Mar 23, 2026 Commissioners Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. YOU. PLEASE RISE. WE'LL HAVE THE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS LIFE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. AGAIN, WELCOME TO COURT THIS MORNING. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. CITIZENS BE HEARD. I DON'T HAVE

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

WE'RE ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 502. WE'RE ON OUR SECOND MILE PROCESSING AND WE SPRAYED ROAD STABILIZER ON THE FIRST MILE. WE'RE ON COUNTY ROAD 798 PROCESSING THAT ROAD WITH LIMESTONE. WE'RE ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 798. WE DID THE CULVERT INSTALLATION. WE DID 28 OF 30 INCH CULVERT PIPE. WE DID 38 PIECES, 28 PIECES OF 30 INCH CULVERT PIPE. WE WERE ON COUNTY ROAD 2849 AT WHITE POINT. WE DID SOME PATCHING WORK ON THAT ROAD WITH SOME LIMESTONE COMPACTED. GOT OUR GRAVEL TRUCK RUNNING IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA PICKING UP BRUSH AND WE ALSO HAULED 58 LOADS, WHICH IS 812YD■!T OF RECLAIMED FROM TEX-DOT. WE ASSISTED PRECINCT FOUR IN HAULING THEIR 70 YARDS OF RECLAIM AND I'D LIKE TO THANK PRECINCT FOUR FOR THEIR WATER TRUCK AND THEIR BELLY DUMP FOR THE WORK ON COUNTY ROAD 2249 AND COUNTY ROAD 502.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISTER. EARLY MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. LAST WEDNESDAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING FOR THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN PORTLAND. AND THAT'S THERE TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. THERE WERE SEVERAL COUNTY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES THERE FOR THE GRAND OPENING, AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY. OKAY, WE DID A CULVERT REPLACEMENT OVER ON 18, OUR BRAND NEW CULVERT INSTALL ON 1836. WE GOT THREE MOVES TODAY, TWO FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I'M FINALLY GETTING MY TRACTOR BACK FROM THE MOWER THAT JOHN DEERE. IT'S ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. WHEN THAT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT'S COMING BACK TODAY WE'RE MOVING ON COUNTY ROAD 3463 ALSO ON HARVILL, MOVING DIRT TO NEWPORT FOR OUR NEW PARKING LOT FOR THE NEW BUILDINGS. A LOT IN THE YARD. BE ATTENDING THE STATE OF THE WATER IN ARANSAS PASS TOMORROW. I BELIEVE IT'S THE CHAMBER'S DOING THAT OR EDC 1 OR 2 AND ALSO BE ATTENDING THE TAFT CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, WORKING ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. DEPARTMENT HEADS? ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE ANYTHING THIS MORNING? OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO. 2.1

[1. Approval of minutes]

YEAH, I THINK THAT COUNTS. OKAY. UNDER FINANCIAL AGENDA, 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.]

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

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

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[3. Consent Agenda: All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the Commissioners Court. Members of the Commissioners Court have been furnished documentation on each item, and all such items may be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by County Judge or a Commissioner:]

SO WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE AGREEMENT BACK YET. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING CHIEF VICTORIA. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S BEEN SENT OVER TO THEM TO ADD TO THEIR AGENDA. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR IT TO RETURN WITH THE SIGNATURES. YES, SIR. GREAT.

OKAY. GOT AMENDED. MOTION TO ACCEPT TWO POINT THREE A, B AND D. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SIKORSKI, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION TO TABLE 2.3 C, SECOND MOTION TO TABLE. COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY A SECOND, SECOND, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A

[a. Presentation by Ryan Lytle, Abandoned/Derelict Vessel and Structure Operations Coordinator, Oil Spill Prevention & Response, Coastal Protection, Texas General Land Office, for May 14-16, 2026 event at Commissioner Precinct 4 yard from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm May 14-15th and 9 am to 1:00 pm May 16th, for SPC Residents to legally dispose of unwanted, inoperatable, derelict vessels. This is a joint effort between Texas General Land Office, Texas Parks & Wildlife, San Patricio County Precinct 4 and San Patricio County Environmental Health Department.]

