Jun 23, 2025 Commissioner's Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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ALMOST. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS MONDAY MORNING. IF YOU PLEASE RISE, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES AND THEN WE'LL PROCEED. I PLEDGE

[2. Pledge of allegiance]

SO. AND STUFF. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO LEAVE HERE ON FRIDAY AND FEEL SO-SO. BUT COME BACK UP ON MONDAY MORNING AND FEEL GREAT. GREAT. I'LL TELL YOU, THE LAST 2 OR 3 DAYS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME AND STUFF. AS FAR AS ME COMING BACK FROM MY EPISODE THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO COME BACK FROM, REALISTICALLY, IT'S WHAT THE DOCTORS TOLD ME AND STUFF. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUOUSLY GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND STUFF NOW A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BRING BECAUSE I WENT TO MY DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND THEY TOOK X-RAYS OF MY JAWS AND MY HEAD BECAUSE IF YOU SAW PICTURES OF ME, I DIDN'T LOOK VERY WELL. AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE MAY BE HAVING A BREAK THAT LEFT JAW AND WIRE IT BACK TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU GOT AN OVERBITE THERE. SO I SAID, WELL, HOW LONG WILL THAT KEEP ME OUT? HE SAID, SIX WEEKS OR SO. IF IT'S NECESSARY, I WILL DO IT. IF IT'S NOT NECESSARY, I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT WHERE I CAN'T TALK AND HAVE TO DRINK OUT OF A STRAW. I DID THAT FOR TWO DAYS AND THAT WAS ENOUGH OF THAT DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW. SO BELIEVE ME, I'M GOING TO BE BACK AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK IN FULL

[3. Citizens to be heard]

CORRECT? OKAY. I'LL LET YOU DO THAT, MR. NED BULLOCK. I'LL LET YOU SPEAK WHEN WE GET TO THAT AGENDA ITEM AS WELL. COURTNEY, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE BRIDGE 1694 NOW? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE BRIDGE. SO, COURTNEY, IF YOU'LL COME UP. HERE, UP HERE.

OH, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I'M UP TO THE MICROPHONE. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. I'M COURTNEY SCHWEIZER. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF JEN COURTNEY FIELD.

SORRY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF EDCO CO-OP GIN. WE'RE LOCATED AT 5019 COUNTY ROAD 22, 69 ODEM, TEXAS. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BRIDGE PROJECT ON 1694 WAS NOT MANAGED CORRECTLY. IT WAS IN AND OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER THREE THREE YEARS. IT HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR AS OUR BUSINESS. AND WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT THAT BRIDGE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TORN OUT AGAIN AND COMPLETELY REDONE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE OTHERS I WILL HAVE SPEAK WHEN WE GET DOWN

[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]

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COUNTY ROAD 696 ROAD IS CLOSED. WE'RE DOING PREPARING FOR A LOW WATER CROSSING THERE. WE STARTED THAT FRIDAY ON THE LOW WATER CROSSING, AND WE GOT A FREEDOM FEST IN THE CITY OF MATHIS ON SATURDAY. ON JUNE 28TH, EVERYBODY COME OUT AND ENJOY THAT. AND WE'RE DOING MOSQUITO SPRAYING FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WE JUST SPRAYED THE WHOLE AREA. MY PRECINCT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. CHARLIE JUDGE THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. BACK IN TEXAS AGAIN. BACK IN THE STATES. IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME FOR MY ROAD CREW. WE'RE FOCUSED ON A FEW THINGS MOSQUITO ABATEMENT, MOWING, AND LET'S SEE A FEW POTHOLES AND REPAIRS. NOTHING MAJOR, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS BASICALLY OUR WHOLE AREA OF OPERATIONS. THAT'S REALLY ALL THE REPORT, JUDGE GORSKI WELL, AGAIN, THE MOSQUITOES ARE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE GETTING HEAVY. BUT THE PUBLIC HAS TO REMEMBER THAT IF THE WINDS ARE UP ABOVE TEN MILES PER HOUR, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN REAL BAD LAST FEW DAYS, WE CAN'T SPRAY UNLESS THERE'S A HEALTH EMERGENCY. WE FIND THAT WEST NILE VIRUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OUT THERE.

THEN WE CAN OVERRIDE THAT. BUT SPRING, YOU KNOW, ABOVE TEN MILES PER HOUR, IT JUST BASICALLY BECOMES USELESS. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL. WE ARE STILL MOWING THE GRASS, KEEPING IT DOWN. WE ARE PUTTING THE PUCKS IN THE WATER WHERE THEY'RE STANDING, WATER AND SO FORTH, WHICH BASICALLY KILLS THE MOSQUITO LARVAE AND WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN ON THAT. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE NUECES RIVER SYMPOSIUM FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND MOST OF WEDNESDAY MORNING, LEARNING A LOT MORE ABOUT DESAL. I'M SURPRISED TO SEE THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND DESAL PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND OPERATING SO THAT THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE, HOW TO BUILD THEM, HOW TO DO GREAT. WE DID HAVE A GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, APPARENTLY, THAT THEY HAVE A DESAL PLANT THAT PROVIDES ALL THE WATER FOR MOST OF THE WATER FOR LOS ANGELES. AND IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING SYMPOSIUM IN LEARNING HOW TO DO IT. AND AS WE ALL KNOW RIGHT NOW, THE BIGGEST THING AFFECTING THE COUNTY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES IS WATER. I MEAN, WATER IS A BIG ISSUE. YES, WE DID GET SOME RAINS, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH. RESERVOIRS ARE DOWN CHOKE CANYONS. NEVER IN MY LIFETIME HERE IN THE COUNTY HAS NEVER BEEN FULL. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUT MOWING AND KEEPING THE. MOSQUITOES DOWN AS BEST WE CAN. AND ALSO WE ARE WE'RE LOOKING AT A FEW OTHER PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW I CAN'T TALK ABOUT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT HEAD ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING OF INTEREST? YES, MA'AM. HI. MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, IN PART OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY TAX OFFICE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO LET THE CITIZENS OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A TAX SALE ON JULY 1ST, FIRST FRIDAY OF THE FIRST TUESDAY OF JULY. THAT'S JULY 1ST. IT'LL BEGIN AT 8 A.M. AND IT'S CONSISTS OF 47 PROPERTIES. SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER TO AN AUCTION TO BE A BIDDER, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE. I BELIEVE I CAN GO THROUGH IT. WELL IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY UNDER THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR ONLINE TAX SALE. SO PLEASE REGISTER IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ONLINE BIDDER. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD OUT ANNOUNCEMENT IS I'M GOING TO DEVIATE HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT OKAY. WE'RE

[a. Presentation and Annual Update on Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) by Paul Fritsch, President and Site Manager. ]

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SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. I DON'T SEE THE DATA. MY STAFF DOESN'T SEE THE DATA UNTIL YOU DO, UNTIL IT HITS THAT WEBSITE. THAT'S AN INDEPENDENCE. WE BOUGHT THEM AND THEY MONITOR AND THEY'RE DOING THAT FOR US HERE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND SO HAPPY TO REPORT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE VERY CLEAN AIR IN SAN PAT COUNTY. THE SECOND BROCHURE IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A ON A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM HERE. AND OF COURSE, I STARTED WITH WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL ANOTHER BIG HIGHLIGHT FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND THAT IS THE LIGHTSOURCE BP SOLAR PLANT JUST ON THE SINTON SIDE OF TAFT. IT'S A VERY LARGE FACILITY ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY. THAT SOLAR PLANT 100% POWERS MY FACILITY, AND WE ACTUALLY SEND A LITTLE BIT OF POWER BACK INTO THE GRID WHEN THAT HAPPENS. SO THAT REDUCES WHAT WE CALL SCOPE TWO EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM PURCHASED ELECTRICITY. THERE'S NO EMISSIONS ON MY SIDE FROM THAT. BUT SOMEBODY HAD TO MAKE THAT ELECTRICITY OUT THERE. THAT REDUCES EMISSIONS FROM SCOPE TWO BY 30%. IF YOU RUN ALL THE NUMBERS OVER MY ENTIRE PLANT, THAT'S 6% GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FROM OUR FACILITY. SO VERY PROUD TO SEE THAT START UP EARLIER THIS YEAR AND CONTINUE TO GIVE BENEFITS. COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WATER. CONSERVING WATER IS A KEY THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE STARTED THIS FACILITY THINKING WE'D USE ABOUT 20 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF WATER.

