[1. Call meeting to order]
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RIGHT. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO 2025, IN A NEW COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGES AND THEN 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. OKAY, WE'RE OFF AND ROLLING FOR 2025.
AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, WE HAVE TWO NEW FACES UP HERE FOR COURT FOR 2025. AND I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES OFFICIALLY AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES. FIRST OF ALL, TO MY LEFT WE HAVE RUBEN GONZALEZ REPRESENTING PRECINCT THREE, WILLIAM ZASLAWSKI, WHICH WILL BE REPRESENTING PRECINCT ONE. AND I'LL LET THEM TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES WHEN WE GO INTO REPORTS AND STUFF. ALSO, I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE SPECIAL GUESTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING. MR. BILL WESTENBERG RUSTENBERG BILL WAS WITH US FOR A LOT OF Y'ALL THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, REMEMBER BILL, WHEN WE HAD HIM WITH OUR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND STUFF, AND WE WENT OUT FOR RFP AND HE APPLIED AGAIN TO JOIN US. AND I THINK THE COMMITTEE SELECTED HIM AND THEY MADE A GREAT DECISION IN BRINGING BILL BACK. SO WE'VE GOT AN AGENDA ITEM ON DOWN ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. AND BILL MIGHT WANT TO GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING. SO WHEN WE DO THAT OKAY. WE'LL WELCOME BILL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY CITIZENS THIS MORNING THAT WANT TO BE HEARD. ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS REPORT OF JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, NOTHING TO REPORT, MR. GONZALES. NOTHING TO REPORT. OH, OKAY. I TOLD THE STORY AGAIN, DIDN'T I, MR. YARDLEY? MORNING, JUDGE. THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS TO THE COURT. GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITION AND YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT, I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TRY TO HELP ANSWER THINGS. SO WELCOME ABOARD. COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY. WELL, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD AND DO GREAT THINGS.AND MY FAVORITE MOTTO IS MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE IN. MY GUYS WERE OUT CUTTING GRASS DOING ALL KINDS OF MOWING OUT THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE COLD THIS WEEK. WE'VE GOT TEMPERATURES DROPPING AND RAIN ON THURSDAY, SO BE AWARE OF THAT COMING UP. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANYTHING THIS MORNING. I KNEW GABE WOULDN'T LET US DOWN. JUST WANT TO WELCOME THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, DOING OUR NORMAL CLEANUPS AND EVENTS THAT WE HOST THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND LOOK FOR Y'ALL'S HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GABE. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY? OKAY. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE
[1. Approval of minutes]
ON. IN ITEM TWO WE GOT 2.1, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES. OUR LAST MINUTES, I GUESS THE LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER, WHICH WAS DECEMBER 30TH. MEETING. JUDGE I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. Y'ALL WANT TO ABSTAIN? OKAY. I GOT TO ABSTAIN FROM THE NEW COMMISSIONERS. GREAT. OKAY, SO IT PASSES 3 TO 2. WELL, THREE 0 TO 2, I GUESS. NO NOT YET. OKAY. FINANCIAL AGENDA THIS MORNING. EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION OF ALL[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND OKAY. MOTION GILLESPIE SECOND BY YARDLEY TO PAY THE BILLS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY BILL AS PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.2 B IS A BUDGET LINE. ITEM TRANSFERS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY THIS MORNING. WE'RE STARTING OFF 2025 ON A[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
GOOD NOTE. SO WE'RE ROLLING ON THAT 2.2 C IS A CONSIDERATION ACTION ON BANK RECONCILIATION AND TREASURER'S REPORT. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $36,400. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL IS $5,362.65. WE HAVE TWO ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR[00:05:05]
$410, AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $206.86. A MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND, A MOTION BY GONZALEZ AND GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ, GOT TWO G'S ON THIS END, SO I DON'T GET CONFUSED. OKAY, DON'T GET CONFUSED. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. GONZALEZ ON THE GARCIA ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT? NOTHING. NO QUESTION. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES[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:]
UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF THINGS DIFFERENT WHEN WE GET INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF.FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ASK IF THERE IS ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE A CONFLICT WITH ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON THIS MORNING? NO. FOR ME, SIR. NO NO, NO. OKAY. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD COMMISSIONER TOM YARDLEY'S COMPLETION OF 54 CREDITS, WHICH EXCEEDS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. ADVANCED CURRICULUM IS PRESENTED BY THE COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS. 2.3 B IS ACCEPT AND RECORD BONDS. OATH AND OFFICE OF STATEMENTS OF OFFICE FOR THE FOLLOWING ELECTED OFFICIALS PATRICIA COUNTY SHERIFF OSCAR RIVERA, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT ONE WILLIAM ZAGORSKY, SENIOR, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT THREE RUBEN GONZALEZ, DISTRICT ATTORNEY. MARGIE FLORES, SAN PATRICIA COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO, IT SHOULD BE VICKI MARTINO, SAN PATRICIA COUNTY ATTORNEY TAMARA COCHRAN, MAY PATRICIA COUNTY TREASURERS APRIL GARCIA, SAN PATRICIO, COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT ONE STEVE HUTCHINS, SAN PATRICIO, COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT TWO, FRANCISCO CANTU, SAN PATRICIO, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR PAUL GOODE, SAN PATRICIA, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, I MEAN CONSTABLE, PRECINCT FIVE SEAN ARSAC, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT SIX, CODY BERNTHAL AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY CONSTABLE, PRECINCT EIGHT JAMES EASLEY AND THEN APPOINTED OFFICIALS. WE HAVE SOME TRADITIONAL COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, COUNTY AUDITOR OFFICE, PATRICK KIESCHNICK, ASSISTANT AUDITOR. ELSA CANTU, ASSISTANT AUDITOR. YVETTE ESPINOSA. WHAT'S THAT? ESPER. OKAY, YOU GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. GRACIE, YOU'VE LIVED YOUR WHOLE LIFE, HAVEN'T YOU, JUDGE? THAT'S RIGHT. ASSISTANT AUDITOR AMANDA FREEMAN. ASSISTANT AUDITOR. LETICIA GARCIA, ASSISTANT AUDITOR PATRICIA GILMORE, ASSISTANT AUDITOR JOANNE MATA, ASSISTANT AUDITOR KENDALL PRIDGEN, ASSISTANT AUDITOR.
HOMER ROBLES, ASSISTANT AUDITOR LINDSEY TORNOW, AND ASSISTANT AUDITOR SEAN YARBOROUGH, OKAY, 2.23 C IS ACCEPTING RECORD REPUTATION OF JESSICA L ADAME, REBECCA CHAPA, RAMOS ROMERO AND DORA OGDEN, DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER UNDER NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY TREASURER APRIL GARCIA.
2.3 D IS ACCEPT AND RECORD THE 2025 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY CONSULTANT SERVICES, HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS CONTRACT WITH RISK MANAGER WILLIAM ROSENBERG, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. 2.3 E IS ACCEPT AND RECORD VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER JOB DESCRIPTION TO REFLECT CHANGE FROM NONEXEMPT STATUS TO EXEMPT STATUS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH E. A MOTION BY THE. LESLIES. SECOND BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. UNDER OUR
[a. Consideration and action on appointment of Dr. James Mobley as a Health Authority from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027.]
INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON APPOINTMENT OF JAMES MOBLEY AS HEALTH AUTHORITY FROM FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2025 TO JANUARY 1ST, 2027. MOVE TO APPROVE.SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ TO APPROVE IT. ANY QUESTIONS? I ASSUME DOCTOR MOBLEY IS WILLING TO DO THIS AGAIN. OKAY. HE IS NOT ABLE TO GET HERE TODAY. NO PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED?
[b. Discussion, consideration and action on request by San Patricio County Juvenile Detention to enter into a Contract for Medical Services with Amistad Health (Service Provider) effective January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.]
SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 B DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST BY SAN PATRICIO COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER TO CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL SERVICES WITH AMSTEAD HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. THIS IS[00:10:02]
JUST THE ANNUAL THING, ISN'T IT? YEAH. MOVE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY CHARLIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 C MOTION. DISCUSSION,[c. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management Coordinator/Fire Marshal on adopting National Incident Management System (NIMS) Matrix for 2025.]
CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM SCOTT MARIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. SLASH FIRE MARSHAL AND ADOPTING NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MATRIX FOR 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, SCOTT. YOU MAY. YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN ANY OF THIS? MOST OF THEM PROBABLY KNOW IT, BUT I THINK FROM 2000, IF YOU HAD IT BEFORE 2018, YOU HAVE TO REDO IT. IF I'M NOT WRONG, SOMEWHERE IN THERE THAT DATE. RIGHT? YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS IT'S GOING TO UPDATE OUR NIMS MATRIX. IT'S GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAINING FOR THE JOBS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING. AS WE ROLL THIS OUT, WE'LL ALSO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT ANYBODY THAT HAS THE EMS 100, 200, 700 OR 800 PRIOR TO 2018, WE'LL HAVE TO REDO IT BECAUSE OF THE UPDATE. WELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE'RE JUST WORKING ON GETTING OUR NIMS COMPLIANCE. I FIGURED YOU'D ENJOY THAT. WHAT ABOUT 304 HUNDRED? THOSE DIDN'T UPDATE, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THOSE ANYMORE, THAT'S FOR SURE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE RIGHT ON THAT. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY UP TO DATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. EVEN THOUGH. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYTHING ELSE? I SECOND. THAT. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 D IS[d. 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. Tabled from 12/30/2024 Commissioners Court Agenda.]
DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. 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. AND THIS WAS TABLED FROM 1230 24 BY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA SO I MOVED TO BRING IT ON THE TABLE. SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, A SECOND BY YARDLEY TO BRING IT BACK TO THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 2.4 D IS ON THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION. CHRIS, TAMARA ASKED ME TO PRESENT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE HER PRETRIAL DIVERSION SUPPLEMENTS THAT SHE'S THAT SHE'S HAS A DISCRETION TO OFFER TO HER EMPLOYEES THAT MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECONDED BY YARDLEY. PATRICK, WE'RE ALL GOOD ON THESE FROM PRETRIAL DIVERSION. YES, OKAY. YEAH. IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES. YES. ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. THERE'S PLENTY OF FUNDS IN THERE. OKAY. FUNDS. OKAY. ALL THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 2.4 E IS[e. 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. Tabled from December 30, 2024 Commissioners Court Agenda.]
DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM TAMARA COCHRAN, MAY COUNTY ATTORNEY, FOR SALARY SUPPLEMENTS TO BE PAID OUT OF SB 22 FUNDS FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. AND THIS WAS ALSO TABLED FROM OUR DECEMBER 30TH MOVE TO BRING BACK ON THE TABLE. THANK YOU. MOTION BY GILLESPIE A SECOND BY CHARLIE TO BRING ITEM 2.4 E BACK TO THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 IS BACK ON THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION AGAIN. TAMARA ASKED ME TO PRESENT THIS TO THE COURT, AND I WILL NOTE THAT THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS ONE MINOR DIFFERENCE THAT THE SUPPLEMENT FOR JAMES GARNER SHOULD BE TWO 4117, NOT TWO 4165. SO IT'S A MATTER OF PENNIES. AND THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SUPPLEMENT AND, AND WHAT'S WHAT TAMARA WANTS. TWO 4117 MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED, MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED. A SECOND.SECOND. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CHRIS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 2.4
[f. Discussion, consideration and action on 2025 San Patricio County Elected Official and employee salaries.]
F DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE 2025 SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND EMPLOYEE SALARIES. MISS RIVERA. IF YOU LOOK AT THE REPORT WE HAVE THIS YEAR, IT'S A LITTLE LENGTHIER THAN NORMAL. WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KENDALL FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WE WORKED ON THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GOT ALL THE NUMBERS AND EVERYBODY MOVING OVER. IF YOU SEE A STAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN JUST A 5% INCREASE ON THERE. IF YOU SCROLL OVER, YOU'LL SEE THE STEP INCREASE IS A NEW COLUMN. WE HAVE A GRADE RECLASSIFICATION THAT WAS DONE A FEW WEEKS AGO[00:15:03]
THAT I PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THE TOTAL. AND THEN IF YOU MOVE OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU'LL SEE THE 5% COLA. IF YOU SEE AN N A, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING OTHER THAN 5%. AND THEN OF COURSE THE REGULAR YEARLY MONTHLY PER PAY AND THE HOURLY. DOES THE COURT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS ONE DOES NOT REFLECT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE OR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THOSE WERE SEPARATE ITEMS. WHEN WE DO ACTUALLY GET IT ALL AUDITED FIRST PAYROLL ALL, THEN THAT'LL ALL BE INCLUDED IN ONE REPORT.ALL RIGHT. WELL, I GUESS WE MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I GET A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF ANY OF IT THAT'S ON THE ONES THAT UNDER THE 5% COLA THAT ARE IN A WHY ARE THEY IN A BECAUSE THEY'RE IT'S ELECTED OFFICIALS. I PUT WE PUT THOSE ALL UNDER NA BECAUSE NOT NOT EVERYBODY WAS AT 5%. WE HAD SOME GRIEVANCES THAT WENT THROUGH EARLIER IN THE YEAR. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE JUST PUT AN NA ON ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT 5%. ANYBODY WITH A RECLASSIFICATION, ANYBODY THAT ASKED FOR A DIFFERENT STEP INCREASE, WE HAD ONE DEPARTMENT THAT DID THAT THAT MADE A CHANGE INTO THAT 5%. THAT'S WHY IT HAS AN ACTUAL NUMBER OR IT HAS THE NA. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS. SORRY. GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
AYE AYE. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.4 G IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE
[g. Consideration and action on the following matters related to Reinvestment Zone Number One, as expanded, in the City of Sinton, Texas: Issue an Order of the Commissioners Court authorizing the County's participation in Reinvestment Zone Number One as expanded, City of Sinton, Texas (Somerset Development), and Authorize entering into an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Sinton, the San Patricio County Drainage District, and San Patricio County; and delegate authority to the County Judge to execute such Interlocal Agreement on the County's behalf; and other related matters.]
