Jun 10, 2025 Commissioner's Court

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ARE YOU GOING TO BE. OKAY? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE. COMMISSIONERS COURT PRESENTATION

[a. Presentations, Discussions and Considerations on FY 2026 County Budget Requests.]

EVERYBODY DOESN'T MEAN, YOU KNOW, TURN IT ALL OVER AGAIN, OKAY? JUST HAPPENED. JUST TOOK CARE OF IT. THAT'S GOOD. RIGHT? I WASN'T STANDING UP. I WAS STANDING UP, I GUESS THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. NO MORE GETTING BETTER. OH, I'M GETTING IT BACK TO YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR INDIGENT HEALTHCARE, WE'RE ASKING OF AN INCREASE OF $13,219. THE INCREASE WILL BE MOSTLY IN PERSON. MICROPHONE. YES. IT'S OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE CAN HEAR FOR INDIGENT

[b. 1:00 PM: INDIGENT HEALTH CARE - Eloisa Castillo]

THEY BOTH HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR THE INCREASE. FOR MYSELF, I WILL NOT BE ASKING FOR A STEP INCREASE AND THE OTHER INCREASE IN. IN PERSONNEL IS THE HEALTH INSURANCE. IN OTHER SERVICES THERE IS A CHANGE OF. WE USED TO HAVE OUR SOFTWARE AND LICENSE COME OUT OF THE ADMIN FEES AND THAT HAS CHANGED. SO NOW WE HAVE A SOFTWARE LINE. SO MAX OUR ADMIN FEES AND SOFTWARE AND LICENSE WILL STILL EQUAL TO THE 12,000 THAT WE HAD BEFORE. AND ADMIN FEES AND FOR SUPPLIES. 610 650 AND 698 I'M ASKING TO PLEASE CONSIDER KEEPING THE CURRENT BUDGETED AMOUNT, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE COST OF THE SUPPLIES WILL BE. OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR COLA. IF IT IS CONSIDERED, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? NO. YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE. YES, SIR. HOW MANY OUT OF STATE CONFERENCES DO YOU DO AND HOW MANY CONFERENCES DO YOU GO YEARLY? WE HAVE NO OUT OF STATE AND WE ONLY DO THE HURRICANE CONFERENCE AND THE CONFERENCE.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES, SIR. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU LORD.

[c. 1:05 PM: DISTRICT ATTORNEY - Margie Flores-Silva]

AND I DO HAVE SOME NOTES ON THE ON THE BACK WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET, WHAT WAS INCREASED BUT 202,500 OF THE SALARIES COMES OUT OF HOUSE BILL 22, GRANT MONEY. WE WILL BE APPLYING FOR THAT AGAIN THIS COMING YEAR AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND IN JANUARY, I'M GRATEFUL YOU GUYS GAVE ME AN ADDITIONAL CLERK AFTER THE BUDGET, BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY CASES. THAT HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. WE'VE MOVED THROUGH A LOT OF PLACES. WE'VE INCREASED OUR INDICTMENTS, I THINK MONTHLY TO 150 TO 200, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING ABOUT 2000 CASES A YEAR AND FELONY OFFENSES. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE A FAST GROWING COUNTY AND A CRIME JUST KIND OF GOES ALONGSIDE WITH THE WITH THE GROWTH RATE AND CRIME INCREASES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP A HANDLE ON THAT. WE'VE ALREADY MADE THE 90% THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE COUNTY TO KEEP ALL OF THEIR GRANT MONEY. WE MADE THAT ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. WE'RE GOOD FOR THE YEAR. OUR GRANT MONEY IS GOOD. SO WE PUSHED THOSE INDICTMENTS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE IN CLOSED CASES IN TIME. SO WE'RE GOOD ON THAT. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. IT REALLY DID HELP TO GET THAT EXTRA INTAKE CLERK. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER BIG EXPENDITURES. I'M NOT ASKING FOR MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PUT THEM AT THIS TIME. I AM ASKING FOR A LITTLE

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AND SO THIS YEAR I PUT INTO THE BUDGET ABOUT 60 SOME THOUSAND OF FORFEITURE MONEY THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE STATE. SO OUT OF THAT MONEY I'M GOING TO BUY TWO VEHICLES. SO I'M TRYING TO ADD THEM EVERY YEAR SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE VEHICLES THAT WE DRIVE. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO DO WITH THE FORFEITURE MONEY, AND THAT IS ON THE I'VE DESCRIBED WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO WITH IT, WHICH I'M REQUIRED TO DO THE FORFEITURE MONEY. IN ADDITION TO BUYING THE VEHICLES, I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF THEM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE BRINGING THE TRAINER THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED SO THAT THEY GET OURS. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS AN INTERMEDIATE ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NEWER OFFICERS. IT ALSO IS REQUIRED. IT'S 16 HOURS. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GET THAT TO MOVE UP. COURTROOM DEMEANOR, REPORT WRITING INFORMATION THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HELPS US PROSECUTE THE CASES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I'M USING SOME OF THAT FORFEITURE MONEY TO PROVIDE THESE TRAININGS TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO DO, AND THE REASON I PUT THE LAST LETTER IN THERE, THE LETTER IN THE BACK, IS I WANT TO DONATE 5000 TO THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE COASTAL BEND OUT OF MY FORFEITURE ACCOUNT MONEY. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE WHERE A CHILD CAN BE INTERVIEWED THAT'S BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED, PHYSICALLY ABUSED, MOSTLY SEXUAL ABUSE. THAT IS MY SPECIALTY. THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES IS PROSECUTED THESE CASES, I'VE WORKED WITH THEM FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES AND THEY ARE AN AMAZING CENTER. THEY NOT ONLY PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND THERAPY FOR SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES. THEY ALSO EDUCATE SCHOOLS IN CHILDREN, BECOMING AWARE OF WHAT IS APPROPRIATE OR INAPPROPRIATE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING TO A CHILD, TOUCHING AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO THERE ARE AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION, BUT THEY'RE ALSO STATE MANDATED. IT'S REQUIRED BY THE CODE OF FAMILY, BY THE FAMILY CODE THAT WE HAVE THESE THIS ORGANIZATION. AND SO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM. THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH NUECES COUNTY DA'S OFFICE, AND THEY LOST HALF THEIR FUNDING BECAUSE OF IT, BECAUSE FUNDING IS BASED ON POPULATION SIZE. SO THE REST OF THE TEN COUNTIES, WHICH IS MYSELF, KLEBERG, JIM WELLS, WE'VE ALL JOINED TOGETHER AND WE WANT TO KEEP THEM. SO WE'RE ALL GIVING A LITTLE MONEY OUT OF OUR FORFEITURE ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT'S DOUBLED ON THE DAY OF GIVING. SO MY 5000 WILL BE 10,000 TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE SHORTAGES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH. THAT'LL BE NEXT YEAR. THEY'RE THEY ARE A NECESSARY ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THESE CASES. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR DOING THAT. I PROVIDED THIS LETTER BECAUSE WHEN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO GET REQUESTS FROM DONATIONS. HOWEVER, THE LAW SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT UNDER FORFEITURE MONEY, I CAN ONLY USE IT FOR SPECIFIC THINGS. AND THAT'S THINGS THAT ARE HELPING ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CRIME AND SEXUAL ABUSE THEY PROVIDE THERAPY, THEY PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO OUTCRY. SO IT'S APPROPRIATE AND THEY'LL PROVIDE ME THE STATS. I WILL BRING YOU THIS LETTER AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFERRING OF THE MONEY NEXT YEAR, ALONG WITH WHAT THEY'VE GIVEN ME, SO THAT WE'RE MAKE SURE WE'RE DOCUMENTING IT WITHIN THE LAW. OKAY. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON. OH, THERE ONE OTHER THING. I HAVE ONE CURRENT PARALEGAL FOR SIX PROSECUTORS, AND I HAVE ONE THAT IS GETTING HER CERTIFICATION THAT'S ALREADY HIRED. SO I WILL BE ASKING FOR I THINK IT'S LIKE A $7,000 INCREASE WHEN SHE GETS HER CERTIFICATION IN DECEMBER FOR NEXT YEAR. I'VE ALREADY INCLUDED THAT IN THE BUDGET.

OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR STAFF. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS?

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IT'S WE USUALLY GET OFF FROM THE JUDGES ON THAT ONE. AND THAT ONE IS THE ANNUAL. THIS YEAR HAS A LOT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT WENT ON THIS PAST SESSION. AND SO THEY DO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. AND WE ALL GO TO THAT ONE BECAUSE I KNOW ALL OF OUR CONFERENCES ARE NOT LOCAL. THEY ARE ALL IN TEXAS, BUT THEY'RE ALL THEY ROTATED THIS YEAR. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE IN AUSTIN. THEN I'M REQUIRED TO GO TO AN ELECTED ONE ONCE A YEAR, AND THEN I HAVE. SO I'VE GOT ABOUT SIX TO GO TO THE REGULAR. I'VE GOT ELECTED ONE THAT'S USUALLY IN AUSTIN OR SAN ANTONIO OR HOUSTON. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE I HAVE PEOPLE THAT I LIKE TO SEND AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO THE CHILD SEX CONFERENCE AND TO THE MURDER CONFERENCE, BECAUSE THEY'RE SPECIALIZED TRAININGS FOR THE HIGH, FOR THE HIGH END CASES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. 3 TO 4. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I ONLY SEND ONE TO EACH ONE A YEAR. SO IT IS COSTLY OKAY. GO AHEAD ON YOUR FORFEITURE FUND. HOW MUCH DID YOU SAY IS IN THERE ALTOGETHER? RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE TONS OF IT. WE HAVE 66,000 RIGHT NOW IN THERE. ABOUT 67,000. MOST OF THAT'S GOING TO GO TO ME BUYING TWO NEW CARS. AT 25,000, I DON'T GET TO GET REAL EXPENSIVE. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PRICE OF YOUR CARS ARE TODAY, BUT I THINK 25,000 MIGHT BE. WELL, WE USUALLY GET KIAS BECAUSE WE'RE THE CHEAPEST AND THEY'RE LOW ON GAS. WE DON'T GET BIG VEHICLES. I THINK LAST TIME WE BOUGHT ONE COST ABOUT 20,000. I ADDED 25 JUST BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GO UP. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T GO UP MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT BECAUSE OF TARIFFS, BUT I THINK I HAVE ABOUT 10,000 TO PLAY WITH IN CASE IT DOES GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY I WANT TO GIVE ME, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU DO NONE THAT YOU'D WANT TO DRIVE. NOT THAT I WOULD WANT TO DRIVE. WELL THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS.