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AND THEY ACTUALLY CAME AND DRILLED ON OIL SPILL RESPONSE, WHICH WAS BENEFICIAL FOR THEM TO SEE HOW OUR COMPANIES WOULD DO THAT IF IT EVER DID HAPPEN, BUT ALSO BENEFICIAL FOR US. WE'VE GENERALLY SIMULATED, OKAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH WILDLIFE? THOSE GUYS BROUGHT THE REAL WORLD TO US. YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY, IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH A SPILL THAT AFFECTED WILDLIFE IN OUR IN OUR COMPANY. BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE GONE.

AND SO NOW WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO TALK TO JESSE GILBERT AND HIS TEAM ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO ON THAT REHAB SITE FOR WILDLIFE. MOVE TO QUALITY OF LIFE. VERY PROUD TO SAY OUR OUR TEAM CONTRIBUTED OVER $230,000 TO THE UNITED WAY. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT ON TOP OF THAT I GUESS ACTUALLY WITH OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TO THE SINTON FIRE RELIEF THROUGH THE UNITED WAY THAT HAPPENED OVER THE LAST, THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THAT THAT NUMBER'S UP, I THINK 40 OR $50,000. IF YOU GET ONLINE AND YOU USE FACEBOOK, YOU PROBABLY SAW ME GETTING DUNKED IN A DUNK TANK. I SAID A VERY AGGRESSIVE GOAL FOR THE TEAM THAT I WAS CERTAIN THEY WOULD NOT MEET, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO THE DUNK TANK AND THEY NOT ONLY MET IT, THEY BEAT IT BY, I THINK, 20 OR $30,000. SO VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING FINANCIALLY INTO THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, OVER 4000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCIALLY HELPING THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALSO ABOUT GIVING OF OUR TIME AND OUR TALENTS. AND OUR TEAM DOES A LOT OF THAT, WHETHER IT BE BEACH CLEANUPS, WORKING WITH KIDS IN SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH WITH SHELTERED WOMEN WHO WHO DON'T HAVE GOOD, GOOD HOME SITUATIONS, YOU NAME IT. OUR FOLKS ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED ACROSS THE SPECTRUM ON THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE FRONT.

WE MOST RECENTLY SPONSORED THE STEAM EXPO AT BUC DAYS. FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, AS PART OF BUC DAYS, GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES, EXXONMOBIL AND SABIC PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AND ARTS THERE. AND SO WE IMPACTED OVER ABOUT 4000 STUDENTS DURING THAT. I THINK IT'S ABOUT A SIX DAY STEAM EXPOS. AND SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DO SUMMER GIRLS LEADERSHIP CAMP, AND WE'RE VERY HEAVILY FOCUSED ON GPISD AND TAFT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THOSE ARE THE TWO CLOSEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO US,

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ANY QUESTIONS? PAUL, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE NARROWED YOUR WATER USE DOWN FROM 20 MILLION DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 12. IS THERE SOME MEANS IN THAT PROCESS THAT Y'ALL USE OUT THERE THAT RECYCLING WATER BECOMES AN ISSUE, THAT YOU CAN'T REUSE IT TOO MUCH? YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. SO WE'RE MAKING WHAT'S CALLED SUPER HIGH PRESSURE STEAM. AND SO YOU HAVE MINERALS IN THE WATER. WE ALL WE ALL SEE IT. WE FEEL IT. RIGHT. THERE'S MINERALS IN THE WATER.

THOSE MINERALS ULTIMATELY WHEN YOU RECYCLE IT REMEMBER MOST OF OUR WATER 80% OF IT IS LOST TO EVAPORATION OFF OF OUR BIG COOLING TOWER. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MINERALS? THOSE STAY. AND SO THOSE DO WHAT WE CALL CYCLE UP. AND THOSE MINERALS EVENTUALLY GET TO HIGH THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO WHAT WE CALL BLOW THEM DOWN. AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE A CONTINUAL STRIP SLIPSTREAM, ALWAYS OFF TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE OPTIMIZE THAT. WE MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF CYCLES, WHICH IS THE TIMES WE RECYCLE THAT WATER TO THAT LIMIT. AND SO MY GUYS KNOW, HEY, OUR BOILERS CAN HANDLE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER IS. CALL IT A HUNDRED.

THEY RUN THAT NUMBER TO 99.5. THAT MINIMIZES HOW MUCH WE BLOW DOWN, HOW MUCH WE RECYCLE AROUND. THOSE WERE TWO OF OUR BIG PROJECTS WE ACTUALLY DID IN JANUARY. JUDGE. WE HAD TWO STREAMS THAT WE WERE NOT RECYCLING. WE RECYCLED THEM AROUND HERE. BUT I CAN ACTUALLY WHEN THEY WHEN THEY DO GET A LITTLE HIGHER, I CAN PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE RATHER THAN INTO MY EFFLUENT. WE PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THAT ONE RECYCLES AND WE'LL GO OFF OF THERE. SO YOU'RE BASICALLY USING THE WATER MULTIPLE TIMES HERE. AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE HERE, YOU PUT IT TO A LOWER QUALITY OPERATION, RECYCLE IT THERE. AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE THERE THEN IT GOES OUT AS EFFLUENT PLANT. OKAY. WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE THINGS UP TO AND INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY DRILLING THE GROUND WELL ON, ON OUR PROPERTY. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF DESALINATION IS THAT LESS CHEMICALS, LESS MATERIALS, LESS MINERALS, IT JUST BASICALLY PURE WATER. IT TAKES THE WATER DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH YOU DO IT. IT TAKES THE WATER DOWN TO VERY LOW LEVELS, VERY, YOU KNOW, IT'S PURE DRINKING WATER. OH YEAH. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST. GIVEN THAT MY COMPANY IS HALF OWNED BY SAUDI ARABIA. AND, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER I'M THERE, I'M THANKFUL FOR DESAL BECAUSE THEY I WOULD BE AWFULLY THIRSTY IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE DESALINATION SAUDI ARABIA OR DUBAI. WELL, THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN OUT TO SEA ON SHIPS, DESALINATED WATERS, ALL WE EVER DRINK. EXACTLY RIGHT. EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S A IT'S A CLEAN. IT'S A IT'S A VERY GOOD PROCESS. YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THE, WITH THE DISCHARGE FROM IT. JUST LIKE YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH, WITH DISCHARGES FROM MY PROCESSES.

