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YEAH. DO, SHAGGY. BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD. MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COURT. PLEASE RISE.
WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR. TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. YAY! THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS THIS MORNING. SO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE FACES LOOK FAMILIAR IN THIS MORNING. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY VISITORS. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
MOVE ON TO OUR REPORT FROM JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS. COMMISSIONERS.GORSKI. WILL BE. BASICALLY GOING GREAT THIS WEEK. AND. MIKE. WE'LL BE MOSTLY MOWING AND GRADING THIS WEEK. WE DO OUR WORKING ON, I BELIEVE, COUNTY ROAD 1432. BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I WANT TO BRING OUT TODAY IS OUR P3 MEETING LAST WEEK. WE HAVE A NEW COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING OVER OUR ELECTRIC. INSTEAD OF BEING SHELL. IT'S GOING TO BE COMPANY CALLED CHAMPION, AND WE BROUGHT IN THE CONTRACT 17% LESS THAN MARKET VALUE. WE HAVE A TEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM UP TO TEN YEARS, BUT WE'LL EVALUATE IT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. IF THE POWER COMES DOWN, WE CAN RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AGAIN, GO OUT FOR BIDS AGAIN. SO THAT'S THAT'S A BIG PLUS. IT'S SAVED US MILLIONS OVER THE YEARS. COMMISSIONER. EARLY MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. FRIDAY I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING RETIRED DPS CAPTAIN OREN MORRIS 90TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. I KNOW THE SHERIFF KNOWS CAPTAIN MOORE. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE OREN IS 90 YEARS OLD. HE'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR HIS AGE. I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED LISTENING TO HIM SOME OF HIS STORIES BACK IN THE DAY, AND ONE I WAS LISTENING TO FRIDAY EVENING WAS HIM AND HIS COHORTS HAVING TO GO UP TO AUSTIN TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THOSE LEGISLATORS, TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON, WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS RIGHT FOR OUR AREA. IT WAS INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, ENVISIONING HIM AND HIS BUDDIES BACK IN THE DAY AND MAKING THEIR TRIPS TO AUSTIN. AND YET WE STILL SIT HERE TODAY AND DO THE SAME THING. JUDGE. SO SOME THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOTHING TO REPORT. OKAY, I HAVE NOTHING THIS MORNING OTHER THAN THE LEGISLATURE IS BACK IN SESSION THIS MORNING. SO LOOK OUT FOR WHAT'S GOING TO BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTING OUR VOICE IN AUSTIN. THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES TRYING TO SHUT US DOWN. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. DEPARTMENT HEADS, ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD.
EVERYBODY KEEP LOOKING AROUND YOU. YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO GO AHEAD OF YOU. I'LL TAKE IT.
GOOD. GOOD MORNING. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OUR NEXT EVENT FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE OUT AT PRECINCT FOUR ON THE AGENDA. LAST WEEK WE DID HAVE THE TIRE TIRE TRAILER THAT IS GRANT FUNDED THAT IT'S FREE FOR RESIDENTS. SO WE WILL BE HAVING AN EVENT OUT THERE SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 2ND, AND IT WILL ACTUALLY RUN THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 7TH. SO FOR INSTANCE, BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR TIRES OUT IN PRECINCT FOUR YARD. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. CHAIR. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER. TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY FOR THE CITY OF SINTON. SPECIAL ELECTION. THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT OUR OFFICE RIGHT BEHIND THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE?
[5. PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS: ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18th, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M. FOR COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE, RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION PLANS FOR FY 2026. ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18th, 2025 AT 9:05 A.M. FOR DISTRICT CLERK'S RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVE PLAN FOR FY 2026.]
OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO 1.5, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.ANNOUNCEMENTS. I DO HAVE ONE OF THEM HERE, TWO OF THEM TODAY. FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR AUGUST THE 18TH OF 2025 AT 9 A.M. FOR COUNTY CLERK'S RECORD ARCHIVE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION PLANS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2026. SECOND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 18TH OF 2025 AT 9:05 A.M. FOR DISTRICT CLERK'S RECORD MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVE PLAN FOR 2026. THOSE ARE BOTH AUGUST THE
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18TH OF 2025, GOING DOWN TO ITEM TWO. 2.1 IS APPROVAL OF OUR JULY 14TH MEETING. MOTION TO APPROVE.[00:05:07]
SECOND MOTION SECOND BY GILLESPIE FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. UNOFFICIAL AGENDA. EXAMINATION,[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY SIKORSKI. ANY QUESTION ON ANY OF THE BILLS PRESENTED THIS MORNING? YES, SIR. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. I DO HAVE THREE, I BELIEVE THIS[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS OUT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE. PRECINCT ONE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM IMPROVEMENTS INTO NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. SECOND ONE IS OUT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM WASTE DISPOSAL INTO OVERTIME. AND THE LAST ONE IS OUT OF COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO, TRANSFERRING. IT'S A CONTINGENCY TRANSFER TO ATTORNEY FEES. MOTION TO APPROVE TRANSFERS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY YARELI. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY ONE OF THE TRANSFERS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE IS OUR ACTION CONSIDERATION ON BANK RECONCILIATION
[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
TREASURER'S REPORT. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $94,700. OUR SECTION 125 TOTALS $3,754.37. WE HAVE FIVE ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR A TOTAL OF $15,539.67, AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $1,197.63. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT.SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY SIKORSKI. TREASURER'S REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
[d. Possible Discussion on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and related matters. ]
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 2.2 D IS POSSIBLE DISCUSSION ON ANY ACTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.BUDGET RELATED MATTERS. WE HAVE ANYBODY TALKING 2026 BUDGET ANY OTHER. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE ONE FROM I 69. NO SIR. Y'ALL HAD A QUESTION LAST WEEK ABOUT A PARTICULAR TAXPAYER THAT WAS PROTESTING. SO THAT WAS ON THE ARB LEVEL. AND THEY THEY SIDED WITH THE WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO THAT VALUE DIDN'T CHANGE. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T PURSUE OTHER MEANS TO PROTEST THEIR VALUE. BUT THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL ASKED ABOUT LAST WEEK. YEAH.
THANK YOU. I, 69, WILL PRESENT NEXT WEEK VIA VIDEO CALL. OKAY. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.3
[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:]
WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE THREE THIS MORNING. DOES ANYONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO PULL ANY ONE OF THOSE OFF TO DISCUSS. WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THEM. 2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD EXECUTED SEALED CONTRACT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. CONTRACT BETWEEN SAM FISHER COUNTY JAIL J. CAROL WEAVER FOR PRECINCT NUMBER THREE. NUMBER 2.3 B CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR IFB 2020 5-004 ROAD MATERIAL TO VULCAN AND 2.3 C IS ACCEPT AND RECORD OATH OF OFFICE AND STATEMENT OF APPOINTED OFFICER FOR BRIAN KIRK, BUT. BRIAN KIRK PRUITT AND JOHN TIMOTHY MORRIS, COMMISSIONER TO FISHER COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NUMBER ONE MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH C. THANK YOU MOTION SECOND BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.[a. Presentation by Mike Culbertson, Annual update on Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation.]
