ME EXPLAIN.

THAT I VISITED THE BEXAR COUNTY FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE PROBABLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND SPOKE TO HIM. AND I HAD TALKED TO THAT GUY. HE BENT OVER BACKWARDS FOR ME AND HE'S OFFERED HIS COMPLETE SUPPORT AND OFFERED ME ANY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT I NEED THAT HE HAS. HE SAYS PICK UP THE PHONE AND IT WILL GET ME 2 1/2 HOURS.

WITH THAT CAME A LOT OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I'M LEARNING AS I'M GOING.

HE SAYS IF YOU CAN GET YOU SOMETHING BIG, BECAUSE WHAT IS GOING ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THESE FOLKS ARE GOING BE SENDING IN THEIR PLANS FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT, AND WE ALL KNOW AS WE SENDS THEM, GET IT AS BIG AS YOU CAN, GOD FORBID, AGAIN, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, RIGHT, YOU'LL SO ES V THOSE INVESTIGATORS FROM ALL OVER WILL COME IN AND WANT TO SEE, IT IS JUST EASIER FOR US TO HAVE IT ON A BIG SCREEN THERE AND LOOK AT IT.

ALSO, COMING IN THE PART OF THE 6-MONTH CLASS I'M TAKING NOW IS A PLAN EXAMINER AS WELL.

>> VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR FIRE MARSHALL? I ALSO WANT TO THANK MARIA'S OFFICE. THEY TRIED VERY HARD TO WIN A

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WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL THIS TIME. I THINK THEY KIND OF GAVE US GOOD FEEDBACK. AND THERE MIGHT BED THAT GAARD OPPORTUNITIES.

WE'RE GOING BE APPLYING AGAIN FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIRE MARSHALL TO BE EXTRA EQUIPPED.

SOMETIMES YOU LEARN FROM WHEN YOU FAIL RATHER THAN WHEN YOU SUCCEED.

SO WE ARE GOING TO -- THAT OPPORTUNITY CAME TO US THROUGH SUSAN ROTH.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND SEIZE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT THE OTHER THICK YOU SHOULD KNOW IS THAT THE FIRE MARSHALL HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH ANY -- WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW HAVE ANY THE UNINCORPORATED AREA FROM BUCKEYE, NEW SOLAR PLANT AND LPG FACILITY TO EPIC TO WHICH W AN ADDITIONAL FRACTIONATOR ON THE WAY AND THE NEW AMAZON FACILITY SO WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT OUR FIRE MARSHALL, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FIRE IT IS THE PREVENTION OF SUCH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND THE SAFETY PLANS THAT GO INTO IT. AND AGAIN, MAYBE WE'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF INDUSTRY BEFORE IN THIS AREA.

SO WE, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO DIETRICH AND LYONDALE BUT ALL THIS NEW INDUSTRY IS FOSTERING NEW REASONS TO GET THE SERVICES THAT THE PEOPLE EXPECT. I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING THIS COURT SAID WAS VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, MARSHAL FOR WORKING WITH ALL THESE GREAT COMPANIES AND I THINK THAT IT SPEAKS WELL FOR NUECES TO KNOW THAT THEY'VE GOT SOMEBODY WHO COULD REACH OUT TO THEM IMMEDIATELY, PARTICULARLY ACA COMPANY LIKE AMAZON.

SO ALL RIGHT, WE'LL LET YOU GO AND DO SO TIMELY, IT IS 11:00. >> THANK YOU.

ENJOY. >>> NOW WE'RE GOING MOVE INTO STRAIGHT INTO 205200 AND 52 ACCIDENT THEY'RE HERE AND THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO WE'LL JUST WAIT FOR THE HOLD ON ONE SECOND, I THINK IT IS RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, IT IS ON PAGE 289. WELL, IT STARTS ON 288 AND SO GO AHEAD, PLEASE PROCEED.

>>> GOODGOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. FOR DEPARTMENT 5200, 911 PROGRAM, WE HAVE NO CHANGE IN THAT BUDGET. THE ONLY THING WE ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKING IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR US TO RENAME THIS DEPARTMENT.

IF WE COULD TAKE IT TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT AS AN AGENDA ITEM.

WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY QUALITIES CONFUSING THIS DEMOCRAT WITH 911 SERVICES.

>> YEAH. >>> SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE PROPOSE AN EMERGENCY ADDRESS PROGRAM, OR IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION THAT WE COULD TAKE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD RENAME THIS DEPARTMENT. I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY THING WE HAVE FOR THIS.

IT IS KIND OF CONFUSING TO THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE. >>> GOOD IDEA.

>> OKAY. GIVEN THAT THERE IS REALLY NO CHANGES HERE AND YOU'LL BRING THAT AGENDA TIME TO US. IF NOT WE CAN MOVE TO 5220. 5220 WHICH IS LOCATED IN YOUR PACKETS AT 294294 AND 295 AND YOU HAVE JUST A SMALL CHANGE HERE.

>> WELL, FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET, ALL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS JUST REALLOCATING FUNDING FOR THE CONTRACTUAL INCREASE FOR THE LEXUS NEXUS, AN ANNUAL 3% THAT IS ALWAYS COLLS UP EVERY YEAR THIS IS SEARCH ENGINE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO LOCATE ADDRESSES AND ANY INFORMATION THEY NEED TO DO THEIR INVESTIGATION. IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM THAT THEY USE ON A DAILY BASIS AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR THAT. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME PERSONNEL

REQUESTS ON PAGE 301, JUDGE. >> WE'RE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING A CLERK TO ASSIST THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH THE PAPERWORK AND THAT THEY HAVE DAILY BASIS THIS WOULD ASSIST THEM TO HAVE A CLERK TO DO THE PAPERWORK AND FILE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO TO

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AND ALSO, WE HAVE JUST RECLASSIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERS THAT WE DO HAVE RIGHT

NOW FROM A 20 TO A 24. >> OKAY, WELL, THAT IS A LOT OF PERSONNEL, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS HERE FIRST? WE ALSO HAVE OFFICERS HERE THAT YOU COULD ALSO ASK ABOUT THE NEED.

THEY CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A LOT OF INSIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CODE

ENFORCEMENT. >> I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE IS THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. I CAN'T IMAGINE JUST TWO OFFICERS THAT HAVE TO COVER THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

THEY KEEP ME UPDATED. I KNOW THEY KEEP ALL THE COMMISSIONERS UPDATED AND WHEN WE HAVE A CONCERN THEY RUN TO ITP AND STYLES THEY'RE BOTH THERE.

AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE SPLIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CALLS.

AND ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, I THINK WITH THE FLOODING THAT WE'VE HAD, GETTING PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS AND CONCERNS FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT IS BLOCKING A LOT OF THESE CREEKS OR WATERWAYS THAT WE HAVE AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT DO IT.

THEY'RE OUT THERE AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE FLEXIBLE AS MUCH AS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TWO-PERSON CREW TO HANDLE THE ENTIRE COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO FLEX TO WEEKENDS OR OTHER TIMES THAT WE SEEM TO FIND, THAT IS WHEN THE ILLEGAL DUMPING POPS UP IS YOU KNOW, LONG WEEKENDS AND AT NIGHTS. SOMETIMES IT POPS UP IN SOMEONE'S HOME OR IN PROBLEMS SIMTY TO THAT. I'M ALL IN FARE OF ADDITIONAL OFFICERS. HOW MANY? I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LEAVE THIS -- APPROVE THIS BUDGET WITH AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL OFFICER FOR THIS YEAR. JUAN, DO YOU THINK -- I MEAN I'M SURE THERE IS PAPERWORK, BUT OR MAYBE ONE OF THE OFFICERS WANTS TO ANSWER. DOES THE PAPERWORK SLOW YOU DOWN A LOT? I'VE HEARD THAT FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, HAVING TO GO IN AND TYPE IT UP. SO YOU THINK THAT ADMIN WILL HELP YOU WITH THAT, ADMIN CLERK?

>> BECAUSE OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS, A LOT OF TIME WE COULD SIT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER INSTEAD OF BEING OUT IN THE FIELD, A WHOLE WEEK, THAT'S HOW IN-DEPTH OUR INVESTIGATIONS GET.

WE'RE USING ALL OUR SKILLS TO TRACK DOWN THESE VIOLATORS. IT TAKES A LONG TIME.

WHILE SOMETIMES YOU'LL BE TIED UP AND I'LL BE TIED UP AND WE'RE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER DOING THIS. AND YOU THE REGULAR EVERYDAY STUFF LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS, KEEP THE YARD CLEAN AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT REQUIRES PAPERWORK.

GOT TO SENDS IT OUT TO THEM. CLEAN UP YOUR YARD, CAN YOU CLEAN UP YOUR YARD.

IN OTHER AREAS IN OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT -- NOT CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT THEY HAVE CLERKS THAT DO THAT. WE SEND THE INFORMATION TO THEM AND THEY SEND OUT THE LETTERS OR THE CITATIONS OR WHATEVER. WE HAVE TO DO ALL OF THAT OURSELVES.

>> AND ALSO, I KNOW WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PAY INCREASE, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN NEXT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MAYBE INCLUDE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL -- I THINK Y'ALL ARE EXCLUDEED. WE HAVE BEEN CUT OUT OF THAT.

>>> THESE ARE TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT PART OF THAT NEGOTIATION THAT COMES BETWEEN HR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DELETE S OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT. SO UNTIL THEN I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, INCREASING THEIR PAY BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THAT AGREEMENT THAT WE DID IN 'NINE 19 HAS DONE IS STEP INCREASE EVERY YEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN INCREASE CEASE.

I THINK WE NEED TO MATCH THAT AS WELL. BUT INCLUDE Y'ALL WHAT WAS IT IN 23 OR 22, 23, 23, YEAH, I IF WE CAN REMIND OURSELVES TO DO THAT AS WELL.

THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> AND GO AHEAD? >> I THOUGHT WE HAD DONE THAT

ALREADY, PAY INCREASE, DIDN'T WE DO THAT LAST YEAR? >> INCREASED WHAT, I'M SORRY?

>> THEIR PAY? NO? >> THEIR PAY DID INCREASE LAST

YEAR AS PART OF THE COLA OFFERED TO THE COUNTY. >> AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IN YOUR FAVOR IS THAT YOU GUY DOS WEEKEND SOMETIMES, I NOPE YOU DO OPERATIONS IN THE MORNINGS AT

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6:00. >> YES, SIR. >> YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO THROUGH TRASH BAGS TO FIND OUT WHO REALLY IS THE CULPRIT OF

THING THAT IS HOW YOU MAKE YOUR CASINGS. >> YES, SIR.

>> PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO OUT THERE, BUT I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS AT 6:00. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW YOU GO TO THE JP COURSE, TOO, THAT IS ANOTHER THAT TAKES UP YOUR TIME.

YOU FOLLOW ALL YOUR CASES WITH JP COURT. >> WE TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF OUR CASES. BECAUSE IT IS A WASTE OF TIME TO PUT IN ALL THE MANPOWER HOURS

THAT WE DO AND JUST WALK AWAY FROM THEM. >> I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME A LIST OF ALL THE JPS SO I CAN CALL THEM AND SAY WHAT IS GOING ON.

>>> I'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT. >>> BUT ANYWAY, I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO, APPRECIATE

YOU. >> I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I THINK IF WE CAN INCREASE BY ONE, IT WILL BE GOOD. IF WE CAN INCREASE BY TWO IT

WOULD BE EVEN BETER. >> IT WOULD BE BETTER. >> BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN OUT THERE WITH MR. GASSERIA AND MR.-- MR. GARCIA AND MR. PIMENTEL AND SAY THAT IS ILLEGAL DUMPING. SO I THINK THE PEOPLE ARE DOING ILLEGAL DUMPING KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE WHEN YOU GUYS ARE AROUND OR NOT. SO IF WE INCREASE THE FORCE, YOU KNOW, IT WILL KIND OF PRICK THEM A LITTLE BIT AND THEY WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO ENDS UP THERE, SO I HOPE THAT WE DO INCREASE YOUR PERSONNEL AND YOUR PAY AND GET YOU THAT

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE THAT YOU NEED TO GET YOU MORE FREE TIME. >> YES, SIR.

>> APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO. >>> THANK YOU. >> SO IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IF WE COULD GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH PAPERWORK AND THROUGH A CLERK'S POSITION AND MAYBE I NOTICED TECHNOLOGY IS LOW HERE, BUT LEXUS NEXUS PIECE OF IT. BUT I'M WONDER IF THERE MIGHT BE SOME INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE OR TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD ASSIST IN MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THE FORMATTING OF THESE LETTERS OR THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE GET SOLICITED -- I GET SOLICITED I USUALLY SENDS THE GOOD STUFF TO CONNIE. WE GET SOLICITED A TON ON DIFFERENT TYPE OF SOWARE PLATFORMS THEY'RE MEANT FOR MUNICIPALITY BUT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE THAT WORK WELL FOR COUNTIES. THIS WOULD BE BOTH A PORTAL FOR CITIZENS TO CALL IN AND GIVE INFO AND THEN SAME PORTAL WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND/OR OR ALLOW YOU TO SEND THEM NOTICES. SO THAT IS SOMETHING I MIGHT WANT TO HAVE YOU MAYBE WORK WITH IT ON TO SEE. I DON'T KNOW, LET US LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE COVER THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT NUECES COUNTY HAS.

SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. I HOPE WE CAN HAVE THE BUDGET TO DO THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR MAKING THIS UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD HAVE A SUPERIOR THAT IS LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT JUST DOESN'T WORK ANY OTHER WAY. YOU ARE DIFFERENT, YOU ARE PEACE OFFICERS, IT NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS SUCH. AND WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU'LL FIND THE AUDIENCE, I. E. THE RES DENTS WILL RESPOND COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY. RATHER THAN IT BEING IN PUBLIC WORKS IF IT HAS ITS OWN AUTHORITY, IT WILL FEEL DIFFERENT.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK THIS COURT SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND EXPLORE.

THAT IS WHY THE FIRE MARSHALL IS ALSO A PEACE OFFICER. WE MAKE SURE OF THAT.

THAT IS ACTUALLY WHY MELISSA IS GOING GET HER PEACE OFFICER'S LICENSE AS WELL SO SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE WE MAY WANT TO EXPLORE THAT AS -- AND THAT WOULD NEP THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PIECE, TOO. IT GETS TRICKY TO TAKE TWO PEOPLE OUT OF A DEPARTMENT THAT

SPECIALIZES IN PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, RIGHT. >> SOMEBODY HAS BEEN WORKING

SOME MAGIC, BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY TRICKY. >> IT IS VERY TRICKY.

AND SO I'M JUST THINKING, OUR FUTURE REALLY PROBABLY LIES IN YOU NOT ONLY BEING AUTONOMOUS, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO THINK A CERTAIN WAY. AND JURY GOING GET THE BUDGET THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HEAD, YOU KNOW, PRESENTS TO YOU. LET'S FACE IT.

BUT WHEN YOU, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE THINKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT LENSES, YOU'RE GOING HAVE DIFFERENT ITEMS HERE. THAT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST.

AND I'VE NOTICED THAT WITH THE FIRE MARSHALL, WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOLDING THE LICENSE, EVEN TO THE FIRE MARSHALL IS UNDER MY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IT JUST MADE MORE SENSE FOR THE SHERIFF TO TAKE THAT ROLE.

I'D LIKE US TO CONSIDER THAT, MAYBE IT IS NOT IN THE CARDS THIS YEAR, BUT MAYBE IT IS IN

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YOU GUYS SHOULD REALLY GET THOUGHT THAT A DEPARTMENT THAT WORK IS ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A

DEPARTMENT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> DRONES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> WOULDN'T YOU ALL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE CONSTABLES AT ONE TIME?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? >> OUR PRESENT CONSTABLE SHERWOOD SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA

AT ONE TIME. >> CONTO BELIEVE 1 WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND CONSTABLE 3 WAS THINKING ABOUT IT. THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER AREA WHERE YOU SAY UMBRELLA UNDER A

CONSTABLE -- CONTO BELIEVE -- CONSTABLE. >>> BUT WHICH DO YOU PUT

THEMUNDER THERE ARE TOO MANY. >> CONSTABLE 1 OR CONSTABLE 3. >>> YOU'RE JUST WORK 1 IN 3, IS

THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? >> FOR WHOLE COUNTY, JUST UNDER THE UMBRELLA TO GET THEIR LIES

SENSE. >> WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST PUT IT UNDER SHERIFF, HE'S COUNTYWIDE,

WOULD THAT BE? >> WE'RE COUNTYWIDE, EVEN AS CONSTABLES, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE

COUNTYWIDE. >> I GET IT. BUT TO HAVE SOME REAL -- THEY'RE COUNTYWIDE, BUT THEY REPRESENT AN AREA WHEREAS THE SHERIFF REPRESENTS THE WHOLE COUNTY.

AND SO MY THOUGHT WOULD BE LIKE MAYBE THE JUDGE SAID IF YOU PUT IT UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT YOU'LL GET SOMERIL STICK. IF YOU PUT IT UNDER SHERIFF WHO IS AN ELECTED COUNTYWIDE OFFICIAL, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD. SO I DON'T KNOW, JUST A THOUGHT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GO ABOUT LOOKING. >> WE'RE BRAINSTORMING.

>> BRAINSTORM IT AND, YOU KNOW, IT COULD ALWAYS, YOU COULD BE LIKE THE FIRE MARSHALL, RIGHT THERE IS A HYBRID IN A STRANGE WAY. HE'S GOT THE -- I DON'T HAVE A PEACE OFFICER'S LICENSE, SO WE NEED THE PEACE OFFICER TO HOLD THAT LICENSE, RIGHT FOR FIREARMS. BUT HE'S UNDER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE BETTER FIT. BUT AGAIN, IT HAS CHANGED IN MY MIND FOR THE BETTER, BECAUSE WHEN THE SHERIFF COMES AND WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSION. HE TRULY UNDERSTANDS WHAT HE NEEDS CERTIFICATION-WISE, HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE RIGHT FIREARMS ARE.

HE UNDERSTANDS THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS A NEXUS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE US TO PURSUE THAT. I'M GETTINGS EXSITED ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE OF EVERYTHING.

AT ONE TIME WANTED DRONES. THOSE ARE EXCELLENT TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR FEEDS.

YOU COULD FLY A DRONE OVER AN AREA AND COVER THE WORK OF TEN MEN, YOU KNOW IN A DAY.

BUT GUESS WHAT YOU'RE GOING HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT FEEDBACK. A CLERK SOMEONE IS LOOKING AT IT, RIGHT. SO IT DOESN'T COME WITHOUT THE PERSONNEL.

>> CORRECT. >> BUT I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE NEED THAT IS THERE.

I'M JUST SORT OF EXPLORING HOW YOU CAN HAVE MORE TEETH. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GUYS BECOME SOMEBODY THAT I WOULD GO, OH, MAN, THEY COME. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE A FORCE BE RECKONED WITH. BECAUSE COUNTIES THAT IS WHAT THEY DO.

COUNTIES HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE AREAS WHERE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE.

>> I THINK WE'RE KIND OF AT THAT POINT NOW, LIKE THE COMMISSIONER SAID, THERE IS MORE DUMPING WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE THAN DELETE S BECAUSE THEY KNOW, OH, THESE GUYS ARE OUT THERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE WHOLE COUNTY KNOWS WHO WE ARE, EVEN THOUGH IS JUST TWO OF US.

WE ENFORCE THE LAW AS MUCH AS THE LAW WILL ALLOW US TO. WE DO HAVE LIMITATIONS IN NUECES COUNTY. WE'VE BEEN OVER THAT THROUGH THE YEARS.

BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE, WE WORK WITH IT. I HOPE THE PEOPLE OUT THERE KNOW

THAT. >>> IF THEY'RE NOT STATE LAWS AND YOU THINK THIS COULD COULD STRENGTHEN A NUECES COUNTY LAW, LET US KNOW. THERE HAS BEEN A BIG PLEA.

WE HAVEN'T HAD TO A CHANCE TO DEAL WITH IT ON AGENDA AND THAT IS I'M SURE IT WILL COME UP QUICKLY. YOU'VE SEEN OUR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL HAS REALLY CHANGED.

WE JUST HAVE A REAL ISSUE NATIONWIDE WITH THIS, BUT WE'RE LIKE, UNFORTUNATELY A BIG OFFENDER. AND SO AGAIN, THERE MIGHT BE STRENGTHENING OF RULES THAT ARE INHERENT TO NUECES COUNTY. WE CAN CHANGE THE RULES. WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE DESIRE TO DO IT. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO OR STRENGTHEN -- THAT

IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO US. >> WE WILL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO REVIEW IT OR BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AGAIN. OVER THE YEARS IT ESPECIALLY WITH NEW PEOPLE BEING ELELECTED AND OTHERS WHICH HAVE TO REINTRODUCE THIS OVER AND OVER.

BUT EVERY TIME IT COMES UP WE'LL BE GLAD TO' INTRODUCE IT. >> IF YOU THINK IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COUNTY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

>> YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU. >> I THINK IF WE INCREASE THE FORCE, THEY WILL BE A FORCE TO

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BECAUSE THEY -- WE NEED TO MAKE THEM MORE VISIBLE OUT THERE, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING GOING ON. AND WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> I WOULD ASK THAT IF THE PERSONNEL GETS -- IF YOUR REQUEST WERE TO BE GRANTED IN ANY FORM, ONE, TWO OR THREE AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE OFFICERS IN THE FIELD, THAT YOU ALSO CONTEMPLATE ALL THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE COST IS NOT JUST PERSONNEL AND SO THAT HAS TO BE FACTORED IN WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

I MIGHT HAVE YOU GO BACK AND REALLY LOOK AT THAT AND SAY PER CAPITA, SO PER PERSON, WHAT WOULD THE VEHICLE BE? THE GEAR? ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY. BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT THIS NUMBER.

IT IS A LOT HIGHER. AND SO I JUST -- THAT THOSE BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION SO IF WE ADDED, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE CLERK AND ONE OFFICER, HYPOTHETICALLY, THIS NUMBER DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT IT. AND DALE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE IT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE IT BASED ON WHAT I HEARD THIS HERE THIS MORNING.

IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TIME, EITHER. JUST GET WITH DALE. THANK YOU, GUYS, WE'RE GOING LET YOU GO IF THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND IT WILL KEEP US ON TIME.

>> THANK YOU, GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY HAVING SAID THAT THE NEXT ONE IS SOCIAL SERVICES AND WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, BUT THEY'RE HERE SO

THAT IS NICE. >> 302? >> SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON 4110 WHICH IS TAB NUMBER 4. TAB NUMBER FOUR IN YOUR BOOK. AND WELCOME.

>> I'M SAL HERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OR SOCIAL SERVICES AND SUPERVISOR OUT THERE, REBECCA IS OUT OF STATE, SHE ACTUALLY HAD A PRE-ORDER PRESENTATION AND I WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AFTER. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING AVAILABLE IN PERSON TODAY. I'M CURRENTLY OUT OF STATE.

