[F. PUBLIC COMMENT: This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any issues within its jurisdiction. The Commissioners Court may not take formal action on any requests made during the Public Comment period which are not on the Agenda, but can refer such requests to County staff for review if appropriate.]

WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP. SO IT IS ALL FIRST UP AS BARBARA JONES, PLEASE.

AND I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE CANNOT RESPOND OR ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S A CLARIFICATION OR CORRECTION OR SOMETHING.

SO. YES, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BARBARA JONES, 7032 BARTOSH.

I AM SPEAKING TO YOU HERE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS AT ESD FOR THE FIREHOUSE, AND I SPOKE HERE IN JUNE OF 2024 REGARDING THE SAME ITEMS CORRUPTION IN THE FIREHOUSE.

WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS NOW AND IT'S GOT TO STOP NOW.

ESD FOUR HAS THREE BOARD MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN UP ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 17, 18 YEARS, AND WE HAVE ONE THAT IS UP FOR RENEWAL TODAY, AND THAT WOULD BE JEFF ATWOOD.

WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE EXPECT OUR, OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT TO HAVE INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND HONOR AND CARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT. BUT I'VE GOT A SIMPLE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IS A APPOINT NEW PEOPLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSTEAD OF HAVING MR. ATWOOD REAPPOINTED. HE IS THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE CORRUPTION.

AND IF WE CAN GET HIM OUT OF THERE, WE CAN NOT ONLY STOP THE CORRUPTION, BUT WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS BACK TO OUR FIREHOUSE. NOW IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IF I LEAVE HERE TODAY AFTER THE APPOINTMENTS MADE.

AND I DON'T GIVE THEM GOOD GIVE THE FIREFIGHTERS GOOD NEWS.

THEY ARE GOING TO WALK. AND THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN BUSTING THEIR BUTTS FOR YEARS, TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, WORKING AT THE LIVESTOCK SHOW, DOING THE CHRISTMAS PARADES ALL WITHOUT PAY.

AND THEY DESERVE BETTER. THEY DESERVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN IT FOR THEMSELVES.

THEY DESERVE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD THAT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FROM YOU, JUDGE SCOTT, FROM YOU COMMISSIONER PUGSLEY.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

IT WILL BE CHAOS. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MA'AM. DEANNA KING.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I'M NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANY ORGANIZATION.

I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE COMMUNITY ON AGENDA ITEM 3F4.

ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025, THIS COURT DECIDED TO OBTAIN SERVICES FROM CARR, RIGGS AND INGRAM TO CONDUCT A FORENSIC AUDIT ON THE NUECES COUNTY HEALTH INSURANCE AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2024. THIS. COMMISSIONERS COURT WANTED THIS INVESTIGATION DUE TO CONCERNS OVER BUDGET ERRORS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE FORMER COUNTY AUDITOR. ON JULY 23RD, 2025, BEN KINCAID, WITH CARR, RIGGS AND INGRAM PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THIS FORENSIC AUDIT. THE FORENSIC AUDIT REVEALED $3.75 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS.

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THE BREAKDOWN WAS IN 2020, 750,003 MILLION IN 2021.

UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFERS MEANS FINANCIAL MONEY TRANSFERS, WHICH WERE NEVER BROUGHT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR APPROVAL.

MR. KINCAID REPORTED TO THIS COURT, WE DETERMINED THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD AN ELEVATED FRAUD RISK DURING OUR REVIEW PERIOD.

AGAIN, UNDERNEATH THE FORMER COUNTY AUDITOR'S TENURE, MR. KINCAID WITH CARR, RIGGS AND INGRAM. INGRAM REVEALED TO THIS COURT THAT THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS WERE REVIEWED BY THEM.

BUT DESPITE THE FORMER AUDITOR AUDITOR STATING THAT THESE TRANSACTIONS WERE BROUGHT TO COURT, THEY NEVER FOUND SUCH EVIDENCE. AFTER THE FINDINGS WERE REVEALED TO THIS COURT, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY CALLED THE FINDINGS BEYOND BEYOND DISTURBING AND STATED, IF THIS TRULY CANNOT BE FOUND, THAT THERE WAS ANY AUTHORIZATION, MAYBE THE DA OUGHT TO BE LISTENING TO THE REPORT, BECAUSE THIS IS I AM NOT A CRIMINAL LAWYER, BUT SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO AUTHORIZE $3.7 MILLION WITHOUT GOING TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THAT'S STAGGERING TO ME. HE WENT ON FURTHER TO SAY, THAT'S SERIOUS STUFF.

THAT TAXPAYER DOLLAR AND NO ONE ON THIS COURT IS GOING TO LET THAT STAND.

I AM NOT SPEAKING FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT I KNOW EVERYONE, EVERYBODY ON THIS COURT AND THE LEVEL OF INTEGRITY THEY HAVE, THEY'RE NOT. NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO STAND.

THE FORENSIC AUDIT PRESENTED BY CARR, RIGGS AND INGRAM REPORT UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS UNDER UNDER THE FORMER COUNTY AUDITOR.

NOW WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM 3F4 TO CONSIDER HIRING A FORMER COUNTY AUDITOR FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. I'M ABOUT OUT OF TIME, BUT I URGE THIS COURT TO MAKE THE PROPER DECISION BECAUSE THIS IS TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND Y'ALL DID THE INVESTIGATION FOR A REASON.

I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHERS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANYONE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WISHES TO DO SO.

MOVING ON TO BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ITEM G. THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE UP IS THE G1, THE NUECES COUNTY

[1. Nueces County Beach Management Advisory Committee]

BEACH MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THERE ARE FIVE OPENINGS, THREE LETTERS OF INTENT, AND IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THAT WE LEAVE IT OPEN TO FILL THE OTHER TWO VACANCIES.

WE MAY DO SOMETHING WITH THE THREE LETTERS OF INTENT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I WILL JUDGE.

I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT THREE THAT HAVE ASKED TO BE REAPPOINTED.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT THE THREE THAT HAVE ASKED TO BE REAPPOINTED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES. AND THEN ON THAT ONE, JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION, IS IT JUST HAS THERE BEEN AN INTEREST IN NOT WANTING TO BE REAPPOINTED? IS THAT WHY WE HAVE TWO REMAINING POSITIONS. NO, WE ONLY GOT THREE AND THERE'S THE FIVE.

I GET IT SOMETIMES IT'S LATE. THEY GET LATE IN SUBMITTING, SO I'LL DEFINITELY CHECK AND THEY HOLD OVER TECHNICALLY UNTIL WE DO FILL THEM, SO I'LL CHECK AND SEE. OKAY. THERE'S SEVERAL LIKE THAT.

THERE'S SOME THAT CALLED AFTERWARDS AND MISSED THE WINDOW.

SO I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WAY.

SO THEN WE NEED A MOTION TO KEEP THIS OPEN FOR TO FILL THE OTHER TWO VACANCIES FOR NEXT MEETING TO BRING IT BACK.

I THINK IF WE DO TEN DAYS, THAT WOULD BE THE 24TH, AND WE COULD BRING IT BACK TO OUR 28TH THE NEXT JANUARY MEETING.

IS THAT FINE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE NUECES COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD ONE

[2. Nueces County Child Welfare Board]

G2, WE HAVE THREE OPENS FOR CIVIL SERVICE. DID I DO? DID WE MISS? THAT'S THREE. I'M ON NUMBER TWO.

OH, YES. SORRY. THIS CHILD WELFARE WELFARE BOARD IS A STANDING BOARD THAT WE HAVE HAD. WE HAVE THREE LETTERS OF INTENT.

THREE OPENINGS. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPOINT THE SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 31G3 NUECES COUNTY.

[3. Nueces County Civil Service Commission]

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THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS, TWO LETTERS OF INTENT FROM MR. CARRILLO AND SCOTT CORLISS. ONE MEMBER HAS SAID HE DOES NOT WISH TO BE REAPPOINTED TO REAPPOINT CARRILLO.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REAPPOINT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WOULD MAKE THE SAME MOTION THEN, TO STAY OPEN FOR TEN DAYS AND BRING THIS BACK TO OUR JANUARY 28TH MEETING TO OPEN UP FOR ONE MORE APPOINTEE. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT ONE.

[4. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 1]

WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS, TWO LETTERS OF INTENT AND ONE NEW APPLICANT.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THE TWO INCUMBENTS, DANNY TATE AND CBO.

TORRES. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REAPPOINT THE TWO INCUMBENTS WITH THE LETTERS OF INTENT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

[5. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 2]

WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS AND TWO LETTERS OF INTENT AS WELL.

SO MOVED JUDGE TO REAPPOINT. REAPPOINT THE TWO? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THAT WAS FOR FIVE.

IT'S FOR DISTRICT FOR TWO. TWO. DISTRICT TWO.

I'M SORRY. YES. THAT'S WEST ADA HIS FIRE CHIEF.

WE DID A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? REMEMBER WHERE I AM? I'M FINE.

THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 3]

I WANT TO GO. I'M GOING TO PULL THAT ONE AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING IT BACK.

BACK TEN DAYS. SO JUST TO CLARIFY WHO APPLIED, WHO DIDN'T APPLY AND THOSE THAT WON'T APPLY CAN HAVE TEN DAYS.

AND WE SET IT BACK TO THE 28TH OF JANUARY. SO WE'RE GOING TO REOPEN IT FOR TEN DAYS.

WE HAD TWO PHONE CALLS. PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY HAD APPLIED AND SENT IT TO THE WRONG ONE, SENT TO THE WRONG PLACE.

ONE APPLIED AND IT WAS BEFORE THE OPENING HAPPENED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS ONE BACK UP. YES.

JUST TO CLARIFY, MAKE SURE NOBODY GETS LEFT OUT.

SO THIS WOULD BE JUST TO OPEN IT BACK UP FOR TEN DAYS.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HERE THAT ARE ALREADY APPLIED DO NOT HAVE TO REAPPLY.

THEY WILL MOVE ON TO THIS AND OPEN IT UP FOR TEN DAYS FOR THE TWO OTHER PEOPLE OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO APPLY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I SECOND, SORRY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE, DISTRICT FOUR.

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THE INCUMBENTS JEFF ATWOOD AND CATHERINE WIMBERLY, AS PER THE LETTER OF INTENT. JUDGE, COULD I ASK? I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME. I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK.

COUNCIL AND EXEC ON THIS? YES. OKAY. SO DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS ONE INTO EXECUTIVE? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, OKAY, I GOT A QUESTION, TOO, BUT I THINK WE CAN ASK HIM IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BUT IT'S IT'S NOT A MOTION. IT'S A MOTION. SECOND.

SECOND. THE MOTION. I MADE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THE INCUMBENTS.

CAN WE GO INTO DISCUSSION ON THAT, OR DO WE JUST WANT TO I JUST HAVE I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THAT'S IT. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. BUT I DON'T SUPPORT EDWARD BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE QUESTIONS TOO ABOUT THAT.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, AND WE WILL PULL ITEM SEVEN SEVEN.

AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE NUMBER EIGHT, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE NUMBER SIX.

[8. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 6]

WE HAVE TWO OPENINGS, TWO LETTERS OF INTENT, ANOTHER ONE PARTIAL TERM.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE OF YOU HAVE.

THIS ONE IS FOR ROBSTOWN, THIS WOULD BE YOURS, COMMISSIONER MORRIS.

WELL, THIS IS I THINK SD SIX IS ACTUALLY AN. SD SIX WAS IN DRISCOLL

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COUNTY ROAD 69. IS THIS ONE DRISCOLL, MISS DRISCOLL? OKAY. AND THAT IS YOURS. MRS MS O. DRISCOLL YEAH, I DO.

I THOUGHT IT WAS YOURS. YOU SHARE IT. I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE.

BACK WHEN I REPRESENTED DRISCOLL. BUT SINCE THE LINES GOT REDRAWN, I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK SINCE.

I'D MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THE INCUMBENTS.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REAPPOINT THE TWO LETTERS.

INCUMBENTS. WHATEVER. YES. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities]

THE OASIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

WE HAVE A PARTIAL TERM AND ONE APPLICATION. I WOULD MOVE TO APPOINT JOHN WINSTEAD.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND WE WILL BRING THE OTHER BACK AFTERWARDS.

MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA: The following Agenda Items are of a routine nature, and the Commissioners Court has received supporting materials for consideration. All of these Agenda Items will be passed with one vote without being discussed separately, unless a member of the Commissioners Court or the public requests that a particular Agenda Item be discussed. If so, that Agenda Item will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed as part of the regular Agenda at the appropriate time. One vote will approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda.]

DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANYTHING THEY WISH TO PULL OUT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE NUMBER. SEE? SEE? YES. PAGE ONE AND TWO.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. SO JUST PAGE ONE AND TWO, AND THE REST IS OKAY.

IT'S OKAY. SEE? I'M SORRY. WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU WANTED TO PULL? PAGE ONE AND TWO. NUMBER UNDER C ONE AND TWO UNDER C JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE I'D MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEMS A THROUGH P, EXCEPT FOR SEE PAGE ONE AND TWO.

I'LL SECOND THAT. GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER. SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOW PAGE ONE AND TWO. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ ON ITEM.

[C. Authorize payment of bills - Special Motions Regular List dated January 14, 2026.]

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND IT. BUT ANYWAY, UNDER THE PAGES OF I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE GO BACK AND THERE'S A FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THERE'S SOME PAYMENTS FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND ALL THE PAYMENTS ARE DATED THE SAME DAY.

SO THAT DO WE PAY THEM ALL AT ONE TIME IN ONE MONTH OR.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY CLARIFICATION. I MEAN, IF IT'S IF IT'S ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WE SHOULD INDICATE THE MONTH WE'RE PAYING THEM, I GUESS. BUT THEY'RE ALL UNDER UNDER 9.515. TERESA.

THAT'S ON THE WHOLE THING. WE JUST DID THE INVOICES FOR THEM.

THAT IS ON THE HEALTH DISTRICT, RIGHT? RIGHT.

YES. DENNIS IS ON NUMBER FOUR, FIVE AND SIX. YES, SIR.

COMMISSIONER. THOSE ARE FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER INVOICES.

IT'S JUST THAT I THINK THE WAY THE INFORMATION IS PULLED FROM WORKDAY, IT DOESN'T SHOW THAT THE MONTH.

WELL, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO SHOW WHAT MONTH.

RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE PAYING ALL ONE MONTH, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GETTING FOR THAT MONTH. SO I THINK WE NEED TO SOMEHOW CLARIFY, ACTUALLY THE MONTH THAT WE'RE BEING PAID FOR, DOES THE INVOICE SHOW THAT ON THE INVOICE DOES.

BUT I THINK THE WAY THE INFORMATION IS BEING PULLED FROM WORKDAY ON THIS REPORT, IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T SHOW PRINTED ON THE SHEET THERE.

YEAH. THE INVOICE IN THE BACKUP OVER HERE. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. THERE'S NO IS NOW 150 A MONTH, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.

COMMISSIONER IT IS. AND SO THEY THEY DID NOT BUILD CORRECTLY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE TWO INVOICES, THE 147 AND THEN THE 2800.

RIGHT. SO WHEN IS THE MINUTE THE SECOND INVOICE FOR 28 992.

RIGHT. BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY FOR WHAT. RIGHT.

SO JUST TO MAKE I GUESS IT'S JUST TO MAKE UP THE 50,000, RIGHT.

BECAUSE THEY, THEY DID NOT BUILD CORRECTLY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

SO THEY HAD ONLY BUILT AT THE OLD RATE, THE 147 108.

SO THEY, THEY DID AN INVOICE TO MAKE UP TO THE 150.

OKAY. ARE YOU GETTING ANYTHING BESIDES BACK UP ON THAT AS TO WHAT THE MONEYS ARE BEING USED FOR, BESIDES JUST GIVING THEM $150,000 A MONTH? NO, BECAUSE IT'S BUDGETED.

THEY THEY DO THEIR, THEIR REPORTING AS FAR AS SO WHATEVER THEY DO, YES OR NO, LITTLE LOT,

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IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT. I MEAN, THEY COULD DO. THAT'S CORRECT.

YES, SIR. IT'S A SET AMOUNT. THAT HOSPITAL DISTRICT AGREES TO THAT AMOUNT BEFOREHAND.

OKAY. I JUST NEED TO REALLY CLARIFY THE MONTHS THAT WE'RE PAYING THEM, BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE WE'RE PAYING THEM A LUMP SUM FOR FOR ONE MONTH OR SOMETHING.

SO I JUST NEED SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT. SO THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE AMOUNT EVERY MONTH 150.

YES. YES. BUT IT SHOULD INDICATE WHAT MONTH IT IS.

RIGHT. THE INVOICE IN THE BACK DOES. BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF THEY CAN WHEN THEY PRINT THE LEDGER FOR THE CHECKS AND STUFF, IF THEY CAN SHOW IT ON THERE WHERE IT'S MORE PREVALENT AND DON'T HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION.

YES, THIS SHOULD COME BACK TO IT. THE WHOLE THING IS TIED TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND IF THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE AND THIS WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT, THEN YES, THE PAYMENT WILL HAVE THE BREAKDOWN BASED ON THEIR INVOICE NUMBER AS WELL AS THE MONTH, BECAUSE THE INVOICES FOR A SEPARATE MONTH. THAT'S CORRECT.

SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH THE PAYMENT.

OKAY. BUT IT'S CORRECT. THEN I WILL MOVE. THAT'S WHAT.

WE WANT TO SEE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM C.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. EXCUSE ME. JUDGE. YES. COULD WE GO BACK TO ONE OF THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS? I'M GOING BACK TO THAT ONE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT SIX.

WE HAD TWO OPENINGS, TWO LETTERS OF INTENT, AND ONE ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT ON THE APPOINTMENTS, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT SIX.

WE DID THE TWO LETTERS OF INTENT FROM PEOPLE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PARTIAL TERM, AND WE HAD ONE APPLICANT THAT WE CAN APPOINT FROM.

SO I FAILED TO GET THE PARTIAL TERM PERSON IN THERE FOR US TO DO SO.

IS THAT ONE JUDGE ON THE PARTIAL? IT IS RIGHT HERE.

WESLEY ROGER GOLDMAN JUNIOR IS THE BOARD APPLICATION FROM HIM.

AND THERE'S ONE APPOINTMENT FOR A PARTIAL TERM THAT EXPIRES IN 20TH DECEMBER 2026.

SO IT'S A DID THAT PERSON THAT PERSON APPLIED ALSO THIS WESLEY ROGER GOLDMAN JUNIOR.

AND WE HAVE AN OPENING. WE HAVE AN OPENING TILL DECEMBER 26TH.

SO IT'S A PARTIAL TERM. AND WE HAD ONE APPLICANT.

SO BUT WHICH ONE OF THE THE THREE RESIGNED OR SOMEONE RESIGNED.

I'M NOT SEEING THAT ON THE BACKUP. I'M SORRY. THAT IS CORRECT.

WHO IS IT THAT IS NOT HERE. RESIGNATION LISTED LETTERS FROM INCUMBENTS.

ONE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED, AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY PHONE CALLS ON THIS AT ALL.

SURE DID. THIS IS TARA HERE? YES. JUST COME BACK.

YES, WE'LL COME BACK. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK. SO WE NEED CLARIFICATION. TARA.

THERE SHE IS. YES, MA'AM. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY.

I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT SB FOUR, BUT I COULDN'T HEAR.

WE ARE GOING TO EXECUTIVE AND WE WILL ADDRESS THAT AFTER EXECUTIVE.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST COULDN'T HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON.

VERY SORRY. THIS IS ON SD SIX. YES SD SIX. WILLIAM ORDNER HAD RESIGNED.

IT HAD BEEN IN THE. I THINK WHEN I HAD ORIGINALLY PUT IT TO OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS, I THINK IT WAS IN THE BACKGROUND ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.

I HADN'T LISTED IT ON THIS ONE. I'M SORRY. OKAY.

I SHOULD HAVE LISTED IT AND I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

YES. IN THERE. MR. PRESIDENT, FOR YEARS. YES.

SO OKAY. AS LONG AS YOU SAY NOTHING NO MORE. I MEAN, DO WE KNOW? I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FINITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT.

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK OUT, AT LEAST FOR THAT. I'M GOING TO DEFER ON THIS ONE.

I DON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. WHOSE AREA IS THIS? SD SIX, I BELIEVE IS ONE AND TWO. PARTIAL TWO.

PARTIAL TWO. PARTIAL TWO. IT'S PHYSICALLY IN PRECINCT ONE. BUT YEAH, IT DOES COVER PRECINCT DRAWN UP.

I JUST GOT YESTERDAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL CONFUSED FROM FROM MICHAEL CLARKE.

FOR ALL THE ISD'S, THEY'VE CHANGED THE BOUNDARY LINES ON SEVERAL OF THEM.

AND SO, IN FACT SD ONE IS NOW GOING TO BE SHARED BY THEY TOLD ME YESTERDAY, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, EVERY COMMISSIONER HAS A PIECE OF IT. SO I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT WHAT THE BOUNDARY LINES ARE FOR THIS DISTRICT.

BUT IT'S THE BOARD'S COMMISSIONERS BOARD'S PLEASURE.

WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO ON THIS, I CAN MAKE A COPY OF THAT MAP LATER ON, JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

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SO THE QUESTION IS, I DIDN'T GET A COPY OF THAT. SO DO WE WANT TO OPEN THIS BACK UP LIKE WE DID THE OTHERS AND BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING JUST FOR.

SO WHAT ARE WE HUNG UP ON? I'M SURE. WELL, IT'S AN UNEXPIRED TERM.

YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FOR MR. ORTNER.

LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, HE'D BEEN THERE. YEAH, BUT HE IS SD SIX.

I MEAN, HE HE IT WAS HEALTH ISSUES. YEAH. SO HE RESIGNED.

YES. SO BUT I MEAN, WILL WE BE ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY OF THAT CALIBER AND STANDING IN THE COMMUNITY? THAT'S HARD. BUT MAYBE THERE IS MORE INTEREST THAN IF I WOULD HAVE SEEN HIS NAME UP.

I WOULDN'T HAVE BOTHERED APPLYING IF I LIVED IN THAT AREA EITHER. JUST KNOWING THAT HE'S HE'S HAD IT IS ONLY UNTIL DECEMBER 2026.

SO IT'S JUST. YEAH, JUST FINISH IT OFF. SO IT COULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THIS OTHER GENTLEMAN AND HE DID APPLY AT THE CORRECT TIME. SO IT'S UP TO Y'ALL.

WHATEVER Y'ALL DECIDE WE WANT TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

IF YOU WANT YOU WANT TO OPEN IT BACK UP OPEN IT BACK UP FOR TEN DAYS.

AND THIS THIS GENTLEMAN WILL STAY IN THERE. WE'RE NOT DROPPING HIM OUT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE 28TH IS WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO.

LIKE THE OTHERS THAT WE JUST DID. THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE A THREE, A ONE.

[1. Receive a presentation from the Je'Sani Smith Foundation. ]

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE JASON SMITH FOUNDATION.

HELLO. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SIERRA VARGAS.

I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE JASON SMITH FOUNDATION.

SO I'M GOING TO GO OFF MY SCRIPT AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S CONTROLLING THE PRESENTATION, BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS BRIEF UPDATE FOR THE JASON SMITH FOUNDATION'S 2025 OUTREACH EFFORTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NUECES COUNTY.

OUR MISSION IS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION AND PROTECTING FAMILIES FROM WATER RELATED TRAGEDIES THROUGH EDUCATION, EARLY AWARENESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THESE EFFORTS DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC SAFETY PRIORITIES ALONG OUR SHORELINE AND THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

IN 2025, WE DELIVERED WATER SAFETY EDUCATION DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY AT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, YOUTH PROGRAMS, POOLS AND MAJOR PUBLIC EVENTS.

WE MET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ALREADY GATHER. A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON BEACH OUTREACH DURING HIGH TRAFFIC WEEKENDS, INCLUDING MEMORIAL DAY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY. AND THESE WERE MOMENTS WHERE EDUCATION MATTERED MOST.

OUR TEAMS ENGAGED WITH FAMILIES RIGHT AT THE SHORELINE, RIGHT AT THE SHORELINE WITH RIP CURRENT AWARENESS.

HYDRATION REMINDERS AND INTERACTIVE SPOT THE RIP CURRENT DEMONSTRATIONS.

WE ALSO EXPANDED THE USE OF OUR VIRTUAL REALITY RIP CURRENT TRAINING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO BEFORE THEY EVER FACE A REAL EMERGENCY.

SO SOME RESULTS OF ALL OF THESE EFFORTS, WE REACHED NEARLY 4000 PEOPLE DIRECTLY THROUGH IN-PERSON EDUCATION.

WE HELD 400 PLUS ONE ON ONE SAFETY CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMILIES AND BEACH GOERS.