MOTION CARRIES. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A IS A PRESENTATION BY MIKE CULBERSON.ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
MORNING, MIKE. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS MIKE CULBERTSON FROM THE REGIONAL EDC. HOW ARE Y'ALL? PORTLAND RESIDENT? I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER SAID THAT, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO BEAT YOU TO IT. SO LET'S LET'S START TALKING ABOUT LET'S TALK ABOUT HOUSING. HOUSING IS MOVING ALONG. YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT. DO I DO THAT OR DO I DO A KEYBOARD OR A MOUSE. OH OKAY. OH THIS IS EXCELLENT. YOU CAN SEE THE MEDIAN PRICE IS SLIGHTLY DOWN.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS IF YOU TAKE A LOOK THAT THE MONTHS OF INVENTORY ARE SLOWLY CREEPING UP. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO BUY AND SELL A LOT OF HOUSES OR HAVE MOVED IN YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW
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THAT THEY CONSIDER SIX MONTHS OF INVENTORY IS REALLY THE TIPPING POINT. IF IT'S LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, THEN IT'S REALLY A SELLER'S MARKET. AND THEN IF IT'S MORE, THEN IT'S A BUYER'S MARKET BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE EAGER TO GET THEM TO MOVE. ALTHOUGH THE DAYS ON MARKET IS NOT BAD. 6.5 LET'S MOVE ON TO. SO IT'S HERE'S SALES TAX. AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK REALLY CLOSELY AT SALES TAX, YOU CAN SEE WE ACTUALLY ACROSS THE COUNTY KIND OF WENT WENT DOWN FROM 23 TO 24, WHICH IS CONCERNING IN THAT IT WAS A HIGH INFLATION YEARS. SO A HIGHER SALES VOLUME IN 24 REALLY WAS EATEN UP BY BY SALES TAX. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SMOOTH OUT THE ONES THAT YOU DO SEE BELOW.I MEAN, EXCEPT INGLESIDE, WHICH IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT'S REALLY JUST BARELY BELOW AND BARELY MISSING. SO I THINK THAT THINGS WILL EVEN OUT AS WE GO THROUGH. AND I KNOW THAT YOU FELT IT. THERE'S A THERE'S KIND OF A. A LEMAY'S IN THE, IN THE, IN THE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW, NOBODY REALLY KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK WE'RE ON WE'RE 157TH TARIFF POLICY RIGHT NOW.
AND I GET IT. I GET THAT YOU HAVE TO GO BIG AND YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU GET IN. BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY TYPE OF TALKING WITH WITH EXPANSION OR WITH COMPANIES COMING HERE. OUR UNEMPLOYMENT IS DOING SURPRISINGLY WELL. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE NOW THIS IS THE MSA, NUECES AND PATRICIA. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IN THE PAST, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ANYWHERE FROM A HALF A PERCENT TO A PERCENT HIGHER THAN TEXAS AND, AND THE US ECONOMY. BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TRAILING, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN DOING RATHER WELL AND JUST RIGHT IN THE MIX. I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FINALLY FINISHING UP ALL OF THE LARGE PROJECTS EXCEPT FOR CHENIERE ON THEIR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH, IS GETTING GOING. SO ALL THOSE JOBS ARE HERE. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH. SO 4.2 I MEAN, FOR THE MOST PART THAT'S CONSIDERED FULL EMPLOYMENT. AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, IF IT'S FULL EMPLOYMENT, WHY IS IT 4.2. WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE MOVE, PEOPLE CHANGE JOBS. ONE OF OUR PROBLEMS WAS, AND IF YOU TALK TO TEXAS WORKFORCE, WAS THAT OUR. EDUCATION ACHIEVED. ATTAINMENT WASN'T ALL THAT GREAT. ONLY 1 IN 4 OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN THE THREE COUNTIES HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR ABOVE. 1 IN 5 DID NOT EVEN GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU GET IN THESE JOBS WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AND THEN YOU MOVE UP SO MUCH AND THEN YOU SAY, WELL, I WANT A RAISE. AND YOUR BOSS IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, JOB'S ONLY WORTH THIS MUCH. AND SO PEOPLE MOVE. AND THAT'S CALLED FRICTION IN THE SYSTEM. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON, AND WE HAVE A NEW BRT PERSON BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION IS MICHELLE. AND SHE WAS WITH THE CHAMBER, CORPUS CHRISTI CHAMBER A LONG TIME AGO, AND SHE WAS WITH NEUSTAR. SO SHE'S QUITE WELL KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY. AND SO SHE CAN GO INTO A LOT OF DOORS, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT ON GETTING OUT AND FINDING OUT WHAT WHAT LOCAL BUSINESSES NEED. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED TO ABOUT WATER, AND I KNOW WATER IS A BIG DEAL, IS THAT WE EVEN IF WE DON'T BRING ANOTHER COMPANY HERE, WE NEED WATER FOR OUR COMPANIES HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE WORK IN THERE, A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INVESTMENTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT DEPEND ON THESE OTHER ON THE LARGER COMPANIES TO HAVE BUSINESS. SO THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, IN 2013, WHICH WAS OUR DROUGHT OF RECORD BEFORE, NOW, THE EDC PUT IN 150,000. AND THAT WAS WHEN OUR BUDGET WAS 1.3 MILLION. SO MORE THAN 10% BACK THEN IT WAS CALLED COASTAL BEND. IT'S CALLED PORT INDUSTRIES OF CORPUS CHRISTI. NOW IT'S CALLED COASTAL BEND INDUSTRIES. THEY PUT IN 150. AND RON OLSEN, WHO WAS THE CITY MANAGER OF CORPUS, GOD BLESS HIM, HE PLEDGED 50,000. LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT HE COULD DO 50,000 WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT APPRECIATE IT. BUT WE WENT OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT EVANGELINE. WE TOOK A LOOK AT BRACKISH. WE LOOKED AT DESAL. WE LOOKED AT ALL OF THESE. WE WERE AGNOSTIC. WE JUST WANTED WATER. I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE IN 2018. WE HANDED IT OVER. AND IN THAT MEETING WERE ALL OF THE ALL OF THE LARGE INDUSTRY AND WATER USERS WE HAD. WE HAD BRYAN AT SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL WATER, WE HAD CORPUS CHRISTI WATER. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE, AND I THINK WE
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HAD A GOOD PACKAGE HANDED IT OVER. YOU KNOW, IT TOOK A LONG TIME. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT.AND NOW THE PRICE IS GOING UP. BUT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND THE INDUSTRIES DURING THAT VOLUNTARILY TOOK A, A 25 CENT EXTRA FEE PER THOUSAND GALLONS AND THAT EXTRA FEE, WHAT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO AND WHAT IT CAN DO IS PAY FOR THE FIRST 10 MILLION GALLON DESAL PLANT.