I TRIED TO COVER ALL THE BASES WITH A DETAILED PERSONNEL GLUFTION THE BUDGET PACKAGE A THAT I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED WITH SAL BEING THERE IN PERSON TO ANSWER ANY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND NOW WITH THIS PRE-ORDERED VIDEO. I'M REQUEST FOUR-NEW CLASSIFICATIONS THIS YEAR. MY DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS TWO INTERMEDIATE CLERK POSITIONS THAT ARE BE RECLASSIFIED TO SENIOR CLERK POSITIONSCH THESE POSITION WILL BE CROSS-TRAINED WITH OTHER SENIOR CLERK POSITIONS IN DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ON MORE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING ACCOUNTING TASKS AND REPORT COMPILATIONS THAT I BELIEVE BENEFIT THE DEPARTMENT.

IF THE PANDEMIC TAUGHT US ANYTHING, I THINK ONE WAS THE NEED FOR REPLICATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 2 POSITION BE RECLASSIFIED TO THE POSITION OF ATTENDANT DIRECTOR THIS IS NOT A NEW POSITION TO COUNTY PERSONNEL SINCE MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ALREADY HAVE A DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BUT IT WOULD BE A NEW DIRECT POSITION TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE CLEARLY DEFINE WHO IS NEXT IN LINE, SHOULD THE DIRECTOR BECOME UNAVAILABLE ORS BE WITH MULTIPLE OPERATIONS. FOR MANY YEARS THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN EITHER INFORMRAL OR UNDECLARED. BUT I THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE IT AN OFFICIAL POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE SEEN THE DEPARTMENT GROW WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS. AND WE KNOW THAT DIRECTORS MAY NEED TO BE ABSENT AT TIMES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO IS THE PERSON IN THE DEPARTMENT WHO IS GIVEN A BROAD OVERVIEW AND UPDATES ON ALL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE BUDGET. BUT THAT PERSON NEEDS SOME AUTHORITY TO ACT IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE UNIQUE DUTIES BEING PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE 2 ARE CONFIGURATION OF SOFTWARE, DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF THE NUECES COUNTY CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM AND BUDGET AND TEMPORARILY SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN MY ABSENCE. BASED ON THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, WE NEED TO ALIGN THIS POSITION WITH OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE COUNTY. I HAVE ATTACHED A DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED JOB DESCRIPTION WHICH CREATES ADDITIONAL DUTIES ALSO PERFORMED BY OTHER ASSISTANT DIRECTORS IN NUECES COUNTY. THIS POSITION CURRENTLY SUPERVISES MORE EMPLOYEES THAN OTHER SUPERVISES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITHIN A COMPARABLE PAY GROUP AND CAR ALLOWANCE. MY PERSONNEL REQUEST IN THE PAST HAVE USUALLY BEEN FOR THE PURPOSES OF INCREASING PAY FOR THE LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES ON THE STAFF OR TO RECLASSIFY POSITIONS TO MAINTAIN A FULLY-STAFFED DEPARTMENT AND PREVENT TURNOVER THIS YEAR I'M REQUESTING AN INCREASE OF PAY FOR MY POSITION AS DIRECTOR. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE YEAR COLAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COURT, I FEEL THE NEED TO ASK I HAVE NOT REQUESTED A RAISE FOR THIS POSITION SINCE BECOMING THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.

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SINCE BECOMING DIRECTOR IN 2011, I'VE MADE CHANGED TO IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND CLIENT SUPPORT. WE HAVE GONE ALMOST COMPLETELY PAPERLESS AND NOW MANAGE OUR DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY. WE IMPROVED OUR POLICIES AND PROT K08S TO PROVIDE MORE PROTECTION TO THE COUNTY FROM FRAUD AND TO GET HELP TO THOSE WHO TRULY NEED IT.

WE INSTITUTED PAYING CLIENT BILLS WITH A P-CARD RATHER THAN CHECKS AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE CLIENTS BLIND ON THEIR BILL GET CAUGHT UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT LATE FEES. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW MORE EFFICIENCY AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. AND WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE VIRTUAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR OUR APPLICANTS. WE ALSO BEGAN WORKING MORE CLOSELY WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS GRANTS AND VETERANS SERVICES TO PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. WE ALSO ACTIVATE AS NEEDED DURING A DISASTER.

FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THIS IS USUALLY A ONE-TWO PUNCH SINCE NOT ONLY DO WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND REGULAR CLIENTS WHO RELY ON US DURING AND AFTER A DISASTER, BUT WE ADDITIONALLY WORK WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSIGNED EOC ROLES.

FOR EXAMPLE, DURING COCOVID, I PARTICIPATED IN MOST COUNTY-RUN CLINICS EITHER THROUGH PLANNING, WORKING THE EVENT OR BOTH. I RELIED ON MY STAFF TO EITHER PARTICIPATE WITH ME OR KEEP THINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY IN THE OFFICE FOR OUR CLIENTS AND THE PUBLIC.

WE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE WINDER STORM EITHER IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATION'S CENTER OR DEALING WITH RESIDENTS' ISSUES SUCH AS FINDING DRINKING WATER. THE INCREASE I'M REQUESTING IS STILL SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE BASE SALARY RATE LISTED IN THE STUDY FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR POSITION. WITH THAT, PLEASE CONSIDER THE VALUE IN THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED FOR THIS POSITION. MY STAFF AND I WORK DAILY TO HELP HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND DIRE SITUATIONS. AND I DO BELIEVE WE MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE WE DAILY SERVE. WE DON'T BE THE SAFETY NETTED FOR THOSE LIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. MY POINT IS WHILE OTHER DEPARTMENTS MAY COME BEFORE YOU WITH NEW BUILDING AND MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECTS, I AS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES OVERSEEING OPERATION THAT REPAIRS AND IMPROVES LIVES.

MY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES HELP TO PEOPLE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS SO THAT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR ELDERLY DON'T EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY. AND OUR HOMELESS. I KNOW THAT MAKING DECISIONS ON BUDGETS ISN'T AN EASY TASK SO IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

I PLAN TO BE BACK IN THE OFFICE LATER THIS WEEK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE

A GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU, SAL FOR PLAYING THAT.

AND YOU'LL THANK REBECCA FOR US AS WELL. >> IN ADDITION TO, THAT UNDER 4110 THE OTHER INCREASES WE'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR SOFTWARE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AND ALSO THE RENTAL SPACE FOR THE RTA THAT WE SHARE WITH THE VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

>> I NOTICED 4110 IS BASICALLY JUST CONTRACTUAL INCREASE, NO REAL INCREASE FROM YOU.

AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT 4130, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH IT THERE IS NO INCREASE

AT ALL, THAT IS THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICE. >> CORRECT.

>> AND 4120 AS WELL, I BELIEVE DIRECT ALSO HAS NO CHANGE AT ALL.

>> CORRECT. >> SO HAL WE'RE LOOKING FOR IF WE WANT TO SEE IS OTHER THAN CONTRACTUAL $3,000 IS THE PERSONNEL THAT SHE HAS ASKED FOR.

>> CORRECT. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL?

>> NO QUESTIONS, JUST WHEN KEEP OUR EYE ON THE RENT AT THE RTA BUILDING.

I KNOW IT IS A GREAT FACILITY. I KNOW THE INTENT WAS TO PUT YOU WITH VETERAN SERVICES AND PUT IT MORE OUT OF THE WAY AND MORE ACCESSIBLE SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE NO NECESSARILY GET PULLED INTO THE COURTHOUSE AND GET IN AND OUT. THE TIMES I GO IT IS ALWAYS BUSY AND I JUST LIKE THE LAYOUT AND THE SET-UP YOU ALL HAVE, THE COMMON AREA, THE WAITING ROOM YOU ALL HAVE. I KNOW YOU ALL WORK TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT TO GREET PEOPLE.

IT DOESN'T DEPEND ON WHO THEY'RE SEEING YOU'RE THERE OUT THERE TO HELP.

BUT THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN. AND 3% MAY BE WHAT THE RATE IS RIGHT NOW, JUST IN THE COUNTRY.

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AND I'M SURE THEY'RE BEING GENEROUS. I'M SURE THE MARKET WILL PROBABLY COMMAND MORE. BUT, YOU KNOW, TWO DAYS IN A ROW WE SEE THAT ON THE PRESENTATION AND IT IS NOT MUCH OVERALL, BUT I JUST DO HAVE A CONCERN THAT THAT WILL OVERTIME LEAD TO A LOT

OF MONEY THAT WE COULD HAVE PUT SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> I KNOW THAT IS NOT YOU, BUT

I'M JUST SAYING FOR US. >> ONE OF THE BENEFITS AND ALSO ONE OF THE FACTORS IN US MOVING WAS ADA COMPLIANCE. WHEN WE WERE OVER HERE WE WERE IN THESE CUBICLES.

>> I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY IT. AND THE GOAL IS THAT I HOPE THAT WE WILL SEE A FUTURE DESIGN FOR FLOOR 1 THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE DEAL WITH THE ATRIUM AND THAT MIGHT OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE TO COME INSIDE BUT WE'RE JUST BUSTING AT THE SEAMS NOW. WE DO NOT HAVE -- I WISH WE DID, BECAUSE WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT BY HAVING YOU HERE. BUT WE'RE SO CLOSE. AND, YOU KNOW, MOST URBAN COUNTIES HAVE ANNEX BUILDINGS THAT HOUSE A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND COURTS, JUST IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUILD NEW COURTHOUSES AND SO IT IS CHEAPER AND EASIER TO GO GET SPACE ELSEWHERE. WITH THE REMODEL ON THE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE, THERE MIGHT BE HOPE IN OUR FUTURE FOR FINISHING THAT PROJECT AND THEN COMING INTERIOR.

AND WE ARE WORKING ON ADA FERVENTLY. SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

AND WE DO LIKE THE SPACE, OUR CLIENTS LIKE THE SPACE. >> GOOD.

>> GOOD, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS. I KNOW YOU GUYS WANT TO GO TO

LUNCH. >> NO, GO AHEAD, WE'RE EARLY. >> I'M SURE ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS, THIS IS NOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE IT IS NOT EVIDENT.

BESIDES THE THREE BUDGETSES YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, WE MANAGE EIGHT MORE BUDGETS, 7 OF WHICHS ARE GRANTS AND ONE BUDGET OF DONATED FUNDS. SO REALLY, WE'RE THIS DEPARTMENT MANAGES OVER $984,000, NOT JUST HALF MILLION YOU'RE SEEING IN FRONT OF YOU THERE.

AND ALSO, BESIDES, YOU KNOW, THE REAL SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, THE RENT AND UTILITIES AND SO FORTH THERE IS A LOT OF INDIRECT SERVICES THAT YOU PROBABLY, THE COURT IS AWARE OF BECAUSE WE SEND THOSE QUARTERLY REPORTS. THAT IS THE OPERATION HEAT HELP THAT WE WORK WITH THE CITY, THE WALK WITH PRIDE, WE WORK WITH THE CORPUS CRISTI ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

WE DO THANKSGIVING BASKETS. THAT IS USUALLY, YOU KNOW, TRUST BANK OR THE VETERANS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WORK WITH THEM ON THAT PROJECT AND LOTS OF REFERRALS.

SO WHEN SOMEONE COMES INTO OUR DEPARTMENT AND WE CAN'T HELP THEM WITH THE USUAL SERVICES, IF WE CAN'T TAP INTO OUR DONATED FUNDS WE WILL CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. ALSO, SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE INVOLVED WITH IN THE COMMUNITY ARE THE CO-ED, COLOGNEIA HOMELESS COALITION, THE INITIATIVE -- INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING AND WHENEVER IT IS APPLICABLE, THE INTERNS THAT SOCIAL SERVICES AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE DO. AND ALSO, CHILD SERVICES, AGAIN, THAT WAS -- IT IS -- WE'VE HAD THAT FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. BACKGROUND ON THAT IS THE PROGRAM IS SET UP TO ASSIST TITLE IV-E WITH CLOTHING, EMERGENCY RESIDENCE, CLOTHING, GIFT CARDS SOME OF THESE CHILDREN IN CARE ARE THERE FOR REPEATED -- ARE EEXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

WE WILL SEE REPEATS BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE THERE FOR. WHEN THEY PUT THOSE SERVICES IN THE NEWSPAPERS THERE. I SERVE AS THE LIAISON PERSONALLY TO FAMILY OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND LIAISON TO THE NUECES COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD WHERE WE ASSIST THEM IN THEIR MISSION TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT FOR

ANYONE WHO MAY FIND THAT INTERESTING. >> ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAVE A LOT

OF MONEY TO GIVE AWAY? >> NOT RIGHT NOW. >> WE HAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE AND WE'RE READY TO ASSESS ANYONE THAT COMES THROUGH. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS FOR

ALL FACETS OF IF COMMUNITY. SO. >> YOU GUYS ARE MIRACLE WORKERS.