[d. 1:10 PM: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH / ANIMAL CONTROL - Gabriel Arroyo]

THANK YOU. MARGIE. FIRST ONE ON THE IS GOING TO BE THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUDGET.

THANK YOU. OKAY. FOR 2026 BUDGET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CURRENTLY HAS ONE FULLY STAFFED HAS NINE EMPLOYEES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. SEVEN OF THOSE POSITIONS OUT OF THE NINE REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS AND TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES TO MAINTAIN THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR LICENSE STATUS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE SECOND PAGE, THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE CHANGES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. IF YOU NOTICE, I'VE INCREASED CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION DUES JUST A LITTLE BIT FROM 7500 TO 10,000. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE TO GO TO CONFERENCES TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSE. NEXT ITEM IS UNDER WASTE DISPOSAL. THAT IS THE LINE ITEM WHERE WE DO OUR CLEANUPS.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THAT LINE ITEM HAS INCREASED. WE STARTED AT 5000, HAVE GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS, UP TO 25 THIS YEAR. JUST AN EXAMPLE. THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE HAVE IN OCTOBER PRETTY MUCH EXHAUST ABOUT 15 TO $20,000 JUST FOR THAT EVENT. SO WE NEED TO PUT SOME MORE MONEY IN THERE BECAUSE WE LIKE TO DO AN EVENT IN EACH DIFFERENT PRECINCT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, ONE ONE FOR EACH PRECINCT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN THAT LINE ITEM, ANOTHER ONE. THE NEXT ONE IS THE VEHICLES AND REPAIRS. WE HAVE EIGHT VEHICLES UNDER

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ANIMAL CONTROL 2026 BUDGET FOR ANIMAL CONTROL. AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE NEW SHELTER OFF OF HIGHWAY 77. WITH THE NEW SHELTER, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EXTRA NEEDS FOR THAT SHELTER AND WANTS. AND SO THERE'S SOME INCREASES IN THE LINE ITEMS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW FOR 21 WASTE DISPOSAL. I'M ANTICIPATING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE WASTE DISPOSAL AND PAYING A MONTHLY DUMPSTER FEE AND OTHER FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDFILL, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MONEY IN THAT LINE. ITEM SOFTWARE. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING A SOFTWARE PROGRAM. ANTICIPATED COST. WE PUT $3,000 ON THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY BE ENOUGH, MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, BUT THIS IS THE NEW LINE ITEM FOR THIS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT. MISCELLANEOUS 598 ASKING FOR $20,000. AND THAT IS TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE FOOD THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SUPPLY AT THE SHELTER FOR THE YEAR. OKAY.

NEXT ONE IS GENERAL SUPPLIES. WE WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL NEED FOR CLEANING SUPPLIES, CHEMICALS, TRASH BAGS, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL SUPPLIES. OKAY. AND NCO FURNITURE. I'M ASKING FOR $30,000. WE WILL HAVE TO EQUIP THE SHELTER WITH, YOU KNOW, CHAIRS, TABLES, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERAL FIXTURES FOR THE SHELTER. AND THEN ALSO THE LINE. ITEM 740 SET, THAT IS FOR SOME CAT CAGES THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE FOR THE SHELTER. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOME OF THE PRODUCTS OR SUPPLIES THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE FOR THE SHELTER, I DO HAVE CRYSTAL HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC IN REGARDS TO THE SHELTER OR AND THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CRYSTAL ON WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN? YEAH. HOW MANY CONFERENCES Y'ALL Y'ALL GO OUT? WE GENERALLY AVERAGE ABOUT I WOULD SAY LESS THAN FIVE 3 TO 5.

HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT IS NINE OUT OF 11. THAT INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND ANIMAL CONTROL. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I WILL COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT I.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU HAVE A VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PLANS IN YOUR BUDGET, SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE QUESTIONS AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. NEXT UP IS JUDGE

[e. 1:15 PM: COUNTY COURT AT LAW # 2 - Judge Viki Martino]

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE INCREASES THAT I AM REQUESTING, ONE OF THEM IS FOR MY POSTAGE.

BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE ARE SEEING, WE SEND OUT A LOT MORE SETTING NOTICES TO THE ATTORNEYS AND THE DEFENDANTS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED

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WE BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR 5500 I THINK WE'RE AT I THINK I'VE SPENT 3800 OF THAT 5500 SO FAR THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES, THE INCREASE IN CASES, I AM ASKING LINE ITEM 332 FOR AN INCREASE IN MY ATTORNEY FEES BUDGET. PART OF THAT TOO IS WITH THE COUNTY COURTS ABSORBING THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES. EACH OF THOSE CASES TYPICALLY HAS 3 OR 4 COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEYS THAT ARE GETTING PAID HOURLY FOR THEIR WORK. OUR BUDGET LAST YEAR WAS 155 BECAUSE WE FORGOT TO INCLUDE FOR THE CPS CASES, WE SPENT 250,000 LAST YEAR ON ATTORNEY'S FEES. I'M ASKING FOR 275 BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE'RE SEEING. I AM I MEAN, I'VE INCLUDED THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR MY STAFF. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. NO THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. YOU SAY THE COUNTY COURT LAW ABSORBED THE CHILD PROTECTIVE CASES. WHERE WERE THOSE BEING DONE BEFORE IN DISTRICT COURT? OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. OKAY. COMMUNITY BASE I THINK.

DID WE DO THEM YESTERDAY? WE'LL SEE. COMMUNITY BASE HERE ANYWAY. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND FILL IN.

[o. 2:10 PM: Health Authority, James Mobley]

THERE'S SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH AUTHORITY SPECIFICALLY HAS TO HAVE A LICENSE AND HAS TO BE IN GOOD STANDING, WHATEVER THAT MEANS FOR A PHYSICIAN. SO, DOCTOR, WE THINK YOU'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH US. OKAY. I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE, SIR, AND SO FAR UPRIGHT. SO I'LL TAKE THAT.

IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING 35 YEARS. I'VE WORKED ON TIGERS AND RABID BATS AND JUST AND BROWN WIDOW SPIDERS AND ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE. HURRICANES AND HURRICANE HARVEY. MY HOURS ARE BASICALLY AS NEEDED. WHEN WE HAD HURRICANE HARVEY AND CERTAINLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH 24 OVER SEVEN. AND OTHERWISE IT'S AS NEEDED. DON'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR REQUESTS FOR AN INCREASE. WE JUST WHATEVER COST OF LIVING IS AND SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, THAT'S A VERY NICE PRESENTATION. VERY SHORT. THANK YOU. OH, BY THE WAY, LICENSES ARE ALL ARE NOT PAID BY THE COUNTY. I PAY FOR THAT MYSELF.

ONE QUICK QUESTION. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN THE COUNTY'S HEALTH OFFICER FOR 35 YEARS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH THE VETERANS BAND? LONGER OR SHORTER? SHORTER THAN THAT. I HAD TO WAIT TILL I RETIRED FROM THE ARMY. BUILT INTO THAT 35 YEARS OR TWO MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS TOO. SO I HAD TO WAIT TILL I WAS OFF ACTIVE DUTY BEFORE I COULD DO THAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL,

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ANSWER. IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING ON DOWN THERE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

WELL GOOD AFTERNOON, KRISTEN COOK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUTH TEXAS MILITARY TASK FORCE.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE TASK FORCE JUST A LITTLE BIT. I'M ALSO JOINED BY OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH TEXAS MILITARY TASK FORCE, ALAN WILSON. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON, FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE IT SHORT. BUT JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT WE DO AS A TASK FORCE. WE PROMOTE, PROTECT AND COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF OUR AREA MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. AND WE'VE GOT A FEW OF THEM IN TEXAS. THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT, NAVAL AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI, NAVAL AIR STATION KINGSVILLE, THE COAST GUARD AIR STATION AND COAST GUARD SECTOR. THOSE ARE THE MAIN INSTALLATIONS WE ADVOCATE FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH SOME OF THEM AS WELL. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. COMMISSIONER YARDLEY MADE SURE I HAD THE SAN PATRICIO LOGO ON OUR SPONSORS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SPONSORING TASK FORCE LAST YEAR.