FOLLOWING MATTERS RELATED TO REINVESTMENT ZONE ONE HAS EXPANDED IN THE CITY OF SINTON, TEXAS. NUMBER ONE AN ISSUE AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE IS EXPANDED. CITY OF SINTON, TEXAS. SOMERSET DEVELOPMENT AND TWO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SINTON, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, AND DELEGATED AUTHORITIES TO THE COUNTY JUDGE AND DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE SUCH INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ON THE COUNTY'S BEHALF AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. CHRIS. I WILL NOTE THAT THIS IS A WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED UNDER OUR CONTRACT. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FROM THE DEVELOPER, THAT THIS IS PART OF HIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THAT CONTRACT. SO WE ARE HE'S FULFILLED ALL OF HIS OBLIGATIONS, AND SO WE'RE OBLIGATED TO DO THIS UPON HIS REQUEST. AND THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY HAS WRITTEN, I SEE MR. HOBSON HERE. AND SO THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO THIS, AND THE CITY IS IN AGREEMENT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. YES, SIR. OKAY. I MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ZORZI. SO ON THESE DOCUMENTS. THERE'S NO. EXHIBITS. THEY'RE ALL BLANK. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS REINVESTMENT ZONE IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEEN EXPANDED. HOW DO I KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS? WELL, THESE WERE PREPARED BY THE BOND COUNSEL FOR THAT, PREPARED THIS.AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE AREA OF WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THE AROUND THE ANNEX IN SOMERSET TO I'M A I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE INVOLVED WITH IT. BUT THERE'S NO I MEAN, ALL THIS STUFF IS DATED FROM. 2021, AND I ASSUME THAT THE SECOND DOCUMENT IS EXHIBIT A TO THE FIRST DOCUMENT. BUT ALL THE EXHIBITS A THROUGH D ARE MISSING IN THE LAST DOCUMENT. SO I AS A COMMISSIONER, LOOKING AT THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, BECAUSE I WASN'T ON THE COURT WHEN WE DID THIS, I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS. SO IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO APPROVE IT. AND I REALIZE IT'S A REQUIREMENT, BUT I NEED I NEED TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE APPROVING IN ORDER FOR ME TO VOTE ON IT. WELL, WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER HERE. HE CAN, HE CAN. THOMPSON, COULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE, AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING? I CAN GIVE YOU SOME CLARIFICATION. AS FAR AS THE TERMS ITSELF, I CAN GIVE YOU THE FIRST GRADE VERSION OR I CAN GIVE YOU THE HIGH SCHOOL VERSION, WHICHEVER ONE YOU WOULD LIKE. I WOULD PREFER THE FIRST GRADE VERSION, PLEASE. I'LL WORK ON THAT. THANK YOU. THE INITIAL TERMS IS THE PROPERTY THAT'S HERE BESIDE YOU, WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE HOUSING AND THE RETAIL. THAT'S THAT'S NUMBER ONE. THAT'S THE REFERENCE OF THE 2020 2021 THE EXPANSION AND DETERS. NUMBER TWO IS THE
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PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET SURROUNDING ALL OF THE COURTHOUSE BOUNDED BY THE HIGHWAYS ON BOTH SIDES, BOUNDED BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS ON SAINT ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH, BOUNDED BY PIRATE BOULEVARD AND THEN BOUNDED BOUNDED BY THE COUNTY ROAD AT THE BACK END OF THAT PROPERTY. WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING IS A 50% TAX REIMBURSEMENT INCREMENTALLY. IF YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE INCREMENTAL ADVANCEMENT IS, I WON'T GO INTO THAT. IF YOU'RE NOT, I'LL BE GLAD TO. I GOT THAT OUT OF THE DOCUMENT. NO, WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT ONE. THANK YOU.SO THAT'S THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE APPROVING A 50% REBATE TO THE TAX INCREMENT FUND TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. SO DOES TOURS TWO HAVE THE SAME EXPIRATION DATE AS TOURS? ONE, IT'LL BE 30 YEARS OR UNTIL BONDS ARE PAID OFF. SO BASICALLY TOURS ONE'S ALREADY COMPLETED. THAT'S WHAT WE DID BACK. THAT'S CORRECT SIR. TOURS TWO IS I'LL SAY A COPY OF THAT ACROSS THE ROAD STARTING A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I'LL GO WITH THAT. THANK YOU. LET ME LET ME EXPAND ON THAT REAL BRIEFLY. UNDER THE SECOND AMENDED PORTION OF THE CONTRACT, WE HAVE DEVELOPER. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO UNDER THE SAME TERMS AS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE FIRST TERMS. RIGHT. GOTCHA. JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME AS A COMMISSIONER IF WHEN THESE ARE SUBMITTED, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE EXHIBITS TO GO WITH THEM.
