[1. Call meeting to order]
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OKAY. OKAY. WELL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK. AFTER OUR LONG VACATION. HOPE EVERYONE HAD A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF SAFE BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE ALL BACK HERE LOOKING AT US. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU THIS MORNING, SO THANK YOU. SO LET'S HAVE THE PLEDGES AND WE'LL PROCEED. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, BEFORE WE START THE MEETING, IF YOU'LL STAY STANDING, PLEASE. I WANT TO HAVE A QUICK MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR RUBY MAXWELL, WHO WAS ONE OF OUR FORMER EMPLOYEES. SHE WORKED AS THE COUNTY CLERK, AS A DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK WHO PASSED AWAY, I GUESS, THIS WEEKEND LAST WEEK. OKAY, SO LET'S HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR RUBY MAXWELL AND AS WELL. REMEMBER ONE OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS WHO PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY. SO PLEASE REMEMBER HIM TO IN YOUR PRAYERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT. OKAY. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS THIS MORNING. I HAVEN'T
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
RECEIVED ANY, SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. NOTHING TO REPORT.MR. WILKINSON. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. JUST WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT A PLEASURE IT'S BEEN SERVING YOU. AND I WILL SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. MORNING, JUDGE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK COMMISSIONER LOPEZ AND COMMISSIONER WILKINSON FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE COUNTY. IT'S BEEN BOTH A PLEASURE, AND I GUESS I'D SAY AN EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE BOTH OF YOU, TOO. AND I WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE. AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, HAPPY NEW YEAR. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT NEW YEAR'S EVE, PLEASE BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN ALL THE CRAZY PEOPLE ARE OUT. THANK YOU, MR. LOPEZ. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND YES, I WILL, I WILL BE AROUND. AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY AND IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK COMMISSIONER WILKERSON AND COMMISSIONER LOPEZ FOR THE SERVICE THAT THEY'VE GIVEN TO THE COUNTY. IT'S BEEN ENJOYABLE AND A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU HERE. SO BEST WISHES IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY ONE MORE THING. WE HAD A LADY, A DYSFUNCTIONAL LADY, SITTING IN A DITCH FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS ON HIGHWAY 188. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL SAW HER, BUT IT'S A BLESSING HAVING CODY FARENTHOLD AS A CONSTABLE BECAUSE WE SENT SENT HIM OUT TO DO A WELLNESS CHECK ON HER, ALTHOUGH SHE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE, SHE DIDN'T. LATER ON, SHE WAS GONE. I DON'T KNOW, OSCAR, IF THE DEPUTIES OR SOMEBODY WENT OUT THERE AND PICKED HER UP. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S DISTRESSING TO SEE SOMEONE ON CHRISTMAS DAY SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN IN A DITCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANY REPORT THIS MORNING? OKAY. GABRIEL. I'M DISAPPOINTED. OKAY. JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE WILL BE OPEN
[5. NOTICE: San Patricio County Annex, 1301 E. Sinton Street, Suite C, Sinton, TX 78387 and San Patricio County Offices will be closed January 1, 2025 in observance of New Years Day Holiday. Offices will be open Mon-Tuesday, December 30-31, 2024 regular operating hours; and will reopen Thursday, January 2, and Friday, January 3, 2025 for regular operating hours. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year!]
FOR REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS TODAY AND TOMORROW. AND THEN WE WILL BE CLOSED DOWN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATION. AND THEN WE WILL REOPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NORMAL HOURS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING WEEK WILL BE ON REGULAR SCHEDULE HOURS, SO WISH EVERYONE A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK. OKAY. GOING INTO[1. Approval of minutes]
ITEM 2.1, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST COURT MEETING. THOSE WERE SENT OUT. IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHARLIE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WILKERSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. FINANCIAL AGENDA 2.2 A EXAMINATION. CONSIDERATION.