WE HOPE WE CONTINUE IT THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING AN INCREASE, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, TO MOVE FORWARD. THE NEXT PAGE HAS A PICTURE OF THE TEXAS MILITARY PREPAREDNESS COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT REPRESENT THE VARIOUS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. OUR COMMISSIONER IS GARY BRADFORD FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. BUT THE COMMISSIONERS VISITED ARMY DEPOT IN APRIL AND WE HOSTED THEM THERE. VERY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE GOVERNOR'S EAR. THEY ALSO ADVOCATE FOR THE DA GRANTS, THE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ADJUSTED GRANT, AND ON THE NEXT PAGE IT SHOWS THE RIBBON CUTTING WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT THE ARMY DEPOT. THERE'S COLONEL CONSIDINE THERE AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND THEY ARE THE STATE HELP FUND, SOLAR POWERED EV CHARGERS THAT THE DEPOT CAN USE TO FUEL THEIR VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT USING NO FOSSIL FUELS. AND THE STATE HELPED PART OF THAT. AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM. WE'RE TRYING TO BE SURE THAT THEY KEEP KEEP THAT UP AT THE STATE LEVEL. OTHER GOOD NEWS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI RECEIVED FROM THE COAST GUARD NOTICE THAT WE'RE IN CORPUS CHRISTI GOING TO BE DESIGNATED AS A COAST GUARD CITY. WE HAVE TWO COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE CITY. ACTUALLY, TEXAS NEVER HAD A COAST GUARD CITY DESIGNATION. SO WE'RE THE FIRST CITY AND AREA IN TEXAS TO BE DESIGNATED THAT I KNOW. THE COAST GUARD SERVES SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AS WELL, AND THE SECTOR COVERS A LOT. TALK TO THE CAPTAINS. YESTERDAY THEY SAVED THREE LIVES DAY BEFORE YESTERDA, AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE PROUD OF THEM GETTING THIS RECOGNITION. THE NOT SO GOOD NEWS. THE NEXT SLIDE IS TITLED ARMY DITCHES HELICOPTERS FOR RADICAL AIR ASSAULT PLANES. AND THIS IS NEWS. YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHERE THE ARMY HAS CHANGED MOST OF ITS EMPHASIS AND WHERE THEY'RE HEADING, AND HELICOPTERS SEEM TO BE ON THE WAY OUT. NOW, THAT'S A CONCERN FOR US, BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ARMY DEPOT THAT USED TO EMPLOY 6000 PEOPLE AT OVERHAULS HELICOPTERS. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH COLONEL CONSIDINE AND THE MILITARY THERE AND LEADERS WITHIN THE ARMY AND OUR CONGRESSMAN, MICHAEL CLOUD, ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THE ARMY DEPOT IS VIABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO US BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'VE CUT BASICALLY THE VICTOR MODEL UPGRADES THAT WHERE THE DEVIL WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURING NEW HELICOPTERS. THE ARMY SAID, WE DON'T NEED ANY

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YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US. YOU KNOW, CHAIRMAN WILSON IS WORKING WITH US CLOSELY. WE JUST MET. MATTER OF FACT, I HAD A NOTE FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S ASSISTANT TODAY.

HE'S ON THE HILL ADVOCATING FOR NAVAL AIR STATION, TRYING TO GET THEIR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FUNDED. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, OUR WORKLOAD IS REALLY PICKED UP. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS. SO, CHRISTIAN, I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO TALK TO US. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE SOUTH TEXAS MILITARY TASK FORCE PLAYS A VERY VITAL, VITAL ROLE IN OUR AREA. AND I LOOK BACK OVER THE DECADES OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH BRACS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE NO LONGER HAVE A MILITARY BASE HERE IN SUMTER COUNTY, BUT CERTAINLY EVERYTHING THAT OCCURS AT SEACAT OR ANY OF THE OTHER TENANT COMMANDS ON THE NAVAL AIR STATIONS IMPACT OUR COUNTY. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY AND WORK ON THAT BASE IN SOME CAPACITY. AND IT IS. ALARMING WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEACAT IN THE FUTURE. SO I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO TRY TO OFFSET THAT AND FIND OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT THERE. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND IT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COUNTY TOO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. AND COMMISSIONER YARDLEY IS ACTIVE AT OUR TASK FORCE. HE ATTENDS OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS. AND HE'S A GREAT VOICE OF SAN PAT COUNTY FOR THE TASK FORCE. GREAT, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO, MR. WILSON.

THANK YOU. ALSO, I KNOW YOU ALL ARE CONSTANTLY TRAVELING BETWEEN CORPUS CHRISTI AND DC, TRYING TO DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP WHAT WE HAVE DOWN HERE TO KEEP IT AND STUFF. AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GOING TO GIVE 100% EFFORT TO DO IT WHEN YOU DO IT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AS DIOCESE.

[g. 1:25 PM: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE # 1 - Judge Leslie DeAses]

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMENTS OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD OKAY. OKAY. COMMUNITY BASED

[f. 1:20 PM: COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS - Ruth Cristiana]

OKAY. THANK YOU. PASTOR. WOULD YOU TELL ME I GOT THREE? DID YOU GET THAT IS TWO. FOR THIS MEETING? YES. THANK YOU. HELLO, JUDGE. HELLO, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS RUTH CHRISTIAN. I'M WITH THE COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS OUT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR COVER PAGE, I HAVE LISTED THE THREE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'RE 100% REIMBURSABLE BY DSHS. THE FIRST GRANT TOTAL FOR FISCAL YEAR IS $113, 200 113,000, SORRY, 263.

AND THEN THE SECOND GRANT, WHICH IS A SNAP-ED GRANT, IS $130. THEY JUST RAISED IT $5,000. SO WE WERE THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND THEN THE SPAN GRANT IS FOR 75,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR. AND SO HERE YOU HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK THAT SHOWS THAT WE ARE FOR 2026 GOING TO RUN WITHIN BUDGET. OUR BUDGETS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY DSHS BECAUSE THEY RUN ON A DIFFERENT FISCAL YEAR. THEY RUN FROM SEPTEMBER THE 1ST OF ONE YEAR TO AUGUST 31ST OF ANOTHER. SO THOSE WERE SUBMITTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND APPROVED SO THAT BUT THIS IS JUST TAKEN FROM THOSE GRANTS.

WHAT WOULD WE WOULD BE DOING FOR 2026? THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALLOWABLE, I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS AND WE HAVE A PART TIME CLERK IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM GRANT, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT PROVIDES $113,263. AND I DON'T KNOW IF

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[h. 1:30 PM: CACOST - Community Action]

[i. 1:35 PM: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE # 5 - Judge Nere Villarreal]

THAT'S A CLERK TWO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE UP TO A CLERK THREE THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT I'D LIKE TO CHANGE HER, HER SKILL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE INCREASES, THAT'S WHAT I ASKED FOR.

INCREASE. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M EXPLAINING TO Y'ALL WHAT THEIR JOB DUTIES. I CAN

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WHEN THE WORK BEGAN IN PORTLAND. I LOST ALL THAT. IT DIDN'T STOP ME FROM. WHAT IT DID FOR ME WAS THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO ALL MY BACK DOCKET, AND I KEPT COLLECTING, AND I CLEANED UP SO THE WORK DIDN'T STOP. AND SO I WOULD SAY IF JERSEY ESTIMATED 17,000 LAST WEEK, I MADE 12,000 BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING THE OLD DOCKETS. SO WE HAVE NOT STOPPED WORKING OUR CASES. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLOSE MANY, MANY CASES. MY FOCUS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THAT WE'VE CONCENTRATED A LOT ON TRUANCY. WHY? BECAUSE OUR TRUANCY LAWS CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND IT IT'S NOT DOING WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING FOR OUR CHILDREN, GETTING THEIR EDUCATION. SO THIS YEAR I'VE MET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, I'VE MET WITH PRINCIPALS, I'VE MET WITH ANYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN.

AND WE'VE WORKED EXTRA HARD ON TRUANCY. SO IF YOU LOOK AT MY TRUANCY, WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THAT, BUT WE'VE HELPED A LOT OF STUDENTS GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND CONTINUE IN GRADUATE.

GOOD. SO THAT'S WHY I PUT THAT ON THE BACK. SO YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SEE THAT LAST YEAR WHAT WAS OPEN, WHAT WAS CLOSED AND WHERE WE'RE AT THIS YEAR I CAN TELL YOU ON CRIMINAL LAST YEAR WE DID 1300 WERE FILED. WE'RE JUST IN JUNE AND WE'RE CLOSE TO 800 BEING FILED. SO IT'S GOING TO BE MORE CASES FILED THIS YEAR. SO DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LAST ON THAT PAGE FOR THE CASES. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS I GOT A QUESTION ON YOUR TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE DUES. YOU GOT 3 OR 4 TIMES MORE THAN THE OTHER JP'S. CAN YOU TOUCH. YES, SIR I MEAN MATHIS. SO THAT MEANS I'M FURTHER WEST THAN EVERYONE ELSE. HOW MANY OUT OF STATE AND HOW MANY? I HAVE NEVER GONE TO AN OUT OF STATE, AND I NEVER WILL. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT I THAT I AM THE SECRETARY FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS JPA. SO THAT MEANS I PROBABLY HAVE 2 OR 3 MORE CONFERENCES THAN THE REST. I DO THE STATE, I DO MY 20 HOURS, AND THEN, AS Y'ALL WON'T KNOW, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHANGES COMING INTO LAW THIS YEAR. SO ALL MY CLERKS WILL GO TO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES WHEN IT'S A CONFERENCE FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS. ALL MY CLERKS GO. SO IF YOU ASK ME HOW MANY, I WOULD TELL YOU 4 OR 5 AT THE MOST, 4 TO 5 AT THE MOST. OUT OF STATE. NEVER. PERFECT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO I KNOW Y'ALL ARE WONDERING WHY I HAVE THIS PACKET AND JUDGE FRESNO, BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU THAT JUDGE KREBS AND I HAVE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RAPPORT ON DISCUSSING THIS. A YEAR AGO, I WAS HERE LETTING YOU ALL KNOW WHAT MY BUILDING WAS LIKE. YARDLEY, I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN THE WHOLE YEAR MY DOOR WAS REPLACED, THE BUILDING WAS PAINTED, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE BUDGET THAT WAS SET THERE IS STILL THERE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE WORKING CONDITIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED. AND IF YOU WOULD ASK ME TODAY WHAT MY GOAL IS, MY GOAL IS TO GET MY GIRLS IN A SAFER WORKING ENVIRONMENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF IT RAINS MY OFFICE, YOU DON'T GO ANYWHERE FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS BECAUSE THE WATER COMES THROUGH THE WINDOW, SO IT'S GOING TO SMELL MUSTY. I CAN TELL YOU THAT DURING THE SUMMER, YOU'RE GOING TO SMELL URINE FROM THE POSSUMS AND THE RATS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME WHY? BECAUSE MY SIDE OF THE BUILDING USED TO NOT BE A JP OFFICE. IT WAS OPEN. I HAD TO DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET ANY ANSWERS FROM ANYBODY IN THE COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T HAVE RECORD OF WHEN THE BUILDING WAS MADE, WHEN WE DID THE ADDITIONS. SO I DID SOME OF MY OWN INVESTIGATION IN 1981 WHEN JUDGE GARLAND BECAME THE JUDGE, SHE WAS IN A DIFFERENT BUILDING AND THE STATE WAS WHERE I'M AT. IT WAS A BIG OPEN AREA. AND SO THAT WAS A FOOD STAMPS AND THE WELFARE. WHEN SHE BECAME THE JUDGE, THEY MOVED THE STATE OUT OF THERE AND THEY BROUGHT HER IN, AND WHAT THEY DID WAS JUST MADE WALLS. SO THAT'S WHY MY WALLS ARE HOLLOW. I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S NO INSULATION BECAUSE THEY JUST DIVIDED THAT AREA. SO MY AC IS NOT THE SAME AC AS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. SO BECAUSE I'M ON THIS SIDE, THE CENTER SITS AT METAL BUILDING AND SO ON A GOOD DAY, WE'RE GOOD. WE'LL GET UP TO 75 AND WE'RE MANAGEABLE ON A BAD DAY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SHADE. EVERYTHING 80 DEGREES AND I'M OKAY WITH IT, EXCEPT WHEN WE HAVE A COURT FILLED DAYS THAT WE HAVE ATTORNEYS THAT ARE IN SUITS AND JACKETS. AND SO IF YOU WOULD ASK ME WHAT MY GOAL IS, MY GOAL IS NOT THAT I WANT A BUILDING. MY GOAL IS JUST TO GET MY GIRLS IN A IN A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT. I KNOW THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN GET A NEW BUILDING BY