BUT WE HAVE GOOD, YOU KNOW, SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS THAT THAT WORK ON THAT FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT. DID Y'ALL EVER CONSIDER DESAL WHEN Y'ALL WERE TALKING DOWN HERE. YEAH. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT A MULTITUDE OF THINGS, WE LOOKED AT DESALINATION. WE LOOKED AT ACTUAL DIRECT SEAWATER USE. ARCELORMITTAL USES A LOT OF DIRECT WATER COMING IN. VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS BECAUSE SEAWATER, AS WE ALL KNOW, LIVING CLOSE TO THE COAST, VERY CORROSIVE. SO YOU HAVE TO USE METAL, YOU HAVE TO USE HIGHER FANCIER METALS FOR IT, MORE EXPENSIVE. AND WE ALSO LOOKED AT A LOT OF AIR COOLING AND MORE REFRIGERANT COOLING AS WELL. SAN PAT WATER DISTRICT IN THE CITY SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A CERTAIN ALLOCATION OF WATER. CAN YOU GUYS LIVE WITHIN THAT? AND WE'RE ABLE TO DESIGN OUR OUR PLANT TO THAT. IF SOMEBODY CAME IN TODAY AND WE SAID, HEY WATER IS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, CALL IT $6 INSTEAD OF 2 OR $3 LIKE IT WAS 8 OR 9 YEARS AGO. THEIR PLANTS WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT THAN MINE. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY MORE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES TO PUT IN AIR FANS ON, ON, ON THEIR PLANTS. IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE WHAT CHENIERE DID, THEY'VE GOT THOSE AIR FANS ALL DOWN THE TOP. IF YOU LOOK AT GOOGLE EARTH, THEY WOULD DESIGN THEM DIFFERENTLY. BUT IT'S A WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND THEN AN ECONOMIC OPTIMUM FROM THERE. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS. I MEAN, A LOT OF US ARE SITTING IN THIS ROOM. KNEW WHAT IT TOOK TO GET YOU HERE. IT'S QUITE, QUITE INTERESTING, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. BUT I THINK SINCE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HERE, YOU ALL HAVE PROVEN THAT YOU ALL CAN BE THE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO BE. AND THE NEIGHBORS

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[1. Approval of minutes]

[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]

[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]

IT WORKS OUT, SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND WITH DISCUSSION. OKAY, GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER. WELL, MY QUESTION IS IT'S ON THE WICK ONE. YOU KNOW, STARTED OUT WITH A BUDGET OF 15 GOING TO 45 AND STRIPPING OUT THE BUDGET. I MEAN, I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO TELL THE DEPARTMENT HEAD HOW TO RUN THEIR BUDGETS, BUT I JUST IT RAISES AN EYEBROW TO MOVE THAT MUCH MONEY INTO TRAVEL. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M SEEING A LOT OF DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS ARE TAKING MONEY FROM. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR IF WE STILL HAVE SIX AND A HALF MONTHS TO GO TO 2025 BEFORE THE NEXT BUDGET KICKS IN. NOW THAT THAT, THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. YEAH, WELL, COMMISSIONER, I PROBABLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE TRANSFERRED WHEN YOU GO BACK INTO THE BUDGET. WHEN I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE 2023, 24 YEAR. BUDGET, WAS $54,000 FOR THOSE TWO YEARS FOR TRAVEL, MAYBE THIS COURT JUST NEEDS TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL OVER IT IN THIS UPCOMING BUDGET. MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY ON BUDGET. I MEAN, FOR TRAVEL, YES, IT'S GOVERNMENT MONEY BECAUSE IT'S WICK PROGRAM, BUT STILL IT'S COMING OUT OF OUR POCKET. MAYBE WE JUST NEED SOME DOCUMENTATION AS TO WHERE THESE TRIPS ARE, AND LOOK AND SEE IF THEY'RE NECESSARY TO BE GOING TO. I AGREE WITH THAT 100%. I THINK A WORKSHOP ON THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OH, I THINK MAYBE WHEN WE GET INTO THAT FORMAL BUDGET, MAYBE WE'LL NEED TO ASK THE DIRECTOR. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S ASKING FOR. I CAN'T REMEMBER FOR 26. BUT IF IT'S UP IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER, WE PROBABLY NEED TO JUST HAVE SOME KIND OF DOC, GIVE US A LISTING OF ALL THESE TRIPS YOU'RE GOING ON AND STUFF. AND WHO'S GOING? BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR SHE TAKES THE WHOLE STAFF. AND YES, WE AS A COMMISSIONERS COURT GO TO TWO TRIPS TOGETHER A YEAR. SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, SORT OF HAVING THEM ON THE SAME. AS WE GO TO OUR DISTRICT, SOUTH TEXAS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS. THEN WE GO TO OUR STATE JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS. SO THAT'S ENOUGH FOR US TO BE GOING WELL. SO WE'LL LOOK AT IT WHEN WE GET IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU. WELL, MR. KUSHNICK, HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE A

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OKAY OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE MOTION HEARING? NONE. I GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION

[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]

SECOND GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SIKORSKY TO APPROVE TREASURER'S REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA THIS MORNING REPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME

[d. Continuation of San Patricio County FY 2026 Budget Presentations: 1) District Clerk]

THANK YOU. RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST. RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DELAY ON YOUR ORIGINAL DATE, THE COUNTY CLERK AND I WERE AT OUR EDUCATION CONFERENCE, AND LAST WEEK I GOT TO BE WITH MY MOM AS SHE RANG HER BELL FOR HER LAST CHEMO. SO THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING ME, BEING HERE A LITTLE BIT LATE. SO. JUST TO DIVE INTO THIS, THERE'S NOT A LOT TO REALLY NOT A LOT OF CHANGES HERE, BUT THE ONES THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT HERE ON THE FIRST PAGE. I'M ASKING FOR AN INCREASE ON OVERTIME. IN LOOKING AT MY OVERTIME BUDGET AND RELATION TO OTHER COMPARABLE DEPARTMENTS. SOME OF THEM ARE TEN TIMES MORE THAN MINE. WHAT'S HARD FOR US IS A LOT OF TIMES OUR OVERTIME HAPPENS ON FRIDAY BECAUSE DISTRICT COURT RUNS LATE OR A JURY TRIAL GOES EVEN UNTIL SATURDAY. AND AT THAT POINT, THERE'S NO GOING BACK ON OVERTIME. I CAN'T GO BACK AND CHANGE ANYTHING. WE'RE ALREADY WHERE WE'RE AT. AND SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AND I'VE ASKED FOR A MODEST INCREASE ON OVERTIME EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. AND THE PREVIOUS DISTRICT CLERK HAS BEEN ASKING SINCE 2017. AND THE ONLY THING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THAT TIME IS IT'S ACTUALLY GONE. IT'S BEEN DECREASED. AND SO IT'S $2,000. NOW I'M ASKING FOR FIVE BECAUSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON CASES AND CASELOAD AND REALITY. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS THERE OF NOTE. THE OTHER ONE IS TOWARD THE BOTTOM IN THE PRINTING SECTION. THAT'S A NEW LINE ITEM FOR US THAT WE'VE BEEN LEARNING TO LIVE WITH. AS THINGS HAVE SORT OF SHIFTED AS FAR AS NOT HAVING OUR OWN PRINTING DEPARTMENT. SO WE'VE BEEN REALLY DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF NOT ONLY ENSURING THAT WE ARE GETTING THE BEST PRICE ON ANYTHING THAT WE'RE HAVING PRINTED, BUT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO GO INTO THAT LINE ITEM. ALL OF OUR CASE BINDERS, FORMS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO IN LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THE YEAR, WE'RE AT ABOUT $3,700 RIGHT NOW AND STILL HAVE THINGS, THINGS TO GO. AND SO I THINK THAT $7,500 IS PROBABLY REALISTIC FOR THAT NUMBER. AND WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW LAST YEAR. WE WERE