GOOD MORNING SIR. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. DO I CAN I CLICK THROUGH THE SLIDES OR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE OIL SPILL DIVISION GETS ITS JURISDICTION FROM THE OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT IN 1991, AND WE ARE THE LEAD AGENCY FOR RESPONDING TO OIL SPILLS IN THE COASTAL TEXAS TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. OUR GOALS ARE TO EDUCATE, PREVENT, AND RESPOND TO THESE INCIDENCES. IN CHAPTER 40 OF THE TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CODE, IT GIVES OUR AGENCY PERMISSION TO DISPOSE OF ABANDONED STRUCTURES AND

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WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HAVE THESE VESSELS ENTER COASTAL WATERS, AND THAT'S WHAT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM IS. I WILL SAY THAT THE LAND OFFICE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DEDICATED FUNDING TO REMOVE VESSELS. SO WE DO IT WITH IN-HOUSE MONEY OR GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE. THIS ALL STARTED KIND OF BACK IN 2003. THE GLO IMPLEMENTED A DERELICT VESSEL DATABASE SYSTEM TO START TRACKING ALL OF THESE BOATS THAT ARE DUMPED OR ABANDONED ALONG THE COAST. IN 2005, THROUGH HOUSE BILL 2096, WE WERE ABLE TO START ELIMINATING NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS AND POLLUTION SOURCES BY REMOVING THESE BOATS WITH STAFFORD ACT FUNDS AND FEDERAL GRANTS, AND THEN THE WHOLE VTIP PROGRAM STARTED TO COME INTO BEING GET DEVELOPED IN 2014. IT STARTED IN GALVESTON COUNTY. IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH BETWEEN COUNTY OFFICIALS AND PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND THEN US. AND SO THEY STARTED BRAINSTORMING THIS IDEA LATE 2014, AND WE HELD THE FIRST V TIP IN GALVESTON COUNTY, I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY 2015. THE VESSEL TRAINING PROGRAM HAS THREE SIMPLE GOALS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DERELICT VESSELS IN OR NEAR COASTAL WATERS, TO DEMONSTRATE A QUANTIFIABLE COST SAVINGS FOR EACH PARTICIPATING AGENCY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE THIS VOLUNTARY SERVICE AT NO COST TO CITIZENS. WE USE EACH OF THE AGENCY'S STRENGTHS, SO THE COUNTY HAS HEAVY EQUIPMENT, SO THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO BE. THEY'RE JUST PAYING THE WAGE. EXCUSE ME, THE WAGES OF THE WORKERS DURING EVENT PARKS AND WILDLIFE IS THE LEGAL ASPECT. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MAINTAIN THE VESSEL REGISTRATION, AND THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RUN ALL THE BOATS AND CLEAR THEM LEGALLY AND THEN REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR DATABASE ONCE THEY'VE BEEN DISPOSED OF. AND THEN THE LAND OFFICE STAFFS THE EVENT AS WELL AS PROVIDES.