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SO HE'S GOING TO BE GETTING WITH YOU TO SHOW YOU A PLAN OF A MODULAR BUILDING ON YOUR LOT THAT'S THERE, AND SEE IF YOU APPROVE IT. AND I HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE THERE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING I APPRECIATE ANYTHING Y'ALL CAN DO FOR US. OKAY. AND I DIDN'T I JUST DID THIS TO REMIND HER. BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR AGO THAT I BROUGHT THIS ONE YEAR. AND I DID SPEAK TO OUR AUDITOR.

THE FUNDS ARE STILL THERE. WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO LOOK FOR A BUILDING AND WE HAVE THE SPACE.

OKAY. AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR I'M JUST ASKING TO GET UP THERE. THERE'S NO INSULATION IN THERE.

IT'S. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YES, SIR. HOW MANY WORK ORDERS HAVE YOU SUBMITTED TO MR. DORIA AND HAVE THEY BEEN ADDRESSED? THE DOOR WAS ADDRESSED, I GOT A LOT OF THIS STUFF. LOOKED LIKE IT'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE STUFF. IS HE NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE WORK ORDERS OR WHERE ARE WE AT? WHERE WE'RE AT? IS IT AT THE TIME WHEN THAT WAS A COMMISSIONER, WE HAD THE BUDGET AND WE WERE WAITING FOR THE CONSULTANT TO TELL US WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. SO AT THE TIME, WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT. I KNOW THAT WE HAD SOME OF OUR TILE PAINTED, BUT IF THE WATER IS GOING TO COME THROUGH OR THE THERE'S ANIMALS LIVING UP THERE, THE PAINT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR IT. AND IF WE KEEP REPLACING IT, PUTTING MONEY INTO IT, IT JUST GOES RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME THING. MY CONCERN WAS A DOOR, BECAUSE THE DOOR, THE OUR PEOPLE CAME TO THE DOOR. THEY CHANGED THE DOOR. THE AC IS WORKING A LITTLE BIT ON AND OFF THE ROOF.

JUDGE, I SHOWED YOU THAT. WENDY THE PAINT IS GOING TO FLY OFF AND HIT THE CARS. YOU GOT A TREE THAT'S UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE ON THE BACK DOOR. IT'S KIND OF OVERHANGING. WELL THE BUILDING, IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 30FT FROM THE DOOR. YES. YOUR FRONT GATE AND STUFF. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY BACKED INTO IT. THERE'S A POLL THAT'S OUT. I LOOKED AT IT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

WHY HASN'T THAT BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH A WORKER? HE'S I SPOKE TO HIM LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE, AND HE WAS WAITING ON ANOTHER BID ON IT. HE SAID I THINK HE'S PRETTY MUCH READY.

BUT I HAVE ADDRESSED ALL THAT AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT TODAY, AND HE JUST FEELS LIKE HIS HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE IT'S LIKE HE ASKED ME, WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? MY GOALS ARE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM. WHAT'S GOING ON, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, IS THAT THAT BUILDING HAS NEVER BEEN MAINTAINED. IT'S SO OLD. AND WHEN WE IT'S JUST LIKE A CAR IF YOU DON'T MAINTAIN IT. OH, I UNDERSTAND, I KNOW THE BUSINESS. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HAVEN'T WE ADDRESSED IT AT ALL I CAN DO IS PUT THE WORK ORDER AND ASK, BUT ANYTIME. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS HOW THIS CONVERSATION STARTED LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR I CAME BEFORE YOU AND I ASKED Y'ALL, I TOLD YOU I NEED TO ASK MONEY FOR MY BUILDING BECAUSE EVERY TIME THAT SOMETHING GOES DOWN ON MY BUILDING, THE FIRST THING THAT JOHN'S GOING TO ASK ME IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY BUDGET? BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. SO I CAME HERE AND I SAID, GIVE ME THE BUDGET. SO WHEN I ASK FOR SOMETHING TO BE FIXED, JOHN DOESN'T HAVE TO TELL ME, DO YOU HAVE MONEY? BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY BUDGET. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. IF I IF I HAD ACCESS TO, BY ALL MEANS, I'D BE CALLING SOMEBODY. BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO. I CAN ONLY ASK AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND AS FAR AS WE COMMUNICATE, IT'S JUST WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING FOR A YEAR. THANK YOU JUDGE. YOU'RE WELCOME.

[j. 1:40 PM: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE # 6 - Judge Susan Price]

THANK YOU MA'AM. YES. HELLO. I'M JUDGE PRICE FROM ARANSAS PASS. INGLESIDE PRECINCT SIX ON MY BUDGET. I AM JUST ON. I AM ASKING IN MY POSTAGE. COST OF STAMPS ARE GOING UP. I'VE ALREADY LAST WEEK. LET'S SEE. I DID HAVE 3000 IN MY BUDGET FOR STAMPS THIS YEAR. I JUST USED MY LAST $3,000 I HAVE FOR POSTAGE TO BUY STAMPS, SO I AM ASKING FOR 7000 MORE. THE REASON BEING

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RIGHT NOW I DO NOT HAVE A CLERK THREE POSITION AND I AM WANTING. TO HAVE A CLERK THREE POSITION SO THAT I CAN MOVE SAMANTHA RAMOS FROM A CLERK TO UP TO A CLERK. THREE SAMANTHA IS AN EXCELLENT EMPLOYEE AND I'M I JUST FEEL SHE DESERVES TO BE MOVED UP TO A CLERK THREE POSITION. I'M ALSO ASKING FOR MY CLERK, CINDY, TO BE MOVED FROM A CLERK ONE TO A CLERK TWO POSITION. CINDY IS VERY CONSCIENTIOUS. SHE'S ONLY BEEN WITH ME A YEAR AND A HALF, BUT SHE DOES DO A WONDERFUL JOB. I'M ALSO GOING TO ADDRESS WHAT JUDGE VILLAREAL SAID. SHE MAY NOT BE VERY HAPPY WITH ME, BUT WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME. I DO KNOW, AND I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT HER CLERK, CINDY, GETTING MORE MONEY THAN MY CLERK, BLANCA, WHO'S BEEN THERE? THE SAME. ALMOST. THEY'VE BEEN THERE. ALMOST. WELL, LET ME PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY, UNDER MYSELF AND JUDGE VILLAREAL AS THE JUDGE. BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH US THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO I AM REQUESTING BLANCA TO. GET THAT SAME SALARY AS CINDY IS GETTING. JUST AS YOU JUDGE DIAZ REQUESTED, ALA. BECAUSE ALL THREE OF THE GIRLS UNDER THE CURRENT JAIL HAVE BEEN THERE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. AND I DO UNDERSTAND ABOUT CINDY BEING THERE 3 OR 6 YEARS, SIX YEARS LONGER. AND I AM NOT TAKING ONE THING AWAY FROM CINDY BECAUSE I DO LOVE CINDY. SHE IS. SHE'S EXCELLENT. WE CALL CINDY FOR HELP WHEN WE DO NEED IT. BUT BLANCA, MY CLERK BLANCA IS ALSO EXCELLENT. I MEAN, SHE IS. ALL THESE GIRLS ARE EXCELLENT EMPLOYEES AND I FEEL BLANCA DOES DESERVE TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT. AND I'M ALSO ASKING FOR. I'M NOT ASKING FOR MYSELF A PAY RAISE, BUT I AM ASKING ACROSS THE BOARD IF YOU DO GIVE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS A PAY RAISE, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SAME AMOUNT. I UNDERSTAND THE CONSTABLES, I BELIEVE I'M NOT POSITIVE ASK FOR A LARGE PAY RAISE AND I'M JUST ASKING, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD, WHATEVER Y'ALL GIVE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS OUR WORKLOAD. OF COURSE, I DON'T DARE BRING IN THERE AS MANY TICKETS AS YOU, JUDGE DIAZ, DUE TO THE CALLS AWAY, WE DO GET PLENTY OF TICKETS. I DO HAVE A LOT OF TRUANCY. I HANDLE INGLESIDE HIGH, ALL OF INGLESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ARANSAS PASS. THAT IS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. THEY FALL ON BOTH. SO WE DO TRUANCY. MY CIVIL CASES. WE DO HANDLE QUITE A FEW CIVIL CASES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. I GET QUITE A FEW OF THOSE. SO OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS. JUDGE RICE SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT POSTAGE JUST FOR A MINUTE.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STAMPS YOU'RE PHYSICALLY GOING TO THE POST OFFICE AND PURCHASING STAMPS FOR ALL THE STUFF YOU HAVE TO MAIL OUT. YES WE DO. WE DO A PURCHASE ORDER THROUGH THE COUNTY. THEY SEND US A CHECK TO THE POSTMASTER IN ARANSAS PASS. SO WE TAKE THAT CHECK AND GET THE STAMPS. AND LIKE I SAID IN MAY, WE HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH 3000. WELL, NO, WE STILL HAVE STAMPS, BUT I'VE GONE THROUGH ALL $3,000 JUST IN HALF A YEAR. AND THEN NEXT YEAR, WELL, COST OF POSTAGE IS GOING UP. MR. KUCINICH, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WE SEEM TO HAVE A REOCCURRING THEME ON MANY OF THESE BUDGETS WITH POSTAGE. IS THERE A MORE ECONOMICAL WAY TO DO THIS FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE? I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WITH MASS MAILINGS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BE USING A POSTAL METER OR SOMETHING OTHER THAN JUST GOING TO THE POST

