[1. Call meeting to order]
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          COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING THIS MORNING, DECEMBER 29TH. LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. HAVE A PLACE. 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 HIS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OH, BOY. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD. AND 1.3, WHICH IS? CITIZENS, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CARDS. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY CARDS PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY CLERK. SO WE WILL MOVE 
          [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
ON INTO OUR REPORTS. 1.4 COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME MORE MOWING TODAY AND WE'RE FINISHING UP OUR WATER LINE. HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR WATER TURNED ON AT THE BARNES AND AND MOST OF MY GUYS ARE BACK NOW FROM BEING SICK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. BUT I TOLD THEM ALL, STAY WARM BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GET COLD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE JUDGE WANT EVERYBODY. WELL, SINCE THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AND IF YOU'RE OUT NEW YEAR'S EVE, BE SAFE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN ALL THE CRAZY PEOPLE ARE OUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. YES, WE GOT THE DIRT PATCH TRUCK GOING IN OLDHAM COUNTY ROAD 1839 2015 AND COUNTY ROAD 1918. WE GOT BRUSH PICKUP IN THE AREA IN SAINT PAUL AREA. WE GOT A PATCH IN COUNTY ROAD 647 MATISSE AREA. WE GOT THE MOWERS GOING IN SAINT PAUL AREA. WE GOT ROAD PREP ON COUNTY ROAD 1136 AND MATHIS, AND WE'RE PROCESSING FOR SEALCOAT FOR COUNTY ROAD 471, IN MATHIS ROAD PREP AND SHOULDERS OFF, 1136 THERE OFF OF 37. WE DID SOME CULVERT REPAIRS IN SAINT VINCENT AND SAINT PAUL AREA. COUNTY ROAD 908, 23, 47, 1510 AND 1315. 
          ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK SCOTT MARION FOR HIM AND HIS CREW AND CODY SPURLOCK. WE HAD A FIRE BIG OUT THERE IN CHRISTMAS DAY AND SCOTT HANDLED THAT VERY WELL, CALLED OUT AND GOT SOME EQUIPMENT GOING OUT THERE AND THAT WAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR HIM. BUT WE WERE BOTH OUT THERE. 
          BUT IT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU SCOTT. THAT'S IT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY AGAIN THAT ON JANUARY 12TH, WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN THE SECOND WOODEN BRIDGE ON 1360 OLD COUNTY ROAD 100. SO IT'LL BE OUT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH, MAYBE TWO. SO THAT'S IT. THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS. OKAY, JACKIE. JUST A REMINDER OF TIME SHEETS. THAT'S IT. WHAT'D SHE SAY? OH, 
          [1. Approval of minutes]
OKAY. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD? OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO 2.1, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF OUR DECEMBER 22ND MEETING AND PRESENTED TO YOU. IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION SECONDED BY. GILLESPIE. GILLESPIE. YES, THAT WAS ME. YES. JUST DON'T DO THAT. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. BEGIN WITH A G. 
          [a.  Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
ANYWAY, IT'S UNANIMOUS. OKAY. 2.2 A IS IN CONSIDERATION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY. 
          BEFORE I DO GET A MOTION ON THAT, I DO HAVE TWO EXTRA CHECKS REQUESTS THAT WE NEED TO PUT INTO THAT GROUPING. OKAY. OH YES SIR. THE ONE IS THE COUNTY PORTION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT, $156,529.20 $5 OUT OF THE COUNTY'S FUNDS, AND THEN THE FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT OUT OF THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND OF $49,535, MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS, WITH THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL ONES ADDED. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE BILLS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. 
          OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. LEGISLATIVE ITEM TRANSFERS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF 
          [b.  Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
IT'S MORE THAN LAST WEEK I KNOW THAT. SO BUT THIS IS THE LAST ONE. LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY OKAY. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM COURT COSTS AND VISITING JUDGES INTO JUROR EXPENSE AND FOOD. NEXT ONES OUT OF NON-DEPARTMENTAL, 
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TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES INTO OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, POSTAGE, VEHICLE EQUIPMENT RENTALS AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. EXPENSE OUT OF COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER ONE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION TO JURORS EXPENSE. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES. 