WE HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE ALL HAZMAT FLUIDS, OIL, BATTERIES, FLARES, ANYTHING FROM THE VESSEL SO IT CAN BE DISPOSED OF AT A LANDFILL. SO THESE ARE SOME INITIAL NUMBERS FROM THAT FIRST EVENT. COST OF OBVIOUSLY GONE UP SINCE 2014 WITH INFLATION AND THE ECONOMY, BUT JUST ESTIMATED ABOUT $6,000 TO HOLD AN EVENT. SOME EVENTS WE STILL CAN GET FOR $6,000, SOME ARE A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE. THAT FIRST EVENT, THEY HAD 26 VESSELS RELINQUISHED, 478FT, COST ABOUT $250 FOR THAT FOR A 20 FOOT BOAT. IF YOU WERE TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR, COME GRAB IT FROM YOUR HOUSE OR SOMETHING AND DISPOSE OF IT ABOUT $4,000 WHEN WE DO A VESSEL REMOVAL CONTRACT AFTER A VESSEL HAS ALREADY ENTERED COASTAL WATERS AND BEEN SUNK, WE'RE AROUND 1250 TO $2900 A LINEAR FOOT FOR VESSELS. SO SIGNIFICANTLY, COST GOES SIGNIFICANTLY UP. ONCE THAT BOAT HAS BEEN ENTERED THE WATER AND SUNK, WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. WE HAVE OIL, AN OIL SPILL POTENTIALLY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO ALLEVIATE AND NOT HAVE ANYMORE. SINCE THAT FIRST EVENT IN 2015, WE HAVE NOW HOSTED 20 OR CO-HOSTED 28 SUCCESSFUL VTIP EVENTS UP AND DOWN THE COAST, AS FAR SOUTH AS DOWN AT PORT OF BROWNSVILLE, AND THEN ALL THE WAY UP IN ORANGE COUNTY, OUR FURTHEST NORTH COASTAL COUNTY. TO DATE, WE HAVE COLLECTED 1853 VESSELS. IT'S OVER FIVE MILES OF BOATS ABOUT A STERN. WE'VE REMOVED 3939 GALLONS OF OIL AND FLUIDS. THAT'S ACTUALLY 117 TRAILERS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. COLLECTED THOSE AND DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY. SO JUST ON A LOW END, 250 TO $500 PER LINEAR FOOT, WHICH IS A VERY LOW NUMBER. WE'VE ALREADY SAVED TAXPAYERS 6.75 TO $13.4 MILLION THROUGH THIS EVENT. AND THAT'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NOT A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT. SO IN THE EARLY 90S, WE DID A WORK UP IN A IN A ARANSAS PASS, A HARBOR. WE HAD A LOT OF SUNKEN SHRIMP BOATS.

AND THERE BETWEEN ARANSAS PASS AND INGLESIDE, WE HAD A VERY LARGE BARGE THAT WAS BEEN THERE FOREVER. IT WAS A LANDMARK AND WE USED TO CLEAN UP WITH. BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO G. O AND PARK SERVICE. AND THAT WAS. THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT THE STUFF IN 2003 TO GET THE LAW CHANGED, BECAUSE IT WAS A NIGHTMARE TRYING TO GET IT ALL DONE. BUT Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB DOWN THERE. AND COLIN BROWN HARBOR, APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE HEARING THAT. SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS IN SOME COUNTY. MAYBE. GABRIEL, AFTER THE EVENT, YOU CAN GIVE US A REPORT BACK ON HOW MANY BOATS WERE TURNED IN, THAT TYPE OF THING. I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW. THE BIGGEST

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HAVE A BOAT. HE OH, I GOT AN OLD ONE. IT'S TIME TO GET RID OF IT. YEAH. SO ONCE THE EVENT IS APPROVED, THE RESPONSE OFFICERS AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE STUFF WILL START SPREADING FLIERS AROUND. I KNOW IN THE PAST RESPONSE OFFICERS FROM OTHER REGIONAL OFFICES POSTED THEM AT BOAT RAMPS, BAIT SHOPS, ACADEMY, STUFF LIKE THAT. WE'LL ALSO DO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. IF THERE'S A NEWSPAPER IN THE AREA, WE COULD RECOMMEND RADIO BY THE RADIO. I ALWAYS LISTEN TO BOTH STATIONS IF YOU CAN. YEAH, YEAH, REACH OUT TO THE CC AND THE CC. YES, SIR. SO WHY DON'T Y'ALL COLLECT ALL THESE BOATS? HOW DO Y'ALL DISPOSE OF THEM? THE DISPOSAL IS THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF IT. OKAY, WE. SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? SO WE WE'VE WORKED WITH PRECINCT FOUR, AND WE'LL PROVIDE THE DUMPSTERS, OUR DEPARTMENT AND THEIR MANPOWER.

WE'RE GOING TO CRUSH THE BOATS, AND THEN THEY'LL BE SENT OFF FOR DISPOSAL. IT WILL BE. YES.