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AND SO YOU CAN I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE TODAY, BUT YOU CAN. I KNOW SHE WOULD ATTEST TO THAT. OUR WORKLOAD HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED WITH THAT. EVERYTHING AROUND US SPEEDS UP WHEN WE HAVE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CASES, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THE COURTS MOVING AND STAY UP, STAY ON TRACK. AND SO THOSE TWO POSITIONS WOULD ENABLE THAT TO HAPPEN MOST SUCCESSFULLY. THE NEXT PAGE IS RECORDS MANAGEMENT BUDGET. NO CHANGE ON THAT. IT'S THE SAME. I WILL JUST MENTION THAT BECAUSE OF THE ARPA FUNDS THAT WE'VE HAD ACCESS TO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE COUNTY CLERK AND MYSELF HAVE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY CATCH UP AND DO SOME INCREDIBLE THINGS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE HAD THE BUDGET TO DO TO PRESERVE RECORDS, TO DIGITIZE RECORDS, TO, TO JUST DO MORE THAN WE WOULD NORMALLY BE ABLE TO DO WITH OUR NORMAL BUDGETS. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR US, THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES IT. I WILL SAY THAT I DID INCLUDE FOR YOU LAST YEAR, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HAS A PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND THEY CONDUCTED A STUDY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION OF TEXAS. AND IT FOCUSED ON THE WORKLOADS OF CORPS OF CLERKS AND COURT STAFF THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT INCLUDED A SALARY ANALYSIS OF 181 COUNTIES, AND I INCLUDED SOME OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT RESEARCH. I MEAN, REALLY AND TRULY WHAT THAT DOES IS IT IT HIGHLIGHTS THE WORKLOAD THAT WE HAVE. IT TALKS ABOUT, HEY, AND HOW PAY CAN BE A REAL HINDRANCE FOR US IN CLERKS OFFICES. THE DETAIL THAT WHETHER YOU'RE A CLERK ONE, A CLERK TWO, CLERK THREE, THE DETAIL THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK UNDER STRESS WISE, PRESSURE WISE, IT'S IMMENSE. AND I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT I WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME AND SIT DOWN WITH US FOR A DAY. LET US SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE DOING. LET US SHOW YOU HOW WE'RE WE'RE DOING IT. AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE. YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN TO SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF YOU WHO WHO'S TAKEN THE TIME TO DO THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES ARE AND KIND OF TALK THROUGH SOME OF, OF, OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH DAY TO DAY. WE HAVE OVER 50 REPORTS THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THOSE ARE MONTHLY REPORTS. THEY'RE AD HOC REPORTS. THEY'RE REPORTS TO THE OCA, THEY'RE REPORTS TO DPS, THE REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE, TO THE AG, TO THE COMPTROLLER. BEYOND JUST WHAT WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WE'RE KEEPING THE RECORD, BUT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AS THE RECORD IS CREATED TODAY. AND SO ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP BY, WHETHER IT'S FOR FIVE MINUTES OR AN HOUR, WE HAVE TIME FOR YOU. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ACCOMMODATING ME, AND I'M SORRY FOR MY TARDINESS ON THIS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEP. HEATHER. OH, YES. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. HEATHER, I KNOW WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION, THEY HAMMER ON DISTRICT CLERKS, COUNTY CLERKS. PRETTY HARD TOO. WAS IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS SESSION THAT WILL AFFECT Y'ALL'S TWO JOBS COMING UP IN 26 THERE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING. AND SO WE DO HAVE A LIST OF PRIORITIES

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WELL, I KNOW THAT WE STARTED IN THIS MESS IS THAT THE STATE HAD IT IN THEIR HANDS AND THEN. NO, NO, THE STATE HAS A WEBSITE FOR UNCLAIMED MONEY THAT'S OWED TO TEXANS. WHY? I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT AND REDO WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DOING ON A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT IT IS IT WOULD IT BE BOGGLES MY MIND THAT IT'S NOT THERE WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I MEAN, THIS IS UNCLAIMED MONEY AND THAT'S WHERE UNCLAIMED MONEY YOU GO TO. LOOK, YOU WOULD THINK THAT JUST LODGING. YES. THAT'S IT. IT. AND I GUESS THE OTHER THING I THINK I'VE HEARD YOU ASK COMMISSIONER GONZALES ABOUT A CONFERENCES. WE DO HAVE THE COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERKS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS CONFERENCES THAT WE ATTEND ANNUALLY. THERE'S AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE A YEAR. THERE'S THREE ON LEGISLATIVE YEARS. I HAVE A TEXAS DISTRICT COURT ALLIANCE CONFERENCE THAT HAPPENS IN THE FALL EVERY YEAR. I WILL SAY THE COUNTY CLERK AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO ATTEND A TYLER CONFERENCE TO GAIN INSIGHTS ON THIS. YOU KNOW, BEAST OF A SYSTEM THAT WE'VE USED THROUGH ODYSSEY, TYLER. AND SO WE ATTENDED THAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS IN SAN ANTONIO AND IT FLIPS EVERY OTHER YEAR. THEY ARE SAYING THEY WILL PUT IT IN TEXAS. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I WILL TELL YOU. WE SHARED A ROOM TO SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY. I BEGGED AND BORROWED AND. ASKED OUR VENDOR AND THEY GAVE US ONE FREE PASS. SO WE BASICALLY SHARED ONE REGISTRATION SO THAT WE COULD GET THERE TO GET THAT EDUCATION. AND AS CLERKS WERE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE 20 HOURS OF

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU HEATHER. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM WILL BE OUR

[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:]

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER THEM AS ONE. 2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD A TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR STATEMENT FOR COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31ST. 2.3 B IS ACCEPTING RECORD COUNTY CLERK'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31ST OF 25, BOTH OF THEM, 25 AND 2.3 C, IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A TRANSFER OF A USED 2013 FORD EXPLORER FROM CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE TO THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR ITS USE AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE VIN NUMBER IS THERE ON YOUR AGENDA. THE LICENSE PLATES 116-2, 5 TO 8 WITH MILEAGE OF 128,948 MILES.

THIS IS GOING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE IT DEPARTMENT AS BECAUSE HE IS ON 24 SEVEN CALL MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH C. A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES OKAY UNDER INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF WITH MR. FRITZ. OKAY. 2.4 B IS

[b. Consideration and Action: Sheriff Rivera's request to enter into MOUs with Wilson, Burnet and Comanche Counties for inmate housing. This will provide inmate housing for overcrowding and for emergency evacuation in the event of a natural disaster. ]

[c. Discussion, consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on request by Traverse Pipeline, LLC. to have San Patricio County sign as "Co-Landowner" for the "antiquities permit application form Archeology" that will be submitted to the Texas Historical Commission. Traverse Pipeline, LLC will sign as the Co-Sponsor and Traverse Pipeline, LLC. Consultant, SWCA Environmental Consultants (Archeologist), will sign as the Co-Investigator. This antiquities permit application is related to the "Traverse Pipeline Project" - a proposed project consisting of a 150-mile natural gas pipeline of which approximately 305 ft. crosses property owned by the County.]