THAT WAS WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. IT WOULD GENERATE SOMETHING LIKE $7 MILLION A YEAR, AND IT WOULD DO THAT. NOW THEY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DO 30, WHICH IS A LOT MORE OBVIOUSLY. AND BUT, YOU KNOW, LARGER SCALE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE YOU GET THE BENEFITS OF, OF GOING AHEAD AND BUILDING OUT 30 BECAUSE WE HAD ASSUMED WE HAD VISION TEN AND THEN TEN AND THEN TEN. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DESAL PLANT, NONE OTHERS, YOU KNOW, FEELINGS BOTH WAYS. IT CAN'T STOP THERE. JUST LIKE IT DIDN'T STOP WITH MARY ROSE. NOW WE DID MARY, THEN WE DID MARY ROSE TWO I THOUGHT I CONGRATULATED THE COUNCIL ON THE ON THE COUNCIL BACK THEN, BEING VISIONARIES AND PASSING MARY RHODES ONE MARY RHODES I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THAT SHE DID AN END AROUND AND DID AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT TO BUILD IT. I, I WAS GIVEN THE SPEECH AND I GO, YEAH THEY REALLY AND SOMEBODY GOES, NO, THEY DIDN'T. WHAT? SO I'M STILL LEARNING MYSELF. BUT HERE. SO WHEN SHE MEETS WITH THESE, WITH THESE INDUSTRIES AND, AND THEY TALK THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT.
THEY'RE BIG ONES. BUSINESS INTEL AND BUSINESS INTEL ISN'T WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOUR COMPETITION IS DOING. IT'S WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. HOW CAN I MAKE ONE PEOPLE I HEARD ONE ECONOMIST SAY THAT BILL CLINTON'S ADMINISTRATION WAS THE BEST ADMINISTRATION FOR BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO. SO, YOU KNOW, MUCH DIVERTED ON OTHER THINGS THAT THEY DIDN'T CHANGE THE RULES FOR TEN YEARS. SO FOR BUSINESS, THEY KNEW WHAT THE RULES WERE FOR TEN YEARS. AND THEY AND THEY DID REALLY WELL. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE BUSINESS INTEL, WATER AND POWER, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT THAT AEP AND NEC, WHICH ARE THE ONES DOWN HERE.
THEY'RE GOOD AT THAT. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THE GENERATION SIDE BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD GAS, NATURAL GAS PLANTS TO KEEP UP WITH IT, BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF STUCK, YOU KNOW, SOLAR AND WIND, YOU KNOW, IS THE INCENTIVES ARE GOING AWAY. SO IT'S A LITTLE HARDER. THE SENATE, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL SIX, WHICH SAYS EVEN IF YOU PUT POWER BEHIND THE METER JUST FOR YOUR PLANT, YOU ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TRANSPORTATION CHARGES IN ERCOT. BECAUSE IF IT ALL GOES CRAZY, ERCOT IS GOING TO TAKE THAT POWER. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT WE STILL NEED POWER. NUCLEAR. YOU KNOW, WE ARE LEANING INTO NUCLEAR. THE GOVERNOR'S LEANING INTO NUCLEAR AND NOT PUTTING A THREE MILE ISLAND PLANT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NUCLEAR MANUFACTURING. THE SMALL MAN, THE SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND OTHER TYPES WHERE WE COULD BUILD THOSE AND SHIP THOSE AROUND TO GO THROUGH NUCLEAR IS NOT GOING TO SAVE US. WE'RE WE'RE SITTING AT A NUCLEAR CONFERENCE AT THE STATE AND THEY GO, YEAH, WE THINK WE COULD HAVE A PROTOTYPE IN 2033. DUDE. REALLY IN 33. SO IT'LL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN 35. AND IT'S LIKE, OKAY, SO WE NEED JUST SO YOU KNOW, ERCOT USES 85 GIGS A DAY, AND THEN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO 130. RIGHT. SO WE NEED 45 GIGS. AND THEY'RE LIKE AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE OUTPUT IS NUKES. SO THIS IS GREAT I, I WAS I WAS IN THE NAVY OF I WAS OFF NUCLEAR CARRIES. I SLEPT NEXT TO A NUCLEAR REACTOR FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF MY LIFE. AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, GREAT. AND I GO, IT'S THREE MEGAWATTS. THREE. DID YOU DID YOU JUST HEAR HIM SAY 45 GIGS? COME ON. SO NUCLEAR IS GOING TO HAVE A JUST LIKE WATER. IT IS NOT THE MAGIC BULLET, BUT IT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. ADVOCACY I THINK A LOT OF A LOT OF BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, THEY GET A LOT OF GRIEF, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WATER. AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT IF YOU WERE TO NOT PROVIDE WATER TO THE LARGE INDUSTRIES, THIS REGION WOULD GO DOWN BY 100,000 PEOPLE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? THEY WOULD GO DOWN BY 100,000 PEOPLE. AND GUESS WHAT? YOU STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THE ROADS. YOU STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN ALL OF
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THE INFRASTRUCTURE. DETROIT DETROIT WENT FROM 1.4 MILLION TO 800,000. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID? THEY CLOSED OFF ENTIRE SECTIONS OF THE CITY AND DIS ANNEXED THEM. SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND THAT'S VERY HARD TO DO FOR OTHER PLACES. NEW DETROIT WAS EASY BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS CONFIGURED. BUT YOU COULDN'T DO IT HERE. YOU'RE NOT IS STILL THE SAME. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE GREAT WORKFORCE TRAINING, BUT WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE IN. MY GRANDFATHER RAN A LATHE AT WRIGLEY TEXTILE MILL FOR 35 YEARS. MY GRANDSON, WHO'S FIVE, IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LIFELONG LEARNER. THERE'S A SKILL HE'S GOING TO LEARN. THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN ANOTHER ONE. THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN ANOTHER ONE. AND HE MIGHT BE EVEN BE IN THE SAME JOB, AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN ANOTHER ONE. IT'S JUST THAT'S JUST GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE WORKFORCE, LETTING THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A I HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A CHILD AND THEY AND THEY LIKE TO STAY HERE. WHAT CAN THEY DO? WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GET A JOB IN ONE OF THESE LARGE MANUFACTURERS AND YOU COULD HAVE A CAREER. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE, DO THREE JOBS OR A SIDE HUSTLE. YOU YOU CAN HAVE A CAREER, YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE, YOU CAN GET MARRIED, YOU CAN RAISE KIDS, YOU CAN GO ON VACATION. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GOOD THINGS AND YOU DON'T HAVE $100,000 IN STUDENT DEBT AND YOU'RE OUT IN TWO YEARS. SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. AND, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES, BUT THIS IS A KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING TOGETHER. WE HAVE MANUFACTURING DAY BECAUSE WE ARE MANUFACTURERS. WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, ROLAND MAUER, FOR SOME OF YOU WHO REMEMBER HIM, HE GOES, WE MAKE BIG STUFF AND WE DO. SO WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN MANUFACTURERS.SO MANUFACTURING DAY IS A WAY TO FOR NUMBER ONE FOR MANUFACTURERS IN THE LOCAL AREA TO GET TOGETHER AND KNOW WHO'S MAKING WHAT AND WHO. YOU CAN CALL ON NUMBER TWO FOR STUDENTS TO COME IN AND TO SEE WHAT IT IS. THIS IS NOT YOU KNOW, YOU GO IN WITH YOUR RESUME AND SAY, HEY, I WANT A JOB. THIS IS I WANT TO DO THIS. I WANT TO BE A WELDER. I WANT TO BE A PIPEFITTER. I WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, PROCESS TECH. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO? AND THEN YOU CAN GO THIS ROUTE. YOU CAN GO THAT ROUTE. THESE ARE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME VALERO'S THERE.