          TRANSLATOR SERVICES. EXCUSE ME. FURNITURE, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. PRINTING. PUBLIC NOTICES. EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. COURT REPORTER SERVICES NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. POSTAGE. TRAVEL, CONTINGENCY TRANSFERS AND NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT INTO ELECTED OFFICIALS. ATTORNEY FEES, INSURANCE, BONDS AND PREMIUMS, AND BOOK AND SUBSCRIPTION. NEXT IS OUT OF COUNTY COURT AT LAW TWO, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION DUES, COURT CALLS, VISITING JUDGES, COURT REPORTER SERVICES, TRANSLATOR, JURORS, EXPENSE AND POSTAGE INTO ELECTED OFFICIALS, SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES, RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND REGULAR EMPLOYEES. NEXT OUT OF COUNTY JUDGES OFFICE. 
          TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE. LICENSE SUPPORT. TRAVEL GENERAL FUNDS, NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. PRINTING, VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, RENTAL FUEL, OIL AND LUBRICANTS INTO FURNITURE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, OVERTIME AND CONFERENCE AND ASSOCIATION DUES. 
          NEXT ONE IS OUT OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES INTO REGULAR EMPLOYEES. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM TRAVEL INTO OVERTIME. 
          TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONFERENCE DUES, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE INTO WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE AND SOFTWARE. LICENSE AND SUPPORT. GENERAL SUPPLIES AND INTO POSTAGE. NEXT WAS OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BOOK AND SUBSCRIPTIONS INTO OVERTIME, PUBLIC NOTICES AND TRAVEL. ANOTHER ONE OUT OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM COUNTY AUDITOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES INTO GRANTS, WHICH IS REGULAR EMPLOYEES. 
          GRANTS, PHONE ALLOWANCE AND GRANTS. OVERTIME TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM COUNTY AUDITOR'S SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES INTO GRANTS, SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES, AND COUNTY AUDITOR RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS INTO GRANTS. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION. PATRICK, YOU MIGHT EXPLAIN, I GUESS, TO THIS, TO US WHAT THIS IS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS ONE BEFORE. SO THIS WAS THIS HAPPENED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. THE COURT AGREED TO PAY JESSICA, I THINK PART OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE $10,000 SUPPLEMENT, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HELP WITH ALL THE PURCHASING SIDE OF THINGS AND RFQ SIDE BIDDING COMPETITIVE BIDS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE REIMBURSING THE GRANT DEPARTMENT TO FOR HER FOR PART OF HER SALARY. YEAH. OKAY. 
          NEXT ONE IS OUT OF ANIMAL CONTROL TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM RABBIT PATROL EXPENSE. AND THE GENERAL SUPPLIES EXPENSE OUT OF THE LIBRARY, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND TELEPHONE INTO VEHICLE REPAIRS, OVERTIME AND INSURANCE AND BONDS EXPENSE OUT OF THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INTO OVERTIME, TELEPHONE, PUBLIC NOTICES AND TRAVEL. NEXT OUT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. 
          TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING INTO FURNITURE, VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT. AND THEN I DO HAVE A ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT FOUR FUND BUDGET AMENDMENT, TRANSFERRING FUNDS, I GUESS FROM GENERAL FUND INTO ROAD AND BRIDGE FOR CORRECT? CORRECT. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND THE AMENDMENT SECOND MOTION. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE TRANSFERS THIS MORNING? ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SAY 
          [c.  Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.2 C IS CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. TODAY'S GENERAL FUND HEALTH TRANSFER IS $110,800. THE SECTION 125 IS $1,369.86. OKAY. THAT'S IT. 
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MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. OKAY. SECOND BY EARLY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO HEARING. NONE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 
          [3. Consent Agenda: All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the Commissioners Court. Members of the Commissioners Court have been furnished documentation on each item, and all such items may be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by County Judge or a Commissioner:]
THANK YOU. GOING INTO 2.23 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE TWO. IS THERE ANY COMMISSIONER WANT TO PULL EITHER ONE OF THEM OFF FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. 2.3 A IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE REQUEST BY DEREK GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR ASSIGNMENT OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN PATRICIA COUNTY LISA AND BLAKE WEAVER, LESSEE ON HANGAR C FOR 2.3 B IS ACCEPT AND RECORD THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PATRICIA COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR COUNTY ROAD 1694. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A AND B, SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE 
          [a.  Consideration and action on renewing an Interlocal agreement between San Patricio County and the following cities to act as the authorized representative to regulate and enforce 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 228 Texas Food Establishment Rules, 2017 FDA Food Code by reference, On-Site Sewage Facilities Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 285 and San Patricio County On-Site Sewage Facilities Order: 1. Old San Patricio 2. Odem 3. Sinton]
OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. GOING INTO INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS THIS MORNING, 2.4 A IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON RENEWING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE FOLLOWING CITIES TO ACT AS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TO REGULATE AND ENFORCE 25 TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER 228 TEXAS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT RULES, 2017 FDA FOOD, COAL BY REFERENCE ON-SITE SEWER FACILITIES, TITLE 30, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER 285 AND THE COUNTY ON SITE SEWER FACILITIES ORDER NUMBER ONE, OLD SAN PATRICIO, NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE, SINTON. YEP. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE CITIES THAT WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO. WE HAD SOME LAST WEEK. AND THEN THESE ARE SOME HERE. AND WE'RE MISSING A FOUR OTHER ONES. AND THEY SHOULD BE ON FIRST PART OF JANUARY I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. IT SAYS OLD SAN PATRICIA, THAT CITY OF SAN PATRICIO OUT THERE. I MEAN, THEY ACTUALLY MEET AS A CITY. 