THERE'S A MAP THAT SHOWS ME WHAT'S GOING ON. THAT WAY, WHEN I'M REVIEWING IT OVER THE WEEKEND, I CAN FIGURE IT OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO COME IN HERE MONDAY MORNING TRYING TO WONDER WHAT WE'RE DOING. YES, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY, CHRIS, DO YOU WANT. WELL, I GUESS WE MADE A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE AND TWO TOGETHER. WE DID TOGETHER? YES, SIR. OKAY, THIS IS FOR 2.4 G, WHICH IS ONE AND TWO TOGETHER. I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE NEEDED TO, I DID THAT. YES, SIR. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU, JUDGE. WE DON'T NEED TO DO ITEMS ONE AND TWO INDIVIDUALLY. NO, YOU CAN DO IT TOGETHER. ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE.
OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. CONCLUDES AGENDA ITEMS FOR THIS MORNING. WE'LL GO
[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.]
INTO PERSONNEL 3.1 A IS NATHANIEL MCNEW. HE'S A TRANSFER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 AT $3,669.29 PER MONTH, WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, SPECIALIST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 TO $3669.29 PER MONTH, WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 16TH, 2025. 3.1 B IS MARGIE SILVER, UPDATE EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUPPLEMENTAL AT $575 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, AND THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED OF JUVENILE BOARD SUPPLEMENT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A AND B SECOND A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY YARDLEY FOR APPROVAL OF 3.1 A, 3.1 B. ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE OF THEM HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES OKAY. 3.2 IS ACCEPTING RECORD EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. 3.2 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD. SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AUDITOR'S STAFF SALARY FOR 2025 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025, AND THIS WAS TABLED FROM OUR DECEMBER 30TH MEETING AS WELL. MOVE TO BRING BACK TO THE TABLE. SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY YARDLEY TO RETURN TO THE TABLE. ITEM 3.2 A ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM IS ON THE TABLE FOR DISCUSSION. NORMA, THIS IS JUST THE COURT ORDER THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR THREE DISTRICT JUDGES ON THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. REMEMBER, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE REPORTS TO THE DISTRICT JUDGES. CORRECT. JUST FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, I HAVE THAT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE AUDITOR HIMSELF. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS THE LIST OF THE STAFF I MOVE TO ACCEPT AND RECORD SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AUDITOR'S STAFF SALARIES FOR 2025, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. SECOND MOTION GILLESPIE, SECOND COMMISSIONER CHARLIE TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT, ACCEPT AND RECORD THE TEMPERATURES. COUNTY AUDITOR STAFF. SO ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORNING. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND MOTION ON GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY CHARLIE TO ADJOURN. WE'VE GOT A QUICK MEETING THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE
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HAD A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO 2023. NEW COURT, YOUR HONOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.