WE ENGAGED 200 PLUS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT YOUTH FOCUSED EVENTS AND EXTENDED OUR OUR MESSAGE TO OVER 64,000 PEOPLE ONLINE THROUGH OUR DIGITAL PRESENCE.

EACH INTERACTION REPRESENTS PREVENTION A CHILD WHO CAN IDENTIFY DANGER, A PARENT WHO FEELS PREPARED, AND A RESIDENT BETTER EQUIPPED TO MAKE SAFE DECISIONS.

THIS HELPS REDUCE PREVENTABLE EMERGENCIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN, EASING THE BURDEN ON FIRST RESPONDERS AND SUPPORTING THE COUNTY'S PROACTIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY. EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS WE HAVE, AND WHEN IT'S CONSISTENT AND ACCESSIBLE, IT DOES SAVE LIVES. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE NUECES COUNTY'S PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUED SUPPORT, WHICH MAKES THIS LIFE SAVING WORK POSSIBLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS COLLABORATION, STRENGTHENING PREVENTION, EXPANDING EDUCATION, AND HONORING HIS LEGACY BY HELPING ENSURE NO FAMILY EXPERIENCES A PREVENTABLE WATER RELATED TRAGEDY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. YES, I JUST LIKE TO COMMENT, JUDGE, THAT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS I'VE NOTICED THE BILLBOARDS GOING UP.

I THINK I'VE SEEN AT LEAST 2 OR 3 DRIVING AROUND THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, OBVIOUSLY TOWARDS TOWARDS THE WATER, BUT EVEN INLAND.

SO ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF HIS STORY. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE STILL HEAR PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

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AND MAINLY IT SEEMS LIKE OUR OUT OF TOWNERS. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE TO REALLY HELP EDUCATE THOSE THAT REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT WATER.

AND OF COURSE I KNOW JASON WAS HERE LOCAL, BUT ESPECIALLY IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME YOU HEAR OF A TRAGEDY, IT'S SOMEONE FROM SAN ANTONIO OR SOMEWHERE THAT DOESN'T DEAL WITH OUR WITH OUR GOAL FOR OUR OCCURRENCE.

BUT I TELL YOU, EVERY TIME I SEE WHEN I GO TO THE WATER OR I SEE SOMETHING ONLINE, I THINK OF HIM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT TALKS OR MENTIONS ABOUT RIP CURRENTS.

SO HIS LEGACY IS LIVING STRONG. I THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR CARRYING THAT FOR US AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART. AND I AND I FEEL THAT YOU ALL ARE SAVING LIVES EVERY DAY, EVERY YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK IN BRINGING THIS FOCUS BACK TO HIM.

THANK YOU JUDGE. JUST IF I MIGHT JUST WANT TO KIND OF ADD TO I BELIEVE THERE'S STILL A PLAN TO HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT PUT ON THE BOB HALL PIER, CORRECT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JASON SMITH FOUNDATION.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY SYSTEM THAT WE WILL HAVE ON THE PIER THAT WILL BE DEALING WITH EXACTLY THE STUFF THAT SHE'S SPOKEN OF.

AND COMMISSIONER MYERS HAS SPOKEN OF BECAUSE THAT THAT'S BEEN THE THAT'S BEEN A REAL FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION SINCE THEIR INCEPTION IS IS MAKING SURE NOT ONLY THAT THE LOCALS ARE AWARE, BUT THEY TRY THEIR BEST TO, TO TO TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THOSE THAT ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA TO THEY'VE LITERALLY WALKED ON THE BEACHES AND HANDED OUT FLIERS, AND THEY'VE DONE SIGNAGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT HAVE REALLY IMPROVED.

AND THE, THE RATE OF RIP TIDE AWARENESS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT. WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD AS MANY PEOPLE, THANKFULLY, PASS IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE.

AND THOSE ARE SOME STATISTICS THAT I REALLY WISH I WOULD HAVE MAYBE BROUGHT OUT AND TALKED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE, I'M KIND OF GIVING YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK UP THERE IF YOU WANT TO. BUT BUT COMMISSIONER IS 100% RIGHT.

AND THE FOUNDATION IS REALLY ADDRESSED A LOT OF THAT.

AND I'VE BEEN HONORED TO PROVIDE SOME A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MY OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDS TO THE FOUNDATION SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS LONG AS I SIT UP HERE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOUR CAUSE AND I BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND COMMISSIONER MORRIS HIT IT ON THE HEAD. IT'S THE STORY BEHIND THIS FOUNDATION THAT WE SHOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER FORGET. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT YOU ARE IN EXISTENCE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF OF JASON.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALWAYS NEED TO REMEMBER AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. ABSOLUTELY.

YES. ITEM NUMBER TWO, I HAVE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE TO THE

[2. Discuss and consider approval and execution of the License Agreement between Nueces County and Del Mar College (Del Mar) regarding the Nueces County Tax Assessor/Collector's appointment of limited-service deputies for motor vehicle registration services, and related matters.]

1ST FEBRUARY MEETING. FEBRUARY THE 11TH. SECOND.

KEVIN KIESCHNICK, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE TO THE FEBRUARY 11TH MEETING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER THREE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH RESTHAVEN

[3. Discuss, consider, and take action on award and execution of a Services Agreement with Resthaven Funeral Home for Mortuary Transportation Services; and related matters.]

FUNERAL HOME FOR MORTUARY TRANSPORT SERVICES.

I BELIEVE THE LAST COURT. WE DID A CONDITIONAL SELECTION FOR THIS.

THIS IS NOW THE FULL CONTRACT, SO. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AND ACCEPTING FOR RECORD PURPOSES.

[4. Discuss and consider approving and accepting for record purposes, executed H-2 Scoggins Hangar lease agreement with Mark Harrison for $220 per month ($1,980 annually) for the term January 1, 2026 to Fiscal Year end September 30, 2026, and related matters.]

EXECUTED H TWO SCROGGINS HANGAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MARK HARRISON FOR $220 PER MONTH.

$1,980 ANNUALLY FOR THE TERM. JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO FISCAL YEAR END SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.

I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD MANY OF THESE OTHER CONTRACTS COME FORWARD.

THIS WAS ONE OF THEM WE WERE WAITING ON. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD MAYBE BE YEARS COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER.

I THINK YOU HAVE THE AIRPORT. YEAH. THIS WAS ONE OF THE HANGARS CAME AVAILABLE AND IT.

WE HAVE A WAITING LIST, SO WE GOT AT LEAST. AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO MORE THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP SHORTLY.

SO I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS LEASE. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

I. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE NUECES COUNTY AIRPORT WITH A PAY GRADE LEVEL UP TO 23 AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

[5. Discuss and consider an Administrative Assistant for the Nueces County Airport with pay grade up to level 23 and all related matters. ]

THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE BUDGET, AND IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD INCORPORATE IT LATER WITH THE CONTINGENCY MONEY.

WE ALL KNEW THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONES LIKE THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE THAT WAS LEFT HOLDING.

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SO I HAVE ARE Y'ALL TO AWARE OF THIS AND COMFORTABLE WITH THIS GOING FORWARD? SORRY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DISCUSSION. REMEMBER, WE APPROVED THIS IN COURT, BUT HE SAID GREAT.

UP TO LEVEL 23. YES. AND SO IT CAN BE LOWER THAN 23, RIGHT? YES. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST A. I WAS GOING BACK AND I JUST THINK THAT MOST OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ARE 23 AND MR. COMMISSIONERS COURT ADMINISTRATION. SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD ASSISTANTS.

SO MY PHILOSOPHY IS ALWAYS YOU GOT TO START A LITTLE LOWER TO WORK YOUR WAY UP.

SOMETIMES IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME TO BE HERE TEN, 15, 20 YEARS AND YOU'RE 23.

THEN SOMEBODY COMES RIGHT ON IN 23. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THEMSELVES UP AND AT LEAST ONE, 1 OR 2 STEPS. SO THAT WAS MY FEELING ON THIS AREA THAT I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE AT 23.

BUT BUT NOW YOU'RE SAYING IT MIGHT NOT BE AT 23.

IT COULD BE LOWER. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION AT THE BUDGET MEETING AS WELL, THAT WE ALL THOUGHT IT SHOULD START OUT LOWER.

THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE POSTING WILL BE OR I MEAN, EITHER ONE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING FOR THIS OR WHAT, BEN? I'M SURE WE MIGHT GO AHEAD. IT'S JUST TO GIVE IT KIND OF THE HIGHEST CAP.

AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT COMMISSIONER IS SAYING, THAT WHO KNOWS? SOMEBODY OF THAT LEVEL OF PAY ALREADY MAY WANT TO MOVE OVER.

AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO KIND OF AN INTERNAL PERSON, INTERNAL PERSON, IF YOU CAN.

AND IF NOT OBVIOUSLY I WOULD THINK WE WOULD GO LOWER.

THAT'S JUST ME THINKING OUT LOUD, BUT I HEAR YOU.

SO IF YOU SAY UP TO IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE THE 23 I THINK IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY. CONSTANCE. THERESA. OR IF WE WANT TO PULL IN MR. LANDIS TO HELP US WITH THAT OR MIKE COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANY COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER PRESLEY? I'M SORRY. WELL, I MEAN, IF IF IT MAKES IF IT MAKES EVERYBODY MORE COMFORTABLE, WE CAN JUST TAKE THE GRADE LEVEL.

THE HR KNOWS WHAT THE GRADE LEVEL IS. AND SO WE COULD JUST SAY, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR NEW COUNTY AIRPORT PERIOD.

AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT FOR APPLICATIONS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT NOT TO EXCEED ANYTHING.

YEAH, WELL, YEAH, WE ALREADY HAVE. WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT BEFORE THE BUDGET.

THEY NEED THE PAY GROUP. WHAT PAY GROUP THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY ADVERTISE FOR.

AND THE PAY GROUP 23 WAS CORRECT, LIKE COMMISSIONER STATED AS THE ASSISTANTS WERE, BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT IT.

WELL, IT WAS BEING LOOKED AT AS, YOU KNOW, AN ASSISTANT LEVEL TO THAT NEW DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.

SO WE JUST NEED TO SAY PAY GROUP 23 IF THAT'S THE CONSENSUS.

YES, SIR, OR WHATEVER. WELL, NO, YOU MADE YOU JUST MADE THE RECOMMENDATION.

IS THAT. WELL, I MEAN, I DO I THINK IT'S IT'S AT THAT LEVEL WHERE THAT, THAT POSITION IS GOING TO BE GROWING THE AIRPORT, EVERYTHING IS CHANGING OUT THERE. SO THEY NEED SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND AND DO THINGS.

AND IT'LL BE A 23. STEP ONE I AGREE, I THINK I MEAN, IT'S ESPECIALLY COMMISSIONER.

PLUS HE'S BEEN PUTTING A LOT INTO IT NOW THAT BENTON IS SETTLING IN. IT'S HELPING, BUT HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON WHAT HE DOES.

SO HAVING AN ASSISTANT THERE WILL TAKE A LOT OF BURDEN OFF OF THAT, SO I AGREE.

OKAY SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION PASSES. FOUR EYES. ONE, A NUMBER SIX.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER HIRING A DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

MR.. YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE? YES, MA'AM.

PLEASE. SO. MY NOTES REAL QUICK SO I DON'T FORGET.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL OF EXECUTION OF A FACILITIES USE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING

[7. Discuss and consider the authorization and approval for the execution of a Facilities - Use License Agreement with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) for use of the Keach Family Library Conference Room for an eleven month term to provide the Coastal Bend Occupational advanced Skills Training (COAST) program to local residents and all related matters.]

EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICE FOR USE OF THE KEACH FAMILY LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM FOR 11 MONTH TERM TO PROVIDE THE COASTAL BEND OCCUPATIONAL AND ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING.

CRYSTAL HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

IT HAS NO COST TO US OR ANYTHING. THEY ARE GOING TO USE THEIR CONFERENCE ROOM.

I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION. MOTION SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT DISCUSSING.

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CONSIDER APPROVING A NO COST TIME EXTENSION FOR CHANGE.

[8. Discuss and consider approving a no-cost time extension Change Order No. 4 with International Consulting Engineers related to construction of the Oil Belt Park Improvements Project.]

ORDER NUMBER FOUR WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING ENGINEERS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OIL BELT PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

AND, COMMISSIONER, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE APPROVED THIS AS WELL.

YES, MA'AM. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO FINISH UP.

YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. IT'LL BE DONE BEFORE THE SEASON, STARTING SOON.