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EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE TOUCHED IN COVID-19 HAS HAD YOUR, AS YOU SAY, PAW PRINT ON IT. AND NOBODY, YOU KNOW, COULD REALLY PROPERLY EXPRESS OUR THANKS IN TOUCHING SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES. YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, WE ALMOST NEED COUNSELINGS FOR THE COUNSELORS BECAUSE WE'VE ALL BEEN SUPER AFFECTED AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE HAD TO TOUCH HAVE HAD SORT OF THE SADDEST OF ALL THE CASES.

SO YOU KNOW FROM THE CHRISTMAS APPEAL ALL THE WAY TO VACCINATIONS AND GETTING FOOD IN THEIR HANDS AND ONE DAY DELIVERING BABY MILK TO THEIR DOOR.

IT IS LIKE COURT NUMBER 5. IT IS SPECIAL, YOU'RE SPECIAL. AND SO I'M OF THE MIND THAT YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR ENOUGH, BUT THERE, AGAIN, I DON'T SAY THOSE WORDS VERY OFTEN.

BUT THIS PANDEMIC HAS REVEALED OUR VULNERABILITIES AND EVERYWHERE WHERE WE HAVE IT INVESTED WE'RE PAYING A VERY DEAR PRICE AND THAT IS OUR PEOPLE ARE OVEREXTENDED.

AND WE HAVE GOT TO STOP THAT AND PEOPLE WILL NOT FAULT YOU IF YOU TELL THEM WHAT IT IS FOR AND YOU MAKE A GREAT INVESTMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IT SAVES MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

YES. >> WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. SO, THANKS.

I DON'T SEE THAT I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING YOUR BUDGET THE SAME. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY?

OKAY SCA THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> IMPORTANT ON WHAT YOU DO.

>> TELL REBECCA WE'LL SEE HER WHEN SHE GETS BACK. THANK YOU, GUYS.

IT IS 11:40ISH. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE OUR LUNCH BREAK AND WE'LL BE BACK. AND WHEN WE COME BACK IT WILL BE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL.

AND WE'LL MOVE RIGHT THROUGH THE AGENDA. IT IS MY AGENDA SAYS WE'LL END AT APPROXIMATELY 3 P.M. IF YOU'RE PLANNING YOU'RE DAY. SO FROM NOW UNTIL 1, WE'LL TAKE OUR LUNCH BREAK. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN SO, AND AGAIN, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF OUR VIDEO, IT IS 11:39. AND WE ARE NOW OFF THE RECORD. YO

>> I BELIEVE IT IS TAB FIVE, SO YOU'LL GO TO TAB FIVE. >> PAGE 322.

AND -- IT STARTS RIGHT BEFORE THE TAB. >> EDWARD JUST TEXTED ME.

>> I SEE IT. NO WORRIES. BUT JUAN, WELCOME.

AND WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, ALTHOUGH YOUR BUDGET IS VERY SLIGHTLY, SLIGHTLY CHANGEING.

>> YES, MA'AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE, COMMISIONERS SO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS THAT I WANT TOO PRESENT HERE WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM THAT WE GOT SOME MONIES LAST YEAR TO GET A PROGRAM FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ON INTAKE OF THE ANIMAL.

NOW WE HAVE INTAKE AND TAKE PICTURES AND ALL THAT STUFF. ANYBODY WITH ACCESS TO INTERNET CAN WORK ON IT FROM THE FIELD AND STUFF LIKE THAT SO I'M ASKING FOR PHONES 5230, TELEPHONE AND UTILITY. IT WILL BE THREE PHONES AND COMES UP TO $1800 THAT WILL GIVE A PHONE TO EACH ONE OF MY OFFICERS AND THEY CAN ENTER INFORMATION ON THE FIELD, LOOK UP CITATIONS, PRIOR VIOLATIONS, ANYTHING LIKE. THAT THE OTHER ONE, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, ONLY $2,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. PRICES FOR TIRES AND MAINTENANCE WENT UP SO HIGH THAT I'M ASKING FOR $2 THOUSAND MORE THERE. THE OTHER ONE, WE'RE ASKING FOR PERSONNEL. AND IT IS ANIMAL SERVICES CLERK. THAT WOULD -- WE HAVE A

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SO THIS POSITION, THE ANIMAL SERVICES CLERK WHICH IS $30,780, PLUS BENEFITS WOULD DO THAT.

NETWORK ALL THE ANIMALS ON EITHER FACEBOOK OR E-MAILED OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET

THEM TO ALL THE 501S RESCUES. >> AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT AND I WOULD CALL JUST MAYBE, I SEEN THE CITIES MADE ADJUSTMENT ON THEIR ANIMAL PLANS AND MAYBE THAT THEY'RE THERE MIGHT BE A FEW THINGS THAT NUECES COULD FOLLOW SUIT.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD THINK OF RESOURCE-WISE, THAT IF WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WOW WOULD NEED FOR YOUR BUDGET OTHERWISE IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE IF WE PASSED A POLICY IF WE

DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCE? >> THERE HAS BEEN STUFF THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE A LEASH LAW.

>> EXACTLY. >>> THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A LEASH LAW.

THAT GO BASICALLY WHAT THE STATE SAYS, THE ANIMAL HAS TO STAY WITHIN THE OWNER'S PROPERTY.

I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON HAVING A LEASH LAW. I KNOW IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF

INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. >> SURE. >> BUT THE WAY THE COUNTY READS, THE ANIMAL MUST STAY IN THE OWNER'S PROPERTY. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE IS HUNDRED, THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS OUT THERE. YOU PASS BY AND THE ANIMAL STAYS

ON THE PROPERTY. >> SOME ARE REALLY TRAINED. >> YES, BUT IT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES IN THE AREAS -- AND MY OFFICERS CAN DEFINE MORE IF IT IS LIKE THE CITY EITHER HAS A LEASH OR PROPER FENCE AND CHANGE THAT.

THERE ARE FEW THICKS WE NEED TO WORK ON. I SAW WHAT THE CITY IS DOING.

I DOBB THINK WE HAVE TO OR NECESSARY TO DO IT NOW LIKE THE CHIPPING OF THE MICROCHIPPING.

WE CAN WORK ON A LOT, YES, THERE IS A LOT MORE THAN WE CAN INCLUDE.

>>> I'M JUST THINKING IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT COMING TO US AND THERE IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE THAT IS NEEDED, JUST BE SURE AND LET US KNOW, EVEN IF IT IS NOT A PART OF THE BUDGET, IF IT IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF.

>> IF WE DO CHANGES, IT SHOULDN'T. >> IMPACT.

>>> SHOULDN'T INVOLVE MONIES, IT WOULD BE JUST CHANGING THE COUNTY ORDERS.

>> OKAY, LET ME OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTION, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF JUAN?

>> YES, JUDGE. >> COMMISSIONER MAREZ? >> WHY NOT LEARNED A -- ONE, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ANIMAL SERVICES AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, ANIMAL CONTROL, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL, I KNOW WE'VE CHANGED OUR NAME. BUT IT IS REALLY INTERESTING.

AND I THINK I'VE SHARED THIS TIDED BY -- TIDBIT IN COURT, ONE TIME I USED FACEBOOK AND I WAS ABLE TO SHARE A STORY OR INFORMATION THAT WE HAD ANIMALS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADOPTED.

WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF TIME IN OUR SHELTER. AND I KNOW WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HAVE LIVE RELEASE TO HAVE ADOPTIONS AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO EUTHANASIA.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I APPRECIATE IS WHAT YOU SHARED WITH ME AND OTHERS THAT ARE PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL DRAIN ON YOU ALL.

I MEAN HAVING TO END AN ANIMAL'S LIFE IS SOMETHING THAT IS EMOTIONALLY TOUGH FOR YOU AND YOUR OFFICERS OUT THERE. I THINK ONE, IT JUST BENEFITS YOU ALL.

BUT TWO, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE COMMUNITY WANTS US TO HAVE LIVE RELEASES AND ADOPTIONS. BUT WHEN I SHARED THIS ARTICLE AND IT IS PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO, THIS POST, I LOOKED AT IT AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE STATS ON FACEBOOK.

AND I HAD OVER 100,000 REACTIONS TO IT. IT HAD BEEN SHARED 500 TIMES.

AND SO PEOPLE COMMENTING ON THOSE OTHER FEEDS GOT 100,000 REACTIONS ODD OF IT.

ONE, I THINK IT SHOWS A PURPOSE AND NEED THAT WE NEED TO BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ALL OF OUR DEPOSITS, BUT TWO, IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT PEOPLE PLACE ON GOOD ANIMAL CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTY. SO I THINK ONE OF THE STEPS WE'RE TAKING FORWARD IS TO GET YOU A NEW FACILITY, HOPEFULLY SOON. I KNOW WE DEAD INDICATED SOME

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S GENEIC SHELTER. >> BUT WITH ALL OF THAT, I'M LOOKING AT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES. THAT IS A LOT TO ASK OF YOU ONE O THE SIZE OF THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE AND TWO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SEPARATING YOU FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WORKING ON THAT TO HELP DOUSE THAT. SO I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DETOURS OR STOP SIGNS THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH YOU TOOK THEM INTO CUSTODY TORE HEALTH THEY WERE RELEASED TO YOU. I KNOW YOU GET A LOT OF OWNER-RELEASE ANIMALS TO YOU. THEY'RE JUST DONE AND AT LEAST TURN THEM OVER TO YOU INSTEAD OF HAVING TO FIND THEM OUT IN THE FIELDS OR THEIR YARDS OR ANYWHERE OUT IN THE COUNTY.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE, ONE, THAT THIS POSITION, YOU KNOW, THAT IT IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED TO HELP WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA, RIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE.

I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHER NEEDS THAT YOU WILL HAVE, BUT IF WE DO APPROVE IT, THAT WE GUARANTEE THAT WE CUT OUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SPEED COMING TO ADOPT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THESE ANIMALS TO TAKE THEM TO OTHER HOMES OR TO BETTER BIGGER FACILITIES.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE, THOUGH, THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND SOLIDIFIED LISA IS GREAT BUT SHE IS A VOLUNTEER AND WHO KNOWS WHO HOW MUCH TIME CONTINUE TO BLESS WITH US THIS PASSION THAT SHE HAS. IF SHE DOESN'T AT LEAST IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO ALLEVIATE THE WORK SHE'S DOING ON OUR OWN FOR US AND PUT IT TO A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER.

IF WE DO APPROVE THIS LATER IN THE YEAR, I HOPE THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT IS DEDICATED. I'M SURE A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND OFFICE WORK THAT HAS TOO BE DONE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE IS ALWAYS PUSHING TO GET THESE ANIMALS ONCE THEY'RE CHECKED OUT AND CLEARED THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE ADOPTED OUT.