          YES. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S AN INCORPORATED CITY. SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN. BUT IT'S A CITY OF SAN PATRICIO. YEAH. OLD SAN IS THEIR ACTUAL NAME. YEAH. MOST OF THE INSPECTIONS WE DO OVER THERE ARE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTIONS. THAT'S IN THE OLD SAN PATRICIO. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE CITY OF SAN PATRICIO. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. GOT A MOTION A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          [b.  Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on Contracting with JE Construction RFQ2025-019 D239 - Sinton & Taft Construction for $7,341,037.50 to provide drainage improvements for the Sinton Channel.]
OKAY. 2.4 B IS DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGER ON CONTRACTING WITH J.E. CONSTRUCTION RF Q20250190D2 39 TO TAFT CONSTRUCTION FOR $7,341,037.50. TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SINTON CHANNEL. I THINK THIS IS JUST A PROVEN J.A. I THINK IT. OKAY, MOVE THE TABLE SECOND. OKAY. 
          GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY YEARLY TO TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. 
          AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THE TABLE CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. DO WE NEED 
          [c.  Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on Contracting with J. Carroll Weaver RFQ2025-019 D239 - Sinton & Taft Construction for $2,041,724.08 to provide drainage improvements to the Taft Channel.]
A TABLE TO MOVE THE TABLE 2.4. SEE SECOND. SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES THE TABLE FIVE ZERO. 
          [d.  Discussion, consideration and action on the 2026 San Patricio County employee salaries in conjunction with the Salary Compensation Study. This was tabled from the December 15, 2025 Commissioners Court agenda.]
OKAY. 2.4 D IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE 2026 PATRICIA COUNTY EMPLOYEE SALARIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SALARY COMPENSATION STUDY. OKAY. WHO'S GOING TO CARRY THIS? ANYBODY. MOTION TO BRING BACK ON THE TABLE. SECOND. OH OKAY. MOTION BY SIKORSKY SECOND ASKED ME TO BRING BACK FROM THE TABLE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. ITEM 2.4 IS BACK ON THE TABLE. OKAY. MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. 
          SO WE'VE GOTTEN JUST A KIND OF VERY ROUGH NUMBERS FROM THE FROM MAG, OUR SALARY STUDY COMPANY. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND WE'LL KIND OF GO OVER REAL QUICK. THEY'RE LOOKING AT IF WE WERE TO BRING EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY UP TO MINIMUM OR AS A COMPRESSION ADJUSTMENT, WE'RE 
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LOOKING AT OVER ABOUT A MILLION, DOLLARS MILLION AND $60,000 IN CONTINGENCY. WE SET ASIDE NOW WE'RE DOING BUDGET FOR 26. WE SET ASIDE 500, $585,000. THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHICH MISS NORMAN WILL COME THROUGH HERE. AND SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. 