WE HOPE SO. I THINK THERE WAS A VERY STERN LETTER SENT OUT BY COMMISSIONER THAT YES, WE ALL VERY POINT BLANK LETTER THAT, AND WE ALL AGREE, EDWARD INCLUDED BACK THERE, SHAKING HIS HEAD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I TOLD THEM THAT IF THEY WEREN'T, IT WASN'T READY.

I WAS TURNING TURNING THEM OVER TO MY WIFE AND THEY THEY DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

SO ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ALLOCATING CAPITAL CREDITS ON A ONE TIME BASIS IN THE AMOUNT OF 120,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

[9. Discuss and consider allocating Capital Credits on a one time basis in the amount of $120,000 for economic development contracts to economic development entities, not yet provided any funds in the 25/26 budget and to direct budget staff to put said entities in the 2026/2027 general fund budget. Each County Commissioner shall submit a list of said entities that have been vetted by the County Attorney and, if so approved, the County Judge will be approved to sign the contracts.]

CONTRACTS. DO I NEED TO READ ALL OF THIS? NO.

JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT. JUST SOME MODIFIED LANGUAGE.

YES. JUST THE MOTION WOULD BE ALLOCATING CAPITAL CREDITS ONE TIME BASIS.

THE AMOUNT OF $120,000 TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE FOUR COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MINDS THINK ALIKE. I WAS THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO.

PERFECT. YES. ADD THAT SAME LANGUAGE. SO COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU BE OKAY? WITH EACH OF US BEING ABLE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND CHOOSE AND LET THE JUDGE SIGN THE CONTRACTS IF THEY'VE BEEN VETTED.

YEAH. YES. CAN CAN WE DO THAT? ADD THAT TO YOUR MOTION TO PUT THAT IN THE MOTION.

YEAH. WITHOUT FURTHER IN THAT WAY, WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK.

IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT. AND THEN WE CAN JUST PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AS HERE'S WHO WE DID LATER.

BUT THAT WAY WE CAN GET THE PROCESSES GOING ON THE CONSENT THAT'S IN THE LANGUAGE HERE.

YEAH. WELL IT'S JUST WASN'T PART OF HIS MOTION. MOTION. I WANT THAT PART OF MY MOTION THEN.

SO THE THE COURT WOULD MAINTAIN THE ABILITY IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT LATER.

IF IT'S BROUGHT BACK TO THE COURT, THEN YOU YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WAIVE YOUR ABILITY TO TO DO THE BUSINESS, THE COURT. SO YES, YOU'RE GIVING AN INDICATION THAT YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY RATIFY, BUT YOU'RE NOT SAYING YOU'LL RATIFY WHATEVER FOR WHATEVER REASON.

BUT THE THE MOTION IS TO GIVE EACH PRECINCT A PORTION OF THAT WHERE THEY CAN DECIDE WHO THEY WANT TO GIVE IT TO AND THEIR PRECINCT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT.

YES, SURE. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WELL, WE WE NEED TO.

I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO. THE COMMISSIONER MADE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION.

WE NEED TO APPROVE HIS AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MAIN MOTION.

YES. GO AHEAD. WE'LL APPROVE THE AMENDMENT SHOWING THAT IT CAN GO AHEAD AND BE SIGNED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE.

THERE IS A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION AND THE AMENDMENT.

WE ALREADY DID THAT ON THE FIRST MOTION, THE DIVISION THAT WAS AN AMENDMENT, THOUGH THE MOTION ORIGINALLY WAS FOR 120, TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE FOUR PRECINCTS.

THE SECOND PART, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT COMMISSIONER DID, HE SAID IN HIS MOTION.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T FINISH MY SENTENCE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER WAS READING MY MIND.

YEAH, SORRY. I'LL MAKE IT EASIER. SO I WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT TO BE INCLUDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? THE AMENDMENT IS PASSED.

SO NOW I'LL TAKE A MOTION. AND YOUR MOTION GOES ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION WITH THE AMENDED.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. I'M A LITTLE DINGHY TODAY.

ITEM NUMBER TEN. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER DESIGNATING LONDON TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

[10. Discuss and consider designating London Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) board members per the Nueces County TIRZ Policy, and all related matters.]

BOARD MEMBERS. PER THE NUECES COUNTY POLICY AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, THIS IS YOUR ITEM. JUDGE.

THE POLICY WAS THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT COULD DESIGNATE THEMSELVES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ON A NEWLY FORMED OR FORMED BOARD, ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY. SO THAT'S ALL THIS IS, IS ALLOWING EVERY COMMISSIONER TO DO THAT TODAY OR DO IT LATER.

THE CITY DID PASS THE FINAL VERSION YESTERDAY, SO IT IS NOW IN EFFECT.

I'M READY TO DESIGNATE MY MEMBER IF AND IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I MEAN, MEANING EVERYBODY CAN EITHER DO THAT OR WAIT.

SO I'D LIKE TO DESIGNATE MY, MY MEMBER FROM FOR THE LONDON TOURIST BOARD IS JIMMY DODSON.

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CAN WE YOU CAN WAIT. YOU CAN. I MEAN, I WILL GIVE AN ANSWER BY THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS MEETING MEANING IF WE HAVE TO DO IT FORMALLY, OR IS IT JUST SOMETHING WE COULD SUBMIT TO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE OR TO? I THINK THE POLICY ALLOWS? I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE.

I THINK YOU CAN DO IT IN COURT, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S JUST ALL OUR OTHERS HAVE, LIKE OUR MOST RECENT TOURS THAT WE DID FOR THE ONE THAT WE SPLIT BREEZY VILLAGE, THAT AREA THAT CAME TO COURT.

SO I WOULD JUST RATHER IT BE ANNOUNCED, AT LEAST PUBLICLY, AND IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE A VOTE BECAUSE IT'S EACH INDIVIDUAL GETS AN APPOINTMENT.

BUT THAT WOULD BE MY THING. WOULD JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE IT LIKE YOU DID YOURS.

IT'S JUST FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS FOR SOMETHING MORE FORMAL, BUT I DO. I WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING BY THE THE NEXT MEETING ON THE 27TH, AND YOU CAN YOU CAN SIT ON THERE FOR NOW IF YOU WANTED.

YEAH. IN CASE THEY HAVE A BOARD MEETING. I JUST DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE A BOARD MEETING AND US NOT BE REPRESENTED BETWEEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE PLANNING TO CONVENE THE BOARD. SO THE ONLY CAUTION I WOULD SAY IS MAYBE PUT YOURSELF ON THERE NOW, I WILL APPOINT MYSELF FOR NOW, BUT I MAY CHANGE THAT IN THE FUTURE.

BUT IF I DO, I'LL BRING IT AS JUST AN ITEM TO TO NOTIFY THE COURT, AND THEN IT'LL JUST BE THE SAME IF EVERYBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO IT, SO THAT IF THEY WOULD, WE ALL JUST APPOINT OURSELVES RIGHT NOW SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY NAMES.

SO IT'S UP TO Y'ALL. I'M NOT. I'M JUST I'M JUST I'M DOING MINE TODAY.

SO EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO. IT'S UP TO YOU. CALL US, LET US KNOW OR JUST.

BUT AFTER IF IF I PICK SOMEBODY AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COURT, I DON'T HAVE TO SERVE.

RIGHT? CORRECT. OR YOU CAN SERVE FOR NOW AND THEN PICK SOMEONE LATER.

JUST SO MY MY, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO CONVENE THE FIRST BOARD MEETING.

SO I WANT THERE TO BE ALL OF US REPRESENTED AT THAT FIRST BOARD MEETING.

SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU WANT TO DO NOW AND YOU PUT YOURSELF ON LIKE COMMISSIONER SAYS, AND THEN YOU CHANGE LATER, ABSOLUTELY. BUT THAT WAY WE AT LEAST HAVE A BOARD AND OKAY, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT PERTAINS TO THE QUESTION. I KNOW, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE TOURS AND LONDON AND ALL THAT, BUT WHAT WAS HER BUY INTO THIS? I DON'T REMEMBER.

WHAT? WHAT WAS HER BUY INTO THE TURF? I MEAN, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WHAT WAS HER BUYING? WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO COME IN WITH? NOTHING. NOTHING? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY. IT'S ONLY NEW GROWTH ON AREAS THAT HAS NOT THAT HAVE NOT THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.

AND SO BASICALLY THIS IS ALL NEW GROWTH. AND HOW DO THEY GET THE MONEY.

WELL THEY GET THE MONEY BY THE NEW GROWTH. SO THERE'S SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT COSTS US UNTIL THERE'S NEW GROWTH.

AND THEN THIS IS THE, THE THE ONE THAT WE STARTED WITH ONLY GOING IN AT 45%.

SO OF THE NEW GROWTH AND 45% WOULD STAY IN. BUT IF THERE'S NO NEW GROWTH THEN THERE'S NO NEW DOLLARS.

SO THIS DOESN'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND AT ALL.

THIS IS ONLY NEW GROWTH. AND THEY AGREED TO ALL OF OUR POLICY THINGS THAT WE DO.

I'M SORRY, I JUST DON'T I DON'T LIKE TOURISTS.

I'M SORRY, I THAT'S JUST ME, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT, AND I CONTINUE TO SAY IT, BUT THAT'S WHY OUR, OUR ONE BIGGEST PUSH WITH THIS ONE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO BUILDINGS ON THERE.

THIS IS ALL LAND THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED AT ALL.

THERE'S NOTHING TAKEN AWAY FROM THE COUNTY. NO.

BRING IT TO THE TABLE. SO MUCH AT THE BEGINNING.

ZERO. ZERO. YES. YES. AND WE STARTED. AND THERE IS GROWTH.

WE'RE ONLY PARTICIPATING AT THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN WHAT THE CURRENT APPRAISALS ARE.

AND THE NEW APPRAISALS WILL COME ONLY AT 45%.

IT'S ONLY AT 45%. YEAH. IT'S THE IT'S THE BEST ARRANGEMENT WE'VE EVER HAD.

I MEAN, LISTEN, SAYS 40% AS FAR AS THE ATTACHMENT TO.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE THERE'S 40 THE ATTACHMENT ON THE ATTACHMENT ON THE THE DOCUMENTATION ON ONLINE COUNTY WOULD BE AT 40% LESS THAN. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE. OH, THAT'S 5 TO 10%.

AND IT'S YOU. YEAH. WE SAID 45. SO ANOTHER QUESTION ON WE'RE BASICALLY SELF APPOINTING.

I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD A NAME BUT ARE YOU GOING TO SELF APPOINT FOR NOW BECAUSE.

NO I'M APPOINTING HIM NOW. WELL BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE WE AS THE COUNTY GET TO DESIGNATE THE VICE CHAIR OR WE GET THE RIGHT.

SO IS THAT DO AND THAT'S DECIDED BY THAT BY THE BOARD OR.

NO NO WE WOULD DESIGNATE THAT AND WE CAN DO THAT NOW IF YOU WANT.

OR WE CAN. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. BUT WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT NOW IF YOU WANT.

OR WE CAN WAIT. I'M COMFORTABLE WITH IT BEING MR. DODSON, IF YOU ALL ARE, BECAUSE HE IS A LONDON PROPERTY OWNER, I GET YOU.

I AM, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PUT A CITIZEN ABOVE THE JUDGE.

THE JUDGE? I AGREE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. LET'S JUST ORGANIZE FIRST.

I THINK WE NEED TO WAIT ON YOURSELF. NO, NO, I'M NOT SERVING ON THAT.

I WON'T I WON'T SUPPORT HIM JUST BECAUSE WE GOT TO CLARIFY, IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A SUPPORT COMMISSIONER.

WE EACH GET TO DO THIS ON OUR OWN. I'M SAYING FOR VICE CHAIR.

VICE CHAIR I DON'T THAT'S NOT MY I DON'T. WE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

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I GO TO THE FIRST MEETING. IN ALL FAIRNESS, I THINK MAYBE IF WE'D HAVE HAD A HEADS UP, WE COULD HAVE MAYBE REACHED OUT AND SEEN WHO WE WANTED TO APPOINT.

I WASN'T AWARE, I DIDN'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION.

I GUESS I MISSED THE BALL ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I SERVE ON ENOUGH BOARDS.

I WILL BE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SERVE ON THIS IN MY PLACE.

SO YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT'S CRUCIAL TO HAVE A VICE CHAIR AT THE MOMENT.

SO IF WE WANT TO WAIT AND SEE WHO EVERYBODY CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, TELL THEM WE'RE DOING THAT ONE LATER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO AT LEAST ARE ON THE BOARD AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THERE. YES. THEN I WOULD ASK OR DIRECT FOR OURSELVES TO PROVIDE A LIST AND TAKE ACTION TO DESIGNATE OUR VICE CHAIR AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THAT'S FINE. YES, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND OUR APPOINTEES, WE'RE TAKING IT OUT FOR THE WORLD TO HEAR.