>> YES, SIR, ONE OF THE DUTIES FOR THIS, THIS SPECIFIC PERSON WILL BE DOING INVENTORIES IN THE MORNINGLE RIGHT NOW MY OFFICERS COME IN AND VACCINATE AND DEWORM AND THEY ALSO GIVE THEM FLEA MEDICINE. SO MY OFFICERS ARE ALWAYS IN A HURRY AND HAVE MORE WORK THAN THEY CAN DO, SO THIS PERSON WILL COME OVER IN THE MORNING TO THE KENNELS AND DO AN INVENTORY, WHOEVER IS NOT VACCINATE THEY'D WILL VACCINATE FLEAS FROM THERE ON SHE WILL BE ON COMPUTER DOING SOCIAL MEDIA AND SENDING E-MAILS TO EVERYBODY. WE HAVE OVER 350 501(C)(3)S RESCUES THAT WE DEAL WITH. I SAY WE BUT IT IS MAINLY THE VOLUNTEER GROUP.

THIS VOLUNTEER GROUP, LISA BUCKLE AND HER GROUP HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR FIVE YEARS.

THE MAIN REASON WE NEED THIS POSITION, IF LISA IS NOT THERE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO EUTHANIZE A LOT OF ANIMALS. SO IF WE GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME AND GET THIS POSITION, IF LISA FOR SOME REASON DECIDES TO LEAVE OR GO TO HELP A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, THIS POSITION WILL BE THERE. AND I KNOW IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY LIKE LISA AND THE GROUP ARE DOING IT BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE, FOUR, FIVE OF THEM, BUT THIS ONE WILL BE DEDICATED FOR

THAT ONLY. >> THANK YOU, THAT IS A GOOD EXPLANATION.

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>> THERE ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JUAN? >> KEEP UP TO GOOD WORK, KEEP UP

THE GOOD WORK. >>> IT WAS RELATED TO BUDGET BUT THINKING MAYBE FOR EVERY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IF WOW YOU WOULD SEND TO TYNER OR HIS OFFICE TO MS. TARRA THAT WE COULD HAVE LIKE AN ANIMAL OF THE DAY THAT NEEDS ADOPTION, THEN WE COULD PUT IT ON, OR FOSTERING.

I BET WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT LISTEN IN AND WATCH HERE, WE COULD DO IT IN PUBLIC COMMENT OR WE COULD WIND UP PUTTING IT AS A PERMANENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE UP FRONT FOR THE PUBLIC WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST VOLUME OF PEOPLE WATCHING IS THE FIRST HOUR FROM 9 TO 10 A.M I THINK THERE IS MAYBE NOT ENOUGH AWARENESS THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE THAT MAYBE COULD GET SOME PROFILING. YOU JUST CHOOSE ONE.

WE MEET OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW OUR SCHEDULE AND IF YOU WOULD SEND IT TO US ON A TUESDAY, THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE NEIGHBOR SOME -- MAYBE HAVE SOME FEEDBACK.

YOU NEVER KNOW. IT COULD EVEN HAPPEN FROM OUR OWN COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

>> YES, MA'AM. I'VE BEEN THREATENING TO BE A FOSTER MOM BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, I'VE DONE IT A NUMBER OF TIMES IT IS HARD TO LET THE ANIMALS GO, THOUGH.

I'VE HAD TROUBLE. BUT I'M THREATENING AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT IS OUT THERE AND OF COURSE, FOSTER IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE YOU GET PERMANENT HOME FOR THESE

ANIMALS. >> SO JUST A LITTLE SECRET BETWEEN US, I KNOW NOBODY IS

WATCHING ONLY A FEW,000 SANT. >>> THE ANIMALS AT OUR FACILITY, THEY'RE STAYING THERE FROM 7 TO 12 DAYS AND THAT IS COUNTING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND EVERYTHING.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYWHERE ELSE AROUND HERE. THE VOLUNTEER GROUP.

>> SO WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK. >> YES. >> OKAY, GREAT.

>> EXCUSE ME, JUAN. >>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE BIGGER ANIMALS LIKE HORSES? I HAD A CALL AFTER THE FLOODS THAT SOMEBODY HAD GONE OVER THERE AND TOLD THE LADY SHE NEEDED TO TAKE HER HORSE OUT BECAUSE IT WAS WATER WHERE IT WAS STANDING.

HOW DO YOU ALL DEAL WITH THAT? DO YOU OFFER TO TAKE THE AUTHORIZE A HIGHER GROUND.

>> LIVESTOCK WHICH IS HORSES, GOATS, CATTLE, THEY'RE UNDER SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

IF THEY'RE A STRAY. IF THEY'RE RUNNING LOOSE ON THE STREETS IT IS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. BUT IF THEY'RE IN THE WATER, THAT WOULD BE INVESTIGATIONS.

WE ALL DO THAT. ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. IF THERE ARE ANIMALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE THERE IS WATER, WHAT I DO FIRST THING IN IF MORNING, WE KNOW THE WEATHER IS BAD, IT HAS BEEN RAINING. I TELL MY DISPATCHERS, EMERGENCY ONLY.

WE CONCENTRATE ON ANIMALS THAT NEED TO BE PICKED UP IF THEY'RE INJURED, ATTACKING, WHATEVER, JUST EMERGENCY. WE CALL IT EMERGENCIES. SO MY OFFICERS GO TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY LOOK FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE IN THE WATER OR IF IT IS GOING RAIN, THEY'RE GOING BE IN THE WATER AND WE TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, WE TELL THE PUBLIC, MOVE THEM OUT.

OFFICER ASKED THE HUSBAND TO MOVE THE ANIMAL AUTOOF THE WATER.

HE SAID YES. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS IN THE SAME SPOT.

AND HE TOLD HIM THE SAME THING THE SECOND TIME WE HAD TO LET HIM KNOW THAT WE HAD TO GO GET A WARRANT FROM THE JUDGE'S OFFICE AND PICK UP THE HORSE, WE WOULD DO IT THAT IS WHY SHE GOT UPSET.

I CAN GO TO THEIR HOUSE IF I HAVE TO, JPS AND THEY WILL ASSIGN ME A WARRANT FOR HORSE IN THE WATER. EVERYONE KNOW HORSES GET, OVERRIDE.

IF WE LEAVE HIM THERE HE'S GOING TO BE SICK. >> WELL, EXPECT THE OWNER OF THE

HORSE IS PUT UP IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. >> THAT IS WHAT THE COMMON SENSE IS, BUT SOME PEOPLE WE DON'T DO THAT. AND THAT IS WHERE WE GET

INVOLVED. ALL RIGHT. >> ENFORCE THE LAW.

>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GEORGE, ARE YOU GOING TO TAKO TAKE ONE OF THOSE HORSES AS A

FOSTER? >> I LOVE HORSES, TOO. JACKIE IS A HORSE GIRL.

>> I KNOW THAT. >> YEAH, LOOK, I'M LIKE ANYTHING, I MEAN, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOUR WORK, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE RESOURCES. AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING WHAT THE CLERK'S POSITION IS AND WE'LL EXCUSE YOU IF THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION

NEEDED FROM YOU. >> I TALKED TO JULIE GUERRA A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK AND SHE SAID TO PUT IT AS A CLERK. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL IT DIFFERENT.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST CALLING IT A CLERK. >>> SOMETIMES JULIE.

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>> CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT, MAN. >>> THE REASON WE DO THAT IT CORRESPONDS TO A JOB DESCRIPTION AND A PAY SCALE. BUT WE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON THE NAME.

BECAUSE IT DOES AT TRACT, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOCIAL MEDIA YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A WORD THAT FOCUSES ON THAT. I UNDERSTAND.

>> AND IT WOULD BE A LIVE RELEASE COORDINATOR, IF ANYTHING.

>> OKAY. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GOOD TO NOTE DOWN..

WONDERFUL, THANK YOU JUAN FOR COMING IN TODAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ONTO, I THINK, WE'VE GOT ON THE TELEPHONE EDWARD READY TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICES.

AND THIS IS DEPARTMENT 4190 AND 4195. AND IF YOU'LL JUST TURN TO YOUR TABS YOU'LL SEE AT PAGE 331. I'M SORRY, SAME THING, 330. SO HEY, EDWARD, WELCOME.

I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE,

COMMISSIONERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, SIR.

>> OKAY FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SHERIFF BECAUSE I'M WORKING OVER HERE AT THE GOODWILL AND HE'S BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT MAKING US USE IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNTY WORKING TOGETHER IN THIS TIME OF NEED. SO THAT BEING SAID, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A 4190, I'M JUST GOING HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS THAT INCREASED THE BUDGET ONE OF THE LINE-ITEMS IS THE FOOD AND KITCHEN EXPENSE. ESSENTIALLY PRICE OF FOOD IS GOING UP. WHEN WE -- WE CAN'T ANTICIPATE -- WE'RE TRYING TO OPEN BACK UP. BUT IF WE DON'T WE HAVE ANOTHER EMERGENCY, THE COST OF WHAT WE CALL SHELF STABLE MEALS OR MEALS PROVIDED BY AN OUTSIDE PROVIDER ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO MEALS BUT IF WE HAVE A HURRICANE, IF WE HAVE AN EVENT, WE GENERALLY DROP OFF THREE DAYS WORTH OF MEALS TO ANY OF OUR CLIENT, PRIOR TO EVENTS.

WITH THIS COVID WE'VE HAD ADDITIONAL SURGE OF CLIENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN SERVING.

SO THAT IS ACTUALLY A GOOD THING. THE NEXT THING THAT WE INCREASED WAS IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT VEHICLES. WE'VE GOT OLDER EQUIPMENT WE'RE NEATING TO TAKE CARE OF AND FROM THAT AGREEMENT FROM VEHICLES THOSE ARE SLOWLY COMING IN FROM THE ONES WE HAVE. THAT WE HAVE NEED IS SOME OF THESE OTHER VEHICLES. AND IN NONCAPITAL THEY ARE ASKING FOR GENERALLY, HOUSEKEEPING THINGS. A COUNTER TABLE, AN ELECTRIC RANGE, REFRIGERATORS, MICROWAVES. A BIG EXPENSE BELIEVE IT OR NOT IS TABLES.

IRREGULAR TABLE - I AM SORRY IRREGULAR CHAIR COST 70-80, $90. SO THE CHAIRS WE HAVE IN OUR FACILITIES ARE OLDER THESE ARE 10,000 WORTH OF EXPENSE. SOME OF THE EXISTING WE HAVE IT WILL NOT REPLACE ALL. THE ONES THAT ARE IMPORTANT CONDITION. IT GO BACK TO OPERATION AND HAVE MONEY FOR OUR CLIENTS. AND JUST A FEW OTHER SMALL A TABLE FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT IS 4190.

THE OTHER THING WITH 4190 WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. IS PRETTY MUCH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THE OPERATION ARM. THE COUNTY. WE ARE THE ONES WHO RUN THE HEATING, THAT RUN THE SHELTER.

THE EVACUATION SPIRIT IN FACT REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT. IN CASE OF A HURRICANE FOR FULLY PUT THE EQUIPMENT. AND THE FACT WE ARE USING THAT. SO WE HAD A GOOD MEETING THIS MORNING A PLANNED WILL COME OUT OF IT. THESE ARE THE THINGS WE DO ONCE THE JUDGE CALLS FOR THE HURRICANE ERGO TO RAMP UP OPERATIONS. AND BECAUSE MAY BE IT IS A STIPEND. AN INCREASE IN PAY FOR ALL THE

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WE WOULD ASK YOU LOOK AT THAT. *CUSTOM * EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND. >

>>. EDWARD HOLD ON ONE SECOND. >

>>. JUST SO WE CAN KEEP IT ALTOGETHER YOU HAVE THE PERSONNEL REQUEST FOR 3190 I WANT TO NOTE THAT FOR EVERYBODY.

OKAY, 377-, SORRY EDWARD WE ARE MAKING NOTES. WE ARE READY NOW.