[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND. A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND, TO PAY THE BILLS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE PRESENTED TO YOU THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
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MOTION CARRIES. BUDGET LINE. ITEM TRANSFERS. WE DO HAVE JUST ONE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFER.THEN I GOT A BUDGET AMENDMENT. FIRST ONE IS COMING OUT OF COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
TRANSFERRING SUPPLIES. GENERAL SUPPLIES INTO PRINTING. AND THE SECOND ONE IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM GRANT WICK GRANT FOR A $93,263 INCREASE INTO THEIR BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. SECOND. A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY WILKERSON. APPROVED. BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.2 C IS
[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
CONSIDERATION. ACTION. BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT. MISS GARCIA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $95,600. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL IS $3,686.98. AND WE HAVE TWO ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR A TOTAL OF $2,450.64. AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $2,814.55. I MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ACCEPT TREASURES. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA ON TREASURER'S REPORT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.3 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA[3. Consent Agenda: All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the Commissioners Court. Members of the Commissioners Court have been furnished documentation on each item, and all such items may be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by County Judge or a Commissioner:]
ITEMS. AND WE DO HAVE SOME THIS MORNING. FIRST OF ALL, 2.3 A IS CONSIDERATION ACTION APPROVED.SETTING THE AIRPORT HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SINTON AIRPORT, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. DUSTIN WALLACH. SH ONE. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 MICHAEL MAYO, SH 16. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2025. AND PHILIP HENDRICKS, SH 20. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. GOT A MOTION. THE FIRST THING. I'M SORRY. WELL, THEY'RE ALL IN SPECIAL. OKAY. EACH ONE OF THEM IS A DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEM. WELL, IT'S ALL IT'S ALL CONSENT AGENDA, THOUGH. OKAY. YOU WANT TO DO THEM ALL? WE CAN DO IT. THAT'S. YES, SIR. OKAY. 2.3 B IS CONSIDERATION OF ACTION TO APPROVE THE AIRPORT HANGAR LEASE AT INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
CAMPBELL PORTERFIELD, BETWEEN SANTA TERESA COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE STEVE FIVE TONY PENNINGTON, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, AND C NINE. MARK ROBERTS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. 2.3 C IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON APPROVAL OF AIRPORT LEASE AT SINTON AIRPORT BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING SH FIVE FOR RICHARD RUSSELL DBA R AND R AND R FLIGHT SERVICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. A MOTION BY MR. WILSON. SECOND BY GILLESPIE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A, B, AND C, CORRECT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 IS OUR INDIVIDUAL
[a. Accept and Record 287G Interconnection Agreement with US Immigration and Custom Enforcement and San Patricio County Sheriff's Office. ]
ACTION ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL IS 2.4 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD 286 G INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. GOOD MORNING COURT. THIS IS ACTUALLY WE'RE HERE FOUR YEARS AGO DOING THE SAME THING WITH 287 G PROGRAM IS A US IMMIGRATION PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE EQUIPMENT IN OUR JAIL TO CHECK THE STATUS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS THAT GET ARRESTED. THE PROGRAM WAS FROZEN AFTER THE CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION, SO WE NEVER GOT OUR EQUIPMENT. SO WE GOT BAPTIZED BUT NEVER GOT THE STUFF. NOW WE'RE GETTING THE EQUIPMENT AND WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRAM THAT WE ADOPTED FOUR YEARS AGO. I MOVE TO ACCEPT AND RECORD THIS SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[b. Discussion, consideration and action on request by John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, regarding the revised resolution approving Federal Off-System Bridge for CR 3755.]
MOTION CARRIES. TWO POINT FOUR B IS THE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION, ACTION REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER, REGARDING THE REVISED RESOLUTION APPROVING FEDERAL OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE FOR COUNTY ROAD 3755. MR. HERNANDEZ IS NOT HERE. HE'S UNDER THE WEATHER AS WELL THIS MORNING. IT'S. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING ABOUT THE AGREEMENT? IT'S JUST A RESOLUTION, I THINK.APPROVING OUR AGREEMENT. YES, SIR. IT'S ALL IT IS. WE CAN MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. YES. MOVE TO APPROVE. DID YOU MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY WILKERSON FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION
[c. Discussion, consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on approving the revised County Transportation Infrastructure Fund grant list.]