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YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR JUST RICE. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU, MR.

[k. 1:45 PM: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE # 8 - Judge Leslie Pullin]

I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT AND THEN. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE, BUT I'LL EXPLAIN. GOOD.

OKAY. Y'ALL READY? YES. WE'RE READY. I'M JUDGE PULLEN, PRECINCT EIGHT. I HAVE TAFT, GREGORY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF PORTLAND. Y'ALL ALWAYS MAKE ME NERVOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHY. SO I DID ADD TWO ITEMS TO MY BUDGET, WHICH IS A BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE. I ALSO UPPED THE RENT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PLANS ARE NEXT YEAR FOR ME.

STILL, USUALLY THE FLOW OF THE LANDLORD IS TO RAISE MY RENT $1,000. I MEAN $1,100 A MONTH NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S WHY THE RENT WENT UP. OKAY, I HAVE TWO FULL TIME CLERKS AND A PART TIME CLERK. I'M ASKING TO MOVE MY PART TIMER TO FULL TIME. IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE. IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW, I'M SHORT STAFFED. I HAVE A POSITION, A PART TIME POSITION THAT WILL OPEN JULY 1ST. I HAVE A FULL TIME POSITION THAT I'M FILLING JULY 1ST. SO NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN THE OFFICE IN THE MORNING FROM EIGHT TO NOON BY MYSELF, AND THEN MY PART TIMER WILL COME IN THE AFTERNOON, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE ANSWERING PHONES AND WORKING THE DOORS, BUT I WILL DO IT TO KEEP MY OFFICE OPEN. SO. I ADDED MY TECHNOLOGY STUFF IN HERE, WHICH ISN'T A LOT, BUT IF YOU GET TO THE PAGE THAT SAYS REVENUE PRECINCT EIGHT. THAT'S FROM 2023. WHEN I STARTED TO MAY 31ST OF 2025, I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT INTO THIS OFFICE, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT IN. WE ARE WORKING OUR HONEYS OFF TO CLEAR UP RECORDS TO KEEP THAT OFFICE GOING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, THIS OFFICE WAS FIXING TO BE SHUT DOWN. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. MY BUILDING. I KNOW IT'S A LONG TIME COMING, AND I HAVE ASKED MANY OF Y'ALL TO COME AND SEE MY BUILDING. I KNOW CONSTABLE GONZALEZ HAS BEEN

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SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS CONTRIBUTION OF $50,000 THAT THE COUNTY DOES IS TREMENDOUS. AND REALLY, WE CALL THIS KIND OF OUR BASE LEVEL SUPPORT, WHICH REALLY HELPS US WITH KIND OF BUILD AND LEVERAGE THESE DOLLARS FOR MORE INVESTMENT INTO BOTH THIS COUNTY AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTIES WITHIN THE COASTAL BEND. SO IT'S SUCH A CRUCIAL ELEMENT TO WHAT HAS MADE OUR PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT. I'M ALSO JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WE'VE BUILT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AROUND THE FUNDING THAT THE COUNTY HAS AND OUR ABILITY TO HELP PUT THAT FUNDING THAT THE COUNTY RECEIVES TOWARDS GOOD PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. I THINK SOMETHING IN ALMOST EVERYBODY'S DISTRICT WITHIN THE WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND WE'RE ALREADY TALKING TO MELANIE ABOUT KIND OF THIS NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING. AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, YOU MAY HAVE A PROJECT OR TWO. WE'RE WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ ON THAT. AND JUST ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A LOT OF IT'S GOING TO HAVE I'M HOPING TO HAVE A PROJECT OR TWO. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. MELANIE SHARED A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH ME THAT YOU HAD IN MIND. SO THEY SEEM LIKE GOOD FITS. SO YEAH, WE'RE JUST AGAIN, I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A BUSY DAY, SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP A LOT OF TIME, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THAT ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE ONGOING. WELL, I KNOW COMMISSIONER YARDLEY ENJOYS HIS TIME DOING THAT. HOPEFULLY HE DOES. HE DOES. I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HELP SUPPORT IN SUMTER COUNTY IS THAT THERE'S IN FACT, IT MIGHT BE GOOD IF WE COULD PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE LIST OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO IN THE COUNTY, BECAUSE THAT'D BE GREAT. I'D LOVE TO COME BACK WHEN Y'ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, I THINK I GOT I GOT A WHOLE I GOT FIVE MINUTES TODAY. THEY SAID, NO, NO, PLEASE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK THAT FAST. OKAY? WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. BUT YEAH, I'D LOVE TO COME BACK AND WE CAN GIVE ESPECIALLY GIVE SOME UPDATES ON SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. WE'VE GOT A FEW THAT WENT OUT FOR BID RECENTLY. AND WE'RE GOING TO START TO REALLY SEE SOME TRACTION ON. SO IT'D BE GOOD TO GET GET A CHANCE TO UPDATE Y'ALL. SO I'LL BE BACK SOON. WE'LL WE'LL WORK ON IT.

THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH JACK AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD PROJECT WORKING ON IT. THEY'RE DOING SOME CLEANUP AND STUFF. SO WE GOT IT ALL KIND OF KIND OF GOING

[l. 1:50 PM: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY]

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THE COUNTY PROVIDES THAT FOR THEM. THE ONLY THING THEY PAY FOR IS THEIR AIRTIME. SO WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT $3,000 IN PLACE. WE SHOULD GET AN ACTUAL NUMBER BEFORE BUDGET IS OVER TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT COST IS GOING TO BE. AND THE ONLY THING THEY ARE ASKING FOR IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE IN OFFICE SUPPLIES, WHICH IS THE TONERS. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRINTER AT ALL, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY THEY'RE AT $2,000. THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR 3000. THAT'S IT FOR THEM. ANY QUESTIONS ON DPS? ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE AN ACTUAL LIKE AN AGREEMENT WITH DPS THAT KIND OF LINES THIS ALL OUT HOW THIS RELATIONSHIP WORKS. WE SHOULD HAVE ONE. WHEN THEY USED TO BE IN THE BUILDING ACROSS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THAT'S A COUNTY BUILDING. ALSO WHEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MOVED FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW, THAT'S WHY THAT'S THE COUNTY BUILDING. SO DPS MOVED IN BECAUSE THEY THEY GREW SO BIG. SO IN 2019 THEY ALMOST DOUBLED THEIR NUMBERS OF TROOPERS. SO THEY ARE NOW THEY HAVE TWO TWO SERGEANTS AND 26 STAFF. THAT'S FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY ITSELF FROM MATHIS ALL THE WAY TO ARANSAS PASS. SO THERE IS AN AGREEMENT AS FAR AS ON THE HOUSING PART AND WHAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH. AND THE ONLY THING RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, WE DO THE SUPPLIES AND THEN WE DO THE RADIO AIRTIME, AND THEN THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO GET THEIR RADIOS. THAT'S WHERE THE COST FACTOR COMES IN. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK. OKAY. DOES ANYONE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK? LET ME SAY Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE A REAL QUICK BREAK. YEAH, RIGHT. IF YOU WISH. I DON'T NEED TO, BUT I'M GOOD. BUT GOOD. OKAY, OKAY. GET

[n. 2:05 PM: IMMUNIZATIONS - Karry Chavez]

WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE NEXT. OH, WELL, PAUL WILL GO NEXT. OKAY. THANK YOU. JASON.