SPECIFICALLY. HERE'S HERE'S THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPORT, HERE'S CHILTEPIN CREEK. AND RIGHT HERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREEK IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO CROSS. AND THAT'S WHERE THE REQUEST FOR THESE THIRD PARTY ARCHEOLOGISTS PERFORM A SURVEY ON COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY. OKAY. PRETTY MUCH STANDARD PRACTICE. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY SECONDED BY FOR APPROVAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

[d. Discussion, consideration and action on a request by John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on proposal for general laboratory services for testing of Construction Materials for R&B Pct 3 Subdivision Roads by Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. (TWE) not to exceed $10,000.00.]

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[e. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, to Contract for RFQ2025-002 with Halff Associates, Inc. to assist in the project implementation, development, and design for the GLO CDBG-MIT Method of Distribution (MOD) Program, Contract #24-065-146-F005 not to exceed 15% of Construction Costs.]

[f. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, to rescind the award for RFQ2025-003 for Legal Services to Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP for the Taft and Sinton GLO contract No.22-085-011-D239 Harvey Competition Program. ]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 G. NEED

[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, to award RFQ2025-003 for Legal Services for the Taft and Sinton GLO contract No.22-085-011-D239 Harvey Competition Program.]

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[h. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Commissioner Ruben Gonzales, Road & Bridge, Precinct 3, to purchase a John Deere FC15M Flex Wing Rotary Cutter for the amount of $24,856.37 from Deere & Company through TX BuyBoard Grounds Mtnc Equip, Irrigation Contract RFP 706-23.]

COMMISSIONER, ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE PRECINCT TO PURCHASE A JOHN DEERE F 115 M FLEX WING ROTARY CUTTER FOR THE AMOUNT OF $24,856.37 FROM DEERE AND COMPANY THROUGH TEXAS BY BOARD.

EQUIPMENT. IMMIGRATION, IRRIGATION. CONTRACT NUMBER RFP 706. DASH 23 MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION

[i. Discussion, workshop, and possible action on employee time clocks, and County badge system. ]

A SECOND MOTION BY GONZALEZ. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. YES, I LIKE MY TIME CLOCK TO COME BACK TO US OR I'VE GOT GUYS COMING FROM 630 WORKING LATE OR 630 FROM MY GIRL CAN HANDLE THE TIME CLOCK. I LIKE ALL THE CLASSES THAT I'VE TAKEN FOR. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SECURITY AND STUFF. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE BADGES TAKEN OVER TO STEPHEN. CAN Y'ALL HANDLE THAT? YES, BADGES AND STUFF AND THE FEE. WE'RE GETTING CHARGED $10 FOR THE EMPLOYEES. I THINK WE NEED TO CHARGE THEM THE COST OF THE BADGE, WHICH IS A DOLLAR. WELL, I DISAGREE WITH THAT. AND SINCE IT'S A WORKSHOP, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A MAN GO OUT WITH TOOLS IN A STRIPS OF SOCKET WRENCH. I'M NOT GOING TO CHARGE A MAN FOR A SOCKET WRENCH IF HE MELTS HIS BADGE ON AN ENGINE OF A CAR WHILE HE'S WORKING ON IT FOR THE COUNTY, THE INDIVIDUAL GETS NO PERSONAL USE OF THAT BADGE. IT'S PORTABLE. ONE SECOND. LET ME MAKE IT OFFICIAL. FOR THE RECORD, I WILL RECESS COMMISSIONERS COURT, OPEN A WORKSHOP AT 957. OKAY, NOW WE CAN GO. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I TRY TO USE THAT TYPE OF ANALOGY. PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THESE THESE THESE BADGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE THESE BADGES RIGHT HERE. IT OPENS DOORS FOR ME AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S PURELY FOR IDENTIFICATION TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO I, WHO I AM OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN I GO UP TO TALK TO THEM, THEY CAN SEE IT. BESIDES GIVING THEM BUSINESS CARD AND WHATEVER, BUT THE EMPLOYEE GETS NO ADVANTAGE FROM HAVING THAT THAT CARD ON THERE. HE'S NOT GOING TO GET MORE MONEY FOR IT OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT'S NOT A TOOL THAT HE CAN PUT IN HIS TOOL KIT. I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HE WE REQUIRE THEM TO CARRY AND THEY DO GET DAMAGED. THEY DO GET BROKEN, THEY DO GET MELTED ON ENGINES OF CARS AND YOU KNOW, TO BASICALLY COME OUT AND SAY THERE'S A 5 OR $10 FEE IF TO REPLACE THAT THING ON THE OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S POCKET. SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES, THAT MAY BE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR KIDS GET ICE CREAM OVER THE WEEKEND. I'M SORRY, BUT YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF SITUATION THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHING OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THESE TYPE OF THINGS. NOW, REPEATED OFFENSES, REPEATED OFFENSES, AND SO FORTH. I MEAN, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOR 26 YEARS. I HAD ONE ID CARD THAT GOT BLOWN INTO AN OIL SPILL, AND I WASN'T GOING AFTER IT. I'M SORRY, I DON'T I DON'T DUMPSTER DIVE INTO OIL SPILLS. BUT YOU DIDN'T DIVE IN AFTER IT. NO, I AGREE, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT BADGES, PERIOD. OR INITIAL BADGES EITHER. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD CARRY THE COST OF ONE SECOND. JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THE BADGES ARE DAMAGED, THEY ARE NOT CHARGED FOR DAMAGED BADGES. THE ONLY CHARGE THAT THE $10 IS FOR IS IF THEY LOSE THEIR BADGE. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE REQUIRE THEM TO CARRY THAT BADGE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY NEED FOR THEIR JOB. WE NEED THEM TO HAVE THE BADGE. I MEAN, WE DON'T. CHARGING THEM IS RIDICULOUS FOR THAT COST. AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S ONLY IF THEY I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL THEY'RE REPEAT OFFENDERS. THEY LOSE THEIR BADGE. THAT'S STEPHEN'S CALL THERE ON TOP OF THAT. BUT IF THEY'RE DAMAGED IT'S NO CHARGE. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I CAN REMEMBER A TIME AND THIS WAS WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE BADGES AND RAUL DELGADO WAS OUR IT SPECIALIST AND HE DID NOT WANT THE BADGE SYSTEM IN PERSONNEL OR HR, TOOK OVER THE BADGE SYSTEM AND SAID THEY'LL DO IT. BUT THE BADGES ARE PROGRAMED ON COMPUTERS. THE BADGES ARE PRINTED ON WITH VIA PRINTERS AND COMPUTERS. IT SHOULD BE IN IT. MY BELIEF TO WHERE THEY CAN

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LET'S KEEP DOING IT THE OLD WAY. WELL, IT'S NOT WORKING. OKAY, WELL, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHAT IS IT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THE TIME CLOCKS? MY OFFICE MANAGER, SO SHE CAN ADJUST THE TIMES OF WHEN THEY COME IN. BECAUSE I'VE GOT GUYS THAT COME IN AT 630. STAY OUT TILL 630 IN THE EVENING. SHE CAN ADJUST IT ALL AND THEN SUBMIT IT. SO WE'LL MOVE THAT THAT TIME CLOCK. SO WILL THIS BE DONE ON PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY? ELECTRONICALLY ON COMPUTER. MY TIME CLOCKS ARE JUST NOT WORKING. THE GUYS COME IN, THEY IT SAYS OKAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THEN THEY COME BACK AND YELL AT ME AND SAID NO, NOBODY EVER CLOCKED IN. I SAID, WELL, I SAW THEM CLOCKING IN.

I'M THERE IN THE MORNING WHEN THEY'RE CLOCKING IN. WELL, IT'S NOT SHOWING UP. WELL I'M SORRY.