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CARRIES. TWO POINT 4BC. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER AND APPROVING THE REVISED COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANT LIST THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET. OH THERE'S. YEAH. AND I THINK IT'S A REVISION THAT WILL COME AROUND A LITTLE BIT LATER. SO JOHN JOHN TALKED TO ME THIS MORNING. HE SAID GO AHEAD AND APPROVE BOTH OF THOSE. DID HE SAY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY REVISED ON THIS THING? TO REQUEST? REQUEST? THE REQUEST. THAT'S HIS REQUEST. EVER APPROVED? IT'S THE REVISED LIST. SO TO APPROVE. SECOND, A MOTION BY WILKERSON, SECONDED BY LOPEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 D. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON THE[d. Discussion, consideration and action on 2025 San Patricio County Elected Official and employee salaries.]
2025 COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND EMPLOYEE SALARIES. GOOD MORNING. COURT. SO AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SALARIES THAT ARE POSTED. THE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LISTING ON THERE, WHAT THE SHERIFF HAS DONE, IT'S DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. DID YOU DID YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN YOUR PROCESS? ON YOUR. AS YOU REMEMBER LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I TALKED ABOUT THE SALARIES FOR OUR SUPERVISORS THAT I THOUGHT WERE AT THE LEVEL THEY NEED TO BE. SO WE WANTED NOT TO INCLUDE THEM ON A STEP INCREASE OF 4.10, WHICH IS 35 SUPERVISORS, AND JUST STAY WITH THE 5% INCREASE ON THEM, AND THEN DOWN THE BOTTOM, THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES IS 79 OF THEM IS TO INCLUDE THEM WITH A 4.15 SALARIES. THAT WILL PUT US AT A AT A NORMAL RATE WITH THE REST OF THE AGENCIES AROUND US. THIS INCLUDES THE JAIL DISPATCH AND THE. JAILERS DISPATCH AND DEPUTIES. AND THAT'S 7979. CORRECT. MOVED TO MOTION TO APPROVE. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I YIELD TO COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. OKAY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. THANK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOLD ON. SHERIFF, JUST. SHERIFF. QUESTION. JUST SO I MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SO ALL THE SUPERVISOR, EVERYBODY'S GETTING A COST OF LIVING INCREASE. THAT'S CORRECT.EVERYBODY EXCEPT THE SUPERVISORS ARE GETTING A STEP INCREASE. CORRECT. OKAY. YES. I THINK THE Y'ALL DID A GOOD JOB WITH THEM. WE JUST NEED TO GET THEM NARROWED DOWN AT A CLOSER LEVEL.
THANK YOU. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. JUST FOR SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ROUND. WE WILL HAVE THIS ITEM AGAIN ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONDAY FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY AND ACCEPTING ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. OKAY. OKAY.
[e. Discussion, consideration and action on the 2025 Grade and Step Salary Schedule for San Patricio County employees. ]
OKAY. 2.4 IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE 2025 GRADE AND STEP SALARY SCHEDULE FOR SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY EMPLOYEES. THIS IS THE CURRENT THE 2025 GRADE STEP. AND WHAT WE DID IS, AS WE DID LAST YEAR, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE STEPPING GRADE IS THE 5% COST OF LIVING. WE JUST ADDED THAT ON INTO STEP ONE AND JUST SHIFTED EVERYTHING OVER SO THAT WE DON'T GET BEHIND ON ANY NEW HIRES THAT ARE PICKED UP GOING FORWARD. SO THIS IS JUST THE 2025 STEPPING GRADE THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZING AS OF JANUARY. THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM WE HAD IN THE PAST OF BEING OUT OF SYNC. I GUESS IT WILL IT WILL FIX SOME OF THE PROBLEM. IT WILL NOT TOTALLY FIX EVERYONE BECAUSE WE THE REPORT THAT YOU WILL SEE NEXT WEEK, NOT EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD IS GETTING THE 4.15. IT'S JUST THE ONES THAT WERE REQUESTED THAT WILL BE REQUESTED AT THAT PARTICULAR PART. BUT WHAT THIS DOES, IT HELPS START THE NEW SALARIES COMING IN AT THAT 5% INCREASE. WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A SALARY SURVEY. I'M GOING OUT FOR RFP PROBABLY THE END OF JANUARY, FIRST PART OF FEBRUARY. TRY TO GET THAT PROCESS STARTED AGAIN SO THAT WE'LL HAVE NUMBERS FOR THE BUDGET ONCE WE START WORKING ON BUDGET IN JUNE JULY. SO THIS REVISED CHART OR SCHEDULE, WE SHOULD DO THIS EVERY YEAR LIKE THIS TO ACCOUNT FOR WHATEVER OUR COST OF LIVING INCREASE WAS FOR THAT YEAR. YES, SIR. OKAY. TO TRY THE VERY FIRST YEAR THAT WE DID IT IN 23, WE DID NOT DO THAT. SO WE WERE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND. WE DID PICK IT UP LAST YEAR. AND NOW INTO THIS YEAR AND NOW WE WILL FOR 2025. IT'S A REQUEST. GOOD. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY WILKERSON FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 F. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND[f. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Tamara Cochran-May, County Attorney, for salary supplements to be paid out of Pretrial Diversion Funds from January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025. ]
[g. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Tamara Cochran-May, County Attorney, for salary supplements to be paid out of SB22 funds from January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025. ]
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ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM TAMARA COCHRAN, MAY COUNTY ATTORNEY, FOR SALARY SUPPLEMENTS TO BE PAID OUT OF PRETRIAL DIVERSION FUNDS FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.PRETTY STANDARD EVERY YEAR, RIGHT? YEAH. DO THIS YEAR. BUT IT COMES WITH PRETRIAL. DO WE THE NEXT TWO JUDGE. IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TABLE THESE TWO PRETRIAL THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE.
Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT. THE COURT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE AUTHORITY ON THE PRETRIAL WITH MISS COCHRAN WANTS TO DO. COCHRAN WANTS TO DO WITH THAT. Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THAT PARTICULAR AMOUNT. AM I CORRECT, MR. WENDELL? PRETRIAL DIVERSION. THE COURT IS JUST FOR RECORDING PURPOSES. OKAY. SO, PRETRIAL, I. YEAH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TABLE 2.4 F AND G, AND WE CAN DO THEM ONE AT A TIME OR DO THEM TOGETHER. I DON'T CARE. YES. IS SHE OUT OR LATE? I SENT A MESSAGE TO SEE IF SHE WAS GOING TO BE IN COURT, AND I HAVEN'T. THERE'S A MOTION TO TABLE ON THE FLOOR. A SECOND, SECOND AND A MOTION TO YOUR TABLE. AN F AND G. YES, SIR.
YES, SIR. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY WILKERSON. NO. GILLESPIE. GILLESPIE. BY WILKERSON TO TABLE ITEM 2.4 F AND 2.4 G. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION CARRIES. IF SHE COMES IN LATE, MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT BACK. OKAY. ON ITEM THREE IS
[3. PERSONNEL-Employment and current employee status changes in accordance with the current personnel policies, County Budget, and State law with notification of such changes to the payroll division of the Treasurer's office.]
PERSONNEL. 3.1 A SHAYBANI RESIGNATION SAFELY. SPECIALIST PERSONNEL SAFETY. FULL TIME.REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107, STEP TWO AT $3,494.57 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. 3.1 B PAULINE HERNANDEZ, EMPLOYMENT TRANSFER CLERK WITH PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 102 AT $16.19 AN HOUR, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. 3.1 C DANIEL MARTINEZ, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 AT A STEP ONE $3,523.09 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2025. 3.1 D IS DEFINITELY MORE EMPLOYMENT. COUNTY CLERK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103. STEP ONE AT $2,738.94 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2025. 3.18 BRITTANY RAMOS RAMOS, EMPLOYMENT COUNTY CLERK, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR PART TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103. STEP ONE AT $15.80 PER HOUR EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2025. 3.1 F ALBERT GARZA SALINAS, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER JUVENILE DETENTION FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107. STEP ONE AT $3,523.09 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2025. 3.1 G LEE CARTER, TOBY OTHER. CLAUDIA I NEVER HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO PRONOUNCE YOUR MIDDLE NAME. I KNOW YOU AS LEE TOBY. OKAY, LET'S LEAVE IT AT THAT. OTHER SALARY CHANGE FROM E 911 COORDINATOR SLASH G I S GRADE 107 AT $4,596.47 PER MONTH. NONEXEMPT FULL TIME WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE.