GOOD SHOT. MAN. THAT'S NOT GONNA. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CARRIE CHAVEZ. I AM THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM IS 100%, 100% CONTRACTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, WITH THE COUNTY RECEIVING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED FOR 2026 FROM DSHS IS GOING TO BE 147,398. I DO HAVE A FEW OUTSTANDING FUNDING REQUESTS FROM LAST YEAR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE FOLLOWING CURRENT REQUESTS TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED OPERATION AND OUTREACH OF THE PROGRAM. SO ON LINE 115 FOR A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE. I AM REQUESTING APPROVAL TO HIRE A PART TIME TEMPORARY IMMUNIZATIONS CLERK TO ASSIST WITH THE DAILY CLINIC DUTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WOULD HELP MAINTAIN WORKFLOW EFFICIENCY, ENSURE TIMELY PATIENT CARE, AND MANAGE INCREASING ADMINISTRATIVE DEMANDS. THE PART TIME CLERK WOULD ALSO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE COVERAGE DURING PEAK HOURS AND HELP ALLEVIATE THE CURRENT WORKLOAD, ALLOWING ME TO FOCUS MORE EFFECTIVELY ON CORE RESPONSIBILITIES ON 312 FOR CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION DUES THAT IS TO COVER THE COST OF REQUIRED IN-PERSON TRAINING AS SPECIFIED IN OUR DSHS IMMUNIZATION CONTRACTORS GUIDE FOR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. BOTH STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THOSE TRAININGS. FOR MY POSTAGE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. I AM REQUESTING $500 THAT IS TO COVER COST FOR SENDING REMINDER AND RECALL LETTERS TO PARENTS REGARDING THEIR VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN'S VACCINATIONS. THE COST WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUR

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ONLINE. ITEM 580 FOR TRAVEL. THE TRAVEL REQUEST HAS INCREASED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ALL THE REQUIRED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THESE OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MEETING OUR PROGRAM GOALS AND REACHING COMMUNITIES IN NEED OF SERVICES. THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL SUPPORT OUR TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED EXPENSES FOR EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK OR FIELD WORK. I'M SORRY. AND LINE ITEM 598. THAT IS OUR MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES. THAT IS TO COVER OUR RISING COST OF MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL. THIS DOES INCLUDE OUR IMMUNIZATIONS PROGRAM AND OUR COUNTY JAIL. THIS ALSO INCLUDES A MONTHLY REQUIRED SUBSCRIPTION THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR HIPAA TRAINING COMPLIANCE RESOURCES. AND MY LAST ONE THAT I DID HAVE AN INCREASE THAT I'M REQUESTING IS IN SUPPLIES. IT'S TO COVER ALL OUR NECESSARY MATERIALS TO RUN THE IMMUNIZATIONS CLINIC EFFECTIVELY AND MAINTAIN A WELL FUNCTIONING OFFICE. OUR MEDICAL SUPPLY COST HAS RISEN, AND ADDITIONAL PURCHASES ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR GROWING EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS, MISS CHAVEZ? YEAH. HOW MANY CONFERENCES DO YOU DO ON AVERAGE? THE MOST. I'M ONLY REQUIRED TO DO IS FOR A YEAR.

THAT'S INCLUDING THE HURRICANE CONFERENCE THAT I CHOOSE TO GO TO. AND EVERY OTHER YEAR IS THE OTHER TWO. SO ON A YEAR THAT I HAVE TO GO TO ALL OF THEM IS FOUR, MAYBE FIVE A YEAR. ANY OTHER STATE? OH, NO, SIR, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED. THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OH, I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. DAD. YOU? TOO MANY. IS THAT A PICTURE? YEAH. THANK YOU. LET ME. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M. AND I'M THE JP FOR THE METRO

[q. 2:20 PM: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE # 2 - Judge Daniel Garza]

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THERE'S ONE PROGRAM THAT WE USE FOR SKIP TRACE. AND WE DO OUR OWN COLLECTION BESIDES LINE BARBER. SO I THINK THEY CHARGE US $100 A MONTH FOR TO DO A SKIP TRACE. WE KEEP IT DOWN TO A MINIMUM. AND I THINK THE POSTAGE THAT I HAD ON HERE WAS FOR 4200. WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT AMOUNT.

OKAY. AND WE USUALLY SEND OUT ABOUT 30 OR 40 ENVELOPES A DAY. AND WE GET MAYBE 5 OR 6 RETURN BACK. I WONDER SOMETIMES IF THEY EVEN TRY TO ATTEMPT TO SERVE IT. AND ON THE LAST PAGE. IT'S A 22.

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

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP IS CONSTABLE PAUL. GOOD.

[s. 2:45 PM: CONSTABLE # 4 - Paul Good]

THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE THING THAT I'M ASKING FOR IS SOME INCREASE IN PRINTING. I'M. I WANT TO GET OUR COUNTY OUR COURTHOUSE UP TO STATE LAW REQUIRING POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE A

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OF COURSE, I'M ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF SMALL INCREASE OF 500 OVER ON THAT ONE. JUST BECAUSE I AM. WE'RE STARTING TO PICK UP MORE TRUANCY CASES THAT ARE FILED IN OUT OF GREGORY-PORTLAND THAT I HAVE TO GO TO GREGORY MORE OFTEN TO, TO SERVE THOSE. AND THEN JUST THE CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION DUES IS I'VE ASKED FOR MORE BECAUSE I'M GOT TWO CONSTABLE SCHOOLS THAT I HAVE TO GO TO, WHICH, LIKE YOU SAID, IS KIND OF OPEN TO CAN BE FROM HERE TO EL PASO.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW FAST THEY FILL UP. AND THEN I'VE ALSO GOT THREE OTHER SCHOOLS, INCLUDING A NONLETHAL USE OF FORCE, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR US NOW TO I HAVE TO LIKE FOR TASERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO GET UP TO SNAKE ON, CODE ON THAT ON AND BASICALLY THAT'S IT. I HAVEN'T INCREASED ANY OTHER RATES. QUESTIONS. IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH ON THE ON TRAVEL.

PARDON ME. IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH ON TRAVEL? I'M HOPING SO. I TRIED TO GET EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN AS CLOSE AS I CAN. WELL I MEAN I'M SAYING WITH TRAVEL, HOTEL MILEAGE, I'M HOPING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I KNOW YOU KNEW. YEAH, WELL, I'M TRYING TO BE. I WAS TRYING TO BE AS MIDDLE OF THE LINE AS I CAN. I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW, BUT I KNOW IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS ON LIKE I SAID, WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR SCHOOL LAST YEAR OR THIS NEW CONSTABLE SCHOOL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN IN, IN AROUND HOUSTON AREA AND ENDED UP GETTING SENT CLEAR TO TYLER. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THEY WE HAVE SO MANY NEW CONSTABLES NOW THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO FILL IN ALL THESE GAPS. AND SO IT JUST KIND OF FITS ON HOW YOU GET INTO THE COURSE. AND BECAUSE OF, WELL, THEY HAD ONE IN SOUTH PADRE, BUT WE COULDN'T GET TO THAT ONE. SO WE HAD TO GO TO TYLER. SO IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. BUT I THINK I FEEL I HAVE ENOUGH IN OTHER THINGS. I CAN MOVE AROUND THAT I CAN COVER THAT. OKAY. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO BLITZ, BUT IF YOU PLAN FOR IT, NOT A PROBLEM. YEAH. I'M I'M PLANNING THAT THIS SHOULD WORK. ANYBODY ELSE? PAUL, I TOLD YOUR OTHER CONSTABLES THAT WERE IN HERE YESTERDAY WHEN THEY MADE THEIR PRESENTATION. THIS NEW GROUP THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY HAS ESCALATED THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL. I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A GROUP OF GUYS THAT HAVE GOT INTO THESE JOBS. AND MOST OF THEM ARE NEW, GOT INTO THIS POSITION THAT HAVE TAKEN OFF AND GONE WITH THE JOB, AND YOU'RE INCLUDED IN THAT. I THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT ALL HAVE MOVED THE POSITION OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE COUNTY RESPECT YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE AS COMMISSIONERS COURT DO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE JOB THAT YOU ALL DO THAT. SO WE'RE SEEING IT. WE'RE SEEING THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU PAUL. OKAY. WE'RE DOWN TO THE 250 AND A 3:00 APPOINTMENT I DON'T KNOW TIME

[u. 3:00 PM: COUNTY ATTORNEY - Tamara Cochran-May]

ALL RIGHT. WHO WE GOT HERE? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Y'ALL WANT TO READ? I DID. OH, GOOD. AUTOMATICALLY PUT MY STUFF IN THERE. GREAT. OKAY. Y'ALL READY? WE'RE READY. OKAY. I'M THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ATTORNEY, TAMARA COCHRAN. MAY, I'VE WORKED FOR THE COUNTY AS AN ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY AND AS THE ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR MANY YEARS. SO ACTUALLY, WHEN I STARTED AS ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, I WAS THE ONE PREPARING THE BUDGETS. THE FIRST PAGE AFTER THE COVER PAGE JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE SYNOPSIS OF WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES. IT'S NOT

[01:30:06]

SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE CPS WORKERS DON'T LAST VERY LONG. IT'S VERY HARD, EVEN AS A PROSECUTOR WHO DON'T, WHO DOES NOT SEE HIM EVERY DAY, TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CPS CASES. NOW, WE ALSO HANDLE PRETRIAL DIVERSION CASES AND THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION IS A PROGRAM. THAT WE WILL GIVE A SPECIAL PROBATION TO A DEFENDANT IF THEY HAVE NOT HAD A PRIOR CRIMINAL HISTORY.

USUALLY, IF MOST OF THEM ARE DWI, BUT IF THEIR BREATH TEST OR BLOOD ALCOHOL IS NOT TOO HIGH, IF THERE HASN'T BEEN A COLLISION IN A CASE, I WILL SAY NUECES COUNTY KIND OF HANDS OUT PRETRIAL DIVERSION CASES LIKE CANDY. SO WHEN THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS COME TO OUR COURT, THEY'RE GOING, WELL, WE COULD GET IT IN NUECES COUNTY. WELL, THIS ISN'T NUECES COUNTY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, AND WE MAKE IT MORE OF A REQUIREMENT. AND THEY GET UPSET WHEN I REQUIRE THEM TO NOT ONLY HAVE A. A SMART START IGNITION INTERLOCK ON THEIR CAR, BUT I ALSO REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE AN AT HOME IN SMART START, WHICH MEANS AT MY AND MY REASONING FOR THAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU ANYBODY CAN DRINK AND NOT DRIVE IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO SET OFF THE IGNITION INTERLOCK.