OKAY. SO LONG AS I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH. SO REPUBLIC WILL PICK THEM UP, RIGHT? IS THAT WHO WE'RE SAYING? THE PUBLIC WILL BRING THE BOAT TO PRECINCT FOUR YARD. AND THEN AFTER IT GETS CLEARANCE AND EVERYTHING, THE DISPOSAL PART WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PART AFTER THE EVENT. WELL, OKAY. YEAH. SO DURING THE EVENT THAT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, CITIZENS WILL BRING THE BOATS TO THE LOCATION. WE'LL HAVE THEM SIGN THE WAIVER, BASICALLY COVERING US FROM LIABILITY TO SAY THAT THIS BOAT IS GOING TO BE DISPOSED OF AND CLEANED, OR IT'S CLEANED AND DISPOSED OF BY THE COUNTY AND STATE. THE WARDENS WILL RUN THE VESSEL BEFORE THE PERSON LEAVES. KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ANY LEGAL ISSUE OR STOLEN OR WHATNOT. AND THEN AFTER THE EVENT, MONDAY OR TUESDAY, OUR HAZMAT CONTRACTOR WILL COME IN, SUCK OUT ANY OIL FLUID, REMOVE BATTERIES, FLARES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE DISPOSED, ANYTHING THAT'S CONSIDERED HAZMAT CAN'T BE DISPOSED OF AT WILL, AND THEN THE COUNTY WILL START THROWING THEM IN DUMPSTERS, CRUNCHING THEM UP AND DISPOSING OF THEM. AND THE COUNTY CAN. I TOLD GABRIEL, LIKE, I MEAN, IF WE DO GET LIKE STAINLESS PROPS, THE COUNTY CAN PUT THOSE IN THEIR SCRAP BIN TO RECOUP SOME COSTS FOR DISPOSAL, ANY METAL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT LIKE ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VESSEL MUST BE DISPOSED OF, EITHER SCRAPPED OR DISPOSED OF. WE CAN'T HAVE ANY PILFERING OF BOAT PARTS OR ENGINES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO. YES, MA'AM. EVERYONE. SO THAT'S THEY HAVE A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT THERE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE TRAILER, WITH THE TRAILER, THE TRAILER, THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEM WITH THEM. YES, MA'AM. SO THAT IS UP TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE DO ACCEPT TRAILERS AT OTHER. THAT IS TOTALLY UP TO THE COUNTY. PARKS AND WILDLIFE WILL BE INVOLVED THAT DAY AS WELL. YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE THEY'RE REGISTERING BOATS, RIGHT? YES. THE TRAILERS OUR OFFICE IS REGISTERED WITH TITLES ARE THERE. THE PERSON WILL TAKE THE TRAILER BACK WITH HIM. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENT TODAY? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, GABE? WELL, IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE THE

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OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, WE GOT 2.4 B IS CONSIDERATION OF

[b. Consideration and possible action on a request from Victoria Pereida, Elections Administrator, adopting an order designating a new main early voting polling place. ]

THEY CAN STILL HOST EVENTS BECAUSE VOTING IS USUALLY CLOSED BY THE TIME THEY BEGIN.

THERE'S A SEPARATE ENTRANCE. NOBODY WILL GO INTO THE VOTING ROOM, AND WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE AFTER THE CITY SCHOOL ELECTIONS, BUT BEFORE THE RUNOFF. THAT WAY WE CAN TRY IT OUT IN A SMALL ELECTION. THAT WAY, COME NOVEMBER, WE'VE IRONED OUT ALL OF THE POTENTIAL ISSUES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL SEE A PROBLEM. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A NEW EARLY VOTING LOCATION AT THE FAIRGROUNDS MEETING ROOM. I'LL SECOND THAT. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONERS, OF COURSE. ANY OTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION? WELL, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IT'S YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AT THE VOTING STATS FOR THE DIFFERENT PRECINCTS AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND ROBYN, BESSIE WELTER PARK WAS LIKE, ALMOST NOBODY VOTED. YES. WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT OUT THERE. IF NOBODY'S VOTING, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON ELECTIONS. IF WE HAVE NOBODY VOTING OUT THERE. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE WANT TO MOVE THIS MAIN EARLY VOTING LOCATION. SO THERE'S SEVERAL LAWS THAT KIND OF DICTATE HOW WE CHOOSE POLLING PLACES. AND IN ORDER FOR US TO CLOSE DOWN THE ONES THAT ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH VOTERS, WHERE WE'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE SPENDING, WE NEED TO HAVE AN EARLY VOTING LOCATION THAT CAN SUSTAIN THE NUMBER OF VOTERS, BECAUSE IT'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE OUR ELECTION DAY LOCATION.