TESLA'S THERE. TESLA ALWAYS BRINGS THE YOU KNOW THEIR CARS IN. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GOING PLACES AND FINDING THINGS. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE MANUFACTURING. WE HAVE THE NUCLEAR SUMMIT. WE ARE AT THE WE WERE AT THE LEGISLATURE CONSTANTLY THIS YEAR BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, AS GOVERNOR ANN ONCE SAID, YOU KNOW, NO ONE'S LIFE, LIBERTY AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS IS SAFE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T THIS WASN'T A AN OFFENSIVE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THIS WAS DEFENSIVE TO MAKE SURE DON'T CHANGE WHAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ALL THIS STUFF SO YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO DRONES. WE'RE GETTING INTO PHARMA. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, WE THE EDI, THE REGIONAL IS WE HAVE WE'VE ENGAGED THE TARGETED INDUSTRY SURVEY, WHICH WE HAD DONE IN 15 AND 20 AND 15 IDENTIFIED STEEL. NEVER THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NGINX WHICH IS A CODE FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY HAS A CODE IN HERE. AND YOU KNOW, WELL THERE HAS A DIFFERENT ONE. AND SO WE GAVE THAT TO THEM. AND THEY SAY WHAT KIND OF INDUSTRY CAN WE ATTRACT. AND THEY SAID STEEL. OH OKAY. SO WE STARTED GOING TO STEEL SHOWS AND THEN WE STARTED ANSWERING STEEL MANUFACTURING. OUR AND ACTUALLY THEIR RFP JUST THEY WANT INFORMATION. AND WE LOST THREE OF THEM AND GOT STEEL DYNAMICS, WHICH IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE A LOT OF A LOT OF JOBS, THEY HAVE CUSTOMERS AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF JOBS. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE FIRST TIME. AND WE'VE WORKED ON THIS. WE'VE TRIED TO FIND UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS, WHATEVER. FOR THE BUSINESSES HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN TAKE CHENIERE. CHENIERE GETS NATURAL GAS, COOLS IT AND SENDS IT OFF, YOU KNOW, KIEWIT GETS ALL THE STUFF, MAKES AN OIL, SENDS IT OFF. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT THAT EXTENSION WHICH ADDS MORE JOBS. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE HAVE SO WE'VE FINISHED THE TARGETED SURVEY. THAT WE PRESENTED IT TO OUR BOARD. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT DIFFERENT. SO YOU KNOW COMMISSIONER YARDLEY IS ON OUR BOARD. HE WAS LOOKING AT THAT. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TARGET SMALLER MANUFACTURERS WHO DON'T NEED A LOT OF WATER, DON'T NEED A LOT OF ELECTRICITY. IN THE
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NAVY WE CALL IT HOTEL SERVICES. SO WHEN THE SHIP PULLS UP, PUTS LINES OVER THE SIDE, AND THEN IT JUST FEEDS US WATER, FEEDS US ELECTRICITY, WE CALL IT HOTEL SERVICE. THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHERE YOU'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BRINGING A 345 KV LINE THROUGH HERE. SO THAT IS WHAT OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE THIS NEXT YEAR AND ON FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE PARTNERS. WE ARE PARTNERS OF THE COUNTIES. WE'RE PARTNERS OF THE CITY. WE'RE PARTNERS OF THE WATER DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T GO OUT AND GET, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT USES 10 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. SO WE'RE DOING THAT. I WANT THIS THING JUST KIND OF STAYED THERE, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. I MEAN, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT'S WORTH A LOT OF MONEY IN TAXES THAT THE AND THESE ARE NET OF INCENTIVES. THESE ARE BEYOND INCENTIVES AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT THESE PROJECTS ARE. SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR. WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD AND GET THROUGH. AND THE EDC WILL BE FINE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS MARCH I ANNOUNCED MY BOARD MY THAT I WANT TO RETIRE. I TRIED THAT IN 23 AND IT DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT I PROMISE YOU I WILL GET IT DONE THIS YEAR. AND SO THEY HIRED A SEARCH COMMITTEE. KORN FERRY AND KORN FERRY HAS GONE THROUGH THE THINGS THAT THEY DO TO MAKE MONEY FROM US. BUT THE JOB WAS POSTED LAST TUESDAY. IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE, CRACKED.COM, AND YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN THIS THING AND DEAL WITH DEAL WITH ELECTEDS, GOOD LUCK. COME ON, PUT IT ON IN. AND NO, THIS IS I'M GLAD TO BE OVER HERE. MY WIFE WAS SAYING, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BEING BEING, YOU KNOW, GOING FOR ELECTION WHEN YOU RETIRE? I GO, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. NO, NO, NO, I'M SURPRISED, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE SITS THERE. BUT ANYWAYS, HE TIED DOWN. DO YOU PUT A SEATBELT ON HIM WHEN THEY. BUT ANYWAY, SO IT'LL END IN 30 DAYS AND THEN WE'LL DO YOU KNOW. AND THEN WE'LL START GOING THROUGH THE RESUMES. GO TO TEN AND GO TO TWO AND THEN THEN SELECT SOMEBODY. I HOPE TO BE OUT OF THE OFFICE NOVEMBER AND IN ANTARCTICA IN JANUARY, BECAUSE THAT'S AS YOUNG AS I'M GOING TO BE. SO ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER TO THEM. AND REMEMBER, I LIVE IN THE COUNTY, SO YOU CAN JUST COME BY. YEAH, YOU CAN COME BY AND ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, MIKE. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND SERVICE AT THE CRDC. I KNOW THE FIRST TIME YOU TRIED TO RETIRE, WE CONVINCED YOU NOT TO DISOBEY.KNOWS I TRIED TO DO THAT AGAIN. I WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. YEAH, YEAH, BUT I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. 11 YEARS IN TOTAL. YOU'VE BEEN THERE, BUT YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, 16 YEARS. SO 2009 I WAS HERE BEFORE TEPCO AND YOU WERE GOING TO BE MISSED. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND GOOD LUCK. ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT. APPRECIATE YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I WOULDN'T ASK YOU ABOUT TEPCO. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. LET'S GO TO 2.4 B WHICH WILL BE
[b. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Juvenile Detention to approve Contracts and Agreements of Detention of Juvenile Offenders with the following entities: 1. Brooks County]
DISCUSSING CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A REQUEST BY JUVENILE DETENTION TO APPROVE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS OF DETENTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS WITH THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES. BROOKS COUNTY MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, THE LAST SECOND BY SIKORSKY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 C CONSIDERATION[c. Consideration and action on request from JP Easley, Constable Precinct 8, request for a second Reserve Deputy Constable.]
ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JP EASLEY. CONSTABLE PRECINCT EIGHT REQUEST FOR A SECOND RESERVE DEPUTY CONSTABLE. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SIKORSKY. SECOND BY GILLESPIE. YOU NEED ANY? WE'RE GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE[d. Consideration and Action on request from Scott Marion, Emergency Manager/Fire Marshal to authorize a prepayment of $120.00 for services to DSI Distributing, Inc. for labor to install wiring for cable tv in the EOC.]
OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 D CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM SCOTT MARIN, EMERGENCY MANAGER, FIRE MARSHAL, TO AUTHORIZE A REPAYMENT OF $120 FOR SERVICES TO DSI DISTRIBUTING, INCORPORATED FOR LABOR TO INSTALL WIRING FOR CABLE TV IN THE EOC. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY ZAGORSKY. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.[e. Discussion, Consideration and Action on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between San Patricio County and the City of Woodsboro Appointment of County Fire Marshal. ]
MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING[00:30:04]
BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WOODSBORO. APPOINTMENT OF A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS, SO PLEASE EXPLAIN. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO THE CITY OF WOODSBORO IS BUILDING A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THEY DON'T HAVE A FIRE MARSHAL. SO THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO AN MOU WITH THEM TO FOR ME TO DO THE PLAN REVIEW AND THE INSPECTION SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE SAFE FOR THEIR KIDS. OKAY. AND REFUGIO COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE A FIRE MARSHAL. THEY DO NOT. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND IT WITH ANOTHER QUESTION. YES, SIR. ARE THEY PAYING US FOR YOUR SERVICES? SO THE CITY'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT? WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THE CONTRACTORS JUST THE SAME WAY WE DO HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY. WORKS FOR ME. THANK YOU. YEAH, A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED?[f. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, County Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding RFP2025-011 Elections Software to Soch Inc.]
SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 F. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING RFP 2020 5-011, ELECTION SOFTWARE TO SOCO INCORPORATED. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, County Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding RFP2025-002 Jail Pharmacy.]
CARRIES. TWO POINT FOR DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR AWARDING RFP 2025 002 JAIL PHARMACY.MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. WE'LL NEED A SPECIFIC WHO'S WHO'S BEING AWARDED TO. YEAH, WE NEED THE JAIL. PHARMACY IS GOING TO BE AWARDED TWO.
YEAH. WE NEED TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO DO IT RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. YES, POLARIS. OKAY. MY STAFF HAS REVIEWED ALL OF THE. THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE MOTION TO APPROVE POLARIS PHARMACY FOR JAIL. SECOND MOTION AMEND MY SECOND. YEAH, I AMEND MY SECOND. YEAH. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION
[h. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, to enter into an inter-local agreement with Nueces River Authority for a Countywide mapping program through the Texas Water Development Flood Infrastructure funding for a total of $784,692.00 in Grant funds and $196,173.00 in local funds as a match. Tabled from June 30, 2025 Commissioners Court.]
CARRIES. 2.4 H. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FOR MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGER. AND INTO A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY FOR A COUNTY WIDE MAPPING PROGRAM THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT, FLOOD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR A TOTAL OF $784,692 IN GRANT FUNDS AND $196,173 IN LOCAL FUNDS AS A MATCH. OKAY, I'LL MOVE THIS BACK TO THE TABLE. MOTION TO MOVE BACK TO THE TABLE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY, TO BRING BACK ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM IS BACK ON THE TABLE. HEY, MELANIE. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET SOME GOOD MAPPING HERE IN THE COUNTY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FLOOD PLAINS AND NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY. AND THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE MATCH FOR THESE FUNDS FOR THIS FUNDING. OH, OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION? OF SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. WHAT MAPPING DOES THIS PROVIDE THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE I GUESS IS WHAT I'M IT WILL BE DIGITIZED. WE USE THE WE DID THE MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN WHICH WE HAVE USED AND OPERATED. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GRANT FUNDS OUT OF THAT AND WE'RE CURRENTLY FUNDING THOSE PROJECTS. ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED, IT WILL GIVE US NEW AND IMPROVED PROJECTS AND ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND FLOOD PLAINS CAN USE THIS DATA AND KEEP PLANS UP TO DATE IN REAL TIME. AS AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. YEAH, WE SAVED A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE LAST MEETING OVER THERE. WE JUST HAD IT WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND SO FORTH. A FEW YEARS BACK WE DID A LEADER OF THE WHOLE COUNTY WITH A ONE INCH THE REST OF THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE DONE WITHIN SIX INCHES. AND THERE'S A THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. BUT OUR COUNTY HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, WHICH REDUCED OUR COSTS AND OUR MATCH FOR THE COUNTY OVERALL. SO WE ACTUALLY CAME OUT DOING REAL GOOD. AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT, IN FACT, PICKING UP THE MATCH FUNDS AND THEN DOING IT ALL AT ONE TIME. YES, IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GRANT FUNDING. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I'M GOOD WITH IT, YOU KNOW, FOR PICKING UP THAT MATCHING FUND. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. I GOT A MOTION A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 OUR DISCUSSION
[i. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, on contracting with Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP RFQ2025-003 for Legal services to assist with acquisition activities for Taft and Sinton GLO contract No.22-085-011-D239 Harvey Competition Program, not to exceed $200,000.00. ]
CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FOR MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGER ON CONTRACTING WITH BICKERSTAFF HEALTH. DELGADO ACOSTA LLP RFQ 2025 003. FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH ACQUISITION[00:35:09]