YOU CAN SIT AT HOME AND DRINK ALL DAY AND NEVER GET IN YOUR CAR. TRY TO DRIVE SOMEWHERE. BUT THE AT HOME SMART START REQUIRES THEM TO BREATHE INTO IT EVERY SO OFTEN DURING THE DAY. SO NOT ONLY CAN THEY NOT DRIVE, BUT THEY CANNOT DRINK. PERIOD. WHILE THEY'RE ON THIS PRETRIAL

[01:35:05]

WE REFILE THE CASE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DISMISS THE CASE. THE JUDGE REQUIRES THAT WE DISMISS THE CASE AT THE TIME WE OFFER THEM PRETRIAL DIVERSION. SO WE SHOULD KNOW IN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION FEES ARE ALSO ON THIS PAGE SHOWING WHAT WE WHAT WE BROUGHT IN LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE KIND OF PROJECTING TO BRING IN THIS YEAR OR WHAT WE BROUGHT IN UP TO DATE, THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION FEES ARE VERY RESTRICTED ABOUT WHAT WHAT YOU CAN USE THEM ON. I JUST USE THEM ON THE STAFF SALARIES, YOU KNOW, FOR A BUMP IN THERE. AND I ONLY GIVE IT TO STAFF MEMBERS WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR HANDS ON CRIMINAL CASES, THE ONES INVOLVED IN CIVIL CASES DON'T GET IT. ONLY THE ONES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL CASES, BECAUSE TO ME, THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, THAT YOU CAN ONLY DO IT FOR THOSE THAT ARE ACTUALLY TOUCHING THE CRIMINAL CASES. I HAVE. IF YOU SEE THAT THAT THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND ON THE, ON THE PAGE AFTER THAT, I'M SHOWING WHAT I'M REQUESTING FOR SALARIES. ONLY THE STAFF, NOT THE ATTORNEYS. I'M EXCEPT FOR ONE THAT I'M ACCEPTING REQUESTING A BUMP UP IN THEIR STEP SALARY A STEP OR TWO. THEY ARE WORKING VERY HARD.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB. I'VE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A EVALUATION THIS YEAR, BUT I HOPE TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE END OF THE MONTH SO THAT Y'ALL CAN SEE AND JUSTIFY. I WAS LOOKING AT THE SALARY POLICY, TRYING TO MAKE SURE I HIT ALL THE POINTS ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO IN. AND ONE OF THEM IS THAT YOU DO AN EVALUATION AND THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, EXCELLENT. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW BEFORE I DO THE EVALUATION, THEY'RE ALL BEEN EXCELLENT. AT ONE POINT, MY STAFF WEREN'T AS EFFICIENT, AND WE WERE CONSTANTLY BEHIND ON THE CASES. THERE'S A PROCESS WHEN THE MISDEMEANOR CASES COME IN, THEY GO TO THE CHIEF LEGAL SECRETARY, THEN THEY GO TO THE INVESTIGATOR, THEN THEY GO TO THE INTAKE ATTORNEY, WHICH IS THE FIRST ASSISTANT, AND THEN THEY END UP GETTING FILED. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE EVERYBODY TIME TO LOOK AT THEM. AND THE PERSON HANDLING THOSE CASES WAS NOT GIVEN THEM TO THE INVESTIGATOR TILL THE LAST MINUTE. AND AT ONE TIME WE WERE BEHIND. WE HAD TO RESET 72 CASES. I DIDN'T GO FOR THAT.

NEITHER DID THE JUDGE. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO NOW WE MAY HAVE TO RESET 1 OR 2, BUT MY CHIEF LEGAL SECRETARY BUGS THE OFFICERS AND THE AGENCIES TO GET THE CASES INTO US SO WE CAN GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF. THE. THE ONE ATTORNEY THAT I'M CHANGING HER STEP WAS SHE CAME IN RIGHT AFTER ALL THE SALARY STUFF CAME IN AND ALL OF THE ATTORNEYS IN MY OFFICE, THEIR SALARY WAS BASED ON YEARS OF BEING LICENSED. WHEN IT WENT TO THE SALARY COMMITTEE, HERS WASN'T. SO SHE STARTED IN AT 108. NOW SHE'S AT 100 AND. LET'S SEE, SHE'S AT 113, WHICH IS NOT THAT MUCH BECAUSE THAT'S PROBABLY FROM THE COST OF LIVING INCREASES. EVERY OTHER ATTORNEY IN THE COURTHOUSE IS MAKING 30 OR $40,000. MORE THAN THAT, I BROUGHT HER UP TO SPEED WITH THE SB 22 FUNDS, BUT IF THOSE DON'T LAST, SHE STILL NEEDS TO BE HIGH UP THERE BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY ONE THAT ISN'T. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TO BRING HER UP ON THE HIGHEST STEP IN THAT GRADE CATEGORY. I'VE ALSO INCLUDED MY BUDGETS FOR THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND ALSO FOR THE SB 22 PROGRAM. I DID NOT ASK FOR TOO MUCH IN ANYTHING ELSE. IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT, BASICALLY, THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE. SOME OF OUR BIGGEST CATEGORIES, OF COURSE, ARE

[01:40:08]

I ALSO GO TO THE CIVIL CONFERENCE THAT THEY HOST, AND I GO TO TRY TO GO TO THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE BECAUSE THAT AFFECTS, YOU KNOW, THE CIVIL SIDE. AND IN ADVISING Y'ALL OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT REQUESTS INFORMATION, THE ATTORNEYS GO TO THE TO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. ONE OF THEM GOES TO THE ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW SEMINAR AND ONE GOES TO THE JUVENILE CONFERENCE. AND THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER ONES IN THERE THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT AS LONG OR NOT AS COSTLY, THAT THE OTHER ATTORNEYS WILL TRY IT TO ATTEND. I AM HIRING A NEW PERSON FOR THE CLERK THREE POSITION, WHICH SHE'LL BEGIN ON JANUARY 1ST, AND I PUT IN THE SALARY THAT I OFFERED HER AND HOPES THAT Y'ALL WILL APPROVE. IT'S FOR CLERK THREE, STEP 105. SHE IS TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER OFFICE AND IS KNOWS ODYSSEY WELL. SO I'M ASKING THAT SHE BE COME IN AT STEP TWO. I THINK THAT COVERS EVERYTHING SO FAR. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT. SO ON YOUR COUNTY ATTORNEY BUDGET I THINK THERE'S AN ERROR ON THERE FOR THE GROUP INSURANCE, SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT, ETCETERA. THEY'RE ALL THIS ONE. THE DATA IS MISSING IN THERE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT. IN WHICH ONE IN THE IN THE GENERAL FUND. YEAH. YOUR COUNTY ATTORNEY UP AT THE TOP UNDER PERSONNEL.

YOU SEE ALL THE ITEMS ON THE LIKE GROUP INSURANCE, SOCIAL SECURITY, ALL LISTED AS $1. I THINK THE DATA IS MISSING THERE. AND THAT IS IT FOR. HOLD ON. I'M LOOKING AT THE 0105 BUDGET LINE GENERAL FUND FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY. MY GROUP INSURANCE. OH, OKAY. YEAH. I'M SORRY. YES, I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED I SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT REQUEST IN THERE. AND I DID NOT. YES. JUST UPDATE THAT AND I WILL DOWN. IT'S GOING TO BE THE BASICALLY WHATEVER IS BASED ON THE ON THE SALARIES RIGHT. YEAH. THE LINE ITEM FOR 30 BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $5,000. SO YOU'RE IN THE COURTHOUSE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON TO REPAIR THE BUILDING? WELL, WE NEED SOME NEW FLOORS BECAUSE THEY THEY THEY'RE OLD AND THEY'VE COME UP IN ONE OF THE OFFICES AND WE'RE ON MY OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT COST AND ROOM 112 THE. THE FLOORING HAS WORN AWAY. AND SO.

RIGHT. SO I GUESS I'M JUST CONFUSED ON WHAT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BUILDINGS. BECAUSE THAT IS A COUNTY BUILDING. BUILDINGS AND YARDS HAS A BUDGET FOR THAT BUILDING. AND BUILDING YARDS SHOULD BE MAINTAINING THE BUILDING. SO I'M NOT SURE THEY DO, BUT I SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE AND SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE, IF WE WANT ANY IMPROVEMENTS LIKE PAINTING NEW FLOORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THE OFFICE HAS TO PAY FOR IT.

THE INTERESTING THING WITH THAT. WOULD BE OKAY, IS THAT OKAY, THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD BEFORE THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THESE HEARINGS. SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ABOUT THIS, YOUR HONOR, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW. THIS YOU KNOW, I CAN REMEMBER DURING THE DOING THE PLYMOUTH ANNEX WHEN I MOVED OUT OF THE SO TO THE PLYMOUTH ANNEX, I HAD TO PURCHASE A PAINT

[01:45:03]

BUT YES, THE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS IT HAS TO DO IT. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING, TAMARA, COME TO US AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. WE NEED THAT NEW FLOORING IN THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S IF WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING OUT, I'M NOT SURE THAT WE SHOULD REPLACE IT RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHEN WE'RE GOING INTO THE JUDICIAL CENTER.

RIGHT. BUT EARLY PART LIKE MAY, JUNE OF NEXT YEAR, WE SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF THE COURTHOUSE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. BUT IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO MOVE IN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT REMODELING. YEAH, THAT'D BE SUPPOSED TO BE REMODELED. YES.