          BUT JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THAT, WE COULD DO IF WE START IN JULY 1ST, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND FULLY FUND US THROUGH THE HALF OF THE YEAR, THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR AND THEN GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR 27 TO GET TO KIND OF PUT ALL THAT INTO PLACE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. SO A TOTAL OF WE STARTED JULY 1ST BE ABOUT $532,680. SO FULLY IMPLEMENTED TO GET EVERYBODY UP TO MINIMUM WITH THE MARKET STUDY THAT THEY'RE FINISHING UP. AND THEN AND ALSO A COMPRESSION ADJUSTMENT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR FOR NUMBERS. DO YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER ONES OKAY. SO IN BUDGET TIME DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BROUGHT UP STEP INCREASES OR RECLASSIFICATIONS. THAT TOTAL WAS ABOUT $432,000. IF WE WERE TO DO THAT, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THOSE CLASSES AND STEP INCREASES, THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT PORTION OR, YOU KNOW, THOSE EMPLOYEES, IT'S ABOUT 110 OR SO, I THINK 125 WE WOULD WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MONEY THEN LEFT TO DO THE TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THE SALARY STUDY THEN AND TO GET EVERYBODY ELSE BACK UP COMPARED TO MARKET. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF PRESENT TO YOU ALL TODAY IS REALLY I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THE RECLASSIFICATIONS OR STEP AND STEP INCREASES. AND THEN BUT IF WE DID THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO, TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE, THE OTHER SALARY INCREASES FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY. SO BUT THE STUDY IS STILL NOT DONE. 
          THE STUDY IS STILL NOT DONE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHAT IN JANUARY THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND START TALKING TO EVERY DEPARTMENT, HEAD INDIVIDUALLY TO FINISH UP THE JOB QUESTIONNAIRES, TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT'S SALARY INCREASES AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, AND THEN BOUNCING QUESTIONS OFF OF THEM THAT THEY MAY HAVE AS WELL. SO IS IT GOING TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE NEXT BUDGET? YES, SIR. OKAY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON THE TIMELINE. WE ARE ON WHAT THEY GAVE US. YES. SO IT'S JUST GETTING THEM IN JANUARY. 
          YEAH. THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS DURING BUDGET, THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS ON THE RECLASSIFICATIONS AND ALL THE CHANGES THAT WERE REQUESTED WAS ABOUT $435,000. WE ONLY HAD 585, 85 BUDGETED. SO THE COURT CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT LIST OF EMPLOYEES. BUT THEN THE REST OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WOULD ONLY GET THE 4% ACROSS THE BOARD. AND THAT'S IT. SO IN LOOKING AT TALKING TO MAG AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS LET'S CONTINUE WORKING ON WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE POSSIBLY GOING TO BE IN THAT RECLASSIFICATION WHEN WE DO THE MOVE OVER WOULD PROBABLY ALREADY BE IN PLACE, OR MAYBE JUST A LITTLE SHORTER THAN THAT, BUT NOT THE MAJOR INCREASES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. LOOKING AT MARKET VALUE, WE ACTUALLY AREN'T TOO FAR BEHIND, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE CERTAIN CATEGORIES THAT WE'RE KIND OF TARGETING TO MAKE SURE WE WERE IN LINE. BUT THEY RECOMMENDED, BECAUSE OF WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED RIGHT NOW, IS MAYBE DOING IT EITHER JUNE OR JULY. THAT WAY, EVERYBODY, ALL THE EMPLOYEES ARE ALL SEEING IT AT THE SAME TIME, AND NOT JUST PICK A FEW AND JUST NOT HAVE EVERYBODY INCLUDED. BUT THAT'S THE DECISION THE COURT HAS TO LET US KNOW IS HOW YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT PARTICULAR PART. WE ARE THE 4% IS BUDGETED AND EVERYBODY'S BUDGET RIGHT NOW FOR 2026. SO THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE. AND THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE JANUARY 1ST. AND THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE I HAVE TO ASK THE COURT FOR APPROVAL ON AT THE END OF THIS. BUT THAT WAS OUR CONCERN WHEN PATRICK AND I WERE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, IS, DO WE TAKE CARE OF A FEW EMPLOYEES OR DO WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY AT ONE TIME? SURE. OF 2% OR 5%? 4%, 4%? 4% COLA. I KNOW DURING BUDGET TIME Y'ALL DISCUSSED 5%, BUT THEN BY THE TIME Y'ALL THE BUDGET ITSELF, IT WAS ONLY AT 4%. OKAY, ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? COMMENTS? PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SALARY STUDY BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION ON ON WHAT'S GOING TO 
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HAPPEN. AND THAT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN TILL FOR SIX MONTHS. WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT THAT SOLID. I BELIEVE THE AUDITOR AND THE JUDGE REVIEWED THE THE INCREASES FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR. I MEAN, Y'ALL DID THAT RIGHT. NEVER WENT TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE DID THOSE THE THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOT AND RECLASSIFICATIONS ARE NOT PART OF THE BUDGET. THOSE ARE NOT BUDGETED. WHAT'S RECOMMENDED? WE HAVE IT WE HAVE IT SET ASIDE A CONTINGENCY BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF HOW, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU SAID CONTINGENCY TO COVER WHAT WE WERE GOING TO VACATIONS AND STEP INCREASES THAT WERE PRESENTED. RIGHT. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. AS WE PRESENTED THEM. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. BUT WE DO HAVE AND WE HAVE THAT I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE ALONG WITH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED. AND THEN WHEN WE GET THE SALARY STUDY, THEN GO TO THE OTHER EMPLOYEES FROM THERE, THAT'S MY AND FOR AND FOR IT. 