ACTIVITIES OF THE TAFT SINTON YELLOW CONTRACT NUMBER 20 2-085011-D2 39 HARVEY COMPLETION PROGRAM NOT TO EXCEED 2,200,000. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM THIS SUMMER. D239 CONTRACT AND THE COURT HAS MADE IT CLEAR THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND SOME OWNERS TO WHERE WE NEED TO LOCATE THEM, TO WHERE WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OFFER AND SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. BUT AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE TO DO THE SURVEYING TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK FOR. THE SURVEYING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AGAIN, AND WE WILL USE THEIR EASEMENTS TO GET THAT SURVEYING COMPLETED. WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE THE ATTORNEY TO FIND OUT THOSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES.IT'S CHANGED OWNERS SEVERAL TIMES. SO WITH THE 200,000 LIMITATION THAT THAT SHOULD COVER THOSE NEEDS TO WHERE WE CAN GET THOSE OWNERS AND AT LEAST NOTIFY THEM AND LET THEM KNOW IF THERE IS AN OFFER AVAILABLE AND THAT MONEY IS AVAILABLE. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.41. SECONDED. OKAY. MOTION SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4
[j. Discussion, consideration and action on proposed FY 2026 Elected Officials' salary, compensation, and expenses. ]
J. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 26. ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARY, COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET. IT IS OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. WELL JUDGE IF MY MATH IS RIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT A 3% RAISE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO IS THAT WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES. THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN IS AT THE PRESENT TIME.NOW WITH ALL OUR MONEY SHORTFALLS COMING UP, DO WE NEED TO LIKE MAINTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS WHERE THEY'RE AT FOR NOW WITH NO INCREASE? THAT'S UP TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, I GUESS. I MEAN, WOULD THAT HELP US, MR. KEATING? IT CERTAINLY WOULD. BUT LIKE JUDGE SAID, I'D BE UP TO YOU ALL TO MAKE THAT DECISION. SO I GUESS PART OF THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE VOTING ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARIES BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET TO THE BUDGET AND BEFORE WE GET TO THE EMPLOYEES SALARIES. SO, YEAH, WE ALWAYS DO IT THIS WAY. AND IT ALWAYS SEEMS A LITTLE BY STATE STATUTE. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A NUMBER BY A CERTAIN DATE. AND I THINK THAT WHAT'S A CERTAIN DATE, WHAT IS A CERTAIN DATE? I THINK IT'S TODAY IS THE 28TH, THE 29TH OR IT'LL BE NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. COULD BE MORE COULD BE LESS. WE DON'T KNOW. WELL I'M ACTUALLY FOR NOT DOING ANY INCREASES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S UP. YOU KNOW I'VE ALREADY DEFINED MINE. I'M I'M DECLINING MINE ALSO. BUT I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. SO HOW DO WE KNOW WHERE WE SIT WITH THE BUDGET AS FAR AS A 3% RAISE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, HOW DO WE KNOW WE DON'T WHERE WE SIT? I'M SORRY, I WAS I'M SORRY. WHAT DID YOU SAY, COMMISSIONER? WELL, I. WITHOUT HAVING THE BUDGET YET, HOW DO WE KNOW WHERE WE SIT IF WE APPROVE A 3% INCREASE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES COUNTYWIDE? SO WE ARE LOOKING AT ROUGH NUMBERS WITH THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FROM FROM THE TAXES AND OR TAX VALUES STILL GOING THROUGH THOSE AS WELL. THIS WOULD BE KIND OF THE MINIMUM OR I GUESS, OR MAYBE EVEN A MAXIMUM. AS I WAS TALKING TO THE STAFF EARLIER THIS MORNING THAT UNFORTUNATELY WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR, JUST KIND OF LOOKING FOR THAT FROM PRIOR CONSULTANT NOT DOING MUCH FOR US. WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE UP SOME MONIES.
THERE IS ONE FOR THAT. I THINK WE'D BE OKAY. AND HOW WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. AND THEN GOING WITH COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, IF YOU DON'T DO ELECTED OFFICIALS, ARE WE STILL WOULD YOU STILL WANT TO LOOK AT DOING. OH YEAH. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. NO I WOULDN'T TOUCH THEIR MONEY. NO.
SURE THING EITHER. RAISES YES. YES. WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED OURS. UNDERSTOOD. BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTABLES OKAY. OUR CONSTABLES ARE GROSSLY UNDERPAID. NOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD CONSTABLES THAT DIDN'T WORK. NOW WE HAVE CONSTABLES THAT ARE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING OUT IN THE FIELD AND GOING TO BE DOING A LOT MORE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. AND I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS PAY REVIEW THING COMING UP HERE SOON, BUT YOU KNOW WHY? THE CONSTABLES ARE ARE WAY LOWER THAN WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU KNOW, AND ALSO WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW,
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WE'LL HAVE A SALARY GRIEVANCE HEARING COMING UP. AND SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THEY GO THROUGH THAT HEARING PROCESS WAS I THINK THE LETTERS WERE SENT OUT FOR ALL OF THESE FRIDAY. CORRECT. DEBBIE. THURSDAY LETTERS WILL GO OUT TODAY. ONCE YOU GUYS APPROVE, YOU APPROVE. THAT'S RIGHT. THEN THEY HAVE AFTER THEY RECEIVE IT, THEY HAVE FIVE DAYS TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO COME FORWARD TO THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. IF WE GET THE LETTERS OUT TODAY, THEY WILL HAVE TILL THE 30TH OF JULY TO TEN DAYS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I STAND BY MY MOTION. OKAY. I'LL STAND BY MOTION IN A SECOND. THAT REFUSE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S SALARY INCREASE. LET'S JUST SAY TO NOT GO WITH A COUNTY. WITH A COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARY INCREASE THIS YEAR. OKAY? WE MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING 2025 SALARIES. WHAT WE'RE DOING, THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST LOOKING. SO WE'RE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD AT HAVING MONEY SHORTFALLS. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE DO. IF THE CONSTABLES GO TO THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE AND THEY SAY, YAY, WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW I SAY WE DO NOT GIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS A RAISE THIS YEAR. AND LOOK AT IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. AT THIS TIME.OKAY. AND I AMEND MY MOTION TO AGREE WITH ALL THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS. I SAID I'M INCLUDING ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. YES, SIR. LISTEN, I JUDGE AND JUST ON ON THAT THOUGH THERE WILL BE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE STATE MANDATED. RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE STATE MANDATED. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S AN EXCLUSION. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.
THIS IS FOR ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ISSUES? OKAY. MOTION IN A SECOND. OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
OKAY. MOTION CARRIES OKAY. OKAY. 2.4 K. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON AWARDING THIRD
[k. Discussion, consideration and action on awarding Third Party Health & Dental Plan Administration Record Keeping & Claim Repricing, Third Party Prescription Drug Plan Management & Offshore Importation, Cash Pay Point of Service Claim Adjudication, Care Navigation Services, and Primary Care Services for the San Patricio County Employee Health plan from RFP's received May 28, 2025.]