SO I WENT TO THE COMPUTER BASED SYSTEM WHERE IT GOES DIRECTLY TO HR, AND HAVING MY FOREMAN CHECKING EVERYBODY IN THE BLUE SHEETS, EVERYBODY WROTE IT DOWN, WROTE THEIR TIME IN AND THAT WAS IT. IF WE CAN'T TRUST OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OUR FOREMEN TO VERIFY WHAT PEOPLE ARE COMING IN, WHAT TIME, WHY DO WE HAVE THESE FOREMEN AND PEOPLE DOING THE JOBS FOR US? I'M SORRY IF YOU CAN'T TRUST YOUR FOREMAN, WHO CAN YOU TRUST? YOU KNOW, I WE'VE BEEN USING THAT TIME CLOCK FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEW GLITCHES FROM TIME TO TIME. POWER OUTAGES, STUFF LIKE THAT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEMS YOU GUYS HAVE HAD WITH IT. AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY, WE JUST WRITE IT DOWN IN THE BOTTOM AND I INITIAL IT AND SEND IT IN.

MY GUYS ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE OFFICE WHERE THE TIME CLOCK IS, AND SO WHATEVER TIME THEY COME IN, IF THEY HAVE TO COME IN EARLY OR LATE, YOU KNOW, MOSQUITO SPRING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY CAN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE TIME CLOCK AND, YOU KNOW, AND WE THEY VERIFY THE TIME AND THEY MAKE NOTES ON IT. AND I VERIFY THE TIME AND CHECK THOSE NOTES WITH A CHECK MARK. AND THEN I SIGN IT AND WE SUBMIT IT. SO I'M NOT SEEING THE PROBLEMS. BUT I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE MY PREDECESSOR TOOK AWAY THE TELEPHONE LINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE OUT OF THAT OFFICE. AND I PUT IT BACK IN WHEN I CAME IN OFFICE IN JANUARY IN AGREEMENT WITH WE HAVE A TIME CLOCK IN THE OFFICE AND SO FORTH. SO WE'VE ONLY BEEN WORKING IT SINCE JANUARY AND IT'S NOT WORKING.

IT'S DOWN MAJORITY OF THE TIME. SO I'VE GONE BACK TO PUTTING ON THE COMPUTER, SENDING IT DIRECTLY, DIRECTLY TO HR OR OR TREASURER'S OFFICE WHEREVER IT GOES TO. AND THAT WAY I'M NOT I'M NOT GETTING THE FEEDBACK AND WASTING A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO GET A TIME CLOCK TO WORK. THAT AIN'T GOING TO WORK, STEPHEN. I MEAN, YOU CAN YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS IF YOU'D LIKE. GIVE US YOUR OPINION OF THE TIME CLOCK SYSTEM. I MEAN, YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF IT FROM IT. FOR THE MOST PART. THE PHYSICAL CLOCKS ARE VERY STABLE. THEY HAVE STABILITY. AND ONCE IN A WHILE

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THEY FIXED IT. OR IF YOU DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL YOU WERE GIVEN YOUR TIME SHEET, THEN YOU JUST WROTE IT ON THE TIME SHEET AND YOUR SUPERVISOR SIGNED IT. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT EVERYTHING OVERALL ACROSS THE BOARD? WELL, I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT MY DEPARTMENT. WHOEVER THE DEPARTMENT HEAD CHOOSES TO DO THEIRS, I'M JUST WANT TO DO MY DEPARTMENT AGAIN. I GO BACK TO THE SAME SITUATION. YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T TRUST OUR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO KEEP TRACK OF TIME, ONCE I ASSIGN THAT TIME SHEET, THERE SHOULD BE NOBODY CHANGING THAT TIME. TIME SHEET THAT'S BECOMES AN ACTUAL DOCUMENT. AND I'VE HEARD THIS BEEN DONE AND THAT CONCERNED ME. THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. NOW THE GIVING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. I MEAN THAT'S WHAT WE PAY THEM, THE SALARIES THEY, THEY GET RIGHT NOW TO DO THEIR JOB. AND IF WE CAN'T TRUST OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE GOT A PROBLEM. RIGHT. BUT WHAT I'M JUST ASKING IS, ARE WE NOW GOING TO DO A POLICY CHANGE? SO IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD AND, YOU KNOW, CHANGE IT AND CLARIFY. IS THIS A POLICY CHANGE SO THAT EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE. EVERYBODY KNOWS THE SAME THING THAT I MEAN, YOU'RE ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM OF HAVING TO CALL HR TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE AND CHANGING WHATEVER YOU'RE TRYING TO GET CHANGED. IS WHAT I'M SAYING. CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IF YOU'RE DOING THAT, ARE YOU DOING IT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS? AND I CAN'T SEE WHY. I MEAN, WE ALL HAVE DEPARTMENT HEADS. YES. OR ELECTED OFFICIALS OVER THOSE TIME SHEETS. SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? NO, NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

COULD BE THAT WAY. ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE ACROSS THE BOARD, OR IS IT JUST FOR THIS ONE DEPARTMENT? THERE'S NEVER BEEN A POLICY FOR THAT. OR THE WHAT'S IN WHAT'S IN PLACE. I HAVE GIRLS THAT GO OUT AT 530 IN THE MORNING AND THEY DON'T COME CLOCK IN, AND THEN IT'S THEY HAVE TO WRITE IT ON THEIR TIME SHEET. RIGHT. THEY HAVE TO KEEP A SEPARATE, WHICH YOU BASICALLY COULD GET ONLINE AND DO IT FOR THEM RIGHT THEN AND THERE WITHOUT CONTACTING THEM, WASTING HR TIME. I MEAN, I TRUST YOU. YOU'RE, YOU'RE YOU'RE THEY'RE GOOD DEPARTMENT HEAD. BEEN THERE A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW WHAT. WHAT IS A PROBLEM? WHERE IS THE TRUST? WE HAVE TO HAVE A TRUST FACTOR ONE DAY I THINK I WOULDN'T TRUST ANYBODY. IT'S JUST IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THAT'S ALL. LET'S DO IT WITH EVERYBODY. IT'S ALL SO A SIMPLE REQUEST. I MEAN, IT CAN SET YOU UP AN ACCOUNT, RIGHT, STEPHEN? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW PRECINCT TWO OPERATES. AND I'VE KIND OF QUESTIONED THIS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. THIS MAY BE A HOLDOVER FROM MY PREVIOUS FOREMEN WHO LIKE TO DO EVERYTHING ON PAPER, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PAPER TIME CARD FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE, EVERY PAY PERIOD, AND THE FOREMAN REVIEWS IT, AND THEN I

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THAT'S WHAT. THEY HAVE A CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS OFF OF THE TIME CLOCK. SO LET'S SAY MY GUYS CLOCKING IN AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN THEY GO ASSIGN TO GO MOWING. AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE DAY THEY TAKE A HALF HOUR FOR LUNCH. BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK TO THE BARN TO CLOCK OUT FOR LUNCH. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'VE BEEN CLOCKED IN, CLOCKED OUT. AND ON THE PAPER THEY SAY MINUS ONE HALF HOUR FOR LUNCH ON THAT DAY. EXACTLY. NOT PHYSICALLY IN THE OFFICE. RIGHT. BUT GETTING BACK TO THE WHOLE TWO TIME CARD THING, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT IS I KNOW PRECINCT TWO, Y'ALL HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION ISSUES. AND SO WHENEVER YOUR CLOCK GOES DOWN, YOU GUYS ARE WRITING IT ON PAPER TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, YES, YOU SHOULD BE USING THE CLOCK, BUT YOU HAVE THE PAPER'S BACKUP IN CASE THE INTERNET GOES OUT. SO THAT'S HOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING? WE'VE BEEN DOING BOTH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO A WORLD OF LESS PAPER. BUT YEAH. HOW MUCH TIME DOES HR SPEND JUST DEALING WITH TIME? TIME CLOCKS AND TIME CARDS? EVERY DAY? ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THAT, BUT HOW MANY MAN HOURS? YOU KNOW, I IT'S A MILITARY TERM. WE CALL MAN HOURS. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO THE ACTUAL JOB. 0.5 THREE QUARTER. HOW MANY HOURS ARE WE SPENDING ON THIS? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS. WE'RE WASTING TIME. WE'RE WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY. WE'VE HASHED THIS ALL OUT. YEAH. WORKSHOPS. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN WORKSHOP AT 1011 AND THEN RECONVENE 2.4 I POSSIBLE ACTION. WHAT IS POSSIBLE ACTION I WANT TO TAKE.