          AND JUST SO WE'LL HAVE WHENEVER THE SALARY STUDY COMES BACK, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 150,000 SET ASIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE. AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL GOING TO TAKE US SIX MORE MONTHS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT. I MEAN, BEFORE. NO, WE SHOULD HAVE IT. NO. BECAUSE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'LL GO THROUGH THE. WELL, YOU MAY HAVE A BETTER IDEA ONCE ONCE WE GET THE SALARY STUDY IN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TIME TO STUDY IT. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE TIME TO STUDY. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEY'LL COME IN AND THEY'LL GO THROUGH IT AS WELL. AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH DEPARTMENT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE ONCE THEY GET IT DONE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE DONE RIGHT AROUND BUDGET TIME I'M SURE. SO THEREFORE IT WOULD BE BEST TO IMPLEMENT IT FIRST BUDGET FOR 27, WOULD IT NOT? THAT WOULD BE YOUR DECISION. THAT'S HOW Y'ALL WANT TO DO SO. I CONCUR WITH COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. WE GO FORWARD WITH WHAT WE HAVE. RIGHT. OKAY. SO IS YOUR WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION IF I'M HEARING YOU RIGHT, YOU'RE SAYING TO WAIT TILL JULY AND THEN IMPLEMENT BOTH THIS SALARY STUDY AND THE WOOD MAG HAD RECOMMENDED TO US TO UTILIZE JULY AS THE DATE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING. IF THE COURT WENT AHEAD AND DID ALL OF THESE THAT WERE RECLASSIFIED AT BUDGET TIME, THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY THE COURT YET. THAT'S COMING OUT OF THAT CONTINGENCY MONEY, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES JULY 1ST. 
          BUT IF WE DID THIS AND JUST DID THE THE ONES THAT WERE RECLASSIFIED, THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES WOULD ONLY GET 4%. WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO ANYTHING FOR ANYBODY ELSE IN JULY, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THAT HUGE CHUNK. IN LOOKING AT LET US FINISH THE SURVEY ITSELF WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVING THEIR INPUT. ALSO, BECAUSE MAG IS GOING TO BE STARTING THAT PROCESS IN JANUARY, JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES, AND THEN UPDATING, BECAUSE THE LAST LIST I SENT THEM WAS IN AUGUST WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE PROCESS. 
          SO WE'VE HAD IF YOU ALL SEE IN THE AGENDA PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. SO WE'RE JUST UPDATING THAT. THAT'S THE NUMBERS THEY'RE WORKING ON. IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYBODY IN PLACE. I DON'T KNOW. MAG IS MAG IS A VARIABLE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SO YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT HERE NOW AND THEY'LL BE HERE SOMETIME NEXT MONTH JANUARY IN JANUARY WE HOPE. BUT I STILL THINK WE PROCEED FORWARD WITH WHAT WE ALREADY SUBMITTED AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES NOW. AND ONCE WE GET THE SALARY STUDY, WE GET TO REVIEW IT. DEPARTMENT HEADS GET TO REVIEW IT. THEN WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN. THEN ON WHEN WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT AND WE CAN DO THAT AND THEN BUT I WILL TELL YOU ON THE ONES THAT WERE REQUESTED, WHEN WE DO COME BACK WITH THE SURVEY ITSELF, MOST OF THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GOING TO GET THE INCREASE IN JANUARY WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING IN JULY. THAT'S FINE. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO REDUCE SALARIES. NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO BE LESS ON THE MARKET VALUE AS FAR AS WHAT THE NUMBERS SHOWED RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WOULD BE JUST REDUCED BY ATTRITION. SO IF THE POSITIONS CHANGE, YOU ARE ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, HAVE YOU? WELL, WE'RE GOING ON THE NUMBERS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE IT ONLY GETS BETTER. SO IT'S HARD FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING. WE'RE NOT SEEING. RIGHT. AND Y'ALL HAVEN'T SEEN IT BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU AN INCOMPLETE REPORT. RIGHT. AND WE AGREE WITH THAT. 