PARTY HEALTH AND DENTAL PLAN. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD KEEPING AND CLAIM REPRICING. THIRD PARTY PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN MANAGEMENT AND IN OFFSHORE INCORPORATION. CASH PAY POINT OF SERVICE CLAIM ADJUDICATION. CARE NAVIGATION SERVICES AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN FROM RFP RECEIVED MAY 28TH OF 2025. OKAY, OKAY. WE HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF THAT. THAT WAS AN AWFUL LOT OF WORDS, A LOT OF WORDS. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. YEAH.OFFSHORE. AND YOU KNOW. I MEAN, AS LONG AS OUR POINT OF SERVICE EDUCATION DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE ISLAND SOMEWHERE. OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM HOPING THAT I'LL HEAR A FABULOUS. OH, NO, HE'S HE'S OKAY. I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH HIM. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS ALL SAYS, THAT'S ALL. LAY IT ALL OUT, BILL. WHAT IT SAYS IS WE. BY THE WAY, YOU CAN PUT IT IN WORDS WE UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, THAT'S OKAY. I'LL GO WITH THAT. I'M OKAY. INSURANCE IS ALWAYS FUN, ISN'T IT? I HATE IT, BUT GO AHEAD. ME TOO. I DEAL WITH IT EVERY DAY. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS A RESULT OF GOING OUT FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A COMPONENT OF YOUR GROUP MEDICAL PROGRAM. THAT COMPONENT IS YOUR FIXED COST. THERE'S TWO THERE'S TWO COST COMPONENTS TO A TO A SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAM. YOU HAVE YOUR CLAIM COST. YOU HAVE YOUR FIXED COST. THIS RFP WAS DEVOTED TO THE FIXED COST, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF STOP LOSS INSURANCE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT FOR PUBLIC RFP ON THAT CLOSER TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE, YOUR FIXED COST EQUATE TO ABOUT 10% OF YOUR TOTAL SPEND. SO WE LOOKED AT VENDORS TO PROPOSE A CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM AS IT IS STRUCTURED NOW, WHICH BY THE WAY, YOUR YOUR PLAN IS VERY UNIQUE IN THE MARKETPLACE. YOU'RE THE FIRST POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ADOPT MANY OF THESE CUTTING EDGE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES GOING BACK ALMOST TWO DECADES. AND PUT MY TEARS ON HERE. SO WE WENT OUT TO PROPOSALS FOR CLAIMANT CLAIM REPRICING, RECORD KEEPING, WHICH IS WHAT A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR DOES. THAT'S THE FILING CABINET IN THE BASEMENT. CLAIM COMES IN. THEY ADJUDICATE THE CLAIM. THEY REPRICE IT BASED UPON WHAT'S IN THE PLAN DOCUMENT, AND THEN THE PAYMENT
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IS SENT OUT TO THE PROVIDER. THAT'S THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, THE THIRD PARTY PRESCRIPTION DRUG MANAGEMENT IS YOUR PBM. WE CALL IT PBM PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. THAT'S THE CARD YOU HAVE WHEN YOU GO TO THE PHARMACY AND YOU PAY YOUR COPAY AND THE DRUG IS HANDED OVER TO YOU, AND THEN THERE'S CLAIM TRANSACTION THAT TAKES PLACE. THAT'S THE SECOND THIRD PARTY. WHAT ABOUT THE OFFSHORE IMPORTATION. THAT IS TO IMPORT CERTAIN HIGH COST DRUGS WHEN NECESSARY AND WHEN ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FROM OTHER SOURCES. IT COULD BE OFFSHORE. IT COULD BE CANADA, FOR EXAMPLE. THE PRICES IN CANADA INCLUDE NO REBATES. REBATES CAN EQUATE 40% OF YOUR DRUG COST OR MORE. WOW. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE'VE ASKED FOR THOSE SERVICES AS WELL OKAY THEN CASH PAY POINT OF SERVICE CLAIM ADJUDICATION. THAT'S ANOTHER THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT ACTUALLY ASSISTS IN THE CLAIM TRANSACTION PART FOR CASH. WE IMPLEMENTED CASH TRANSACTION BACK IN THE COUNTY. GOSH, I GUESS MAYBE A DECADE AGO. AND THAT PROVIDES A BETTER DEAL FOR US. MUCH BETTER DEAL. AND I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY ABOUT THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SURE.GO AHEAD. WE HAD AN ELECTED OFFICIAL BACK IN THE DAY THAT CALLED ME ONE DAY AND SAID WE HAD JUST CHANGED INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND HE WAS GOING THROUGH A COURSE OF TREATMENT THAT REQUIRED FOLLOW UP AND A CERTAIN PROCEDURE, A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. AND THE HOSPITAL IN CORPUS WOULD NOT TAKE THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT IN NETWORK. SO HE PAID CASH, HE WROTE THEM A CHECK, AND HE CALLED ME AND HE SAID, IS THERE ANY CHANCE I CAN GET MY MONEY BACK? AND I SAID, WELL, LET'S, LET'S LOOK AT THE CLAIM. AND WHEN I, WHEN I LOOK AT THAT CLAIM, IT WAS 50% OF MEDICARE. AND I SAID, HECK YEAH, LET'S DO THIS MORE OFTEN. SO WE STARTED DOING CASH PAYMENT AS ON AN AD HOC BASIS. AND THEN WE MEMORIALIZED IT IN THE PLAN DOCUMENT, AND WE HIRED A COMPANY CALLED ACERTA BACK IN THE DAY TO HELP FACILITATE THOSE THAT PROCESS. THAT'S THE KEY TO THIS PLAN. THAT'S THE CENTER OF THIS PLAN. THIS IS A CASH CENTRIC PLAN. CASH IS KING AND CASH WILL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY. CARE NAVIGATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE ONLY TIME PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S COVERED AND NOT COVERED IS WHEN THEY USE THEIR INSURANCE. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. CARE NAVIGATION IS THERE TO ASSIST THE PLAN MEMBER AND IN SETTING THE APPOINTMENTS, NEGOTIATING CASH PAY PAYMENTS IF POSSIBLE AND GUIDING THEM THROUGH THEIR COURSE OF TREATMENT. OKAY. THAT'S ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR PLAN. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WE LOOKED AT IS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. AND WE BROKE THAT DOWN INTO THREE CATEGORIES. FEE FOR SERVICE, PRIMARY CARE ON A PREFERRED BASIS. WE'RE USING K COSTS NOW ON THAT BASIS. OR DIRECT PRIMARY CARE WHICH IS A SUBSCRIPTION MODEL WHERE THE COUNTY WOULD PAY SO MUCH PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH FOR UNLIMITED USE THROUGH ONE DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS AN ON SITE CLINIC. SO THE RFP WAS VERY BROAD. WE WANTED TO LOOK AS MANY DIFFERENT VARIATIONS AND POSSIBILITIES THAT WAS IN THE MARKET. SO WE PURPOSELY MADE THE RFP VERY GENERAL IN TERMS. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION BEFORE WE GET INTO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO THIS. IT'S LIKE YOUR AUTOMOBILE WHERE YOU HAVE A WATER PUMP, A RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, WHAT HAVE YOU. WHEN ONE GOES OUT, YOU DON'T REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE. THE PART THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE PLAYING IS STRUCTURED. SO WE HAVE THESE VARIOUS PARTS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THAT SINK TOGETHER AND WORK WELL TOGETHER. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO ON. OKAY.