THAT'S REMODELED. OKAY. COMPLET. DO OVER. PATRICK, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? NO, I WAS GOING TO SAY WAS THAT THAT WOULD MAKE IT. WE'RE ABOUT TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE OUT AND RENOVATE. AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING MAYBE, MAYBE IN THE PAST, THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL, LIKE A SPECIAL REQUEST, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, I OBVIOUSLY HAVEN'T BEEN BUZZING. WE'RE JUST CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS WAS RIGHT. BUT WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT BUILDINGS AND SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. I MEAN, WORK ORDERS BEING MADE AND NOT BEING ADDRESSED, THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE. OR IF THEY'RE JUST SAYING, NO, YOU GOT TO DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T WRITE ONE THING THAT I DON'T HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR PATRICK, BUT WE USE IT. AND I MAY HAVE TO DO A BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFER. WE HAVE DEFENDANTS THAT COME IN AND SAY, LIKE YESTERDAY WE HAD A CASE AND IT WAS POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. AND THE DEFENDANT SAID, OH, WELL, IT'S MEDICALLY PRESCRIBED FOR ME. WELL, THE LAW SAYS THERE CAN ONLY BE 3% HEMP AND WE HAVE TO SEND IT OFF TO A LAB, AND IT ENDED UP BEING 11%. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, AND THAT COST MONEY. AND TO HAVE THE. THE LAB TECHNICIAN WHO LOOKED AT IT AND THIS DOESN'T GO TO DPS BECAUSE IF IT WENT TO DPS AND STAYED THERE 3 OR 4 YEARS BECAUSE BEFORE THEY GOT TO IT.

YEAH. YES. BECAUSE MISDEMEANOR CASES AREN'T A PRIORITY FOR THEM. SO WE HAVE TO GO TO A PRIVATE LAB AND IT'S GOING TO COST US TO REIMBURSE THEM FOR TRAVEL AND TIME IN COURT, ABOUT $1,300. AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DOING APPEALS OR HAVING TO ADDRESS SOMETHING, THE COURT REPORTERS CHARGE US FOR COPIES OF THE TRANSCRIPTS. WE HAVE TO PAY THAT ALSO. RIGHT. SO SOME OF THESE THINGS, I DON'T HAVE THOSE LINE ITEMS ADDRESSED, BUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. AND I USUALLY DO THAT IN MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES. AND WHAT I HAVE IN THERE FOR $3,000 WILL BE GONE QUICK. WELL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING LINE ITEMS IN FOR THOSE VARIOUS SERVICES. YES. SO THAT WAY IT'S MORE BROKEN DOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MISCELLANEOUS FEES REFUNDED FOR WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE. YEAH, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.

YES. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO PAY SOMEBODY IN ANOTHER COUNTY OR ANOTHER STATE TO DO SERVICE FOR CPS CASES. AND YOU KNOW, I IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ALABAMA ONLY CHARGED $12 WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL CHARGE 5 OR $600 FOR SERVICE. SO I'VE LIVED IN ALABAMA. IT'S PRETTY CHEAP TO LIVE THERE. YEAH, WELL, THAT WAS CHEAP. I WAS REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. NO. THANK YOU, TAMARA, FOR COMING IN. AND MY STAFF WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF Y'ALL WOULD DO THE STEP UP BECAUSE THEY WORK HARD AND I APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, TAMARA. THANK YOU, MISS TAMARA. OKAY, NEXT UP WE HAVE THE DISTRICT JUDGES,

[t. 2:50 PM: DISTRICT JUDGES - Judge Starr Bauer]

SANPETE COUNTY BUDGET. THAT'S 010 4600. IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR SCORECARDS, THAT IS THE EXPENSES THAT ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS OPERATIONS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. ONLY WE'VE GOT ONE EMPLOYEE. THAT'S THE BAILIFF THAT IS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO OUR COURTS FROM SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT IS OF. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT 2025

[01:50:02]

YOU'VE GOT SOME CONTROL OVER THAT. BUT I THINK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY THE GROUP INSURANCE. AND SO WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE. BUT AGAIN, AS FAR AS THE TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES, EVERYTHING FLOWS KIND OF PROPORTIONALLY OR AS A MATTER OF DOING THE MATH, ONCE THE SALARIES ARE ARE SET, WE'RE NOT IN THE NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. WE'RE NOT IN NEED FOR ANY EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE FOR FOLKS. SINCE THE LEGISLATURE HAS DEEMED IT APPROPRIATE AFTER 12 YEARS, TO GIVE THE DISTRICT JUDGES A SALARY FROM THE STATE.

I'M NOT NOW IN A POSITION THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE LEAVE THE BENCH AND GET A PAY RAISE BY BEING AN ASSISTANT, YOU KNOW, PROSECUTOR FOR SOME OFFICE OR BECOME A COURT APPOINTED

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GOOD JOB. YEAH. ALRIGHT. WELL I MEAN I'M HEARKEN BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN I WAS DA, I HAD ABOUT EIGHT DIFFERENT BUDGETS THAT I HAD TO COME AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT. SO THIS IS, THIS IS A BREEZE. I CAN TAKE THIS AT A, AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. AND OF COURSE, PATRICK, MR. KIESCHNICK DOES A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH US AND MAKING SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE BUDGETS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUEST IS AND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM. AND OF COURSE, IT'S REALLY EASY FOR JUDGE, BAUER AND JUDGE WHATLEY TO SAY, OH, JUDGE FLANAGAN, YOU CAN GO DO THIS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. SO YOU DON'T NEED ANY PREP WORK. TAKE CARE OF IT. IT'S FINE. JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

WE DID GET A RECENT UPDATE, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS GET MORE UPDATES THAN WE DO. WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE JUSTICE CENTER ACROSS THE STREET. LAST WORD THAT WE HAD IT WAS AT ABOUT 45% THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO CERTAINLY BEAT ARANSAS COUNTY, WHICH IS STILL FLOUNDERING AND REALLY. OH YEAH, WE'VE HAD TO WE'VE RENTED A BUILDING FOR THREE YEARS, RENTED IT LAST YEAR WHERE WE CAN HAVE DISTRICT COURT. WE'VE GOT THEN NOW A ROOM THAT'S BIG ENOUGH WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PICK A JURY AND CONDUCT COURT OVER THERE. IT'S VERY DISCOURAGING. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO OPEN. YOU CAN USE THOSE TWO BUILDINGS SIDE BY SIDE AS A NAVIGATION TOOL COMING UP THE COAST. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION I USUALLY GET IS OR THE COMMENT THAT I USUALLY GET IS, WOW, YOU GUYS HAVE A NEW LA QUINTA RIGHT THERE BY THE WATER. AND BECAUSE THEY SEE IT AND THEY SAY, YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE A, IT LOOKS LIKE A, LOOKS LIKE A LAKE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU THERE AND GET RIGHT NOW. BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN OCCUPY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE'VE GOT OUR PLACE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND THAT TAKES TAKES ME PAST RETIREMENT.

SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT. GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND THANK ALL OF YOU. I WANT YOU GUYS OUT AS WELL. YES, SIR. YEP.

I'M COMING OUT NOW. OKAY. OKAY OKAY I'LL SPEAK TO YOUR. WE'RE STILL GETTING INTO THE 1990S AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY IS CONCERNED. WE. YEAH WE'VE BEEN LOVING THIS. WE'VE HAD SOME SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE. AND I TAKE ALL MY I HAVE A CLEANER BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A. SO I GIVE YOU ONE I HAVE ONE. YOU SPEAK I SPEAK YOU I HATE TO INTERRUPT Y'ALL'S CONVERSATION. I THINK HAMMER HAS

[02:00:04]

THAT IS THE MONEY I GIVE THE ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A SUPERVISION OFFICER FOR MY PRETRIAL DIVERSION DEFENDANTS. SO THAT'S ON THERE. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AS JUDGE FLANAGAN MENTIONED, ABOUT THE PAY RAISE WITH THAT PAY RAISE AND THEN THEN THE SUPPLEMENT, MY COUNTY SUPPLEMENT FROM THE STATE INCREASE SHOULD INCREASE. SO THEN THAT WILL GIVE ME MONEY A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY TO USE IN MY OFFICE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. AGAIN. I THINK JUST ABOUT EVERY YEAR SHE GIVES A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF MONEY TO THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. THAT'S GREAT. THE FOLKS THAT SHE PUTS ON THIS PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM, SHE HELPS DEFRAY SOME OF THE COSTS FROM THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT BY FUNDING ONE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS. SO AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE IT. VERY, VERY, VERY EXCELLENT. GOOD. VERY GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOING BACK TO THE BUDGET, I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE RADIO USAGE, THE AIRTIME, I DID GET A NUMBER AND THAT IS GOING TO BE $9,000 THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING. BUT THAT'S FOR 2026. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTING THE FUNDING BE REFUNDED TO THE COUNTY FROM THE STATE. SO WHEN THE BILLING DOES GO OUT, IT'S GOING TO THE STATE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNTY. SO IT'LL BE A WASH. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT $9,000 FOR THAT LINE ITEM. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN NOW. YES, YOU CAN LET ME. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND SPENDING YOUR I'VE ALREADY PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL I HAVE A SECOND OKAY? OKAY. YOU GOT A SECOND NOW? OH, NO, I GOT A SECOND. YEAH, I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW, PLEASE THANK US. NO, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING UP HERE AND SPENDING YOUR TIME. YEAH. IT WAS. COMMISSIONER YARDLEY MADE THE SECOND. OH, YEAH. OH, YOU DID WELL, YOU GOTTA TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON. YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT YOUR BAD EAR. HE'S GOT YOUR GOOD EAR. OH, AWESOME. SO.

OKAY. AND A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAME

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.