>> EDWARD:. WE ARE TRAINED TO MODERNIZE. AND WE HAVE TRIED IN THE PAST TO COME UP WITH A REGISTRATION SYSTEM. YOU GO TO THAT WEBSITE.

IF YOU WANT BLUE CLICK ON THAT PAINT A DEPOSIT. .

WE CAN PLAN FOR THAT BASED ON THIS SCHEDULING SYSTEM. WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR.

MOBILITY, SOME SOFTWARE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO RESERVATION TYPE SYSTEMS. A PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADE OUT THERE. AND DIGITAL CAMERAS.

AND THE OTHER IS TO PROVIDE SOME UNIFORMS TO A COORDINATOR. IF SHE HAS TO PROVIDE HER OWN.

WITH RESTAURANTS. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT SHOULD BE IT.

> >>. LET'S LOOK AT INQUIRIES LET'S START WITH 4190, ANY QUESTIONS ON 4190, WHAT ABOUT 4195? LISA, GO AHEAD.

>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION YOU ONLY ASKED FOR ONE STAFF? AND SOME ARE DECLASCLASSIFIE

>> THEY WERE APPROVED FOR THE SOFTWARE THEY ARE REQUESTING.

THEY ASKED TWO YEARS AGO IT HAS BEEN THERE CARRIED FORWARD. FLU

>> I BROUGHT IT UP TO HIS STAFF EVERY YEAR AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT READY.

DOES THAT RING ANY BELLS? >> JUDGE, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A COUPLE OF PIECES OF SOFTWARE.

THE ISSUE WITH GRANTS WE COULD NOT FIND A SOFTWARE THAT WAS ADA COMPLIANT.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAVE, WE THAT IS WHY WE WERE LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF SOFTWARE. WE CAN

>> AS I EXPLAINED TO LANCE THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS WHAT YOU DO IS BITE THAT SOFTWARE AND HAVE ANOTHER THAT SAYS IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER ADA NEED WE WILL BUILD FUND.

WE CAN CREATE ONE OR CREATE A HUGE INTERFACE. LET'S TAL LET'S TALK TO DARYL EDWARD, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU HAVE THE MONEY.

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THAT IS THE MESSAGE LET US HELP YOU. >> EDWARD, WE TALKED ABOUT

CAMERAS ON THE BUILDINGS. >> YES, SIR BUDGET 1590. WE INCLUDED CAMERAS IN THE

BUILDING. >>. WE DID THAT YESTERDAY.

ANYBODY ELSE? EDWARD, A VERY GOOD REPORT AND WE WILL BE BACK TO YOU REGARDING THAT SOFTWARE.

>> EDWARD: THANK YOU. >> JUDGE CANALAS: I SEE THAT JASON IS ON THE CALL WE WILL MOVE TO JASON ARNT AND NORM IS HERE, TOO. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU GIVE US A MOMENT TO FLIP THE PAGE THIS IS DEPARTMENT 6110 FOLLOWED BY 6210 AND YOU WILL SEE IT UNDER TAB 7.

WHAT THEY CAN LOOK AT PAGE 346.

WE DID PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT OF WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING.

AND SUPPORTING THE EXTENSION THAT IS FROM THE STATE. AND THEN THE FOUR POSITIONS THAT ARE SHARED AND THE SUPPORT THAT IS PROVIDED FROM THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.

IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING THAT IS PROVIDED FOR THOUGHT. WE ALSO HAVE A SLIGHT END THERE THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE SHARE OF STATE SUPPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED.

AS WELL IS WHAT THE CURRENT COUNTY BUDGET IS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT 61 TEND.ND JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE BOTH THEORY MUCH EQUAL PARTNERS.

AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. IN A NUECES COUNTY BUT HOPEFULLY YOU RECEIVED A MAKING A DIFFERENCE QUARTERLY COLUMN THAT PROVIDES THE IMPACTS THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED.

ON A QUARTERLY BASIS REGARDING THE FUNDS. WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TWO

PROGRAM AREAS. >> THROUGH HORTICULTURE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WE DO HAVE ADULT AND YOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW.OU CAN SEE ON THAT SCREEN ALL THOSE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS. ARE WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE COMMUNITY GARDENS.

WHETHER FOR YOUTH OR ADULT THAT S DEFINED. ABOUT 120 BEDS WITH MULTIPLE SITES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED LIKE I SAID THROUGH SCHOOLS AND THROUGH THE ADULT PROGRAM. THROUGH DIFFERENT AGENCIES,

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AND OF COURSE ON THE FAMILY COMMUNITY HEALTH SITE WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROGRAM WITH CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION. THE NUMBERS IN OUR AREA ARE QUITE HIGH. AND SO THAT IS ONE AREA WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNER THE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. TO TEACH INDIVIDUALS HOW TO LIVE WITH THAT DIAGNOSIS AND IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH DIET, EXERCISE AND MEDICATION FOLLOWED BY DOCTORS INSTRUCTION. AND THEN WE HAVE NUTRITION AND GENERAL ACTIVITY. THAT IS FOR BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS.

AND REACHING THAT AUDIENCE THROUGH NOT ONLY MYSELF AND THE HEALTHY SOUTH TEXAS PROGRAM.

BUT THE BETTER TEXAS PROGRAM AND EXPENDED PEDIATRICIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM.

WHICH THOSE TWO PROGRAMS FOCUS DIRECTLY ON THE LIMITED RESOURCE AUDIENCES.HEY ARE ABLE TO REACH THOSE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL.

>> JASON OTT: AND AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES ARE IMPORTANT WHAT WE DO AS WELL.

THAT SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT.

IT IS TRULY WHAT WE DO. SOME OF YOU LOOK AT DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT THE COUNTY BASIS.

SO DELETE OUTREACH EDUCATION THAT WE DO IN TERMS OF TEACHING CONSERVATION ETHICS LIKE THAT.

ARE THINGS THAT CAN HELP IF WE CAN IMPROVE DRAINAGE ON PRIVATE LANDS.

AT THE INFILTRATION RATES ON PRIVATE LANDS. AND WE CAN REDUCE RUNOFF IS SOME PROBLEMS YOU HAVE. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THROUGH EDUCATION WE CAN EDUCATE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE THE FIBER PRODUCTION THEY ARE TRYING TO PRODUCE.

AND ALSO, FROM NEWS RELEASES THAT WERE WRITTEN REGARDING WHAT AM I PROGRAMS I DID.

FROM SOUTHWEST FARM PRESS AND FIRM PROGRESS AS WELL. I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE COVERAGE WE HAVE GOT. ALSO ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESSFUL YOUTH IS IMPORTANT. BUT IS THE FOR EACH PROGRAM. ON THAT SLIDE THERE ARE THREE CROPS I WANT TO EMPHASIZE. AND THAT IS ULTIMATELY WHAT WE DO.

WE IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND IT GETS SMALL PRINT. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TEXAS POPULATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN DUAL VERSUS 4-HERS AND 4-H SCHOLARS. THE ULTIMATE IS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CITIZEN AT THE END OF A FOUR YEAR DEGREE. YOU CAN SEE IN ONE OF THOSE GRAPHS WHERE IT DEMONSTRATES THE SUCCESS RATE. AND OBTAINING A CAREER AT THE FIVE YEAR MARK.

AT POST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. SO WE ARE REALLY PROUD TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS. SUCCESS TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FUTURE CITIZENS LIVES. WHATEVER, YOU LOOK AT OUR BUDGET.

WE DID NOT GENERATE ANY REVENUE. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD TEMP SUPPORTS A LOT OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. THEY JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. AS WELL AS THE ANTICIPATED ECONOMIC BENEFIT.

FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SHARED WITH US. AND THIS YEAR WE HAD 12 SCHOLARS THAT WERE 4-HERS, AT THE TEXAS SCHOLARSHIP HAD TO THREE.

SO WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. OF COURSE THERE WERE SEVERAL

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WE HAD SOME OF OUR GOALS, AND PROBABLY A UNIQUE DEPARTMENT. WHENEVER YOU ASK HOW DO WE MEASURE OUR PERFORMANCE. WE FEEL LIKE THE CONTRACT HOURS WE PROVIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THE ADOPTION RATES. WHENEVER WE HAVE BEST PRACTICES WE SUGGEST RESPONSES FROM EVALUATION TO GET THINGS LIKE THAT ON ADOPTION OF THOSE PRACTICES.

AT THE KNOWLEDGE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY GAINED PLUS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

OUR PROGRAMS ARE GOOD MEASURES FOR US AS FAR AS WE FEEL ARE GOOD PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE VERY SMALL BUDGET REQUEST.

ABOUT $10,000 IN BUDGET REQUEST BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS. AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THAT MOST OF THAT WILL BE IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS.

WE HAVE GOT SOFTWARE REQUESTS. ANYMORE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DO NOT PURCHASE SOFTWARE YOU RENT IT FOR A YEAR. WE ASK WE HAVE SOME OF THAT INCLUDED INTO OUR OFFICE SUPPLY BUDGET. SO WE CAN MAKE THAT ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

WE HAVE SOME GRANTS, HER WE WOULD LIKE THE ASSURANCE OF HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN OUR BUDGET. SO IF WE DID NOT SECURE A GRANT WE CAN STILL PURCHASE THEM AND GET OTHER RESOURCES. WE HAVE SOME COMPUTERS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WE PURCHASED A GOOD MANY OF THEM TO GET EVERYTHING CURRENT. UR DESIRE IS TO GET A BETTER ROTATION SO NOT ASKING FOR MAJOR COMPUTER RESOURCE REQUEST ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE TWO NEW COMPUTERS THIS YEAR. TWO FOLLOWING HERE.

AND ONE EACH YEAR THE COUPLE THREE YEARS. TO WHERE WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE LESS THAN FIVE YEAR OLD COMPUTER ON EVERYBODY'S DESK IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

THE OTHER ITEM WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR HIS WE WOULD LIKE TO UPGRADE.

WE CALL IT THE AUDITORIUM. AND DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN THAT WE HAVE.

BASICALLY A SIMILAR SET UP IN A COMMISSIONERS COURT ROOM. A BIG SCREEN AND SCREENS ON THE SITE. AS WELL AS AUDIO TO BRING IN WEBINARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT IS WHAT OUR DESIRED GOAL IS. THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENTS BUT ANY USER AROUND THE BUILDING. WOULD BE A PROUD RECIPIENT THAT CONFUSED THAT.UST A SMALL REQUEST FOR DEVASTATION RESOURCES.

DOING A GOOD JOB OF BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS. AT THE DEVASTATION.

JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HELP HIM WITH SOME OF THOSE DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES HE RUNS INTO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND THEN WE DO HAVE A VEHICLE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE LOGGED ONTO A DIFFERENT SYSTEM FOR THAT.

BUT IT IS A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. AND IT HAS HAD SOME MECHANICAL ISSUES. THEY HAVE BEEN VISITING US ABOUT REPLACING THAT PRINT WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FOR. AND FINALLY CELERY ENHANCEMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY. BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE FELT LIKE WE HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AS FAR AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CELERY ENHANCEMENT ON THE COUNTY LEVEL. THE COUNTY PORTION OF THE SALARIES PAID IF YOU LOOK AT THE POSITIONS YOU GET FOR CURRENTLY. THE FOUR AGENT SALARIES.

COLLECTIVELY OUR $72,000. YOU ARE GETTING A LOT A PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE COST OF BASICALLY ONE PERSON. AND YOU CAN SEE AND 2017 AND 2016.

THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE SALARIES THAT WE AS AGENTS RECEIVED.

AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT WAS A CLERICAL ERROR OR WHY THAT HAPPENED.

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AND GOT THAT REINSTATED. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A REDUCTION IN 2017.

IN ADDITION TO 2016. WE APPRECIATE TRYING TO GET THAT BACK UP.

IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PLUCKED OUT OF CELERY ENHANCEMENTS FOR COUNTY STAFF.

AS WELL. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES. YOU CAN SEE IN THE SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.

THOSE INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS AS AGENT WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS SALARY ENHANCEMENTS.

THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER A COURSE OF TIME. AND OF COURSE THE SALARY INCREASES FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DIRECTORS FROM 2013 TO 2020.

LOOK AT THE AVERAGE THERE. THAT AVERAGE 22%. WHERE OUR CORE SALARIES HAVE ONLY BEEN ENHANCED BY 7%. THAT A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE.

THAT REALLY AFFECTS US LONG-TERM. THE COUNTY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING ANY RETIREMENT BENEFITS OR ANY OTHER BENEFITS. BUT THIS PORTION YOU CONTRIBUTE DOES. IT DOES GO TOWARD OUR RETIREMENT BENEFIT IT IS PART OF OUR SALARY. THOSE DIFFERENCES CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE LONG TERM.

IN OUR PAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING US.S COUNTY EMPLOYEES WE CERTAINLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. AND WE ARE ASKED A LOT OF PIECES TO DO SPECIFIC THINGS. UNIQUE TO NUECES COUNTY. YOU KNOW TALKING ABOUT THE

CONTACT RAISING WE HAVE DONE. >> JUDGE: WE BEGAN CONTACT RAISING.

WHAT I SAY WE I MEAN MYSELF AND LYNN MUTS AS WELL AS JASON, WE STARTED AND WERE RELEASED IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR PRINT FOR 11 MONTHS OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO CONTACT TREES. AND PROBABLY THE BETTER PART OF 7-8 MONTHS LYNN AND I-4 DOING THAT 40 HOURS K. I JUST WANTED TO AT WHAT JASON HAD SAID. I MENTIONED THE OTHER AGENTS AS WELL.

WE HAVE FOUR AGENTS CURRENTLY THAT ARE STATE-FUNDED, LEGISLATIVELY FUNDED, AND FOUR ADDITIONAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE IN THE COUNTY. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT HIRING AN ASSISTANT 4-H AGENT FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE. AND WE HAVE A POSITION OPEN FOR CURRENT COVER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENT RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE MORE OTHER FUNDED AGENT THAN THE COUNTY FUNDED AGENTS.

AND SO WE ARE ABLE TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE THAN JUST MYSELF.

CONTACT RAISING WAS IMPORTANT AND WE FELT WE NEEDED TO HELP AS MUCH AS WE COULD WITH THAT.

WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE DRIVE THROUGH VACCINATION CLINICS. ALSO JASON AND MYSELF HAVE DONE PPE DELIVERY ACROSS THE COUNTY.

I'D EVEN OUTSIDE THE COUNTY WE DID SOME DELIVERIES EARLY ON LAST YEAR.

WERE WE WERE DELIVERING TO NURSING HOMES. DOCTORS OFFICE IN NEED.

THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A LOT WE HAVE DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

PRIOR TO THAT OUR RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY WAS QUITE INVOLVED AS WELL.

JUST SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY ARE BENEFITING FROM WHEN WE ARE CALLED TO SOME OF THOSE EXTRA DUTIES. THAT ARE BEYOND WHAT NORMAL

DUTIES ARE AS AGENTS. >> JASON OTT: FINALLY WE WANT TO REMIND YOU WE ARE A SPENDING CHOICE. WE ARE NOT A MANDATED ITEM. SO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE CAFETERIA LINE HOPEFULLY YOU SEE IS THE JELL-O AT THE END THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SPEND ON

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WE HAVE SOME MODERATE REQUESTS AND HOPE YOU WILL LOOK FAVORABLY ON THOSE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US IN THE FUTURE. AND WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.> JUDGE: JASON THE GOOD PART OF THAT METAPHOR IS THE JELL-O IS ALWAYS BY THE SALAD.

AND I NOTE THAT BECAUSE WE WENT THROUGH THOSE LINES GROWING UP AND PROBABLY JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, TOO. YOU ARE ALWAYS FRONT OF MIND FOR ME.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD WHAT NORMA WAS SAYING IN REGARDS TO CONTACT RAISING. THAT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EFFORT.

WHEN SHE MEANS CONTACT RAISING SHE MEANS FOR 33,000+ PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 IN OUR COUNTY IN NUECES FOR THE COUNTY HEALTH FOR US.

THAT WAS SOMETHING WE MUST HAVE EXTENDED I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES.

EVERY TIME I HAD TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND ASK IF SHE WOULD EXTEND I FELT TERRIBLE.

I KNEW WE WERE TAKING AWAY FROM VALUABLE PLANS THEY HAD INITIATED.

BUT I WILL SAY I GUESS IN BATTLE WE DO WHAT 22 TWO TO CONQUER.

AND YOU REALLY WERE PART OF THE UNSUNG HEROES GROUP THERE. AND ALL THE OTHER GREAT THINGS YOU DID. TO ME THE CONTACT RAISING STEPS OUT BECAUSE THOSE ÃI CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU SAVED US. IF WE HAD TO HIRE OUT AT THE RATES WINDOW WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED CONTACT RACERS IT WOULD HAVE HIT THIS SEVEN FIGURE FOR A YEAR AND 1/2 WORTH OF WORK. APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU GET TO REALLY SEE HOW PEOPLE LIVE WHEN YOU CONTACT TRACE.

THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADD FOR THE AUDITORS IS THEY HAVE ASKED FOR IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR CALDERON CAN WE NOT PUT THAT IN CALDERON INSTEAD OF THAT COLUMN?

CAN WE HELP BY PUTTING THAT ON CALDERON, THE A/V? >> EITHER WAY IT IS FUNDED BY THE SAME SOURCE. AND JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE THE FOUR POSITIONS THEY ARE SPEAKING OF THEY ARE FUNDED BY SUPPLEMENT. WHEN A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT YOU HAVE TO REQUEST AN ADJUSTMENT TO THEIR SUPPLEMENT.

>> WE WILL TAKE NOTE OF THAT. AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK. IT IS ON OUR RADAR YESTERDAY WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. JUST SO YOU DON'T WE SPECIFICALLY REMARKED THAT IS ON OUR RADAR FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THERE.O LET US TACKLE THAT I GUESS THE WAY THE COURT WANTS TO. BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL USE IT I

DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD BE 100% PENALIZED IN ONE DEPARTMENT. >> GOING INTO LAST YEAR WE HAD TO CHANGE GEARS REALLY FAST. AND SO THE PARTNERS AND I WORKED WITH A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL REALLY A LITTLE BIT APPREHENSIVE I GUESS ABOUT GETTING OUT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO DO THINGS VIRTUALLY.

THIS WOULD HELP US TO HYBRID IN PERSON/VIRTUAL AND PROVIDE THAT.

TO MAKE THEM MORE COMFORTABLE. THIS WOULD HELP ENHANCE THOSE PROGRAMS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND GET BACK TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE ALL ALONG. >> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: OKAY, GUYS. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? FOR JASON OR NORMA.

ETHIC VIC FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE WELLNESS PROGRAM. YOU ARE OFTEN FEATURED SPEAKER, THE FEATURED CHEF, THE FEATURED NUTRITIONIST. AND JUST ALL THE GOOD THINGS YOU DO FOR US THAT GO UNNOTICED. SOMETIMES.

BUT WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE TODAY. WE ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE HORTICULTURE THERE GOES THE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET YOU SHOULD BE TO HELP US WITH THAT ASPECT OF THE ZERO LANDSCAPING PRINT NOT ONLY DO

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ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT WE WILL LET YOU GO BACK TO YOUR CONFERENCE AND ENJOY

COLLEGE STATION. >> NORMA: THANK YOU. >> JASON OTT: THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: NEXT WE HAVE IDA GUSTON FROM COUNTY LIBRARY.

ARE YOU HERE TODAY? >> WE ARE HERE. >> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: ANOTHER UNSUNG HERO IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WHO KNEW THE LAW LIBRARY WOULD

BE CENTRAL TO OUR GOING REMOTE FOR JP'S. >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY BUDGET PRINT DEPARTMENT 6310.

AND I APPRECIATE GIVING THIS TIME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS WE WILL BE MAKING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. AND BEGIN WITH CAPITAL FIRST. AND I WANT TO BEGIN WITH SOME OF THE BUILDING CAPITAL. I DID NOT PLACE IT ON HERE BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD BUT I KNOW I HAVE SPOKEN TO WHAT WAS ON THERE. I HAD TALKED TO LISA DAVIS.

I THOUGHT I PUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT IT ANYWAY.

I DON'T WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH OUR ELECTRICAL PANEL. AND I KNOW IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT BELONGS IN MY DEPARTMENT. BUT WE HAVE RUN OUT OF CIRCUITS SO THAT IS NEEDED.

THAT IS ONE THING WE NEED. AND ALSO FLOORING AND OFFICES EMPTY MAIN AREA WHERE COMPUTERS ARE. WE HAVE CARPET WE WANT TO GET RID OF THAT.HOSE TWO ITEMS ARE NOT ON MY LIST. BUT I WROTE IT DOWN ANYWAY. THANK YOU, LISA.

I HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM LISA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANOTHER ITEM WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH LARRY AND JUAN BUT THEY ARE NO LONGER THERE NOW WE DEAL WITH MICHAEL.

AND THE PEOPLE STILL THERE. WE HAVE A BARRACUDA CISCO GATEWAY AND THAT IS 15-20,000.

AND THIS HAS ALREADY REACHED ITS END OF LIFE. AND THIS IS A FIREWALL.

THIS WILL HELP US ENHANCE THE CURRENT. WE HAVE WI-FI CONNECTIVITY.

BUT WITHOUT THIS, THIS IS GOING BACK SIX YEARS. THE COMMISSIONERS DID THE T1 FOR THE RICHARD FAIRGROUNDS TO THE LIBRARY. WE HAD THE PROJECT COMING IN BUT ONCE IT WAS AT THE LIBRARY WE NEEDED TO ENHANCE EVERYTHING ELSE.

THIS IS ONE PART OF THE BUDGET THAT IS OUTDATED AND IT REACHED IT'S LIKE LAST YEAR.

THIS IS SOMETHING VERY ESSENTIAL. WILL BE COMMUNICATING WITH

MICHAEL AND RICHARD ABOUT THEM KNOW WE NEEDED THIS LAST YEAR. >> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: WHAT

IS THAT? >> WOMAN: THAT IS THE FIREWALL. >> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: THE

BARRACUDA? >> WOMAN: YES, MA'AM. WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS. AND THESE ARE THE 1009 99, 2508 09 AND 811. THESE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE SOFTWARE. AND WE SPOKE TO LANCE AND MICHAEL ROBINSON.

IN ORDER FOR US TO COLLECT FUNDS. ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT COVID.

WE WERE CLOSED BUT PATRONS WANTED TO CHECK OUT NEW MATERIALS ONLINE.

SPECIFICALLY AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. AND THEY COULDN'T BECAUSE THEY HAD ACCOUNTS LOCKED. ONE WE WAVE THEM FOR A HERE AT THEY CAN PAY.

WE ALREADY OPENED THAT. SO THEY WANT TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PAY ONLINE THROUGH THEIR COMPUTER. THESE ITEMS WE HAVE HERE GET THE OPPORTUNITY.

IF THEY HAVE A FINE, THEY WANT TO PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD THEY CAN.

THEY WILL GO TO AUDITORS. WE HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO THIS.

BUT IT IN THE BUDGET BUT YOU SPOKEN TO ME. AT A POINT OF SALE.

AND GET TO THE AUDITORS TO GET IT IMPROVED BUT WE CAN WORK WITH AUDITORS TO GET THE POINT OF SALES. THIS IS IN ORDER TO CONNECT FINES ONLINE!