          SO IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT, YOUR CONCERN IS IF WE IMPLEMENT THE INCREASES THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED FOR JANUARY, COME JULY, THERE WON'T BE SUFFICIENT MONEY TO IMPLEMENT WHATEVER COMES OUT OF THE SALARIES. IT'S NOT READY. EXACTLY. IF YOU NEED A MOTION ON THAT, THAT'S WHAT I MOVE TO DO THAT WE GO AHEAD, PROCEED WITH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES NOW, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SALARY STUDY TOWARDS JULY, AND KNOWING THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT GET GREAT PAY RAISES NOW MAY NOT GET ANYTHING IN JULY. I MEAN, THAT'S BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY LIFTED THEM UP. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO I'LL BRING YOU THAT. THAT LIST I WILL PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONDAY'S AGENDA. DO I HAVE TIME FOR 
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MONDAY? YEAH. SO I'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING. AND THEN THAT WAY I'LL HAVE THAT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. THE OTHER THING I NEEDED FROM YOU ALL AS PART OF THIS ALSO IS A MOTION. AND A SECOND I NEED A YOU DO WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE FIRST AND THEN WE'LL DO A SECOND ONE. OKAY. JUDGE, CALL FOR THE QUESTION PLEASE. OKAY. QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? NOTHING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES ON THAT. OKAY. 
          OKAY. YEAH. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SKI COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY. SO THE OTHER PART ON ON THIS ITEM ITSELF IS OUR CURRENT GRADE AND STEP SALARY. THE COURT HAS APPROVED A 4% INCREASE AS OF JANUARY 1ST. WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND IT'S KIND OF KEPT US WHERE WE ARE PRETTY GOOD. AND MARKET IS ADDING THAT 4% TO OUR STEP ONE AND MOVING THE SCALE OVER AS OF JANUARY 1ST, BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT ON WHAT THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE FOR 2026. SO I JUST NEED A MOTION IF Y'ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE LETTING ME DO THAT FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR, IS THAT HOW WE AVOID GETTING IT ALL OUT OF WHACK? YES, YES, BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE THAT 4% COST OF LIVING FOR EVERYBODY ACROSS THE BOARD. IF WE DO NOT KEEP UP WITH THE SCALE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WHICH WE'VE BEEN KEEPING UP PRETTY GOOD THE LAST FEW YEARS, IS IT JUST KIND OF GETS US BEHIND? YES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE 4% ACROSS THE BOARD. SECOND MOTION FOR THE NEW SCALE 26. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HEAR NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. YOU GOT IT COVERED, GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU OKAY. CONCLUDES AGENDA ITEMS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO INTO NUMBER 
          [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.]
THREE WHICH IS OUR PERSONNEL. WE GOT TWO THIS MORNING 3.1 A IS ON A L AGUILAR RESIGNATION CLERK ONE COUNTY CLERK FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103 STEP ONE AT $2,738.94 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 3.1 B THOMAS NELSON, EMPLOYMENT JAILER, SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 108 AT $3,936.37 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2026. MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A AND B SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 3.2 EMPLOYEE SALARY STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE THIS MORNING BEFORE I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COMMISSIONER. YES, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. HONOR. 
          HONORARY. WHATEVER. RIGHT. OKAY. JUST WANT TO WISH ALL THE STAFF A HAPPY NEW YEAR, A SAFE NEW YEAR. WE'LL BE BACK ON WORK ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY'S NEW YEAR'S. WE'LL CELEBRATE THEN. 
          WE'RE BACK IN ON FRIDAY. SO IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, YOU KNOW, ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THURSDAY, PLEASE BE SAFE AND STUFF. IF YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS, I KNOW THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL DEFINITELY SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK THAT THE GRASS IS TOO WET TO BURN. 
          THAT'S FOOLISH. NO, THE GRASS WILL BURN. SO PLEASE, NOT WITH THIS WIND EITHER. THAT'S RIGHT. 
          NOT IN THIS WINDSTORM WE HAVE NOW. THE WHOLE COUNTY WILL BE UP. SO BE SAFE. BE SAFE AND BE SMART, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU, MOTION. DOUG GILLESPIE, SECOND ABOVE TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.