GOOD. SO ON THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR, THAT'S THE RECORD KEEPER IN THE BASEMENT WITH THE FILING CABINET. WE HAVE CENTAVO, 90 DEGREE BENEFITS. AND YUZU CENTAVO IS YOUR CURRENT TPA 90 DEGREE BENEFITS. WAS YOUR TPA BEFORE WE WENT WITH CENTAVO YEARS AGO. AND YUZU IS A RELATIVELY NEW TPA OUT OF NEW YORK CITY. PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. WE HAD CAPITAL RX.
LAVINIA AND MAX OR MAX OR IS YOUR CURRENT PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER? HOME CARE NAVIGATION WAS CARE CONNECT MICHI AND HOOP CARE. I HATE THAT NAME. I TOLD THE GUY THAT OWNS HOOP CARE. I SAID, IS IT CARE? IF IT IS, YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY OFF THE ITALIANS. THEN WE HAVE. EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BY THE WAY, PRIMARY CARE SERVICES WE HAD K COST YOUR CURRENT VENDOR FIRST PRIMARY CARE WHICH IS DIRECT PRIMARY CARE AND THEN ON SITE CLINIC BY PROACTIVMD. SO THE INSURANCE
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COMMITTEE EVALUATED ALL OF THESE VENDORS. WE INTERVIEWED SOME OF THEM. AND THE CONSENSUS IS THE BEST VALUE FOR THE DOLLAR IS TO CONTINUE WITH CENTAVO MAX OR MICHI AND COST, BUT ALSO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT RISK MANAGEMENT OF ANY GROUP MEDICAL PROGRAM IS NOT A ONE SHOT DEAL.IT'S NOT ME STANDING HERE MAKING RECOMMENDATION. AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. IT'S ONGOING. SO THE COMMITTEE IS STILL REVIEWING DIRECT PRIMARY CARE AS AN OPTION, AND PERHAPS AN ON SITE MEDICAL CLINIC. THE WHOLE THE WHOLE JOB OF THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE AND THEIR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE BENEFITS, NOT TO TAKE AWAY BENEFITS. THERE IS A SAVINGS TO THIS RECOMMENDATION, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE SPREADSHEET THERE. SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT LOWEST AND BEST BID DOLLAR WISE, THEN OUR RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE YOUR OR MEET YOUR APPROVAL. THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS YOUR CURRENT TPA. SO THEIR RENEWAL IS JANUARY 1ST. THAT WOULD CONTINUE TILL JANUARY 1ST OF 2026. ONE YEAR CONTRACT MICHI HEALTH. WE'D LIKE TO START THAT OCTOBER 1ST.
YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING INCERTA. ACERTA HAS AGREED TO HELP IN THE TRANSITION. TRANSITION SO THEY WOULD BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, MAXXOR. WE WANT TO RENEW WITH THEM FOR ONE MORE YEAR. WHEN I CAME BACK ON BOARD IN JANUARY, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE PRIOR. COMMISSIONERS COURT HAD APPROVED A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH A PBM. NOW THAT WAS A PBM THAT YOU'D HAD FOR OVER A DECADE, YEAR TO YEAR. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM, HERE'S A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. SO YOU'RE LOCKED INTO A THREE YEAR CONTRACT, WHICH ENDS NEXT YEAR. OKAY. IF YOU WERE TO TERMINATE THAT CONTRACT NOW, YOU WOULD LOSE YOUR REBATES, WHICH ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SO WE NEED TO STAY WITH MAXOR FOR NOW, OKAY. COS WE WANT TO RENEW THEM EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026. ALL CONTRACTS WILL BE FOR ONE YEAR. OKAY, SO THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE NEED TO PUT INTO THE MOTION. YES, SIR. OKAY. WELL I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT. WE GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CENTAVO, MINGSHI HEALTH MAXWELL AND CAICOS ALL CONTRACTS FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR BASED ON THE DATES THAT ARE LISTED IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECOND BY MR. GORSKI. ANY QUESTIONS? THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE DOING A FINE JOB. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO GO, BILL, YOU WANT TO GO IN AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SAVING ON SOME OF THESE SPECIALTY DRUGS THAT WE'RE DOING NOW TO THIS. ARE YOU. WELL, I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIALS IN GENERAL TERMS. YOUR FINANCES DON'T LOOK GOOD ON YOUR MEDICAL PROGRAM.
WHEN I CAME BACK ON BOARD IN JANUARY, IT BECAME VERY EVIDENT VERY QUICKLY THAT YOUR PROBLEM IS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, THAT 30% OF WHAT YOU WERE FUNDING INTO THE PLAN, 30% WAS GOING FOR TWO DRUGS FOR 157 PEOPLE, 30% OF YOUR SPEND WHAT YOU WERE, WHAT YOU WERE PUTTING INTO THE PLAN.
OKAY. I FOUND THAT IT WAS POOR OVERSIGHT THAT ALLOWED THAT HAPPEN. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. CORRECT THAT, NOT CHANGE ANYTHING, JUST TO ENFORCE THE CURRENT PLAN DOCUMENT. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, AND THAT TOOK EFFECT IN APRIL. AS A RESULT OF THAT, IT APPEARS IF YOU ANNUALIZE THE COST REDUCTION, IT COULD BE AS MUCH AS $700,000. THAT'S $700,000.
YOU I THINK AT A FUTURE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT DOING AN AUDIT ON YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WITH THE IDEA OF HOPEFULLY RECOUPING SOME OF THE MONIES WE'VE ALREADY SPENT. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. SO IT'S A POSITIVE MOVE. THANK YOU. I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. THANK
[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.]
YOU. BILL. OKAY. GOING DOWN INTO PERSONNEL 3.1 A SUZANNE ZAMORA RESIGNATION. JAILER. SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 108 AT $4,394.70 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JULY 31ST, 2025 3.1 B CLARISSA ESTRADA, TRANSFER DEPUTY CLERK TWO, DISTRICT CLERK, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104, STEP ONE AT $2,875.89 PER MONTH. THE DEPUTY CLERK THREE GRADE[00:55:10]
105. STEP ONE AT $3,077.20 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JULY 16TH, 2025, 3.1 SEE JULIA RAINA, TRANSFER TITLE CHANGE DEPUTY CLERK THREE. DISTRICT CLERK FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105, STEP ONE AND $3,119.53 PER MONTH TO JURY ADMINISTRATOR. FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105.STEP ONE AT $3,119.53 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JULY 16TH, 2025, 3.1 D GLORIA ESCOBAR, TRANSFER DEPUTY CLERK TWO DISTRICT CLERK, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP FIVE AT $3,423.13 PER MONTH. DEPUTY CLERK THREE GREAT STEP GRADE 105. STEP FOUR $3,565.18 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JULY 16TH, 2025. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH D SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY THE COURSE APPROVED PERSONNEL ITEM A, B, C, AND D, ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 3.2 IS ACCEPTED. RECORD EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE. ITEM FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE NONE.
SCHEDULED MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND. THANK YOU. BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SIKORSKI TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. ADJOURNED.
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