WE'LL JUST PUT IT BACK ON TO DESIGNATE THE VICE CHAIR AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND EMILY'S LISTENING. SO WE'LL WE'LL PUT THAT BACK ON BECAUSE I'M FINE WITH.

BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE COURT WILL BE REPRESENTED BY OURSELVES UNTIL, UNTIL THERE'S A MOTION OTHER THAN MOTION.

MOTION. SECOND MOTION. WELL, THE MOTION IS TO PUT THE VICE CHAIR BACK ON FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

THE NEXT MEETING. AND THAT THE REST OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE JIMMY DODSON AND THE REST OF US ARE THE MEMBERS THAT ARE SERVING UNTIL WE CHANGE THEIR NAMES.

YES. EXCEPT YOU. JIMMY DODSON IS ON THE BOARD.

YES. FOR ME. SO, OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DID YOU GET ALL OF THAT? YOU NEED SOME CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE IT. WE ARE APPOINTING THE FOUR OF US.

AND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS APPOINTING JIMMY DODSON AS HIS PERSON IN HIS PLACE.

WE ARE GOING TO ALSO IN THIS MOTION, BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT JANUARY 28TH MEETING, OR THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THE VICE CHAIR POSITION THAT THE COUNTY GETS WITH THIS TOURS. WE, IF ANY OF US HAVE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO SERVE IN OUR PLACE INSTEAD OF OURSELVES, WE WILL ALSO HAVE THOSE NAMES IN PLACE BEFORE THE 18TH SINCE WE GET TO CHOOSE THE 28TH, WE WILL DECIDE ON THE VICE CHAIR.

YES. I HAVE ONE FINAL QUESTION. I'M SORRY. I DON'T REMEMBER COMMISSIONER CHESNEY DID IS THE MEMBERS THAT WE APPOINT IS THERE A DO THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY? I THINK IT WAS OPEN AND WE COULD EVEN, YOU KNOW, OUR ASSISTANCE.

WE COULD DO ANYBODY. AND I THINK WE DISCUSSED YOUR DESIGNEE THAT WHOEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. YES. AND WHO MADE THE MOTION? COMMISSIONER MADE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SECONDED IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE VICE CHAIR ON FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND THESE NAMES AS BEING ON THERE.

SO YES. AND COULD WE GET THE SPELLING OF DODD S O N? THE MOTION B NAME THE VICE CHAIR OF THE 28TH FOR MEMBERS OF THE COURT WILL SERVE.

AND DODSON IS MY DESIGNEE NOW. YES. AND THE CITY WILL BE COORDINATING WHEN THAT MEETING IS HELD.

IT'S THEIR TOUR, SO THEY HAVE TO COORDINATE. OKAY, WE JUST HAVE TO.

BUT NOW WE. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. WE DO NEED TO SEND THIS OVER TO THE CITY.

I DON'T KNOW WHO DOES THAT FOR US, BUT WE NEED TO SEND THAT OVER TO THE CITY, TELLING THEM WHO WE'VE APPOINTED AS OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

OKAY, WE HAVE A CONSTANCE. CAN YOU DO THAT, PLEASE? THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER 11. CAN WE DO THAT IN EXEC? YES, I'VE GOT QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE TOO, PLEASE.

YEAH, I DO TOO. OKAY. ADD THAT TO THE LIST. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE LONGER TODAY THAN WE ANTICIPATED.

311 YEA YEA YEA. ITEM NUMBER 12. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPCOMING

[12. Discuss and consider upcoming Commissioners Court meeting date(s), workshop date(s), and related matters.]

COMMISSIONERS, COURT MEETING DATES, WORKSHOPS, AND RELATED MATTERS. I HAVE A ISSUE.

ON THE 29TH. A MEETING ON THE ROBSTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION HAS THEIR LUNCHEON.

IT IS ALSO OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE APPRECIATION DAY, APRIL 29TH.

YES. SO I WAS HOPING WE COULD EITHER MOVE THAT TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK, BUT THAT WILL HAVE US BACK TO BACK MEETINGS OR WHAT YOU'LL WANT TO DO WITH THAT.

BUT I THINK COMMISSIONER MORRIS HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS AREA, AND IT IS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT APPRECIATION.

CAN WE DO IT ON THE 30TH? IS IT BAD TO DO IT ON? CAN WE DO IT? DO WE? ARE WE ALLOWED TO DO IT ON OUR ON WEDNESDAY? I'M GOOD WITH THE 30TH. AND IT'D BE CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING.

RIGHT. IT'LL BE SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE NORMAL WEDNESDAY.

BUT YES YOU CAN JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. YES, SIR.

30TH. LOOKS GOOD 30TH. MOTION TO MOTION TO MOVE THAT MEETING TO THURSDAY THE 30TH.

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SO WHICH MEETING ARE WE MOVING ON? APRIL 29TH TO THURSDAY THE 30TH.

OKAY. SECOND THAT IF THAT'S NEEDED, THAT IS. YES.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OTHER DATES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

MOTION PASSES. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SORRY. ITEM B ONE. THE SHERIFF DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving a cooperative contract purchase with Sames Laredo Chevrolet, Inc., under Texas Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Contract No. 240901, for the purchase of a one (1) 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe; and related matters.]

PURCHASE WITH SAM'S LAREDO CHEVROLET UNDER THE TEXAS INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM.

CONTRACT NUMBER 240901 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE CHEVROLET TAHOE AND RELATED MATTERS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM, SO I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM C COASTAL PARKS.

[1. Discuss and consider ratification approval of Amendment No. 2 to Work Authorization No. 4 under the Master Services Agreement between Nueces County and International Consulting Engineers for Belk Lane Drainage Improvements Project, and related matters. ]

THIS ISN'T COASTAL PARKS, ACTUALLY. SOMEHOW THIS GOT ON HERE AS COASTAL PARKS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. I THINK THEY PUT ALL THEIR GRANTS.

THEY SHOULD HAVE COASTAL PARKS. IT SAYS COASTAL PARKS AND SLASH GRANTS.

SO THEY DO BOTH. WE COASTAL PARKS AND GRANT. IT'S PART OF THE GRANT WE HAVE AT THE BELTLINE.

YEAH. WE JUST NEED TO. SO MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO CHANGE IT SO IT'S NOT.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT A COASTAL PARK THING. WELL, NOW YOU CAN CHANGE IT.

BUT IT'S GRANTS, RIGHT? BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT IT'S YOU JUST PUT IT UNDER COASTAL PARKS OR PUT IT UNDER GRANTS.

THAT'S ALL. I'M JUST SAYING. SEPARATE IT OUT. YES.

C1, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RATIFICATION APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER FOR UNDER THE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE CLEAN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND RELATED MATTERS.

THIS IS A AND WE GET THE DATE CORRECTED. CAN I ASK ON THIS ONE IF THIS IS AN.

I MEAN, IF THIS IS EDWARDS PUTTING IT ON AND INLAND PARKS, SHOULD IT NOT BE UNDER INLAND PARKS.

I MEAN, I'M PUTTING IT ON COMMISSIONER. WELL, IT SAYS WE PUT IT SUBMITTED FOR EDWARD HERRERA, DIRECTOR. WE WE'RE PUTTING WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER JAG ON THIS.

SO. OKAY, SO THEN COULD WE PUT IT WE COULD PROBABLY PUT IT IN THE BODY INSTEAD OF UNDER GRANTS, JUST LIKE THE OTHER GRANTS THAT WE HAVE JUST IN THE REGULAR. WE'LL MOVE IT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. JUST PUT IT. IF YOU'RE SUBMITTING IT, THEN I DON'T WANT IT TO. YOU KNOW ANYBODY TO SAY SCOTT'S NOT DOING HIS JOB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S GRANTS WHEN IT'S NOT, IT'S IN PARK. SO JUST. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

JUST PUT IT UNDER THE RIGHT CATEGORY. OKAY. CAN'T WE JUST MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE OF ITEM C AND REMOVE COASTAL PARKS AND JUST CHANGE IT TO GRANTS. IT'S REALLY NOT EVEN GRANTS. IT'S INLAND PARKS, I GUESS BECAUSE EDWARD'S DOING IT.

WELL, THEN CHANGE THE WHOLE THING TO WHATEVER YOU WANT. BUT IT'S THE CONFUSION HERE.

IT'S IT'S STILL WITH SCOTT CROSS BEING OUR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, HE HAS TO BE IN THE LOOP ON ALL GRANTS.

AND THAT HAS BEEN OUR PUSH BECAUSE WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM OUT AND GO AFTER GRANTS WITHOUT INCLUDING THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT IN ON THIS.

WAS HE INVOLVED IN THIS? HE WAS CALLED. AND HE WAS INVOLVED? YES. OKAY, SO THIS IS WE CAN CHANGE THIS UP TO COASTAL PARKS, DO THAT FIRST AND THEN DO GRANTS BENEATH IT AND MAKE IT MORE SEPARATE AND CLEAR. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE WILL DO THAT IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION WITH PEOPLE GOING AFTER GRANTS AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR GRANTS PERSON THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE REPORTING.

HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE MANAGING A LOT OF STUFF FOR US SOON.

MICHAEL ROBINSON. BUT BUT FOR NOW, HE IS IT. AND HE CAN'T.

HE HAS TO KNOW WHAT HE HAS OUT THERE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE TURN IN ALL THE PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NECESSARY.

SO THIS WAS ALL GRANT FUNDED? YES. AND THIS GOT.

YOU DID GET THE CORRECTION ON THE DATE ANY OF OUR ARPA GRANTS.

ARPA FUNDS JUST FOR EVERYONE. FOR CLARIFICATION, IF WE'RE EXTENDING ANY PROJECTS, THE DEADLINE FOR ARPA PROJECTS IN 2026 IS THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR. SEPTEMBER 30TH. BECAUSE WE ARE DONE COMPLETELY, CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE AFTER DECEMBER.

SO WE NEED ALL OF OUR INVOICES, EVERYTHING TO BE CLEARED AND CLOSED OUT.

SO WE DECIDED THIS A LONG TIME AGO, THAT SEPTEMBER 30TH WAS GOING TO BE OUR CLOSEOUT DATE.

SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I THINK MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

YES. BUT MAKE THEM THE SECOND. SORRY. DID ANYBODY ELSE SECOND? DID WE ALREADY DO THAT? SORRY. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. D PUBLIC WORKS, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an Agreement with Asphalt Patch Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase of Asphalt Patch HP road materials for the Department of Public Works and related matters.]

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ASPHALT PATCH SERVICES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT PATCH HP ROAD MATERIALS.

THIS IS JUST THEIR SUPPLIES THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. AND WE'VE BEEN USING IT FOR YEARS. IT'S A REALLY GOOD PRODUCT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DO SECOND THAT.

SORRY, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGE.

ORDER NUMBER SEVEN FOR THE NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND JAIL.

[2. Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 7 for the Nueces County Courthouse and Jail Wastewater Line Replacement ]

WASTEWATER LINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AND $145.53.

THIS IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE 1570 BUILDING MAINTENANCE AGAIN.

I THINK LAST TIME WE BROUGHT UP THE BALANCE ON THAT BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND WE KIND OF REALLY STRESSED TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A CLOSING FOR THIS. WE KNEW WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO REPLACE AND FIX EVERYTHING IN THE COUNTY AND OUR BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THE PUBLIC WORKS. WE'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BUDGET AND BEING ABLE TO FINISH OUT THE YEAR AND DO REPAIRS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

TWO AREAS THAT WERE CRUCIAL AND WE NEEDED TO DO.

OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGE. ORDER NUMBER THREE FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS.

[3. Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No 3 for the Medical Examiner Addition and Renovation Project.]

I THINK THIS IS A COMPLETION DATE CHANGE. YES, MA'AM.

IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. IF APPROVED, IT'LL CHANGE TO MAY 31ST.

AND IT'S A NO COST MAY 31ST. YES, MA'AM. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE MARCH 31ST WRITTEN IN MY NOTES.

YEAH, IT HAS MARCH. IT HAS MARCH ON THEIR AGENDA ITEM.

THAT WAS YOUR ORIGINAL, I THINK. YEAH, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL.

AND THE CHANGE ORDER THAT THAT WE SUBMITTED, I GUESS THIS MORNING HAS A MAY 31ST DATE.

AND THIS IS THE COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE PROJECT.

YES. THANK YOU. I SEE THE CONTRACTOR UP HERE.