ACTION. ANY ACTION. MR. MAYOR, WE NEED TO EITHER REVIEW OUR EXISTING POLICY OR CREATE A POLICY THAT COVERS THIS. BUT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO RUN THE DEPARTMENT AND RUN THE DAY. SEE WHAT? YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY POSSIBLE ACTION OR FOR STAFF TO GO AFTER MR. MARX. WHAT DO YOU ELECTED OFFICIAL? I'M SORRY, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY I PROBABLY THE ONE THAT'S BEEN UTILIZING THIS PROBABLY THE LONGEST FIVE YEARS. MAYBE I DO USE THE SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING THIS SYSTEM, THIS AUTOMATED TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM FOR OVER 20 YEARS. BUT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY USING IT LIKE AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM. WE'RE USING PAPER AND WE'RE WRITING ON PAPER, AND WE'RE FILLING IN TIMES. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON A TWO WEEK PAY PERIOD TO SAY, OKAY, I'M LOOKING AT THIS PIECE OF PAPER. WHAT HAPPENED TEN DAYS AGO WHEN THE BETTER SOLUTION IS, OKAY, YOU MISSED A PUNCH THIS MORNING.

LET'S TAKE CARE OF IT NOW. WHEN DID YOU GET HERE? THAT'S HOW THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED. I YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY, FULL DISCLOSURE. MY FIRST JOB OUT OF COLLEGE WAS WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY. VERY ODDLY. COINCIDENTALLY, I WORKED FOR THE COMPANY AND SOLD THIS TIME AND ATTENDANCE SOLUTION TO PUBLIC SECTOR BUSINESSES. SO I KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR DOES, BUT I KNOW THAT'S HOW THE SYSTEM WAS INTENDED TO BE USED. I'VE SQUAWKED ABOUT IT SINCE I STARTED, AND THE ANSWER IS LIKE, WELL, YOU CAN'T MAKE A DEPARTMENT HEAD UTILIZE THE SYSTEM IF THEY DON'T WANT TO. SO I GUESS THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE CAN BE. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT YOU CAN GET MORE ACCURATE DATA AND SAVE YOURSELF MONEY AND TIME AND ISSUE WHEN YOU'RE USING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM AS IT'S INTENDED TO BE. AND SO I'M I'VE SAID FROM THE START, TOO, I'M HAPPY TO HELP ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT IS TRYING TO JUMP ON BOARD TO UTILIZE THIS SYSTEM. IT'S NOT DIFFICULT. IT'S A LOT EASIER TO DEAL WITH THINGS AS THEY HAPPEN THAN IN ARREARS.

AND TRY TO REMEMBER SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TEN DAYS AGO. SO THAT'S MY $0.02. I PROBABLY HAVE MORE I COULD SAY, BUT JUST ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS TO LET THEIR DEPARTMENTS MAKE THAT DECISION WHETHER TO HAVE MANAGE THEIR OWN SYSTEM. SECOND, OKAY. MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, I SEE ANOTHER SYSTEM. I'M SORRY. I WILL ALSO SAY I THINK THE CONCERN HAS BEEN, OH, WELL, THEY'RE JUST CHANGING THINGS. THERE IS A FULL AUDIT TRAIL WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THERE'S A LOG THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. EVEN IF IT WAS CHANGED 16 TIMES, YOU WILL KNOW EVERY SINGLE CHANGE WHO MADE IT, WHAT TIME THEY MADE IT. IT IS AN INCREDIBLY INTUITIVE SMART

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[j. Presentation, discussion, consideration and possible action on request from William Zagorski, Commissioner, Precinct 1 on adopting Texas Transportation Code Chapter 252, Subchapter C. Road Superintendent System and creating a Road Superintendent position and other related options pursuant to Section 252.203. ]

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. I DO HAVE TWO CARDS THIS MORNING. TWO PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TALK ON IT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET THEM TALK ON THIS ITEM SINCE IT'S ON THE AGENDA. SO TONY WEATHERSPOON. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SONYA WITHERSPOON. THE COUNTY ROAD I LIVE OFF OF AND THOSE SURROUNDING ME MOVED FROM PRECINCT TWO TO PRECINCT THREE.

AS A RESULT OF THE 2020 CENSUS. I SHARED THE VIDEOS AND MINUTES OF THE 3RD MAY 2020 TWO MINUTES MEETINGS DISCUSSING THE PRECINCT REDISTRICTING IN MY FACEBOOK GROUP AS A RESULT OF THE 2020 CENSUS AND THE MAY 16TH, 2020 TWO MINUTES, PRECINCT ONE HAD 123.85 MILES. AFTER HER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, OR MOU WITH PRECINCT FOUR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, PRECINCT TWO HAD 37.18 MILES. PRECINCT THREE KEPT ALL 426.5 MILES, AND PRECINCT FOUR HAD 17.16 MILES, OR 90.89, WITH THE 43 COUNTY ROADS AND 73.73 MILES FROM PRECINCT ONE. FOR THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 10TH, 2023 SPECIAL WORKSHOP, PRECINCT ONE AGREED TO 26.2 MILES FOR PRECINCT TWO AND 63.21 MILES FOR PRECINCT FOUR. THE ACTUAL PRECINCT FOUR AREAS DO NOT SPECIFY TOTAL MILES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHILE THE PRECINCT TWO MOU SPECIFIES 25.82 MILES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND 2024, AND 26.53 MILES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. SO THE FORMER COMMISSIONER WAS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 108 MILES OF PRECINCT ONE THE LAST TWO YEARS OF HER TERM, WHILE THE CITY OF PORTLAND ANNEXED AND CONTINUES TO ANNEX COUNTY ROADS AND PRECINCT. TWO PRECINCT THREE KEPT ALL 426.5 MILES, AND PRECINCT FOUR HAD APPROXIMATELY 80.37 MILES.

