[00:00:04] NO. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT. WE'LL HAVE THE TWO PLEDGES AND [1. Call meeting to order] [2. Pledge of allegiance] THEN WE'LL PROCEED. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. AGAIN. WELCOME. IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE HEAT OVER THE WEEKEND, JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS COMING WEEK. IT'LL GET A LOT WORSE. SO AGAIN, WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS MORNING. LET ME. THERE WE GO. IS THERE A CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CARD. IS THERE ANY CITIZENS THAT WANTS TO BE HEARD? OKAY. NOBODY'S JUMPING [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] UP. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR REPORT FROM JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS. YES, SIR. I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING REPORT TODAY. I KNOW THAT'S A SHOCK TO EVERYONE, BUT FIRST WAS COUNTY ROAD 81 FROM 188 TO THE COUNTRY CHURCH. WE HAD A PRIME CUT ON IT. AND UNFORTUNATELY SOME TRACTORS WITH DISKING UP A FIELD NEXT TO THE ROAD TORE IT UP IN THE BASE AND IT'S ALL BEEN REPAIRED AND CHANGE ORDER IS GOING TO SAVE US. $77,000 WILL PROBABLY COVER THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR WORK HAD TO BE DONE SO. BUT THE CONTRACTOR WORKED WITH US VERY WELL. THEN ON WEDNESDAY I WENT TO TWO GRANT MEETINGS WITH HALF ASSOCIATES. I WILL BE DRAINAGE PROJECT AND THE NAVIGATION DISTRICT DREDGING PROJECT, AND THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY MOTIVATED TO GET ALL THIS DONE FOR US. AND THEN FRIDAY, LET ME BACK UP. THURSDAY I WENT TO THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, INC, WHICH I AM ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR, AND THAT'S A CONGLOMERATE OF COUNTIES. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY, BUT A DOZEN, I THINK. AND SO AND THEY DO THINGS LIKE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. NONE AT THIS TIME. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY IN JUST A MINUTE. AND THEN NRCS STUFF, NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICES. SO WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING IS HOLDING TEN WORKSHOPS WITH LANDOWNERS FEATURING USDA ASSISTANCE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEY'VE HAD DONE TWO OF THESE ALREADY IN GOLIAD, VICTORIA COUNTIES. AND WE SPEND ABOUT $2,100 ON FACILITATING THOSE MEETINGS. SO ANYWAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THAT. THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSERVATION. WE'RE GOING TO GET WITH THE LOCAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION CONSERVATION GROUPS WITH TOPICS FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS. SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO START WITH SAM PAT IN SEPTEMBER, WE JUST FINISHED A FOUR YEAR AUDIT BY THE T-C-E-Q. AND DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RECEIVE OR BE A THIRD PARTY. ADMINISTRATORS OF GRANT FUNDS. SO IT TOOK THEM FOUR YEARS TO AUDIT EVERYTHING. BUT THAT'S ODD. IT'S OVER. IT'S DONE. SO WE'LL START GETTING MORE MONEY INTO THE COFFERS TO START DOING MORE THINGS FOR LOCAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS. LASTLY, WE DISCUSSED SCREWWORMS AND YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT THAN I DO BACK THERE. SOMEWHERE. THERE ARE 300 MILES SOUTH OF THE MEXICAN BORDER RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE MOVED ABOUT 400 MILES THIS PAST YEAR, EXPECTED TO BE IN THE US NEXT YEAR. AND THEY ALSO ALSO HAVE A BUDGET REQUEST FOR OUR FOR OUR FOR OUR BOARD. AND THAT'LL BE COMING SEPARATELY. THEN LASTLY, COMMISSIONER YARDLEY AND I ATTENDED THE SINATRA CHANGE OF COMMAND. CHIEF OF NAVAL AIR TRAINING ON BOARD THE LEXINGTON ON FRIDAY MORNING. AND THAT WAS WAS NICE. NICE TO SEE. THAT'S ALL I GOT, JUDGE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. WE'RE PROCESSING ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 1050 907 AREA. WE'RE ROAD PATCHING THE AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 2047 1470, COUNTY ROAD 2047 RIGHT THERE BY THE CHEMICAL PLANT. THE PROCESSING ON THAT ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 1740 1036 25 647. THERE ARE NO SANFORD AREA. WE ARE USING THE BOONE MOWER, CUTTING ALL THAT BRUSH BACK AND MOWERS IN THE AREA. I'M SORRY. WE ALSO PUT IN A NEW WATER TANK ON OUR TRANSPORT WATER TANK. WE'RE PUTTING THE WHOLE NEW ASSEMBLY ON THERE. SO WE'LL BE AT THE 188 YARD WORKING ON THAT ONE. WE'RE DOING ROAD REPAIR ON THE MALONE ROAD OFF OF 666. NO SAND PAT, AND WE'RE TRIMMING TREES IN THE AREA ACROSS STREET, [00:05:07] ALSO INSTALLING CULVERTS ON COUNTY ROAD 1740. ALSO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HERE WE HAD OUR CREWMEN OF 12 YEARS PASSED AWAY. ALEJANDRO. VARIANTS. HE HAD STARTED JULY 1ST OF 2013 AND HE PASSED AWAY JULY 31ST, 2025. WE'VE GOT SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR HIM, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A GOOD CREW MAN WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME WITH US, IF YOU PLEASE. RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, JUDGE. MR. MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TODAY, JUDGE GEORGE. WELL, IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. LAST WEEK WE WERE WORKING ON COUNTY ROAD 1432, TOTALLY REBUILT, AND OUR ZIPPER WENT DOWN WITH A CLUTCH. WENT OUT. BUT I WANT TO THANK PRECINCT THREE. THE LOANED ME ANOTHER ZIPPER THIS MORNING, SO WE'LL FINISH IT UP. WE'RE STILL MOWING GRASS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTY. IT'S DODGING GRAIN TRUCKS AS WE GO AND THEN BRINGING IN THE GRAIN. I'M SURE I'LL BE GLAD WHEN IT'S DONE BECAUSE MY SINUSES ARE PAYING THE PRICE. THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. OKAY, WELL THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THIS MORNING. FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU GET THE COUNTY PROGRESS, AND I HOPE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE WERE WORRIED THAT WE WERE GOING TO REALLY GET HURT IN COUNTIES. WELL, IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS MAGAZINE, YOU'LL FIND OUT THAT WE DID HAVE SOME SUCCESS IN AUSTIN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND OFF OF OUR AGENDA, WE HAD SOME EXCESS EXCESS. FIRST OF ALL, THE BIGGEST ONE WAS THAT WE WON THE BATTLE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE TO PAY STATE FUEL TAX ON OUR VEHICLES AND STUFF. THAT'S GOOD. WE'VE WON THAT ONE. THE OTHER ONE THAT WE'VE WON IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME. THAT'S INCREASING THE BID LIMIT FROM 50,000 TO 100,000 ON OUR BID LIMITS THAT WE HAVE. SO IF YOU BID ON A PROJECT OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S EXEMPT UP TO 100,000. SO WE'LL HAVE TO REDO THE HOW WE WANT TO DO IT TO GET THAT DONE. WE DID HAVE IT'S A PROBLEM BILL, FOR OUR SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIES THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH. USUALLY OUR AGENDAS HAVE TO BE POSTED 72 HOURS BEFORE COMMISSIONERS COURT, 72 HOURS OF THAT INCLUDED WEEKENDS IS A DAY STARTING SEPTEMBER THE 1ST. THESE OTHER TWO BILLS ARE IN EFFECT ALREADY. THEY WENT INTO EFFECT. I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ALL THAT. THEY WERE THE LIMIT. $100,000 LIMIT. WHEN IT GOES INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, THE FUEL TAX EXEMPTION WENT INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST. THIS ONE IS HOUSE BILL 152 IS THAT WE HAVE TO POST OUR AGENDAS NOW. THREE BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE COMMISSIONERS COURT. SO THREE BUSINESS DAYS IS GOING TO PUT US 9 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT ON PRETTY FAST. AND I KNOW THE BILL PAY ON OUR BILLS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO BE PAYING BILLS ALMOST IN REVERSE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL GOING TO WORK THAT OUT. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. OR YOU MAY KNOW ALREADY HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. YEAH, WE WE'RE DISCUSSING TO BASICALLY MOVE. SO I THINK RIGHT NOW OUR BILLS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY AT NOON. SO THOSE CAN BE PUSHED TO MONDAY AT NOON. SO THIS WILL BE LIKE I SAID, BE ABOUT A WEEK. RIGHT? RIGHT BEHIND THERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST A WEEK LATE. THEORETICALLY. LOOK AT IT. AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS THAT WAS ON OUR AGENDAS THAT WE HAD FOR AUSTIN. ONE OF THEM WAS ESTABLISHED IN THAT RURAL AMBULANCE SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTIES UP IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS THAT DID PASS. SO THAT DID GO THROUGH. SO WE'RE WE'RE DOING THAT. BUT IF YOU CAN GET YOUR IF YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON A BOOK COUNTY PROGRESS BOOK AND READ THROUGH IT, THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD STUFF IN THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF BAD BILLS THAT DID NOT GET PASSED, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US HERE IN THE [00:10:05] COUNTY BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME BILLS THAT WERE GOING TO BE PRETTY HARMFUL FOR COUNTIES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH AND STUFF. SO IF YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON THE BOOK, YOU DIDN'T READ IT. IT'S A SOME GOOD ARTICLES IN THERE ON IT ANYWAY. OKAY. JUDGE, CAN I ADD TO THAT, SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE TOPIC, THE SPECIAL SESSION IS STILL GOING ON AND THERE ARE A COUPLE BILLS THAT CAN BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO COUNTIES. FIRST ONE IS SENATE BILL NINE, WHICH REDUCES OUR TAX CAP DOWN TO 2.5% FROM 3.5. AND THE OTHER ONE IS SENATE BILL 12, WHICH ACTUALLY PASSED. THE SENATE IS NOW GOING TO THE HOUSE, AND THAT IS THE ONE THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY SILENCE THINGS LIKE TAX AND HTML AND STUFF. SO IF YOU'RE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU STAND ON THESE THINGS. BECAUSE WITHOUT HEARING FROM US, THESE THINGS HAVE A WAY OF JUST GETTING PASSED. AND THEN THEY CREATE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS FOR THE CALF OF IT'S GOOD. IT REALLY HALF OF IT'S BAD. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL IN THE SPECIAL SESSION ALREADY 20 TO 11. THE GOOD SIDE OF IT IS IN THE HOUSE. WHEN IT CAME UP INTO THE HOUSE IN THE REGULAR SESSION, IT DIDN'T EVEN GET A HEARING. SO IT'S 5050 IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO END UP GOING HERE. SO WE HOPE THAT THE HOUSE STANDS UP AND STANDS WITH US. THE HOUSE HAS STOOD WITH US FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 TWO SESSIONS. ANYWAY. I THINK THE LAST SESSION THEY GOT, THEY DIDN'T PASS IT EVEN WENT TO 2 TO 230 IN THE MORNING. I THINK WHEN THEY HAD ENOUGH VOTES NOT TO PASS THAT. SO I'M SURE IF YOU WANT TO PROBABLY SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN AUSTIN HEADING TO AUSTIN WHEN THEY DEBATE THAT BILL ON THE FLOOR AND YOU'LL PROBABLY BE UP THERE WAY PAST MIDNIGHT, I GUARANTEE YOU, LISTENING TO THEM. SO I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS. BUT I CAN TELL YOU, EVEN WRITING LETTERS AND JUST SENDING IT TO AN EMAIL TO THEM MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE WHEN THEY REALIZE WHERE WE STAND AND WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, THEY AT LEAST TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. YEAH, WE JUST NEED TO GET START GETTING AUSTIN TO LISTEN TO US AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, RIGHT NOW, THE HOUSE IS NOT IN SESSION TODAY BECAUSE CERTAIN NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS HAVE FLED THE STATE AND THEY'RE UP IN ILLINOIS'S. AND THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERED THEM TO COME BACK OR HE'LL VACATE THE SEATS. AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR ON THE NEWS. OKAY. SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I MAKE A PHONE CALL TO SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES THAT I KNOW AND ENCOURAGE THEM, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT US, YOU KNOW, DON'T TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHT TO GET UP AND HAVE SOMEBODY HELPING US IN AUSTIN TAKE CARE OF OUR BUSINESS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE JOBS. WE HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. AND WHEN WE HAVE TO GO UP THERE, WE'RE TAKING AWAY FROM OUR JOB. SO. SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT. OKAY. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS? ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS. GOOD MORNING. JUST WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOR LETTING US USE HIS FACILITY ON SATURDAY. EVENT WENT PRETTY WELL. WE COLLECTED OVER 200 TIRES OR RIGHT AT 200 TIRES. WE DO STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM, SO CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO BRING TIRES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WEEK, JUST GIVE OUR OFFICE A CALL AND MAKE SURE OR PUSHING FOR OFFICE AND WE CAN GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF. SO THAT WAS FOR SATURDAY. AND ALSO I GAVE YOU A HANDOUT, EACH ONE OF YOU ALL FOR OUR JULY REPORT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL. I KNOW IT'S QUITE LENGTHY, SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, MAYBE AT A LATER TIME OR YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING. I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS, WHICH FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WE HAD A NUMBER, WE HAD 72 CALLS FOR JULY AND WE HAD 12 BITES FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WHICH IS A EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER. SO. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY OUR ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY IS NOT YET IN USE. NO. SO WE'RE STILL WE MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE STILL ON TRACK TO HAVE THE COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO IN THE MEANTIME, ARE YOU STILL UTILIZING YOUR MOU WITH OTHER ROBSTOWN? YES, MA'AM. NO QUESTIONS. NO, I JUST LIKE THANKS FOR THE UPDATES AND STUFF. WE'VE HAD SOME DUMPING, SOME TRASH AND DOG BITES AND STUFF IN MY PRECINCT. THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE OUT THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD? OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM 1.5, [5. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: 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. FOLLOWS: ] [00:15:06] WHICH IS A NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST THE 18TH, 2025 AT 9 A.M. FOR COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR 2026. THE SECOND ONE IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18TH, 2025 AT 9:05 A.M. FOR DISTRICT CLERK RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVES PLAN FOR THE FISCAL [1. Approval of minutes] YEAR 2026. OKAY. ITEM TWO IS APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES. 2.1. THE REVISED COPY HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER CORRECTIONS OR ANYTHING TO THOSE MINUTES, I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. MOTION SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.2 A EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION. [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE BILLS PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.2 B IS BUDGET [b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.] LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. WE HAVE FOR THIS MORNING. FIRST ONES OUT OF CONSTABLE PRECINCT FIVE. TRANSFERRING POSTAGE IN THE CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION DUES EXPENSE OUT OF INFORMATION SERVICES TRANSFER AND FUNDS FROM CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION DUES. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. TRANSFERRING INTO SOFTWARE. LICENSE AND SUPPORT AND VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. SECOND. MOVE MORE. OH, SORRY. GOT AHEAD OF YOU. MY APOLOGIES. I'LL TAKE IT EASY. THANKS. OKAY. NEXT ONE FROM ROSENBERG FOR I THOUGHT YOU. YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE DON'T NEED IT. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING INTO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IN THE LAST ONE IS FROM IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH IS TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM FURNITURE, VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT INTO GENERAL SUPPLIES. I NOW MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. I'LL SECOND WITH QUESTION. STEVEN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UNDER THE INFORMATION SERVICE ONE. YOUR EXPLANATION SAYS DUE TO UNFORESEEN PROJECTS AND COST OF TARIFFS ON EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. SO I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT INCREASES WE'VE HAD DUE TO THE TARIFFS. WELL, THERE'S MORE DETAIL THAN THAT. I MEAN WE JUST WE UNFORESEEN THINGS THAT WE HAD TO PURCHASE AND WE DIDN'T ALLOCATE FOR THAT IN OUR BUDGET. SO IT WAS A MAJOR UPGRADES DATA STORAGE, OUR SECURITY, A LOT OF THE CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS ON THE OFFICES AND UPGRADES ON NETWORK EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE FOR THE EOC AND SERVER UPGRADES LICENSES. THEN WE HAVE A PROJECT WITH DATA IN OUR POWER THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETIME SOON. THIS 91,000 OF THIS IS GOING FOR SOFTWARE LICENSE AND SUPPORT. ALL OF THAT. YES, SIR. SO OUT OF ALL THAT, I WOULD JUST BE CURIOUS IF YOU COULD GIVE ME A LIST OF WHAT IMPACT THE TARIFFS HAVE HAD. IF YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. I DON'T I'M JUST CURIOUS. I CAN TRY TO GIVE YOU THE I GUESS, THE ITEMIZED LIST OF PRICING. YOU KNOW, I CAN DO THAT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. I'VE GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.2 IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. BANK RECONCILIATION. MORNING. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $86,800. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL IS $2,769.86. AND WE HAVE THREE ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR A TOTAL OF $5,038.47. AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $969.52. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY CZACHORSKI. ANY QUESTIONS TO MISS GARCIA ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT? THANK YOU. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION [00:20:03] SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.2 D IS DISCUSSION, [d. Discussion, consideration and possible action of budget requests for Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and related matters. 1) Discussion by Tax Assessor-Collector on 2025 Tax Rates 2) I-69 Alliance 3) Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group funding of $10,000 for FY 2026 4) Change of Retirement Vesting from 10 years to 8 years 5) County Insurance - employee cost share, etc. 6) Possible salary increases or COLA for employees for FY 2026 7) SPC Historical Commission new Request for FY 2026 funding $10,000 ] CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. BUDGET AND RELATED MATTERS. AND WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE BECAUSE I THINK MR. MILLION EACH ONE OF THEM I THINK OKAY. WELL JUST ONE OF THEM. FIRST ONE IS DISCUSSION ON TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR FOR THE 2025 TAX RATE. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I PUT IN FRONT OF YOU TWO PRINTOUTS AND I THINK I PROVIDED IT FOR MR. DORSEY AND PATRICK AND GRACIE. BUT TO GIVE THE I'LL PUT A NOTICE ON THE WEBSITE TODAY WITH THE TAX RATES AND THE DEBT. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE WE DO ANY KIND OF PROPOSALS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT I CALCULATED, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS THE 2025 TAX SUMMARY, CALCULATED AT 3.5%. SO IT'LL GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS FOR THE COUNTY, THE INS AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE. AND THEN THE OTHER COLUMN IS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. AND THEN I ALSO INCLUDED THE UNUSED INCREMENT. SO THAT'S AT $0.10 RIGHT NOW. WE DIDN'T. THOSE ARE THREE YEARS OF UNUSED INCREMENTS. SO THAT CAN INCREASE OUR VAR. AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM IT'S THE TOTAL FOR THE NO SIDE WHICH WOULD BE COUNTY AND ROAD AND BRIDGE. AND THEN THE DEBT RATE. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, I THINK NEXT WEEK WE'LL WE'LL HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA. RIGHT TO SEE ABOUT PROPOSAL. I KNOW I WAS WAITING FOR SOME INFORMATION FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS TO THE, THE LITIGATION, AND I GOT SOME TOTALS FOR THAT. AND THAT HAD A IT HAD AN EFFECT ON OUR, ON OUR TRUTH AND TAXATION. BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN LITIGATION, IT'S ONE. 1,000,000,667 196 142 THAT WAS THE MARKET VALUE. AND SO WHAT IS IN DISPUTE IS 5 BILLION, I MEAN, 580 BILLION. 126 174 SO THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT IS, IS WHAT'S UNDISPUTED. SO THAT'S THAT WAS QUITE A BIT. IT CHANGED THE IT CHANGED THE TAX RATE A LITTLE BIT. CORRECT. CORRECT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR. THAT. AND THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT THAT DID THAT DID HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR ON OUR TAX RATE. I DO HAVE THE WORKSHEETS. I'LL PUT THEM ON THE WEBSITE IN THE CALCULATION FORM. BUT I JUST DID WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TAX RATES ARE LOOKING LIKE. I'LL GO OVER THEM REAL QUICK IF Y'ALL WANT ME TO JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR SO THE PUBLIC CAN KNOW THE N AND R FOR THE COUNTY IS 0.320869. THE VAR, WHICH IS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS 0.333413. THAT'S FOR THE COUNTY INS RATE, WHICH IS OUR DEBT RATE IS 0.037245. THAT'S THE NNR. AND THE VAR IS 0.03737 FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE. AND THEN R IS 0.090580. THE VAR IS 0.09041. AND LIKE I SAID THE UNUSED INCREMENT IS 0.106572. AND I ALSO INCLUDED 2024 FOR YOU TO LOOK AT FROM LAST YEAR WHAT THE N AND R AND THE VAR WERE, WERE. AND THEN WHAT WE ADOPTED. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE HAD AN UNUSED INCREMENT THERE THAT YEAR. AND SO THAT INCREASED OUR UNUSED INCREMENT FOR THIS YEAR. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS. COULD YOU GIVE ME THE NUMBERS AGAIN THE. ONES ARE IN DISPUTE OR LITIGATION OKAY. SO WHAT'S IN DISPUTE. WELL THE CERTIFIED VALUE FIRST 1,000,000,006 67 196 142 WHAT'S UNDISPUTED WHAT'S IN DISPUTE IS 580,000,001 26 174. SO THOSE HAVEN'T BEEN THOSE HAVEN'T BEEN FINALIZED YET. BUT WE DO. THE DIFFERENCE IN THEM IS THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS I'M SORRY. ONE 1 BILLION OH 87 0699 68 SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WE CAN USE TO ADJUST OUR TAX RATE. SO GIVE ME THAT LAST AMOUNT AGAIN 1 BILLION 0870699 68. THAT'S THE [00:25:09] UNDISPUTED AMOUNT. SO THAT'S THE UNDISPUTED AMOUNT. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN HEAR RIGHT. SO I KNOW LAST YEAR COMMISSIONER YARDLEY YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD. SO PRIOR YEAR IT WAS 167,000 OH SEVEN. FOR THIS YEAR, THE AVERAGE HOME HOMESTEAD IS 178 157. SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE. BUT WE OUR EXEMPTIONS DID INCREASE A LITTLE BIT OKAY. SO THE VALUES I'LL JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE VALUES AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THIS WHEN I POST THE WORKSHEETS THEY'LL BE ON. THEY'LL BE ON THE ON THE WEBSITE I'LL GET THEM. BUT. LET ME LOOK AT THE VALUES FOR THIS YEAR. THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE WAS 35,000,000,587 225 624. AND SO WITH THE AFTER ALL, THE EXEMPTIONS ARE TAXABLE IS AT 14 14,000,000,847 088408. THAT'S TAXABLE. THAT'S AFTER ALL THE EXEMPTIONS HOMESTEADS AG. JUST HOMESTEAD CAPS. AND AS FAR AS THE ABATEMENTS ARE CONCERNED, THE ABATEMENTS THIS YEAR, THE EXEMPTION WE HAD $14.3 BILLION IN ABATEMENTS. LAST YEAR IT WAS 13.1 BILLION. SO BUT THE VALUES WENT UP. SO BUT SO DID THE ABATEMENT GO UP. SO WE'VE ONLY GOT A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE 100%. THAT'S ON THE NO SIDE A FEW ACCOUNTS NOT TOO MANY. SO AND SOME OF THOSE WILL DROP OFF NEXT YEAR. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THAT'S JUST TO GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN. SO DO THE TAX ABATEMENTS SHOW UP ON THIS WORKSHEET ON THE WORKSHEETS. YES THEY WILL. YES SIR. THE ABATEMENTS WERE GOING TO SHOW UP ON LINES. NO THEY ON THE INSIDE. NO THAT'S ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS I'M SORRY. NO THEY WON'T SHOW UP ON HERE. NOT ON THE WORKSHEET THAT YOU'LL SEE ONLINE. BUT I DO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. AND THAT'S THE REPORTS FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE. SO I HAVE ASKED MR. KUCINICH TO GIVE US AN UPDATED CHART THAT HIS PREDECESSOR USED TO PROVIDE THE KIND OF MAPPED OUT OUR TAX ABATEMENTS. AND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, SO WE CAN SEE WHEN WE SHOULD EXPECT THEM TO BE DECREASING AND GOING TO ZERO. SO I KNOW HE'S WORKING ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION ALREADY. WELL, WE DO GET A BIG SPREADSHEET FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT THAT WE BOTH WORK ON. AND WE, YOU KNOW, HE WE I PROVIDE FOR HIM TO DO THAT FOR HIM AS WELL. THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WORKS WELL WITH US AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT'S COMING OFF. AND WE DO HAVE AND WE DO HAVE IT IN OUR OFFICES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. BUT OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK. ALL THIS TAX LITIGATION IS BECOMING A BIG ITEM IN THE BUDGET. VERY LARGE ITEM IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S CORRECT. ESPECIALLY FOR THE EAST END. YEAH. FOR THE EAST END DEFINITELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR. BUT WE HAD TO ADD SOME MORE IN THIS YEAR. CORRECT? I MEAN IT'S NOT IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE'RE ADDING IN EVERY BUDGET. SO ANYTHING ELSE. NO OKAY. I'LL HAVE ALL THAT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY. SECOND ITEM IS THE I-69 ALLIANCE. CONCLUDED THAT LAST WEEK. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ARE WE ACTUALLY APPROVING IT OR ARE WE GOING TO KEEP GOING ON WITH THE WITH THE LOBBYIST? 569 THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DECIDE. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING? I THINK THEIRS WAS. 1011. NEVER I LOOKED BACK LAST YEAR. WE PAID I THINK IN 24 AND 25 IT WAS 6003, 25, I BELIEVE IS WHAT IT WAS. SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT BISECTS OUR COUNTY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH THIS. IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A BOARD MEMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO LIKE TO SEE US GET MORE ACTIVE ON THAT, WHETHER JUDGE THAT'S YOU OR I [00:30:02] KNOW THIS BASICALLY GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF PRECINCT THREE, MORE OR LESS. I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE ENGAGED WITH AS A COUNTY, BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY IMPACTS US. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS, ABOUT 35, AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE GOING ON FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. BUT. THE ALLIANCE, I THINK WHEN I WENT AND DID SOME RESEARCH, AT LEAST THEY ARE ADVOCATING TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS. AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US LAST WEEK, IT'S THE INTERSTATES ARE NOT FUNDED LIKE THEY USED TO BE. IT USED TO BE THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, 95% FEDERAL MONEY. AND IT WAS SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. AND ONCE THE MAJOR INTERSTATE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED, THAT FUNDING WENT AWAY. SO THE KIND OF THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS ALLIANCE IS TO MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD. AND HALF OF THAT IS OBTAINING FUNDING FOR IT. WELL, THE ALLIANCE OFFICE MAIN OFFICE IS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND THEY BRING IN TEXTILE OFFICIALS FROM OUR STATE AND OTHER OFFICIALS FROM OTHER STATES ALL ALONG THE ROUTE BETWEEN LAREDO AND CHICAGO. AND THEY BASICALLY TAKE THEM OUT AND SHOW THEM THE CAPITAL AND TRY TO CONVINCE THEM OF WHATEVER ROUTES THEY WANT TO TAKE. AS FAR AS MAKING I-69, IT'S ALREADY BEEN LAID OUT AND DESIGNATED. WE KEEP THROWING FUNDS AT THIS, AND THE HOUSE OF SENATE RIGHT NOW IS MEETING ABOUT LOBBYING, USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO LOBBY OTHER AGENCIES. AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO ME OF THE LOBBYING THAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. AND TAXPAYER MONEY BEING USED TO LOBBY OTHER AGENCIES IN DIFFERENT STATES. NOW, IT MAY BE ONLY SIX $7,000, BUT WE'VE BEEN PAYING THIS FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THEY'VE HAD MANY, MANY PROMISES TO US. I BELIEVE I ASKED THE QUESTION BACK IN 93 WAS HOW MUCH OF THIS INTERSTATE WAS GOING TO BE UNDER A TOLL ROAD, WHICH THEY TOLD ME AT THAT TIME, NONE. WELL, IF YOU GO NORTH OF HOUSTON, IT'S TOLL ROAD. SO IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST HIM. I JUST FEEL IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY. IT MAY BE A MOOT POINT IF THEY DO PASS LEGISLATION AGAINST TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING. SO I JUST MY PERSONAL BELIEF THAT THEY DON'T GIVE TEXDOT ANY MONEY. ALL THEY'RE DOING IS LOBBYING TO GET CERTAIN THINGS DONE, WHETHER WE LIKE THEM OR NOT. WE'RE WE DON'T HAVE A SAY IN IT. THEY SAY WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER, BUT NOBODY'S EVER BEEN NOTIFIED THEY'RE ON THE BOARD. YEAH, MAYBE CORPORATE IS I DON'T KNOW. I'M I'M SURE THEY'RE PAYING A LOT MORE MONEY IN CORPUS AND HARRIS COUNTY AND HOUSTON AND ALL THAT STUFF UP THERE. BUT TO ME, I-69 ALLIANCE, IS IT GOING TO BE EVER AN END TO IT? WE DON'T KNOW. WELL, I THINK THE LOGICAL THING WOULD BE WHEN THE INTERSTATES COMPLETE, IT'LL NEVER BE COMPLETE. IT MAY NOT BE IN OUR LIFETIME EITHER. I'VE KNOWN HOW SLOW IT'S GONE. I WORKED AT TEX DOT BEFORE THIS FOR 16 YEARS, SO I DON'T SEE WHAT WE'RE GETTING AS FAR AS A PRODUCT FOR THE MONEY WE'VE GIVEN THEM OVER THE YEARS. I DON'T THINK OUR 6000 OR 7000, WHATEVER IT IS THEY HAD REQUESTED, IF WE DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM, IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP I-69 FROM GOING THROUGH. SO I FIRSTLY, I'M OPPOSED TO IT. I WHAT I'M SAYING IS I THINK WE SHOULD BE MORE ENGAGED WITH THIS PROJECT, NOT LESS ENGAGED. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO NOT FUND THEM AND NOT BE ON THEIR BOARD, THEN WE HAVE NO SAY. WE HAVE NO SEAT AND WE'RE NOT ENGAGED IN THE PROJECT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY IN IT NOW. WELL, WE APPARENTLY HAVE A SEAT ON THE BOARD, BUT IT'S A DONE DEAL. I'D RATHER PUT THAT MONEY TO OUR EMPLOYEES. WE'RE IN A TIGHT BUDGET RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY LIKE THAT. LET'S GIVE IT TO OUR EMPLOYEES. IT'S A TRIP TO AUSTIN WHERE YOU, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU JUST WINED AND DINED THEM. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE I-69 REQUEST I SECOND. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GORSKI, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR? NO, SIR. I AGREE. AND ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED I VOTE IS FIVE YEAS AND ONE NAY. MOTION PASSES OR. OKAY. THE THIRD ONE IS THE COASTAL BEND DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP. FUNDING OF A $10,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. NOW, THIS ONE I DO KNOW WE PARTICIPATE IN. I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WE [00:35:05] DID GOOD THINGS AFTER HARVEY. THIS MONEY HELPS KEEP THE ORGANIZATION TOGETHER IN BETWEEN DISASTERS. SO THIS IS YEAH MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT GROUP THAT WE DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT. I KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT. I KNOW YOU DO. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? I MEAN, WE BUILD HOUSES, WE REPLACE MOBILE HOMES. WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE HELPED PEOPLE. WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL KINDS OF PLANNING AND ZONING THINGS, YOU KNOW? YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS GROUP EVER GOT INVOLVED WITH IT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WERE REQUESTED TO. OR DIDN'T REQUEST IT. I DON'T THINK THEY DID. YEAH. I MEAN, WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS AND THERE'S BEEN NO REQUESTS MADE TO US WHATSOEVER. WE WERE TAKING CARE OF MOST OF THAT FIRE. YEAH. TELL ME WHAT. WELL, NOW THEY RAISED ALMOST HALF $1 MILLION FOR THAT FIRE. AND MOST OF IT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT WENT TO. IT WAS HANDLED BY A COAST, NOT BY THE CITY OF SINTON. AND IT WAS BASICALLY YOU HAD TO FILL OUT A LOAN APPLICATION JUST TO GET ANYTHING ON IT. I DIDN'T, BUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE DID GET HELP FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY USED ALL THE MONEY OR NOT. THERE WAS NEVER A REPORT COMING BACK TO HOW THE MONEY WAS. WE WERE WE WERE NEVER ASKED TO LOOK INTO IT AT ALL. WE WEREN'T. IT'S NOT COME UP AT ANY OF OUR MEETINGS. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WELL, I'M HERE TO NOTIFY FROM THE DISASTER. EXACTLY. THAT WAS OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES. OKAY. ITEM FOUR IS CHANGE OF RETIREMENT. VESTING FROM TEN YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS. TRUE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IN DISCUSSION WITH THE JUDGE IS LOOKING AT CHANGING OUR INVESTMENT OR VESTING YEARS IN THE RETIREMENT FOR FROM TEN YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS. AND WHAT THE COST OF THAT WOULD BE. SO THE COST WOULD BE JUST AS SHY UNDER $180,000 PER YEAR. THAT WOULD CHANGE THE VESTING PERIOD FROM TEN YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS, WOULD ALSO INCREASE OUR RATE FROM 10.69 TO 11.25% OF WHAT THE COUNTY PAYS IN TO TXDOT SAYS 40 EMPLOYEES. SO JUST BE SOMETHING FOR THAT. IT HELPS EVERYBODY. AS FAR AS THE VESTING PERIOD GOES, WHY ARE WE REQUESTING IT TO BE EIGHT YEARS INSTEAD OF TEN? THAT'S WHAT IT'S JUST SOMETHING JUST TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, SOME EMPLOYEES, THEY YOU KNOW, IT GOES WITH OFFICIALS AS WELL. THAT'S A THAT WOULD BE A TWO YEAR, TWO TERM PERIOD. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND WAS WANTING TO BE LOOKED AT. I THINK A LOT OF THE COUNTIES AROUND US. DO WAIT. ALSO, YES, THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF DO IT. THAT'S RIGHT. BASICALLY IT'S I THINK THE MAJORITY IS 8 OR 10. THERE'S A FIVE YEAR, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNTIES DO FIVE YEARS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALRIGHT. I'LL SECOND THAT. THEN I GOT A MOTION. SECOND BY GILLESPIE THE LAST TIME WHAT WE LOOKED INTO THIS, I BELIEVE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF COUNTIES WERE AT TEN YEARS. IS THAT STILL NOT THE CASE? TO BE HONEST, I'D HAVE TO. LOOK, I KNOW BACK IN TEXAS, I THINK THERE WAS TALK ABOUT 8 TO 10 YEARS. WHENEVER WE WERE AT THE CONFERENCE LAST TIME. YEAH. NO. IS EIGHT OKAY? NO ACS COUNTY OR EIGHT EIGHT. OKAY. I GOT A QUESTION. DOES AIR HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? WE WENT TO A CONFERENCE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH TCRS. SORRY. ARE YOU GOING TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE, MA'AM? I'M YELLING. STOP SMOKING. ALL RIGHT. WE WENT TO OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH TCRS A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND PATRICK IS PART OF THAT ALSO. AND PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS KIND OF EMPHASIZED ON ONE OF THE SESSIONS WE LOOKED AT IS THE VESTING AND THE VESTING PART OF IT. MOST OF THEM THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS EIGHT AND TEN YEARS. A LOT OF THE TEN YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FACT OF NOT SO MUCH DEPARTMENT HEADS OR EMPLOYEES, BUT ELECTED OFFICIALS, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THAT EIGHT YEAR VESTING IN THERE, THE EIGHT YEAR VESTING, BECAUSE EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IS AT FOUR YEARS, IF THEY USE THE TEN YEARS, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL TERM THAT THEY'RE SET UP. AND A LOT OF THE COUNTIES WE'RE LOOKING AT, WELL, WE HAVE THAT THIRD TERM THAT GOES IN, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLETING BECAUSE ALL THEY'RE WANTING IS THAT TEN YEAR VESTING. SO WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE TEN YEARS [00:40:03] GOING TO THE EIGHT YEARS, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THAT. THE EIGHT YEAR PART. THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY LEAVING AFTER TWO AND A HALF TERMS. RIGHT? THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THEY HAD BROUGHT OUT. WE STILL THERE'S STILL A LOT OF COUNTIES THAT DO THE TENURE THAT, YOU KNOW, RULE OF 80, THEY'RE NOT CHANGING A LOT OF THAT STUFF, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE IMPACT THAT IT'S BEEN CAUSING KIND OF IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND SO BY SHIFTING FROM 10 TO 8, THE COUNTY HAS TO INCREASE OUR SHARE OF WHAT WE PAY IN. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD? YES. SO LAST YEAR WE WERE AT 11 POINT, LAST YEAR AT 10.88. AND FOR 2024, 2025 WAS TEN. I'M SORRY, 2025 IS TEN EIGHT, EIGHT ARE PROJECTED, 26 WAS 10.69. BUT WITH THE MOVE TO EIGHT YEARS, IT WOULD BE 11.25, RIGHT, WHICH IS 100 AND RIGHT AT JUST UNDER $180,000 FOR THE YEAR. OKAY, OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. I GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. ITEM FIVE. COUNTY INSURANCE, EMPLOYEE COST SHARE, ETC. OKAY. I HANDED OUT A PAPER TO Y'ALL THIS MORNING WAS A SPREADSHEET THAT SHOWED THE EMPLOYEE SIDE AND ALSO THE COUNTY SIDE. THESE ARE UPDATED RATES. AFTER TALKING TO MR. OSTERBERG OR INSURANCE CONSULTANT NUMBERS, WE CAME UP WITH MATHEMATICALLY NOT JUST PICKING OUT THIN AIR TO HELP OUR RESERVES THAT HAVE BEEN DROPPING CONSIDERABLY THROUGH MEDICAL COSTS, PRESCRIPTION COSTS, I SHOULD SAY. AND SO FROM OUR PRIOR, YOU KNOW, JUST FROM LACK OF WORK BEING DONE BY PRIOR CONSULTANT. AND SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS FOR THE EMPLOYEE SIDE, FOR EMPLOYEE ONLY WOULD BE A $3 INCREASE FROM 25 TO 26 FOR EMPLOYEE SPOUSE COVERAGE TO $95 INCREASE PER MONTH. EMPLOYEE CHILDREN OR DEPENDENTS, A $68 INCREASE PER MONTH. AND FOR EMPLOYEE FAMILY, $112 INCREASE PER MONTH. AND SO THESE ARE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR 2026. I'M GOING TO KIND OF JUMP INTO ITEM NUMBER SIX, IF YOU DON'T MIND, BECAUSE IT PLAYS A LITTLE BIT OF PART IN IT. WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING TO THE JUDGE LAST WEEK AND WORKING THROUGH BUDGET NUMBERS, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE COST FOR THE EMPLOYEE. FOR COVERAGE. SO WE MOVED THE COLA FROM A 3% TO A 4%, AND IF WE DID THAT, THEN EVERYBODY THERE, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM A $4 RAISE. ONCE YOU NET OUT THE INSURANCE TO POSSIBLY A, I GUESS A 100, AND THAT WOULD BE $115 RAISE OR SO, DEPENDING ON WHAT COVERAGE THEY HAVE. BOTH THE 4% COLA THAT WOULD COVER THE INCREASING COSTS OF INSURANCE ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE. OKAY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING. SO JUST KIND OF JUMPING INTO NUMBER SIX THERE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL. ON THE COUNTY SIDE THERE IS A THERE IS AN INCREASE AS WELL. WE'VE KNOWN THAT THROUGH DIFFERENT BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. WE'RE HOPING WITH THE MEASURES THAT ARE BEING TAKEN THROUGH THE INSURANCE SIDE OF THINGS, WE'RE HOPING THIS WOULD BE A ONE YEAR KIND OF DEAL HERE, AND THEN WE CAN DROP BACK SOME MORE FOR 2027, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO JUST JUST JUST TO RAISE WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WE DON'T. IS THAT LATER ON OKAY. SO WE'LL BRING THIS BACK TO Y'ALL LATER IN THE YEAR HERE BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS TO ADOPT THESE RATES. OKAY. THANK YOU. STUDY THE. OKAY. ITEM SEVEN IS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION NEW REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FUNDING OF 10,000. YES, JUDGE. JUDGE, I'VE GIVEN YOU A LETTER. BASICALLY OUR REQUEST AND BASIC SUMMARY IS, IS THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR SANPETE COUNTY. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER. I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY YEARS NOW. IT'S BEEN WELL OVER 20. AND I'M I'M THE VICE CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. WE'RE REQUESTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF 10,000 NOW, [00:45:06] ACTUALLY YEARS PAST, MOST WE EVER GOT WAS 500. AND IT WAS JUST FOR MAILING, WHICH MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE SITUATION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE OVER 93 DOCUMENTED HISTORICAL HISTORICAL MARKERS, SITES IN SANPETE COUNTY. THESE ARE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF. THERE'S A LOT OF WEED EATING DO AROUND THEM AND SO FORTH. AND BASICALLY WE HAVE A NEW CHAIRPERSON TAKEN OVER AND WANTS TO GET A LOT OF THIS STUFF DONE. AS FAR AS OUR HISTORY, I MEAN, THE HISTORY OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY GOES WAY BACK. YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION WAS IN 1836. WE ALL REMEMBER THE MARCH OF 1836 WAS THE ALAMO. BUT HOW MANY REMEMBER THE FACT THAT NOVEMBER OF 1835, THE OLD SAN PATRICIO, THEY WENT ACROSS THE RIVER TO FORT LIPANTITLAN, TOOK THE CANNONS THAT WERE TAKEN AWAY FROM US, AND BROUGHT THEM BACK AND DUMPED THEM IN THE RIVER, AND HELD OFF THE MEXICAN ARMY WITHOUT LOSING ANYBODY. AND BASICALLY, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LAST BATTLE BEFORE SANTA ANA DECIDED TO MARCH TOWARDS THE ALAMO AND TOOK HIM TO MARCH TO GET HERE. BUT OUR HISTORY IS BEING LOST. IT'S BEING LOST IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. IT'S BEING LOST IN OUR IN OUR IN OUR TALKS. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN HERE KNOW THAT THE FIRST COLLEGE IN THE COASTAL BEND WAS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY? THAT'S WHERE THE DAUGHTERY HOUSE IS. AND SAINT MICHAEL'S ACADEMY IS RUN BY NUNS. THAT THAT HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1876. IT STILL STANDS TO THIS DAY. IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE IMPRESARIO'S HOME, WHICH IS ALSO IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY THE ROCHELLE FOUNDATION. IT WAS BUILT IN 1857. IT'S THE ONLY EMPRESARIO HOME STANDING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE NEED TO TAKE OUR HISTORY AND THEN BASICALLY PRONOUNCE IT OUT TO THE REST OF TEXAS. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT TOURIST MODE, BRING MORE MONEY INTO THE COUNTY, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD, BUT ALSO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE. HOW WAS IT BORN HERE? I WAS BORN UP NORTH, BUT I GOT TO TEXAS AS SOON AS I COULD. SO IT LEAVES OUT IN HERE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE THE MONIES FOR AND SO FORTH, AND I HOPE TO GET IT APPROVED. BESIDES FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY, WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF REVENUE? DOES THE HISTORICAL WELL, ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT, IT GIVES A LISTING OF DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY ALL REQUIRE MATCHING GRANTS, WHICH WE NEVER HAD MONEY FOR. SO WE NEVER APPLIED FOR THOSE GRANTS. SO WITH THIS MONEY, WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR GRANTS AND USING THE MONEY FOR MATCHING FUNDS. WELCOME BACK. JACK FINK RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH. COULD LOSE STATE FUNDING SOURCES, FEDERAL FUNDING AND PRIVATE FOUNDATION FUNDING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. SECONDED BY EARLY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION APPROVED. JUDGE, DO WE FINISH ITEM NUMBER SIX? YEAH. WE BRING IT BACK TO US. GOT TO BRING IT BACK TO FIVE AND SIX. WILL BE COMING BACK. OKAY. JUDGE. SO FOR NUMBER SIX WE'RE GOING TO NEED A I WAS GOING TO JUMP BACK TO NUMBER ONE REAL QUICK AS WELL. SO NOVEMBER DISCUSSING LAST WEEK. IF Y'ALL LOOK AT MISTER MARLIN HAD ON Y'ALL'S 2025 RATES. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE RATES. AND WE'LL BRING THIS BACK NEXT WEEK TO KIND OF STAY ON OUR SCHEDULE. WE'LL NEED TO ACT ON THESE RATES NEXT WEEK TO BE ABLE TO ADOPT A BUDGET. THEN AT THE END OF THE MONTH ON THE LAST MONDAY, I GUESS WOULD BE THOSE WILL ACTUALLY BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK. THEY WOULD BE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK. SO BUT JUST AS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR Y'ALL TO THINK ABOUT OVER THIS NEXT WEEK, WE ARE LOOKING AT DROPPING THE N AND R RATE DOWN FROM 3.320869 TO 0.292105. FOR THE COUNTY RATE. OR THE RATE I SHOULD SAY I'M SORRY. AND THEN THE INS RATE WOULD STAY AT THE RATE THAT MR. MARLIN HAD ON HER SHEET. AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE RATE WOULD GO BACK TO LAST YEAR'S RATE OF 0.080411. AND SO GOING BACK TO THE OH IN THE 0.292105. IS WHAT [00:50:21] WE'RE GOING IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PROPOSING FOR NEXT TO BE ACTED ON NEXT WEEK. WHAT DOES THAT GIVE YOU FOR A TOTAL. THEN THE TOTAL WOULD BE. YEAH I CAN ADD IT UP IF YOU DON'T HAVE. I GOT IT RIGHT HERE. I JUST HAD TO FIND IT REAL QUICK. THE TOTAL WOULD BE 0.409761. THAT WOULD BE THE INS AND ROAD AND BRIDGE TOGETHER. OKAY. WHAT'S THAT PATRICK? ONE MORE TIME. 0.409761. OKAY. AND THEN IN THAT NUMBER THAT DOES INCLUDE THE 4% COLA. SHOULD Y'ALL ACT? SHOULD Y'ALL DECIDE TO DO THAT OKAY. OKAY. JUST SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT OVER THIS NEXT WEEK AS WE'RE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. SO FOR THE COLA, THE INFORMATION I HAVE SAYS ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WHICH IS ONE OF THE INDEXES WE CAN USE FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS ENDING IN JUNE OF 2025, THE RATE IS 2.7%. IF YOU LOOK AT ITEMS OTHER THAN FOOD AND ENERGY, THE INCREASE IS 2.9%. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S ALL UNDER 3%. SO. IF WE'RE TALKING COST OF LIVING INCREASE, I THINK WE HAVE TO BASE IT ON SOMETHING. AND WHATEVER INDEX WE CHOOSE TO BASE IT ON. AND IN MY MIND THAT SAYS, HEY, 3% IS A REASONABLE COST OF LIVING INCREASE BECAUSE THAT COVERS THE RATE OF INFLATION OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF A COLA IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING ON TOP OF THAT, WHICH IS ALSO FINE. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THAT A SEPARATE PORTION THAT IS EITHER CLASSIFIED AS A, YOU KNOW, PAY SCALE ADJUSTMENT OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CLASSIFY THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF H.R. HAS A SPECIFIC WAY OF ROLLING THAT IN THERE, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. AND I'M I'M JUST SPEAKING FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS DONE. SO I DON'T KNOW, FOR COUNTIES, MAYBE THIS IS ANOTHER WAY OF DOING IT. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE KIND OF CAREFUL HOW WE'RE CLASSIFYING THIS AND TIE THE COLA TO THE ACTUAL RATE OF INFLATION. AND ANYTHING ABOVE THAT IS ANOTHER PAY SCALE ADJUSTMENT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I BELIEVE THE AUDITOR SAID THAT BASICALLY THE 4% COLA WILL COVER THE COST OF WHERE WE'RE RAISING OUR INSURANCE RATES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WELL, THAT'S FOR THE EMPLOYEE ONLY. IF YOU'RE HAVING EMPLOYEE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, IT DOESN'T COVER THAT. IF YOU'RE IF WE ACTUALLY IT DOES COVER, IT WILL COVER THE COST OF EMPLOYEE FAMILY BY ABOUT $4. SO IT DOES COVER IT WITH THE 4% COLA. AND BASICALLY WE WON'T BE HURTING OUR EMPLOYEES BY RAISING THE INSURANCE RATES. AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE IT COVERED. SO IT WON'T REALLY HAVE A WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE OR NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER ON THEM. NOT CORRECT. INSURANCE INCREASE. YES. THAT'S CORRECT FOR INSURANCE AT LEAST. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT MY ATTENTION WAS. THAT IS WHAT JUDGES INTENTION WAS WAS LOOKING AT. I THINK THAT'S VERY GOOD. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. I REALLY FELT THAT 3% IS GOING TO HURT MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES. YES IT WILL FOR COVERING THAT INSURANCE COST RATE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT ALSO BASICALLY OUR EMPLOYEES THAT, YOU KNOW, DECIDE THAT IT'S NOT WORTH IT TO STAY AND THEY HAVE TO GO OFF AND HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE EMPLOYEES OR RETRAIN THOSE EMPLOYEES AND SO FORTH. RIGHT. SO I'M NOT SAYING NOT TO GIVE A RAISE. I'M JUST SAYING HOW WE'RE CATEGORIZING THIS RAISE. WELL, CATEGORIZE BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO RAISE OUR INSURANCE RATES. YEAH, WHICH IS A COST OF LIVING INCREASE, WHICH IS A COST OF LIVING INCREASE. THANK YOU. AS LONG AS THAT WORKS FOR HR AND THE AUDITOR THEN I'M FINE WITH IT. JUST WORK FOR NOW. YOU'RE YOU'RE STILL BRINGING THIS BACK, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S NEXT WEEK. WE'LL BRING IT BACK AND WE'LL MAKE AN ACT ON THAT. THAT'S CORRECT, THAT'S CORRECT. BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS JUST SO Y'ALL CAN THINK ABOUT OVER THE WEEK WHERE I'M AT. SURE. RIGHT. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE INFO. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY OKAY OKAY. I'M GOOD. OKAY. WE MOVE ON. YEP. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO CONSENT [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:] [00:55:04] AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE ONE, TWO THREE, FOUR ON HERE TODAY. IS ANY COMMISSIONER WANTING EITHER ONE OF THEM OR ONE OF THEM PULLED TO DISCUSS. IF NOT, WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM OKAY. 2.3 A TO ACCEPT AND RECORD CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR TERRA LOMA FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT EIGHT OFFICE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INFORMATION SERVICES, SECURITY AND PRIVACY TRAINING SECURITY ROLE ON JULY 30TH, 2025 2.3 B IS ACCEPT AND RECORD CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR CYNTHIA GONZALEZ FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT EIGHT OFFICE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INFORMATION SERVICES, SECURITY AND PRIVACY TRAINING SECURITY ROLE ON JULY 30TH, 2025 2.3 C IS ACCEPT AND RECORD SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR EXECUTED SEALCOAT CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2.3 D CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR ASSIGNMENT OF GROUND LEASE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, MCCAMPBELL PORTER FIELD AND MAC CROSS FOR HANGAR C SIX, TERM EIGHT 125 THROUGH 1231 OF 25 THAT MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. 32.3 A THROUGH D SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE FOR THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. [a. Discussion, consideration and action on Changes to Appointments/Re-appointments of San Patricio County Historical Commission Board and Committee Chairs for 2025-2026 as follows: David Vickers, Chair (Appoint) William Zagorski, Sr., Vice Chair (Re-Appoint) Sonya Witherspoon, Secretary (Appoint) Donna Hutchins, Treasurer (Appoint) Cody Lankford, Oral Histories (change) Darlene Menn, Cemeteries (change) Ray Witherspoon, Endangered Properties (change) Kati Curry, Education Alan & Sandra Hart, Historial Markers William Zagorski, Sr., Special Projects] SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON CHANGES TO APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS OF CENTERS OR COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR 2025 THROUGH 2026 AS FOLLOWS DAVID VICKERS, CHAIR RE APPOINT WILLIAM SIKORSKI, SENIOR VICE CHAIR, REAPPOINT SONIA WITHERSPOON, SECRETARY APPOINT DONNA HUTCHISON, TREASURER APPOINT CODY LANGFORD. ORAL HISTORIES CHANGE. DARLENE MEN, CEMETERIES CHANGE. RAY WEATHERSPOON, ENDANGERED PROPERTIES CHANGE KATE CURRY, EDUCATION ALAN AND SANDRA HART, HISTORICAL MARKERS WILLIAM CZACHORSKI, SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS MOVE TO APPROVE 2.4 A SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTION. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. [b. Discussion and update by John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on current activities at the Justice Center.] SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 B IS DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AT THE JUSTICE CENTER. JOSH GOING TO PULL UP THE SLIDES. ALRIGHT. THIS IS THE MONTHLY UPDATE OF THE JUSTICE CENTER. THE COUNTY'S TEAM MEETS WITH THE ARCHITECT TEAM IN FULTON EVERY MONTH, MORE OR LESS. YOU CAN JUST GRADUALLY SLIDE THROUGH THE PICTURE. THAT'D BE GREAT. RIGHT NOW, THIS MONTH'S PAYOUT IS APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILLION, AND THIS BRINGS THE PROJECT COMPLETION UP TO ABOUT 52%. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO REPORT GESSNER ENGINEERING IS THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SUBCONSULTANT TO BRW. THEY COME OUT AND PERFORM A STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION FROM TIME TO TIME, AND IN THEIR PARTICULAR REPORT, THEY DID NOT NOTE ANY OUTSTANDING ISSUES AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. SO EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING WELL STRUCTURALLY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. ALSO COMING UP PRETTY SOON. AS YOU CAN TELL. OH, ONE MORE THING I FORGOT TO BRING. SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM THE PROJECT SCHEDULE. JEREMY. EVERY TIME, EVERY MONTH I MENTIONED THE CRITICAL PATH. KEEP SCROLLING DOWN A LITTLE BIT. JOSH OH, THERE WE GO. STOP [01:00:02] RIGHT THERE. THE TOP RED LINE IS A CRITICAL PATH, AND BY MID-AUGUST OR SO IT'S KIND OF UNDERRATED. BUT THE SECOND FLOO, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WILL BE COMPLETED. AND THEN THAT LAST THAT THE THIRD. NO. THE FOURTH RED BAR AREA THEY'RE SHOWING SOMETIME IN MID SEPTEMBER OR SO. THE THIRD FLOOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING WILL BE COMPLETED. SO RIGHT NOW THAT'S CONTROLLING THE JOB COMPLETION. AND SO FAR GOING OUT TO THE END. MAY BE KIND OF HARD TO READ, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE LATE SPRING EARLY SUMMER FOR PROJECT COMPLETION. SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL ON TRACK. GOOD. ONE THING THAT'S COMING UP IN HERE, WE'LL BE COMING UP IN THE NEAR, VERY NEAR FUTURE IS WHAT WE CALL THE INTERIOR SIGNAGE FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER. AND THE KIM FROM MY OFFICE WILL BE TAKING COORDINATING ALL THAT EFFORT FOR US. AND THAT'S FOR ALL THREE FLOORS. AND THAT'S LIKE IDENTIFYING THE DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT, CLERK, COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE SIGNAGE TO GO TO MOBILIZE WITHIN THE BUILDING. AND SO WE THE COUNTY HAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT ON THE JUSTICE CENTER. DO YOU DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, [c. Discussion and update by John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on Court House renovation.] SIR. OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND GO IN AND SAME THING. OUR UPDATES ON OUR COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THE COUNTY'S TEAM HAS MET WITH THE BRW ON WHAT I CONSIDER PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT. AND I WANT TO GIVE A THANKS TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND THAT INCLUDES THE TAX OFFICE, THE ENGINEERING OFFICE, GRANTS OFFICE, IT BUILDING AND YARDS, JUDGE JUDGE'S OFFICE, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, HR TREASURER AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE VETERANS OFFICE BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'VE BEEN GOOD WITH THEIR LAYOUTS SINCE DAY ONE. THEY THEY DIDN'T EVEN GO TO THE MEETING. THEY'RE SO COOL. BUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE BRW WILL DELIVER TO THE COUNTY WHAT WE CALL A APPROXIMATELY 50% COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN DOCUMENTS. AND SO THAT'S A THAT'S A VERY GOOD WHAT I CALL MILESTONE TO THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THAT. WE WILL HAVE OH, HERE IT IS. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE FROM BRW ANOTHER SUBCONSULTANT FROM THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND PLUMBING. AND THAT'S GOING TO CALL THE GUERRA GUERRA ENGINEERING. AND THEY WILL BE COMING DOWN APPROXIMATELY ON TUESDAY AUGUST 19TH. AND THEY'RE GOING TO FINALIZE THEIR REVIEW AND PLAN FOR THE NOT ONLY THE EXISTING COURTHOUSE. AND SO THAT COORDINATE WITH THE JOHN DORIA BECAUSE THEY'LL NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING AND EVERYTHING'S LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. BUT THEY WILL ALSO COME BY AND MAKE A FIELD VISIT FOR THE COURTHOUSE, I MEAN, FOR THE NEW JUSTICE CENTER. SO THAT'S THAT'S ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE COUNTY. SO THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE FOR THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS ON COURTHOUSE RENOVATION OR MOVING? MOVING A LOT FASTER ON THIS PART OF IT THAN YOU DID WITH THE JUSTICE CENTER. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT, THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL [d. Discussion, consideration, and action on approving FY 2025 Pct #4 Sealcoat Change Order No. 1.] GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN TO 2.4 D DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025. PRECINCT FOUR SEALCOAT ORDER NUMBER ONE. YES, SIR. THIS IS A COST SAVINGS WE WORKED OUT WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND 77,000 AND SOME CHANGE. SOME CHANGE. YES, SIR. WHICH WITH THE REPAIRS THAT HAD TO BE DONE AFTER THE ROAD GOT TORE UP PARTWAY DURING CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S PROBABLY BE EATEN UP BY THAT MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECONDED BY YOUR ANY ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. 2.4 IS CONSIDERATION AND [e. Consideration and action on request from Elections Administration Office on accepting Election Judges for the Republican and Democrat parties to serve until August 2027] [01:05:07] ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ON ACCEPTING ELECTION JUDGES FOR THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES TO SERVE UNTIL AUGUST OF 2027. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JUST THE LIST THAT WE SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF OUR PARTY CHAIRS. THAT BASICALLY NOTATES, WHO IS THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICIAL OF THE POLLING PLACE. THIS IS THE INITIAL LIST THAT WE PULL FROM AND THEN CLOSER TO AN ELECTION. IF THERE ARE EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE COME BACK TO Y'ALL FOR ADDITIONAL APPROVAL. AND THEN THIS IS FOR THE BALLOT BOARD AND THE CENTRAL COUNT STATION. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO DO THE INSIDE OF THE OFFICE PORTION OF THE ELECTION. AND APPOINTMENTS GENERALLY RUN FROM THE START OF AUGUST 2025, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO RUN UNTIL THE END OF JULY, START OF AUGUST 2027. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT SECOND MOTION, SECONDED BY. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 F. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND [f. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding IFB2025-006 Civics Center Flooring for the San Patricio County Fairgrounds.] ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING IFB 2020 5-006 CIVIC CENTER FLOORING FOR THE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, SO PRICE IS THE MAIN FACTOR HERE FOR CARPET AND TILING. WE WENT WITH TWO OPTIONS FOR CARPET AND THEN ALSO EPOXY FLOORING. SO IT WOULD BE UP TO THE JUDGE OR THE COMMISSIONERS IN THE COURTROOM TO DECIDE. SO PDM CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST BID, $39,896 FOR CARPET TILE FLOORING AND THEN FOR EPOXY FLOORING. WITHERSPOON CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST BID FOR $58,649. SO IT WOULD BE UP TO YOU ALL TO DECIDE WHICH ROUTE TO GO. WELL, THE EPOXY WOULD BE A WHAT A LIFETIME ON THAT. SORRY, MISS WITHERSPOON. YEAH. SO. WE HONOR OUR INSTALL WORK FOR A YEAR WARRANTY ON THE WORK CHIP, BUT THE PRODUCT ITSELF IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. THANK YOU. NOW, MY QUESTION IS THIS. IF WE GO WITH THE EPOXY, IT'S GOING TO BE LOUDER IN THERE. OBVIOUSLY. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN PUT ON THE WALLS. THIS SOUND ISOLATION STUFF I'VE SEEN IN OTHER PLACES AND CHURCHES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE TO PUT ON THE WALLS TO DEADEN THE SOUND CARPETING, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS SAFETY DIRECTOR WAS MY BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN THEY WERE FIRST BUILDING THE BUILDINGS, THAT THIS CARPETING WOULD COME UP, PEOPLE WOULD TRIP AND FALL, FOOD WOULD GET FILLED AND DRINKS GET SPILLED ON IT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAN AND IT'S A CONSTANT COST OF CLEANING. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE TILE, IF IT'S NOT PUT DOWN PROPERLY, COMES UP. AND I THINK YOU SEE THAT WHERE ACOUSTICAL TILE, ONCE IT'S DOWN, IT'S DOWN. YOU'RE GUARANTEEING IT FOR A YEAR. SO AND IT'S CHEAPER. BUT I THINK JUST, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY MAKE SOME TYPE OF ACOUSTIC THING, IT'S REALLY SUPER CHEAP. YOU PUT ON THE WALLS, IT WOULD DEADEN THE SOUND. TO PURCHASE THAT ANOTHER TIME THOUGH. I UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT WOULD BE A WAY OF DOING IT. WHAT'S THE PROJECT TIME ON THIS? SEAT FOR CARPETING? TWO WEEKS FROM ORDERING THE MATERIALS, IT TAKES SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. FOR EPOXY FLOORING, IT'S 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS FROM ORDERING THE MATERIAL AND 7 TO 15 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE JOB. SO. JUDGE, I JUST BELIEVE THAT CARPETING IS UNSANITARY. I MEAN, IT'S A TRIP HAZARD. IT'S UNSANITARY, IT GETS DUMPED ON, AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP CLEANING CONSTANTLY. HOW LONG IS THAT OTHER BEEN DOWN? 20 SOME ODD YEARS. IT'S 18 YEARS. 18 YEARS. SO I REMEMBER WHEN THEY PUT IT DOWN AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT THEN. I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE SOUND BARRIER. I MEAN, THAT THAT THAT CEILING UP THERE HAS NOTHING IN IT. IT'S JUST LIKE THE SHOW ARENA OUT THERE. I MEAN, THEY'VE TRIED EVERYTHING IN THE SHOW ARENA AND THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE SOUND DOWN TO WHERE YOU CAN HEAR IT. YOU CAN TRY CARPETING ON THE [01:10:07] WALLS OR IN SOUND. IT'S SOUND INSULATION THING. WE USE IT IN OUR CHURCH OR NOT. WELL, ONE OF THE CHURCHES OUT THERE AND IN DEADENS THE SOUND, YOU JUST PICK US UP. IT'S REALLY CHEAP TO PUT ON THE WALLS, AND IT JUST PICKS UP ALL THAT SOUND AND KILLS IT. SOUND VERY ECO. I'D HAVE TO. I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. I DON'T HAVE THE PRICES IN MY HEAD ON THAT. IS IT LIKE A FOAM SKI OR SOMETHING? YEAH, FOAM OR SOMETHING. IT'S GOING TO BE UP THERE. I BELIEVE MISS WITHERSPOON'S HEARD OF IT, HAVEN'T YOU? YES. YOU WANT TO TELL IT APPROXIMATE COST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I DON'T HAVE IT. I DON'T DO THAT TYPE OF WORK MYSELF. WE DIDN'T. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS OUT THERE AS FAR AS SOUND DEADENING PANELS. YOU CAN HAVE SOME HANGING IN THE AUDITORIUM DOWN THAT WILL ABSORB A LOT OF THE SOUND AND PUT IT ON THE WALLS, AND IT COSTS. IT'S A LITTLE MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN I THINK. OVERALL, THE PROJECTS CONCERN IS DOING THE SOUND BARRIER WITH THE WITH THE EPOXY FLOORS, NOT TRYING TO GO THAT ROUTE, BUT CARPETING OVER TIME, AS YOU SAID, COMES UP, HAS ISSUES. YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CLEAN IT. BUT THE SOUND BARRIERS, THE AVERAGE COST FOR A SOUND PANEL, LIKE A FOUR BY EIGHT SOUND PANEL, IS AROUND 150 TO $200 INSTALLED, AND YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO NEED LIKE 5 OR 10 OF THEM ON EACH WALL. AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR THE SOUND THERE. WELL, YOU ALL HAVE LOOKED AT THE BUILDING. WHAT ABOUT THAT CEILING UP THERE? THE CEILING YOU HAVE HANGING PANELS DOWN THROUGH THE CEILING AND DO THE SAME THING, HAVE SOUND ABSORPTION THAT WAY TOO. AND YOU PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, WELL, THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS, AND THERE WAS A RESTAURANT HERE IN TOWN, TOOK UP THEIR CARPET AND PUT DOWN TILE, AND YOU CANNOT HEAR IN THERE AT ALL. IT IS NOISY, LOUD, EVERYTHING. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M RELATING BACK TO. WELL, THERE'S THE ONE WITH THE WASHBASINS ON THE CEILING. I'D RATHER NOT SAY. RIGHT. EVERYBODY THAT WILL COME OUT AND SAY IT'S TOO NOISY. SO. WHAT DO YOU PREFER? OH, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. I MEAN, WELL, YOU'RE YOU'RE THE ONE IN CHARGE. I MEAN, HONESTLY, I, I'M WHISKEY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE CARPET IS REALLY NICE. IT'S ELEGANT, BUT I, I'M TAKING IN CONSIDERATION MY STAFF. THEY'RE HAVING TO SIT DOWN ON A DANCE FLOOR, THE STAGE AND ALL THE TABLES AND CHAIRS. I LIKE THE CLEANLINESS OF THE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD WITH THAT. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE GO WITH THE EPOXY FLOOR. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION. LET ME SEE HERE. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE FOR THE. EPOXY FLOOR FLOORING. AND TO DO WE HAVE WE HAVE TO PUT IN THERE WHO WE AWARDED TO. RIGHT. AND THAT WAS THE EPOXY WAS THE CHEAPEST WITH MISS WITHERSPOON. WITHERSPOON OKAY. AWARDED TO WITHERSPOON CONSTRUCTION. I'LL AMEND THE MOTION. OKAY I'LL SECOND. ALL THAT TAKEN CARE OF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 G IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM COASTAL BEND [g. Consideration and action on request from Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) to enter into an Interlocal Agreement for 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point Services.] COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR 911 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT SERVICES. THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION. RIGHT, JUDGE? NO. AIN'T CHANGED ANY. ADRIAN, DID YOU HELP US ON THIS INTERLOCAL THAT Y'ALL WANT? WE HAVE OUR 911 SPECIALS HERE TO. OR. HERE'S OUR HELPER COMING UP. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER. I'M NOT EVEN AWARE OF THIS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY, SIR. YEAH. THANK YOU. WILL WE'LL PASS IT ON. THAT'S OKAY. MAYBE HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT IT THAN I DO. YEAH, YEAH, THIS IS THIS IS A RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COG, WHERE THEY PROVIDE A CERTAIN EQUIPMENT, I THINK, FOR. NO, THEY APPLY ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR OUR DISPATCH. YES, FOR DISPATCH AND SO FORTH. AND IT ALSO OUTLINES THE COGS RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE COG DOES [01:15:07] FOR US SINCE WE ARE MEMBERS. THAT'S ALL IT IS. AS PREVIOUS 911 DIRECTOR, I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS A VERY GOOD THING BECAUSE WHENEVER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT COMES ON 24 HOURS A DAY, THEY'RE HERE TO FIX IT. YEAH. I'M SORRY, ADRIAN, I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT NOW. YEAH, AND WE HOUSED IT ALL IN OUR OFFICE. YEAH, AND THEY COME IN AND SERVICE IT. THEY'RE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. SO, YES, IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, THE OTHER STUFF ON NINE ONE MAYBE IT WAS DEALING WITH THAT OKAY. OKAY. MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION A SECOND OKAY. NOW WE'RE DOING WHAT I WAS TALKING OF COURSE. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND APRIL OR HOWARD SECOND. I WAS A SECOND. OKAY? I WAS THE FIRST IN THE END FOR KIND OF BALANCES OUT AGAIN. OKAY. WELL MOTION AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. [h. Consideration in action on request from IT Department to purchase the following equipment, accessories, training and installation with Courthouse Security funds total $8107.00. IT recommends Identisys Inc. ] 2.48. WE DO NEED A MOTION TO TABLE ON THIS ITEM RIGHT NOW. I MOVE TO TABLE A MOTION BY GILLESPIE SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME [i. Discussion, consideration and action on Prescription Savings Program Agreement and Addendum to agreement for comprehensive clinical audit of GLP-1 prescriptions effective July 1, 2025. ] SIGN. MOTION TO TABLE 2.4 I. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON PRESCRIPTION SAVING PROGRAM AGREEMENT AND ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL AUDIT OF GLP ONE PRESCRIPTION EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025 OKAY. ALL THAT BEING SAID, WHAT DO WE. SO HERE COMES THE MAN. YOU GOING TO LET YOU TALK? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING BILL. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A AN ADDENDUM TO YOUR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH PCN, WHICH IS PRESCRIPTION CARE MANAGEMENT, TO DO AN AUDIT OF LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS ON ALL YOUR GLP ONE DRUGS. OKAY. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN RECOUP SOME MONEY OUT OF THAT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW [j. Discussion, consideration and action by Human Resources Department request for agreement between Houston Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center and Asserta Health/Centivo. The provider is Houston Methodist and any affiliated providers also authorized by Houston Methodist Hospital, effective August 26, 2025. ] WE HAVE 2.4 J. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON HUMAN RESOURCE. DEPART FROM HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT ON A REQUEST FOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOUSTON MEDICAL HOSPITAL AT THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER AND ACERTA HEALTH CENTAVO. THE PROVIDER IS HOUSTON METHODIST AND OTHER AFFILIATED PROVIDERS ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED BY HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL EFFECTIVE AUGUST THE 26TH OF 2025. OKAY, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO SAVE US MONEY. RIGHT. I'LL SECOND. VERY GOOD. MOTION. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION [k. Discussion, consideration, and possible action on request from JP Easley, Constable #8, to appoint John Landreth to Reserve Deputy Constable Pct. #8 department, and any other discussion or action related to this position. Possible closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 551.074, deliberation about personnel matters, and Section 551.071, consultation with attorney.] CARRIES 2.4 K. WE WOULD LIKE A MOTION. I'M GOING TO MOVE THE TABLE. 2.4 K SECOND. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY GONZALEZ TO TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN A. FOUR FOUR YEAS AND ONE NAYS. IT WAS THE NAME. OF CRAZY. OKAY. [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.] GOING IN THE PERSONNEL. WE HAVE NO PERSONNEL. ITEMS UNDER 3.13.2 IS ACCEPTED. RECORD EMPLOYEE [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.] STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE UNDER 3.1 EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORNING. 4.1 CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM WILLIAMS. OF COURSE, SENIOR COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT ONE TO PURCHASE PROPERTY IN TAFT, TEXAS, FOR JP EIGHT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTION 551.072. WITH THAT, IT IS RECESSED. COMMISSIONERS COURT AT 10:19 A.M. [5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session] OKAY, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE COMMISSIONERS COURT IT IN 31. THAT'S THE SAME TIME WE ADJOURNED IN THE BAG. CAN'T HELP WITH THE CLOCKS ARE THAT QUICK. WE DON'T TAKE IT TOOK US VERY [01:20:02] SLOW. WE REALLY QUICK GETTING BACK HERE, JUDGE. OKAY, WE'LL USE YOURS. WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT THAT ONE I THINK HAS GOT SOME. IT SAYS 32 USUALLY. MAYBE IT NEEDS A NEW BATTERY. YEAH. YEAH. RECESSED AT 1019. WENT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 1023 IN. GOT OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION [6. Consideration and action on all items discussed in the Executive Session.] 1031 OR 1032 NOW IT'S 1032. SO WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. OKAY. IS THE RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION? YES, SIR. YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM WILLIAM ZAGORSKY, SENIOR COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT ONE, TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IN TAFT, TEXAS, FOR JP EIGHT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072, PURSUANT TO A GOOD INSPECTION. SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. READY TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GORSKI. TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.