OH. ACCEPT A MOTION, THEN. THERE IS NO COST. NOTHING ADDITIONAL.

JUST A DEADLINE. YES, WE HAVE A MOTION. I SECOND.

OH, SORRY. MY MOTION. COMMISSIONER. SECONDED.

YES. YES. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD ONE DISCUSSION, AND I THINK WE'VE MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR. WE HAD A REAL GOOD MEETING. WE HAD A COME TO JESUS MEETING.

I THINK YOU WANT TO SAY WE FINALLY CAME OUT TO JESUS, AND I DON'T HAVE NO MORE MONEY.

SO WE GOT TO BE COMPLETED ON THIS TIME, RIGHT? SO THERE'S NO MORE CHANGE ORDERS. SO WE HAVE TO ALL UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT? SO I THINK YOU I THINK YOU ALL DONE. YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS DO.

GOOD JOB. SO WE JUST ASK YOU TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND FINISH THIS PROJECT ON TIME.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE, TOO. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ITEM E, PURCHASING E1.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING. APPROVING EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT FOR ONE 2025 CHEVROLET COLORADO FOR THE INLAND PARKS DEPARTMENT

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of a Lease Agreement Quote with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. for (1) 2025 Chevrolet Colorado for the Inland Parks Department under the Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) cooperative contract, and related matters.]

UNDER THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM, COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AND RELATED MATTERS.

AND THIS IS AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT'S HAD SOME MAJOR WORK, AND IT KEEPS COSTING US FOR REPAIRS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TRADE IN AND GET A LEASED VEHICLE. SO IT'S A ALREADY A LEASED VEHICLE. IT'S A 2023.

IT'S NOT THAT OLD ACTUALLY, BUT IT HAD A VERY COSTLY REPAIR OF AROUND $7,000.

AND RATHER THAN SPEND THAT MONEY IT WAS LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION FOR US TO SWITCH INTO A NEWER LEASED VEHICLE.

THE COST DIFFERENTIAL ON THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 12 MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS PAYMENTS WOULD BE ABOUT $900.

THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN PAYING OUT 7000.

SO, YES, I HAD 900 A MONTH, IS WHY I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THE BUDGET WAS COMING FROM WHEN I CALLED EDWARD ABOUT IT.

IT'S $74.99 PER MONTH DIFFERENCE. SO VERY GOOD.

AND I BELIEVE EDWARD HAS MET WITH CONSTANCE AND THERESA, AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THE FUND TO MAKE SURE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. IT WAS 900 A MONTH AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT FOR 17,

[2. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of Lease Agreement Quotes with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., for seventeen (17) vehicles under The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) cooperative contract; and related matters.]

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WHICH WERE APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. VEHICLES UNDER THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM, COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AND RELATED MATTERS.

AND I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE ALL WITHIN BUDGET AND ACTUALLY UNDER BUDGET SOMEWHAT.

SO YES, THAT'S CORRECT, JUDGE. AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD A FEW MONTHS OF LAPSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND IT'LL THESE CARS, I UNDERSTAND, WILL BE ARRIVING SOMEWHERE IN THE 3 TO 4 MONTH RANGE FROM THE DAY TO DAY THAT WE APPROVE IT, SO WE CAN EXPECT THESE NO LATER THAN MAY IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND WILL BE A HALF A YEAR.

THAT WILL REALLY. YEAH. SO SO THE ACTUAL EXPENSE IS GOING TO COME IN ABOUT 118 K LESS THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR.

SO WE WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM F AUDITOR ONE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING

[1. Discuss and consider approving the Federal Equitable Sharing Agreement & Certification for Constable Pct. 3, Constable Pct 5, District Attorney and Sheriff's Office FY 2024-2025, and any related matters.]

A FEDERAL EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATION FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE.

CONSTABLE PRECINCT FIVE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I KNOW THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL ONE PASSED OUT.

THERE WAS A DUPLICATE THAT WAS POSTED THAT I THINK FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT FIVE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS OMITTED.

AND IT WAS PASSED OUT TO EACH OF YOU AND IT WAS POSTED ON THERE.

ADD IT TO THE AGENDA. THIS IS JUST THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS, THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT THESE GET.

AND IT JUST SHOWS HOW THE MONEY IS DISPERSED.

CORRECT. THANK YOU. HOW MUCH IS LEFT? YES. SO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COMMISSIONER PRESLEY? NO, MA'AM. OH, SORRY. I ALWAYS CAN'T SEE YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN INCREASING DISTRICT CLERK RECORD DEPARTMENT CHANGE FUND FROM $60 TO $100.

[2. Discuss and consider approving increasing District Clerk Record Department change fund from $60 to $100 and any related matters.]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES WITH UNANIMOUS, BUT ONE COMMISSIONER OUT OF THE ROOM.

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, ITEM NUMBER THREE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RATIFICATION APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH WORKDAY TO ADD

[3. Discuss and consider ratification approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Workday, Inc. to add additional Expert Assist support hours for system issue resolution and training, and related matters.]

ADDITIONAL EXPERT ASSIST SUPPORT HOURS FOR THE SYSTEM ISSUE RESOLUTION AND TRAINING.

THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH WORKDAY PAYROLL BENEFITS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO OUR AUDITOR, ELIAS, FOR WORKING WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT AND TRYING TO CORRECT THOSE ISSUES.

BUT THERE ARE STILL ISSUES. THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF ISSUES WITH WORKDAY.

WE ARE FINDING, AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL HOURS WITH WORKDAY BECAUSE THEY CREATED THE PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE FINDING THAT THAT IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR US TO GET THESE CORRECTED CORRECT, OR CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT.

IT ALSO MAKES MORE SENSE TO GO FROM STRATA BACK TO WORK DAY.

BACK DAY. OKAY, SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO WE ARE GETTING RID OF STRATA. YES. WE'RE FINISHING OUT EVERYTHING WITH STRATA.

AND WE WILL BE USING WORKDAY DIRECT TO HELP US WITH OUR PROBLEMS. STILL GOING TO COST US. WE'RE STILL NOT THERE YET, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S IT'S BEEN A HEADACHE.

SO DO WE DO ANOTHER ONE? WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

YEAH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON RATIFICATION.

[4. Discuss, consider, and take action on ratification approval of a Professional Services Contract with Dale Atchley for accounting services, and all related matters. ]

APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DALE ATCHLEY FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

AND FOR THIS ONE, I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE PODIUM, BECAUSE OVER HERE, IT'S HARD TO SEE EVERY FACE.

I'D LIKE TO FACE YOU DIRECTLY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, BUT I'M SORRY.

THE PRESENTATION FIRST. SO. GO AHEAD. SO I WANT TO GET A I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT I'M DOING. SO I KNOW NORMALLY THAT OFFICE OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY OF YOU, BUT THERE HAS TO BE GOOD COLLABORATION. AND I'M AWARE OF THE CONCERNS OF THIS.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE UNCONVENTIONAL, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT OF THIS.

SO WORKDAY WENT LIVE TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, AND IT DIDN'T GO WELL.

AND FOR 19 OF THOSE MONTHS, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE TWO MONTHS.

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I'VE LOOKED IN THE BOOKS, I'VE EXAMINED WHAT I CAN.

AND FOR TWO YEARS OR ALMOST TWO YEARS, 19 MONTHS, I KNOW THERE WERE PROGRAMING ISSUES AND THAT CAUSED A LOT OF TRANSACTIONS TO BE CENTRALIZED, TO BE CODED TO. THEY'RE ALL CONSOLIDATED.

THEY'RE ALL JUMBLED TOGETHER. SO I CAN'T TELL, FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE COST CENTER LEVEL WHAT THE CASH BALANCES ARE FOR EACH DEPARTMENT.

THIS BECOMES REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AT THE GRANT LEVEL.

IT BECOMES REALLY IMPORTANT IN CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND THERE ARE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD CASH HISTORICALLY, AND THE SPENDING OR THE RECEIPTS OF THAT CASH IS CENTRALIZED IN A DEPARTMENT THAT HAS NO DEPARTMENT NUMBER, AND THEY'RE ALL JUMBLED TOGETHER.

THERE'S ALSO THIS ISSUE OF PICKING THEM APART.

WE HIRED STRATA BACK IN JULY OF 25 TO COME IN HERE AND HELP DISSECT ALL OF THAT AND PUT IT WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THEY WORKED ON IT FOR FIVE MONTHS. I FOUND OUT ON DECEMBER THE 16TH THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR DECEMBER 31ST DEADLINE.

HERE'S WHERE I GET INTO A BIND. IF THEY IF THEY DIDN'T FINISH DECEMBER 31ST, I DON'T HAVE JANUARY TO REACT TO THE FLOW FORWARD OF ALL OF THAT INTO 2026.

THEN WE HAVE THIS OTHER ISSUE OF PICKING ALL THAT APART, AND THEN WE HAVE THE AUDITORS THAT WANT TO COME IN FEBRUARY.

OUTSIDE AUDITORS, OUTSIDE AUDITORS, THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, THEY WANT TO COME IN FEBRUARY AND IF THEY GET PUSHED BACK, THEN WE START RUNNING INTO OTHER DEADLINE PROBLEMS LIKE THE GFOA SUBMISSION, THE BOND RATINGS, THE FEDERAL SUBMISSION FOR THE GRANTS. SO EVERYTHING STARTS GETTING PUSHED BACK.

THEY ALSO, THE AUDITORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH IN THE 24 AUDIT.

YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG PROBLEM FOR THEM. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL BEHIND THIS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS I NEED.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE TWO MONTHS. I DO NOT HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND I DO NOT HAVE THE WORKDAY EXPERTISE, NOR DO THE STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT, THOSE THAT ARE LEFT.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TURNOVER. WHAT? I'M THE FIFTH AUDITOR IN, WHAT, TWO YEARS? THE ASSISTANT THAT WAS HERE THAT HAD A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE IS GONE.

THIS ASSISTANT DOES HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT SHE'S GOING TO DIG INTO THIS AND KEEP THE DEPARTMENT GOING THE WAY SHE HAS BEEN. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. I'M GETTING MIRED DOWN IN BOOKKEEPING AND TRANSACTIONS WHEN I SHOULD BE UP AT THE AUDITOR LEVEL.

SO THAT'S PUT ME BACK UP. SO WHAT? I NEED TO GET THIS WORK DONE TO GET THE CLEANUP DONE.

WE'VE CANCELED STRATA ON THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET IT.

THEY WOULD LIKE ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS, MAYBE TWO MORE MONTHS, MAYBE THREE. NO WAY.

I CAN'T DO IT. ANY OF THE DEADLINES? YES. YEAH.

NOT MEET ALL THESE DEADLINES. AND IT'S A MOUNTAIN OF PROBLEMS. YES. THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS, FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THEY'RE LOOKING MORE AT A MACRO VIEW OF THE COUNTY'S BOOKS.

WE OPERATE AT THE VERY DETAILED LEVEL WE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

SO I NEED ALL THAT CLEANED UP AT THE DETAILED LEVEL.

AND I CAN EITHER DO THAT FOR NINE MONTHS MYSELF, OR I CAN FIND SOMEBODY THAT HAS THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE WORKDAY KNOWLEDGE ALL IN THE SAME HEAD TO HELP ME. I DON'T HAVE THAT ON STAFF SUPERVISION AND CLOSE SUPERVISION UNDER YOUR SUPERVISION.

YES. THAT'S TRUE. YES. SO I DISCUSSED IT WITH JUDGE STITH.

I DISCUSSED IT WITH JUDGE SCOTT BEFORE I WENT DOWN THIS ROAD.

I EVEN TALKED WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME HISTORY HERE. I THINK I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THAT.

I HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WHERE I CAN GET SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY OF A PERSON WHO USED TO BE HERE, WHO RETIRED FROM HERE. I CAN GET THAT FROM THEM ON A VERY FOCUSED LEVEL, VERY NARROW SCOPE.

AND ALL THE SECURITY MEASURES WITHIN THE WORKDAY SYSTEM ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I THINK I'VE THOUGHT THIS THROUGH AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD ARRANGEMENT. SO I REALLY NEED I CANNOT BIND THE I CANNOT BIND THE COUNTY TO A CONTRACT WITH MY SIGNATURE.

SO I HAVE TO COME TO YOU ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RATIFY THAT.

THE JUDGE HAS SIGNED THE CONTRACT. PLEASE RATIFY IT SO THAT I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS WORK. BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO GET US CAUGHT UP AND WE'VE GOT TO GET IN 2026, AND ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE SCRUBBED. I, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU, AND I KNOW WITHOUT HAVING THAT SOME OF THAT HISTORY GOING ON YOU KNOW, GETTING INTO NAMES OR PERSONALITIES OR EVEN THE HISTORY.