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THAT IS GOOD. >> WOMAN: 14,000 FOR THE KITCHEN MULTIPURPOSE ROOM TO REPLACE BROKEN TABLES AND CHAIRS PRINT THEY HAVE REACHED THE LIMIT.

THESE TABLES ARE REALLY HEAVY. AND THEY ARE WOBBLY WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE THEM OUT OF CONDITION.

WE ARE LOW ON TABLES NOW. AND NEXT I WANTED TO GO OVER INFOGRAPHICS THAT CRYSTAL CREATED FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR. IT IS IN LITTLE INFOGRAPHICS THAT TELLS US ABOUT HOW NUECES THE HEARING REVIEW. THESE DRUNK LIBRARIES. WE ONLY HAVE 12,180 LABRIE CARDHOLDERS CURBSIDE APARTMENTS WE HAVE OVER 1080 24,400.

AND ITEM CIRCULATED 180,000. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 165,000. THE PROGRAM ATTENDANCE OVER 65,740. VISIT TO OUR WEBSITE 170,000+. ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

SINCE THE COVID I HAVE CREATE STOP AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT LIBRARIANS AND MY STAFF. THAT ARE PROVIDING ALL THESE ACTIVITIES.

THEY HAVE TO TAKE UP THESE ITEMS THEN BROADCAST THEM. THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM. AND WE HAVE HAD TEXAS STATE GRANTS, TEXAS STATE READ 10,000 THE TEXAS STATE BAR 4000 THE PUBLIC LIBRARY 2000 COUPLE TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GRANT 2500 AND CHRISTINE B WOLL GRANT 600. TOTAL OF 68,100. WE HAVE 91 RESOURCE CENTERS, BOOKS, PROGRAMS, TECHNOLOGY, STEREOTYPES, LITERACY, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US CONTINUED SUPPORT. NOW WE CONTINUE TO THE REGULAR BUDGET. HERE ARE A FEW ITEMS WE DID HAVE.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE. BECAUSE OF THE GRANT READ RECEIVED WE WANT TO KEEP 10 MOBILE BEGIN HOTSPOTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING. AND I THINK CRYSTAL HAS SOME NUMBERS. WE WANT TO KEEP 10 OF 20 HOTSPOTS WE RECEIVED WITH OUR STATE GRANTS. BECAUSE WE CAN GET THEM THROUGH THE MOBILE BEGIN.

THEY ARE $10 EACH A MONTH. THE COUNTY IS MORE EXPENSIVE ABOUT 35-40 PER HOTSPOT.

BECAUSE THE GRANT AND MOBILE BEGIN WE WANT TO KEEP 10. IT IS $10 EACH.

SPENDING $10 120 A YEAR. THEY WERE OUT TO BISHOP, THE PARENTS WERE COMING TO PICK UP MOBILE HOTSPOT AND THEY CONTINUE TO USE THEM. IT IS SOMETHING WE MAY NEED.

IF THEY ARE IN THE COUNTRY THEY HAVE NO WI-FI SO THESE HOTSPOTS ARE REALLY BENEFICIAL.

THE NEXT ITEM IS OF COURSE YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE BIG FREEZE IN FEBRUARY.

I WANT TO INCREASE MY OPERATING EXPENSES FOR 3000 ADDITIONAL. 23,000.

THAT IS TO PURCHASE MULCH, TREES AND PLANTS. THIS IS FOR THE AESTHETICS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WE HAVE NOT PURCHASED MULCH IN 4-5 YEARS.

AND THAT IS ONE THING I SEE VERY IMPORTANT. WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE UP TO OUR BUILDING WE HAVE BEEN THIRD 14 YEARS. PEOPLE ARE AMAZED HOW BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING AND BEAUTIFUL INDOORS. I WORRY PEOPLE COME IN THE FIRST THINGS THEY SEE OUR INDOORS, OUTDOORS PRINT I TRIED TO TAKE PRIDE UP WHERE WE ARE AT. I SEE ESSENTIAL FOR US TO PURCHASE AND HAVE THEM REPLANT THE TREES. SOME OF THE BUSHES AND STUFF THAT DID NOT MAKE IT.

ALSO FOR EDUCATIONAL DATABASES, AND ALSO ONLINE TUTORING. THIS WILL BE 3600 INCREASE.

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IT ALSO INCLUDES JOB. JOB ANALYSIS. IF PEOPLE NEED A JOB THEY COULD GO ONLINE AND LOOK FOR JOBS. AND THEN LIKE TO HAVE AN INCREASE AND BOOKS.

IT IS 28,000 AND INCREASE IT TO 22,000 ADDITIONAL. OR 50,000 TOTAL.

THIS IS DUE TO THE INCREASE OF BOOKS, MATERIALS THAT HAVE GONE UP.

AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR BISHOP BRIDGE HAS NOT HAD. I CONTACTED MICHAEL.

TO RECEIVE A RICO PRINTER. WILL PAY FOR IT THE NEXT YEAR BUT NEXT YEAR WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL 1000 TEND TO BE PAID FOR THE WHOLE YEAR THAT IS FOR RICO PRINTER.

IS A SMALLER ONE. BUT SHE NEEDS TO HELP BUT BECAUSE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION. AND IT WILL BENEFIT US A SLOT. WE ALSO HAD THE RECLASSIFICATIONS. THE FIRST ONE THAT I HAVE OUR MICROCOMPUTER SPECIALIST.

HE IS CURRENTLY AT $41,601. AND HE IS AT 22. IT USED TO BE A PART-TIME POSITION. BUT WHAT I REQUESTED THIS BE FULL-TIME THEY DOWNGRADED TO A LOWER LEVEL. BUT IT IS STILL AN MICROCOMPUTER SPECIALIST.

THAT THAT TIME WE CHANGED IT. THAT IS WHEN THE IT DEPARTMENT GIVE EVERYBODY ADDITIONAL SATURDAY. AND DID NOT GET THE INCREASE. A 25 INSTEAD OF 22.

A 7000 PAY INCREASE. AND A CURRENT YOUTH SERVICE. AT THE TIME WHEN THIS POSITION BECAME AVAILABLE IS WHEN WE MOVED JEANNIE FROM THE LIBRARY TO THE LAW LIBRARY.

IT WAS DOWNGRADED TO A YOUTH SERVICE SPECIALIST.HE FINISHED IN DECEMBER.

TWO MONTHS LATER SHE GRADUATED. WE DID NOT BRING IT TO PORT LAST YEAR.

I WANTED TO KEEP HER. I WANTED TO GO FROM 20 TO 23. FROM 37,000 TO 42,000.

IT IS A COUPLE THOUSANDS MORE BUT SHE HAS A MASTERS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. MY OTHER TWO POSITIONS ARE LIBRARY CLERKS.

THE LAST DATE OF OUR BUDGET DEADLINE. FOR LOOKING AT STEP 11.

AND PUT THE INTENT WITH OTHERS IN THE COUNTY. SO THESE WERE RECOMMENDED.

TO DO THIS AND I DID. ALSO UNDER RECOMMENDATIONS THE BISHOP BRANCH FROM A PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING I BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSIONERS BOARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND IT DID NOT YET GET APPROVED. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROGRESS.

ADDED LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE BISHOP BRANCH LIBRARY. FOR ONE IT HAS WI-FI.

AS LOT OF PROGRAMMING. REALLY RECOMMEND WE CAN HAVE THESE POSITIONS EVALUATED.

AND IN A WEEK OR TWO HAVE STAFF GETTING PAID AND MOVE ON. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: LET US SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THE PRINTER OVER THERE. >> WOMAN: WE HAD ONE THAT WAS OURS IT IS BRAND-NEW.

BUT IT IS CHRISTINA'S OWN MONEY. >> I WILL HELP YOU WITH A

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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> EVEN THOUGH THE BISHOP LIBRARY MIGHT BE IN ONE AREA.

THAT SEEMS TO BE THE THEME AT ARTHUR LIBRARIES. IT IS SUCH A GIFT.

EARLIER IN THE BREAK I SAW WE HAD THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM THE OBSERVATION DECK.

I GUESS A WEEK AGO HAD ASKED THAT ARE ADVANCING SO FAST. WE BETTER START GETTING

TOGETHER OUR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AND GET A MEETING. >> I WAS 100 STEPS AHEAD OF YOU CRYSTAL DESIGN THE WHOLE PLAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT LIBRARIES MIGHT BE SITUATED IN ONE PART OF THE COUNTY. BUT THEIR RESOURCES ARE FOR ALL. THEY ARE NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN. I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY MAKE CERTAIN THE BRAIN USE GETS FUNDED. WE HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING THERE THE ONLINE TUTORING IS PHENOMENAL. AGAIN IT IS ONLINE TUTORING FOR FREE. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT ONLINE FREE CLASSES.

YOU TAKE TSI OR SAT, LSAT. A THOUGHT OF THE CERTIFICATIONS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONS AND TECHNICAL DEGREES ARE THEREFORE FREE. ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

>> AND WE DID COMMUNICATE WITH SCOTT FOUR WEEKS AGO. SO I CALLED HIM AND SENT HIM AN EMAIL. AT I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER YEAR.

I MEANT TO PLAN. >> JUDGE BARBARA CANALES: HE THINKS YOU ARE THE GREATEST THINGS EVER AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE CHILDREN. AGAIN IT IS CROSS COLLATERALIZATION. HOPEFULLY CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT THE LIBRARY THE KEACH LABOR IS A LIBRARY BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A PLACE ON A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO TO. THERE IS A WRAPAROUND PORCH. ANTI-LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HALLOWEEN VILLAGE. WE WILL HAVE TO SET UP IN SEPTEMBER.

THE CHILDREN AND THE ADULTS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND WE USE IT FOR BIG KIDS.

THE MEDIA CENTER FOR VACCINATIONS. I AM CERTAIN ANY TIME WE HAVE ANYTHING IMPORTANT AT THE FAIRGROUND WE EXTEND THAT TO THE KEACH.

LIBRARY AS OUR RESOURCE. >> WE HAVE TO NATIONAL GUARD HOSTING.

AT A LITTLE CAFE. >> IT IS FIRST-CLASS IT IS 14 YEARS OLD.F YOU KEEP TAKING CARE OF IT INPUT LOOK BRAND-NEW. WE WANT TO CAPTURE $3000 FOR THE LANDSCAPE. JUST SO YOU KNOW I AM TRYING TO KEEP TABS OF FAULTY LANDSCAPE.

IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED THAT INTO THE LIST AHEAD LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU SUFFERED 3000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED FOR IT IT COUNTS

AN OVERALL DAMAGE. >> ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAIN DAMAGE.

QUICK NOTE OTHER QUESTIONS, SO GUESS WHAT? AS PROMISED WE ARE DONE EARLY AT 2:23. WE WILL SEE EVERYBODY TOMORROW FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

AND YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS BUT AFTER REARRANGING THE SCHEDULE.

CHIEF KID NOTIFIED ME AT THE 1:00 HOUR THAT HE IS HAVING TO COUNCIL. THE REASON HE IS CANCELING IS BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR PUT THERE IS A DISASTER ON IMMIGRATION.

THERE IS A MEETING MELISSA AND I MAY BE GOING TO END DELIVERY YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU RIGHT AFTER. COMMISSIONERS WE MAY GO BACK TO

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I DO NOT KNOW I HAVE TO SEE WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA. I MIGHT HAVE TO DO IT LIKE THIS. MELISSA CAN DRIVE AND I CAN BE ON A HOTSPOT.

I WILL STAY IN THE MORNING THEN LEAVE AT NOON OR ONE. I AM JUST SAYING WE WERE GOING TO TAKE A BIG LUNCH EVER. WE DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT WE CAN DO THAT EARLY SO YOU CAN GET OUT EARLY. WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SEE IF THE DEPARTMENT CAN STILL DO IT. AND KEEP EVERYBODY

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