TWO GIS ADMINISTRATOR NG 911 COORDINATOR SALARY REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS GRADE 111 STEP THREE AT $4,802.88. ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUEST GRADE 11 STEP THREE AT $5,000 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16TH OF 2024. MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A TO G. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. EXCUSE ME, YOUR HONOR, G. OH, I CAN G CAN COMMISSIONER CLARIFY ON G. OH I'M SORRY. YES. GOING WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUEST. OKAY. OKAY. WE GOT THAT APPROVED. COMMISSIONER YARDLEY WITH THAT?
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YES. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, NOW WE GOT 3.2, WHICH IS ACCEPT AND RECORD EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. 3.1 I MEAN, 3.2 A IS PAULINE HERNANDEZ RESIGNATION TRANSFER DOCUMENT SCANNER. COUNTY AUDITOR PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT AT $15.42 PER HOUR EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. 3.2 B DAVID WENDELL, OTHER RETIREMENT COUNTY AUDITOR AT $12,791 PER MONTH. EXEMPT FULL TIME WITH $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST. YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL THIS ONE TO THE SIDE, PLEASE, AND SEPARATE. DO IT SEPARATELY. OKAY. COME ON. OKAY. I NEED A SECOND. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT SEPARATELY. YES, I SECOND THAT. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PULL 3.2 B. YOU'RE NOT RETIRING, DAVID. OKAY. NOT WITHOUT SOME HELP ANYWAY. OKAY. 3.2 C IS BRITTANY GARZA. SALARY, TITLE. OFFICE. CLERK. DISTRICT COURTS, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT AT $2,778.04 PER MONTH TO ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE AT $4,166.67 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. 3.2 D PATRICK KUSHNICK, SALARY CHANGE COUNTY AUDITOR AT $14,000 PER MONTH EXEMPT FULL TIME REGULAR WITH HIS $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 AND 3.2 E IS ACCEPT AND RECORD TEMPERATURES. COUNTY AUDITOR SALARY STAFF FOR 2025 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 3.2 A, C, D AND E SECOND. OKAY, GOT A MOTION? PLEASE WAIT A MINUTE. SO ON. ON E DID WE GET. WE HAVEN'T. WE NEED TO TABLE. I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT JUDGES. OKAY. AMEND MY MOTION TO APPROVE THREE POINT TWO A, C, C AND D, RIGHT. OKAY, I'M IN MY SECOND. OKAY. GOTCHA. MA'AM, COULD YOU BE A LITTLE EARLIER NEXT TIME? JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER 10S OR SO EARLIER, THAT'S ALL. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. I NOW MOVE TO TABLE 3.2 E. I GOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR. GILLESPIE AND YARDLEY TO TABLE 3.2 E. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND NOW THEY'RE GOING BACK TO THREE POINT 2BI DON'T KNOW. THIS IS QUITE A QUANDARY HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD REALLY, REALLY APPROVE IT OR NOT. YOU KNOW, MR. WENDELL, JUSTIFY HIS RETIREMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TABLE IT? NO, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TABLE IT. ANY WORDS? MR. WENDELL, BEFORE YOU.THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING WITH US. THE PODIUM? YEAH. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. OH, WE GOT LOTS OF TIME TODAY. NO WORRIES. I CAN TALK AS LONG AS MR. NEDICH TALKED THE OTHER DAY. LET'S.
LET'S. YEAH. NO, WE CAN, WE CAN. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? WE CAN. WE CAN PUT THE THREE MINUTE TIMER ON. I YOU KNOW, I REALLY WASN'T EXPECTING TO TALK TODAY. I WAS HOPING TO BE JUST A QUIET LITTLE MOUSE IN THE CORNER AND. OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, I GUESS I GUESS YOU DECIDED THAT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY, SO ANYWAY, I. I JUST IT'S BEEN I'LL JUST REITERATE SOME OF THE THINGS I PUT IN MY LETTER TO THE DISTRICT JUDGES WHEN I TENDERED MY RETIREMENT. I, I COULD NOT THIS JOB BE ENDED UP BEING SO MUCH BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED. I COULD NOT HAVE HAVE DREAMED OF A BETTER LIFE OR A BETTER CAREER THAN THE ONE I'VE HAD HERE WITH SANPETE COUNTY.
IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY GREAT. I HAD HAD NO IDEA WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THAT I REALLY KIND OF HAD A SERVANT'S HEART, AND THAT I WOULD ENJOY BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT. BUT I HAVE AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING AT TIMES, VERY EXCITING. WE'VE SEEN A LOT IN THE LAST 38 YEARS.
OBVIOUSLY. I KNOW, I YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN I GOT HERE, WE HAD A SMALL LITTLE MAINFRAME IN THE CORNER OF THE BASEMENT. WE DID NOT HAVE ONE SINGLE PC. WE DID EVERYTHING
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WITH TYPEWRITERS AND GREEN COLUMNAR PAD AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I GUESS PROBABLY EARLY 90 OR SO. I THINK WE FINALLY STARTED GETTING SOME PCS AND NOW TODAY WE HAVE INTERNET AND WE HAVE LIVE STREAMING AND WE HAVE ALL THIS OTHER COOL STUFF. AND IT'S JUST BEEN IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE FOR SURE. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE. AND AGAIN, I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, AND I THANK GOD FOR PUTTING ME WHERE I THINK I NEEDED TO BE. I WOULD NOT, LIKE I SAID, I WOULD NOT HAVE CHOSEN THIS CAREER. IT JUST KIND OF FELL INTO MY LAP AND I'M GLAD IT DID. THANK MY FAMILY. THANK ALL MY COWORKERS, EVERYBODY THAT'S PUT UP WITH ME OVER THE YEARS, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I AM, HAD A LOT OF MENTORS ALONG THE WAY, TOO, SO THAT WAS A BIG HELP AS WELL. AND I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH SO MANY OF YOU.EVERYBODY, IT'S BEEN GREAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS. I AS I WAS CLEANING OUT MY OFFICE RECENTLY, GOING THROUGH OLD PAPERWORK THAT EITHER NEEDED TO BE PERMANENTLY FILED OR GOTTEN RID OF OR WHATEVER, I SAW NAMES THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN YEARS AND KIND OF BROUGHT BACK SOME SOME MEMORIES. SO IT'S BEEN AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE AND THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN A PART OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAVID. AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE. 3.2 B WITH REGRETS. SECOND. OKAY I GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE 3.2 WITH REGRETS. WITH REGRETS FROM COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WILKERSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THANK YOU, MR. WENDELL. YEAH. DAVID, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU. I MEAN, FOR SIX YEARS NOW. AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE'S BEEN HERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TODAY THAT I MET YOU. I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT DAY WOULD NEVER COME WHERE YOU WOULD LEAVE UNTIL I LEFT BEFORE YOU AND STUFF. BUT I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MOVE ON AND STUFF. AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS COUNTY. ABSOLUTELY. AND FOR THE POSITION THAT YOU HAVE PUT THIS COUNTY IN TO WHERE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM THE HARD TIMES. I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH A LOT OF HARD TIMES HERE IN THE COUNTY, AND I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE WERE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY YOU WANTED TO BETTER THIS COUNTY. AND YOU HAVE. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES IN THE FUTURE, YOUR RETIREMENT. AND I KNOW WE WILL BE CALLING YOU BACK BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TIMES, I THINK, WHERE PATRICK IS GOING TO NEED YOU AND STUFF. I KNOW YOU CAN'T PUT 38 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE INTO A JOB THAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS COMING INTO IN TWO MONTHS. SO WHEN YOU'RE ON VACATION IN THAT TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE PHONE RINGS, JUST HOOK BACK ONTO IT AND COME ON BACK HOME, OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN, DAVID.
YOUR HONOR, MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WILKERSON TO ADJOURN AGAIN. WISH EVERYONE A VERY, VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR, A SAFE NEW YEAR. BE WATCHING IT ON THE ROADS. IF WE STILL HAVE FOG LIKE WE DID THIS MORNING. IT'S A HORRENDOUS DRIVE TO COME IN HERE. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL ON NEW YEAR'S. OKAY. AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK ON AFTER THE NEW YEAR. SO WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.