IT'S HARD TO REMOVE ALL OF THAT THAT WE HAVE AND WAS EVEN ALLUDED TO IN PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER.

BUT AS YOU SAID, YOU WE EXPECT YOU TO COME IN WITH ALL THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES YOU NEED, WHATEVER THAT MEANS, ACTUALLY BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING OFF THE COMPUTER OR EVEN SOMEONE PHYSICALLY TO COME IN TO ASSIST YOU.

YOU'RE HIRED SEPARATELY FROM US. YOU'RE REVIEWED SEPARATELY FROM THIS COURT.

BUT WE WE HAVE TO GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION, LIKE YOU SAID, BUDGETARILY WE HAVE WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT.

SO THERE'S KIND OF A SEPARATION OF POWER THERE.

I TRUST IN THAT. OUR BOARD OF JUDGES PICK THE BEST PERSON OUT THERE.

AND HAVING WORKED WITH YOU THE LAST TWO MONTHS OR SO, I FEEL THAT THAT.

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YES. ALL THOSE HICCUPS ALONG THE ROAD, WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN HELP MANAGE US THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

AND IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU NEED CERTAIN TOOLS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, THEN WE NEED TO ARM YOU WITH THAT.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S CONCERNS.

THERE WERE STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE DURING COURT AND OTHER CRITICS OUT THERE THAT ARE MONITORING THIS, THAT FEEL THAT THIS IS MAYBE NOT THE RIGHT FIT.

BUT FOR ME, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO TRUST IN YOU.

AND YOU HAVE VETTED THIS AND YOU'VE THOUGHT IT THROUGH, AND YOU SEE THAT THE REALLY THE ONLY PATH FORWARD IS TO ARM YOURSELF WITH THE RIGHT PERSON TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT ONTO THIS. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SUPPORT THAT.

IF THERE WAS OR IS ANY ISSUES THAT CAME FROM PRIOR AUDITS OR PRIOR LANGUAGE THAT WAS USED DURING AUDITS OR TO CRITICIZE THE PRIOR AUDITOR? I HAVE NOT SEEN OR HEARD OF ANY CHARGES OR ANY STATEMENTS MADE BY ANY PUBLIC OFFICIALS OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ANYONE ELSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE.

AM I CORRECT? HAS THERE BEEN ANY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THIS INDIVIDUAL THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF? NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF. IS OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AWARE OF ANY ACTION THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ANY OTHER COURT OR PROSECUTOR TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST OUR PRIOR AUDITOR? I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO THAT THAT TO ME CLEARS A LOT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT, WHEN WE HAD THAT DEEP DIVE AUDIT DONE, THERE WAS THERE WAS QUESTIONS THERE.

BUT IN THE END, THIS IS SOMEONE THAT HELPED YOU KIND OF WORK THROUGH THE DETAILS, BUT IN THE END, IT STILL COMES TO YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE DECISION MAKER.

YOU'RE GOING TO GATHER ALL THE DATA AND THEN COME.

AND HOPEFULLY IT'S CLEAR BY THAT POINT, BECAUSE YOU'VE WORKED THROUGH ALL THE ALL THE DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WORK DAY AND YOU CAN COME BACK AND START PRESENTING TO US UPDATED REPORTS AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION AS A COURT AND BE ABLE TO MONITOR AND MANAGE THE BUDGET.

IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING? YES. OKAY.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I FEEL COMFORTABLE. NOW TRY TO WE HAVE I KNOW IT'S HARD TO TRY TO SEPARATE US FROM SAY PERSONALITY OR MAYBE SOME PAST EXPERIENCES, WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. BUT TO ME THIS IS JUST ABOUT A RESOURCE YOU ARE USING.

IT'S NOT THE ONLY RESOURCE YOU ARE, IN THE END, THE ONE TO TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND I TRUST IN YOU. THIS IS ABOUT TRUSTING YOU, TRUSTING YOUR DECISION, MAKING YOUR JUDGMENT, YOUR DISCERNMENT IN ALL OF THIS. SO I HAVE THAT'S GOING TO BE WHERE I STAND.

JUDGE ON THIS MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. NO. THREE EYES, TWO NO'S. THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION AND THE THE ATTITUDE YOU HAVE TAKEN WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND AND COMING AND DISCUSSING WITH THE JUDGE ON ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT IS NOT REALLY REQUIRED. BUT THE MORE WE WORK TOGETHER, THE BETTER JOB WE DO FOR THE COUNTY.

AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU AND HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANKS. I SAY NO, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE MY VISIT WITH YOU AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB. I REALLY AND I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT.

I KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. BUT THERE ARE OTHER REASONS, YOU KNOW, THAT I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION TODAY.

YOU JUST STAY MY GROUND FOR A REASON. I MEAN, MIGHT NOT BE NO CRIMINAL CHARGES MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS FILED ON, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY.

AND SO THIS IS THE MESS WE'RE IN TODAY. BECAUSE A MESS THAT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO, THAT NOBODY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON EXCEPT FOR ONE PERSON OR TWO PERSONS. THIS IS WHY I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN I TALK TO YOU AND I TELL YOU, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS THE LOGIC, WHAT WHAT? AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. AND I REALLY WISH, I WISH I COULD STAND WITH YOU, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO STAND NEXT TO YOU ON THIS ONE.

BUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU WEREN'T HERE DURING THAT TIME, BUT AND, AND I'M STILL HOPING THAT THERE IS A DIVISION THERE, A SUPERVISION, BECAUSE I STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY I FELT BEFORE.

SO I'M TRYING TO TRUST YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU GO FORWARD, THAT YOU MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOING FORWARD THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME YESTERDAY.

THANK YOU. YES. MOVING ON TO THE BUDGET OFFICE, ITEM G ONE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AND ALL RELATED

[1. Discuss and consider approving Budget Amendment No. 02 and all related matters.]

MATTERS. GOOD MORNING. SO PREVIOUSLY THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAD BEEN UNDER THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S SECTION.

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SO NOW SINCE WE HAVE A BUDGET OFFICE, THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS WILL BE UNDER THE BUDGET OFFICE SECTION.

SO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BUDGET OFFICE AND ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, AND THESE ARE FOR GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER FUNDS EXCEPT SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND ACCEPT FOR RECORD PURPOSES INTERNAL BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND ALL RELATED MATTERS AS OF JANUARY 14TH.

[2. Discuss and accept for record purposes Internal Budget Amendment No. 1 and all related matters as of January 14th, 2026.]

DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT? YES, MA'AM. SO THIS IS A NEW ITEM THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THESE INTERNAL BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE FOR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

AND ALTHOUGH THE COURT DOESN'T DIRECTLY HAVE INPUT ON THE SPECIAL REVENUES BECAUSE THEY WERE FOR OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.

WE THOUGHT IN ALL TRANSPARENCY, WE WANTED TO PRESENT THESE TO THE COURT JUST SO YOU COULD HAVE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DOESN'T SAY APPROVE. IT JUST SAYS DISCUSS AND ACCEPT FOR RECORD PURPOSES.

YES, MA'AM. SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE PRESENTING THESE. AND WE'D LIKE TO DO THESE GOING FORWARD.

UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY OBJECTION TO DOING THAT.

I THINK THE MORE TRANSPARENT WE ARE, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE ALWAYS.

SO I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE.

YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE AND RELATED MATTERS.

[3. Discuss and consider authorizing Project Budget Amendment (PBA) No. 03 and all related matters.]

YES. SO THIS IS YOU HAVE SEEN THESE BEFORE. THESE USED TO COME AS THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

NOW THEY'RE RESIDING IN THE BUDGET OFFICE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND VETTED AND ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM H HUMAN RESOURCES H ONE.

[1. Discuss and consider job title and description revision for the Communication Specialist II-Commissioners Court Management Support position in the Information Technology department, and all related matters. ]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER JOB TITLE AND DESCRIPTION REVISION FOR THE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.

IT COMMISSIONERS COURT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT POSITION.

I BELIEVE THIS IS CONNIE'S POSITION, AND IT'S JUST A JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION CHANGE.

NO FINANCIAL BUDGET ANYTHING CHANGED TO THAT.

SO THAT IS CORRECT, YOUR HONOR. MR. LANDERS, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR HIM? YEAH. SO THIS IS BASICALLY WE HAD THE TITLE BEFORE, IN ESSENCE WENT TO A DIFFERENT TITLE, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS FUNCTION AND SAME ROLE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A COMBINATION OF THE THE ROLES SERVED THE AT PREVIOUS IT DIRECTOR HAD REMOVED HER FROM THE WEBMASTER RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MOVING FORWARD, IT HAS BEEN A COMBINATION OF STILL HAVING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSUMING THE WEBMASTER RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL INTO ONE JOB DESCRIPTION, SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.

IT WAS VERY ANTIQUATED. THE JOB DESCRIPTION SAYS ALL OF OURS.

WE ALSO REMOVED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAD BEEN PUT UNDER HER OLD JOB TITLE THAT SHE REALLY DIDN'T NEED TO BE DOING.

AND SO THIS WAY, SHE SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT HER RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE.

I'M ALL FOR BETTER USING PERSONS SKILL SETS AND BEING MORE EFFICIENT.

SO THANK YOU. IS THAT YOUR MOTION? MOTION? YES, MA'AM.

WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ BEING OUT OF THE ROOM.

SORRY. ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE REQUESTED DEATH INVESTIGATOR POSITION.

[2. Discuss, consider, and take action on requested death investigator position name change from “Medical Examiner Investigator” to “Medicolegal Death Investigator", and all related matters.]

NAME CHANGE FROM MEDICAL EXAMINER. INVESTIGATOR TO MEDICOLEGAL MEDICAL LEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATOR.

AND I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST FOR AN ACCREDITED CHANGING FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE TO GET SOME KIND OF ACCREDITATION.

THIS ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS, MA'AM, WHICH EASES ACCREDITATION. YES.

MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A TYPO.

AND I ACTUALLY DID AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LOOKUP ON THAT TERM, AND IT ACTUALLY, IT ACTUALLY EXISTS.

I KNOW IT'S I THOUGHT, OH, SO IS THAT YOUR SECOND COMMISSIONER? YES, MA'AM. YES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND CONSIDER REJECTING ALL PROPOSALS FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES,

[3. Discuss and consider rejecting all proposals for Employee Benefits Management and Consulting Services (3326-25) and authorize Purchasing Agent to publish a new notice; and related matters.]

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AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NEW NOTICE AND RELATED MATTERS.

YES. YEAH. IS THAT IN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EARLIER ONE WE WERE TAKING TO EXECUTIVE OR IS THIS A DIFFERENT ONE? SORRY. EXCEPT IT'S KIND OF BIGGER PICTURE. YEAH.

I THINK THERE'S MAYBE TWO CONCURRENT LAYERS OF OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.

THE OTHER MATTER IS A SEPARATE THAT'S GOING ON FOR YOU ALL TO DISCUSS, I BELIEVE WITH REGARD TO THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT AND SO ON, THIS ONE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REJECT ALL BIDS AND DUE TO, YOU KNOW, LACK OF RESPONSE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD.

WE ONLY HAD TWO RESPONDERS. I REMEMBER THAT NOW.

YEAH. OKAY. SORRY, I'M HAVING A DAY. MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS IT MOTION TO REJECT MOTIONS TO WAS TO REJECT.

THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE IS TO REJECT ALL BIDS.

YES, THAT WAS THE MOTION. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF IT WOULD BE IF THE COURT WISHES FOR ME TO GO OUT FOR BID AGAIN, TO AUTHORIZE ME TO DO SO. YES. THAT IS THE MOTION.

YES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY TO WHAT IS THE FASTEST TIMELINE THAT WE CAN GET THIS OUT ON THE STREET AND GET IT BACK TO THE COURT.

SO FROM TODAY, PROBABLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WE COULD HAVE IT ON THE STREET AGAIN.

AND THEN WOULD RUN FOR A CYCLE. GENERALLY 60 TO 90 DAYS IS WHEN THAT WHOLE THING WILL COMPLETE, INCLUSIVE OF, OF THE CONDITIONAL SELECTION THAT WOULD COME BACK TO COURT AND THEN EVENTUALLY A NEW CONTRACT, IF THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. SO 60, 90 DAYS TOTAL OR FROM WHEN WE START SO ROUGHLY FROM WHEN WE START.