CITIZENS ARE UNHAPPY BECAUSE OUR COUNTY ROADS ARE BEING NEGLECTED, AND OR THE COMMISSIONER THEY VOTED FOR IS NOT ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ROADS, THE CURRENT PRECINCT ONE COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCED HE WILL NOT BE CONTINUING THE MOU WITH PRECINCT TWO AND FOUR BECAUSE OF THAT, AND THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AS INDUSTRY GROWS AT THE EAST END OF THE COUNTY FOR THE FUTURE CENSUSES. MY HUSBAND AND I CHANGED WHO WE VOTED FOR IN PRECINCT THREE DUE TO HIS CAMPAIGN FOR A UNIT ROAD SYSTEM, BECAUSE THE FORMER COMMISSIONER WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN THE 42.420 6.5 MILES OF ROADS AND BRIDGES, BRUSH PICKUP, MOWING AND VECTOR CONTROL IN PRECINCT THREE DURING HER TERM. AGENDA ITEM 2.4. J IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT A ROAD SUPERINTENDENT SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR OVERSIGHT BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. AS ALREADY DISCUSSED IN JANUARY AND MAY OF THIS YEAR. IF THIS COURT DOES NOT APPROVE THIS NEW FORM OF A UNIT ROAD SYSTEM, I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PETITION TO HAVE A TRUE UNIT ROAD SYSTEM PLACED ON THE BALLOT. THE EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS DO NOT BELONG TO THE COMMISSIONERS OR PRECINCTS. THEY ARE ALL FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS AND WE DESERVE TIMELY ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, WITHOUT THE WASTE HAPPENING IN

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NEXT ONE I HAVE IS BOBBY POLLOCK. WITH THE JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I'M BOBBY POLLOCK, LIVE AT 13 895 COUNTY ROAD 908 AND SINTON. AND I'M A MEMBER OF TEXAS FARM BUREAU AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY FARM BUREAU, SAN PATRICIA COUNTY FARM BUREAU IS THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTY. SAN PATRICIA COUNTY ECONOMY IS GROWING LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. POPULATION, INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IS DEMANDING NEW SERVICES THAT MUST BE MODERNIZED AND STRUCTURED TO ELIMINATE WASTE AND BE EFFICIENT. IN JUST FIVE YEARS, THE 2030 CENSUS WILL MAKE THESE CHANGES EVEN GREATER FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT SAN PATRICIA COUNTY WILL SURPASS CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY AS THE ECONOMIC CENTER OF THE COASTAL BEND OF TEXAS. WE'RE AT A CRITICAL POINT IN OUR COUNTY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AND SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND THE WISE USE OF OUR PROPERTY OWNERS, TAX DOLLARS, POORLY DESIGNED ROADS AND BRIDGES THAT ARE CALLED IMPROVEMENTS, DON'T THAT DON'T SERVE THE RESIDENTS AND THE EQUIPMENT TRAFFIC IS A WASTE OF TIME AND TAXPAYER MONEY TO REACH OUR POTENTIAL. IT IS. IT MUST BE THAT SAN PATRICIA COUNTY IS FIRST. BUSINESS AND SERVICES ARE FIRST. SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS IS FIRST AND EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN IS FIRST. THE FIRST NEXT STEP IS TO IMPLEMENT THIS UNIT ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM. EVERYONE CAN SEE THAT THIS COUNTY HAS OUTGROWN THE OLD SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT A SOCIAL PROJECT. IT NEEDS TO BE RUN LIKE A BUSINESS. ASK THAT YOU GET IT DONE TODAY AND THAT YOU WORK UNTIL IT WORKS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND A POINT OF QUESTION WHY YOU GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT DECISION LIKE THIS. THANK YOU, MR.

[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.]

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CYNTHIA MIRANDA GONZALES, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK TWO. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. NUMBER EIGHT FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP ONE AND $2,875.89 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025. A MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH J. A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YAHLI. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY. COUNTY THIS MORNING TO HONOR. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE

[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the San Patricio Commissioners Court may elect to go into Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property), 551.0725 (Contract being Negotiated), 551.073 (Prospective Gift), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.0745 (Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body), 551.076 (Security Devices), 551.086 (Public Utilities Competitive Matters), 551.087 (Economic Development Negotiations) the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property; prospective gift(s); personnel matter(s), including termination; security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners' Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in Executive Session.]

[5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session]

JUDGE. COMMISSIONER. RECESS. 1129 1037, CONVENED AT 1145 AND RETURNED IN 45. OKAY. JUDGE, DO WE HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES FOR COMMISSIONERS TO RETURN? CAN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR COMMISSIONER TO RETURN? SURE. WHY NOT? FIVE MINUTES? HE'LL BE. HE'LL BE, HE'LL BE HERE. HE'S.

YEAH. HE HAD A LITTLE TOBACCO THING HE HAD TO DO, SIR. HE WAS ALREADY TAKING. THERE HE IS

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[6. Consideration and action on all items discussed in the Executive Session.]

ANY QUESTIONS ON COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED 4.0 B. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM WILLIAMS. OF COURSE. COMMISSIONER. PRECINCT ONE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR BUILDING AND PROPERTY ON PRECINCT ONE. AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. SO THAT ONE. I'M NOT I DON'T THINK WE THERE'S NO ACTION. THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT ONE. NO ACTION ON THAT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. 4.0 C CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO SEEK ADVICE ON T-C-E-Q AND OTHER POTENTIAL LEGAL ISSUES ON EXISTING ARPA FUND PROJECTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071.

YES, SIR. WE'D LIKE TO DIRECT. WE'D LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND GO WITH OPTION ONE COLLECTION TANK WITH CONTRACT TO PUMP AND DISPOSE. NO PERMIT NEEDED. SO IT'D BE A SEPTIC FOR HUMAN WASTE. YEAH. SECOND THAT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. LET ME GET BACK AWAY. HERE. OKAY.

PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM WILLIAMS. OF COURSE. COMMISSIONER. PRECINCT ONE ON ADOPTING TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, CHAPTER 252, CHAPTER C, SUBCHAPTER C, ROAD SUPERINTENDENT SYSTEM AND CREATING A ROAD SUPERINTENDENT POSITION AND OTHER RELATED OPTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 252.203. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE GO AHEAD AND CREATE A ROAD SUPERINTENDENT POSITION FOR A MODIFIED UNIT SYSTEM. SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION THIRD. SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. I OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, SO ANOTHER ITEM. OKAY. WE WERE IN THE WORKSHOP. Y'ALL DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE COST OF THE BADGES. IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE OR. IT'S GOING TO BE FREE. FREE. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUDGE, CAN WE GO BACK TO I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH ONE. IT WAS THE TIME. I RECONSIDERED. I NEED A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. THEN THIS ONE. FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE CARDS. FOR THE BADGES. ALRIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO OPEN 2.1 I UP AGAIN. AGAIN. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REOPEN 2.4. OKAY, COMMISSIONER, I WOULD LIKE TO. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE THE. BADGE CARD SYSTEM FROM AIR OVER TO IT DEPARTMENT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. MOVE THE BADGE SYSTEM FROM AIR OVER TO IT. ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. SO THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE TIME CLOCK. CORRECT. TIME FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AIR IS HERE TO DISCUSS THAT. SO DO YOU WANT TO JUST PUT THAT ON AS A NEW AGENDA ITEM AS FAR AS THE CHANGING THE SYSTEM? NO. WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD OKAY. NEXT QUESTION I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. JUDGE. DO YOU WANT TO JUST HAVE A MOTION ON THE AMOUNT FOR THE CARD NEXT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU HAVING ME? THANK YOU. YEAH. Y'ALL DID A THUMBS UP, SO THAT MUST MEAN WE'RE GOOD. NEXT MOTION WILL COME. OKAY. NEXT. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY, I DO HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. YES YOU DO, SIR. YES YOU DO. YES. THE MOTION. SAY I. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO AWAY WITH THE PENALTIES FOR LOST IN IN BROKEN TIME CARDS. SECOND, THOSE ARE ID CARDS. ID CARDS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. AND A SECOND WE'LL DO AWAY WITH ALL THE

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OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. 11:

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.