SO WE'LL RUN THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE REQUIRED PERIOD, WHICH IS GENERALLY TWO WEEKS.

WE CAN RUN IT THREE WEEKS OR DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD IF THE COURT WISHES.

I JUST, I THE SOONER BUT THE WHOLE THING, THE WHOLE THING ENDS UP BEING ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS ON GENERAL ANY RFP THAT WE DO EVEN AT THE FASTEST RATE, THE FASTEST, JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS OR BECAUSE WE'RE LEGALLY REQUIRED, LEGALLY REQUIRED TO ADVERTISE 14 DAYS. I HAVE TO HAVE TIME TO DO THE COMMITTEE REVIEW AFTERWARDS, AND THEN WE COME BACK TO COURT AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE COURT DATE TO DO THE CONDITIONAL SELECTION.

AND THEN AFTER THAT DATE, I HAVE WITHIN TWO COURTS AFTER THAT TO COME BACK TO BRING THE AGREEMENT.

AND SO JUST THAT WHOLE TIMING OF THINGS IS GENERALLY IN THAT WINDOW OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS OR SO.

YEAH. I JUST I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE PUSH THROUGH THIS AS FAST AS WE CAN.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN TIMES THAT WE'VE GONE OUT AND WE'VE HAD REJECTED ALL BIDS.

AND THEN WE HOPE WE'LL GET RESPONSE. AND THEN WE STILL VERY MINIMAL, IF ANY.

I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE TIMELINE THAT WE, WE HAD SET AND THAT I WAS HOPING FOR WAS TO BE AGGRESSIVE, KNOWING THAT IT WAS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS AND PEOPLE TEND TO SHUT DOWN OR MAY NOT NOTICE OR HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE ALL THE WORK TO GET IN A SUBSTANTIAL BID AND ADEQUATE BID THAT THAT CLARIFIES ALL THE DETAILS. SO I THINK WE HAVE TIME, BUT I'D LIKE TO PUSH IT AS FAST AS WE CAN LEGALLY.

WHAT'S REQUIRED AND WHAT'S CAPABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER.

WE KNOW THAT IT'S A BIG BURDEN TO HAVE TO HANDLE A PACKET OF THIS NATURE.

AND I THINK, CAN WE CAN WE SHARE THE NUMBER OF HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU REACHED OUT TO? HOW MANY FIRMS? YEAH, WE REACHED OUT TO OVER 1200 FIRMS. WE HAD ABOUT 35 PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY CLICKED ON THIS THING.

AND OF THOSE, A SMALLER SUBSET ACTUALLY DOWNLOADED THE DOCUMENTS.

AND THEN OF THAT, ONLY TWO RESPONDED AND ONE WAS PRICED WAY OUT OF RANGE, I BELIEVE.

AND THE OTHER ONE, WE ONLY HAVE ONE TO COMPARE TO.

NO ONE ELSE. AND SO THE COMMITTEE JUST DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAS ENOUGH COMPARISON TO HAVE TO MAKE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION TO THE COURT.

SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME MORE INTEREST AND MAYBE JUST JUDGE NEW YEAR.

THERE'S A NEW OPPORTUNITY. THE FIRMS THAT DID CLICK ON IT SAY, OH, WE RAN OUT, OR WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT.

NOW, WITH THE NEW YEAR THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON THAT AND ARE READY TO LOOK FOR FOR WORK AND CAN COME AND DO THIS FOR US.

BUT I'M HOPING I MEAN, THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO RIGHT AT THIS POINT BECAUSE LIKE MICHAEL SAID, THERE WAS SOME PRICE POINT CONCERNS. BUT WE'LL SEE.

WE'LL COME BACK. WHAT'S KNOWING THAT I'M GOING TO BE PUSHING YOU AND PUSHING OUR COMMITTEE AND ALL THAT.

SO WHAT'S THE FASTEST TIME FRAME? SO THE ONLY I HATE TO SAY THIS, GUYS, BUT THE ONLY LEVER I HAVE IN THAT WHOLE 90 DAY WINDOW IS HOW LONG I ADVERTISE. AND I'M GOING TO PUSH IT FOR 14, WHICH IS THE BARE MINIMUM I CAN DO.

SO THAT WOULD ADVERTISE AT THE END OF LET'S SEE, WE'RE ALREADY THIS FAR INTO JANUARY.

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SO END OF THE MONTH. YEAH, END OF THE MONTH. IT GOES ON THE STREET.

14 BUSINESS DAYS OR 14 CALENDAR, CALENDAR, CALENDAR.

AND SO THEN WE WOULD COME BACK IN FEBRUARY AT ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS.

WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE TIME FOR THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW. USUALLY WITHIN A WEEK OF OF THE BIDS COMING IN.

AND SO IT MAY FALL PAST THAT FEBRUARY 11TH. SO IT WOULD BE THE NEXT QUARTER THAT WE WOULD COME FOR CONDITIONAL SELECTION.

AND THEN BY THE END OF MARCH OR THE BEGINNING OF APRIL WOULD BE WHEN THE CONTRACT EXECUTION, IF EVERYTHING RUNS REALLY SMOOTH. SO WE COULD APPROVE BY, SAY, THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY, ASSUMING WE PUSH CONDITIONAL SELECTION.

YES. AND THEN AND THEN EXECUTE A NEW CONTRACT NO LATER THAN THE FIRST EAGLES GOT TO GET INVOLVED.

AND THAT MAY TAKE SOME DAYS OR A WEEK OR. RIGHT.

AND DEPENDING ON THE BACK AND FORTH. AND SO I WOULD SAY REALISTICALLY WOULD BE THE FIRST MEETING IN APRIL, SAY THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH. LET'S PUSH FOR THAT.

OKAY. CAN WE REALLY TRY THAT? I THINK IT'S IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE PROMISES.

I WILL PUSH FOR IT. YES, SIR. WE'LL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS.

YES. TO BE THERE CHECKING IN AND MAKING SURE WE TRY TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA SOONER THE BETTER.

THAT'S WHY I'M PUSHING FOR ANOTHER ONE ON A DIFFERENT ITEM.

SO YES. UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REJECT BIDS.

OH GO AHEAD. SORRY A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IF I COULD PLEASE.

FIRST QUESTION IS, IS THIS WAS MCGRIFF THE ONE COMPANY DOING THIS BEFORE? IS THAT WHO WE'RE TRYING TO REPLACE? OKAY, I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD.

OKAY. I'M SORRY IT WENT OUT FOR BIDS. YOU CAN DO THE WORK.

I GUESS I DID. AND, MICHAEL, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

GO AHEAD. MICHAEL, I THINK SO. IN YOUR YOUR NEXT SUBMISSION OF TO.

IT'S AN RFP, I ASSUME. YES, SIR. WHAT WOULD YOU PROPOSE TO DO TO BETTER OUR CHANCES OF RECEIVING MORE INTEREST IN THIS? IF YOU JUST SEND OUT THE SAME VERBIAGE, THAT MAY NOT.

I MEAN, SO I'M ASKING YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY? MAN, THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION, BECAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF WHAT I CAN DO.

I'M PUTTING IT ON PUBLIC COMM, WHICH THE COUNTY HAS HISTORICALLY USED FOR SINCE I GOT HERE IN OH EIGHT, AND THAT THERE IS A WIDE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THAT SITE.

THAT'S WHY WE WHEN WE HIT GO, IT HIT 1200 PEOPLE INSTANTLY.

SO I CAN'T LOBBY FOR ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO 1200 PEOPLE.

IF YOU NARROWED IT DOWN FOR US A WHILE AGO PASSED, WHAT IS IT THAT THEY DON'T LIKE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? I'LL TELL YOU, I CAN'T EVEN HAZARD A GUESS ON THAT.

IT MAY JUST SPEND THE TIME. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE.

HISTORICALLY, WHENEVER WE'VE RUN BIDS ACROSS THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD DIFFICULT GETTING RESPONSES.

AND THIS INCLUDED WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO HUNT FOR ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS FOR ALL OF THE ARPA PROJECTS.

AND WE HAD TO RUN THAT ONE TWICE. AND SO MAYBE IF WE TAKE THAT LEARNING GOING FORWARD, WE PROBABLY WANT TO RUN THOSE STARTING JANUARY RATHER THAN IF IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS, EVEN THOUGH WE WANT TO HURRY.

IF WE HURRY AND START AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, THAT WOULD BE BEST.

OKAY. GOING FORWARD, I THINK AND LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY WE GET BETTER RESPONSES ON THIS NEXT GO ROUND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. SO THE MOTION.

MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DID YOU GET THE MOTION? EVERYTHING IS TO REJECT ALL BIDS AND THEN OPEN.

ALLOW THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NEW NOTICE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ STILL BEING OUT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ONE.

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an agreement with Insight Public Sector, Inc., for the purchase of Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Microsoft 365 Enterprise, and related matters.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMVAULT CLOUD BACKUP AND RECOVERY FROM MICROSOFT 365 ENTERPRISE AND RELATED MATTERS.

COMMISSIONER SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CC FILE FOR RECORDS DESTRUCTION PURPOSES.

[2. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an agreement with CC File Pro for records destruction services; and related matters.]

SERVICES. I BELIEVE WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE WHERE WE HIRED IT OUT.

YOUR HONOR, IF I COULD PLEASE THE COURT. I HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR IT DIRECTOR AND OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. I'LL SAY THIS AS CAREFULLY AS I CAN.

THERE HAVE BEEN DECISIONS IN THE PAST THAT PUT US IN THE BUSINESS OF BEING IN THE DESTRUCTION SERVICES BUSINESS,

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AND AND THE STAFF WAS SPENDING ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO DO A JOB THAT THEY'RE NOT PAID FOR OR TRAINED TO DO.

TRYING TO LIFT HEAVY BOXES FULL OF SHREDDED MATERIAL.

WE HAD NO MECHANISM FROM WHICH TO HAUL IT OFF.

ALL THE BINS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THIS COMPANY BEFORE WERE TAKEN AWAY.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LOCKED BINS FOR PEOPLE TO PUT THINGS INTO THAT NEEDED TO BE CERTIFIED DESTRUCTION.

SO THIS WILL BRING ALL OF THAT BACK. WE'LL HAVE CERTIFIED DESTRUCTION BINS AND ALL THE PLACES THAT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACKUP MATERIAL, IT HAS ALL OF THAT LISTED.

SO THIS GETS US OUT OF THE DESTRUCTION BUSINESS AND PUTS IT TO A COMPANY.

THIS IS DESIGNED TO DO THAT AND ALLOWS OUR EMPLOYEES TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT WE'RE PAYING THEM TO DO.

SO I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS, AND IT'S THE BUDGETED FUNDS ARE COMING OUT OF THE IT BUDGET, WHICH IS WHERE THE THAT'S THE DEPARTMENT IT FALLS UNDER RECORDS WAREHOUSE.

YES, YES, YES. I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. IT LOOKS LIKE. UNLESS I HAVE MISSED SOMETHING.

AND Y'ALL BETTER CLARIFY, BECAUSE I'M HAVING A DAY OVER HERE.

WE ARE AT EXECUTIVE, SO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the Commissioners Court may elect to go into an Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed anywhere on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, 551.089, the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property, prospective gift(s), personnel matters, including termination, county advisory bodies, security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in an Executive Session.]

PUBLIC NOTICE IS NOTICES. GIVEN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ANYWHERE ON THE AGENDA. WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

TO THE EXTENT THERE'S BEEN A PAST PRACTICE OF DISTINGUISHING ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DELIBERATION AND THOSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT THE COURT IS DEPARTING FROM THAT PRACTICE AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCUSS ANY LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ELECTS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING AGENDA ITEM, THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT CODE. VERNON'S TEXAS CODE, SECTION 1.086551.087551.089. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS, INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, PROSPECTIVE GIFTS, PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES AND OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY, IN AN OPEN SESSION, TAKE SUCH ACTION AS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.

ITEM A DELIBERATE AND CLOSED SESSION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR POTENTIAL ACQUISITION, ACQUISITION OR FUTURE SALE AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072. TAKE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY.

ITEM B CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, DOWNTOWN OR TRES NUMBER FOUR, NORTH BEACH AND ALL RELATED MATTERS, AND TAKE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. ITEM ONE G. LET ME GO BACK TO HERE.

1G7 IS THE NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT FOR APPOINTMENTS, AND THAT WOULD BE 551.071, I'M ASSUMING FOR THE QUESTIONS ASKED. ITEM 3A6.

IS LET ME SEE.

I'VE LOST IT. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. THREE. SIX.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER HIRING A DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

THAT WOULD BE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0714.