BY ADDING THIS ONE, ARE WE GOING TO CLOSE ONE OR. YES. SO IT WILL IT WILL ALLOW US TO CLOSE. WE'RE HOPING A COUPLE OF THEM IN THE UNDERUTILIZED AREAS. AND THE FIRST STEP IN THAT WOULD BE MOVING OUR MAIN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT A ARE YOU LOOKING TO CLOSE? WHAT WHAT AREAS MAINLY SO IOB PROBABLY I CAN'T REALLY SAY FOR CERTAIN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL EVALUATING COSTS, LOGISTICAL ISSUES, LAZY V'S GETTING MAYBE 20 PEOPLE AT MOST IN A LARGE ELECTION. EDITOR ROY IS GETTING ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER WE WOULD LEAVE OPEN AND LET PEOPLE GO INTO ODUM. INSTEAD. FAIRGROUNDS WILL TAKE THE EXTRA FEW VOTERS THAT DO GO OUT TO LAZY V, AND THE REASON WHY WE WANT TO START THIS PROCESS NOW IS THAT WE CAN GET INFORMATION OUT THERE. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THE FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS IS MOVING OUR MAIN EARLY VOTING SITE. BUT SO NO OTHER DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE OFFICIALLY YET. SO THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE IN THE PRECINCT THREE AREA IS WHAT YOU KNOW. SO WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT COMES UP IN SELECTING POLLING PLACES, IS THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE

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SO MOST OF THOSE DECISIONS HAVEN'T BEEN MADE BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE PEOPLE ARE VOTING AND HOW IT WOULD IMPACT OUR COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS. THAT WAY WE REMAIN WITHIN THE LAW WHILE STILL SERVING OUR VOTERS AND SAVING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY, USING IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. OKAY, PRETTY GOOD. OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

[c. Consideration and action on a request from the Elections Office to purchase a 60 KW generator not to exceed $53,200.00. HAVA funds will reimburse for up to $42,500 with the local match being $8,500 = $51,000. The Elections Office will cover the difference.]

SO I'M SITTING THERE THINKING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A 60 KW GENERATOR IN THERE. AND ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT GENERATORS IS THE FACT THAT IF YOU DON'T USE A POWER THEY'RE GENERATING, IT HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE. AND THAT WILL WILL ACTUALLY MESS UP THE GENERATOR WHEN IT'S NOT BEING ALL THE POWER IS NOT BEING USED WHEN YOU PUT IT ON FULL LOAD, WHICH IS WHY MANY TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO BRING A HEAT SINK IN TO TAKE UP THE EXCESS POWER, WHICH IS NOTHING BUT A HUMONGOUS HEATER, JUST TO BURN OFF THE EXCESS POWER SO YOU DON'T BURN UP YOUR GENERATOR. SO I'M ASKING BASICALLY WHO TOLD YOU YOU NEEDED A 60 KW GENERATOR? ALL OF THE QUOTES, ALL THE LOGISTICAL INFORMATION, ALL OF THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY OUR BUILDING AND YARDS DEPARTMENT. SO THEY CAME OUT AND THEY SAID, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

AND WE TOOK THEIR RECOMMENDATION. MY SPECIALTY IS ELECTIONS, NOT I UNDERSTAND, I'M JUST. SO BUILDING BUILDING YARDS BASICALLY TOLD YOU YOU NEED A 60 KW. NO SIR. THEY CALLED OUT MACWHIRTER ELECTRIC AND A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN CAME OUT. AND THAT'S WHAT HE SAID FROM A QUARTER. OKAY, OKAY. THEY PUT MY HOUSE AND IT IS A GENERAC. I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT SEEMS LIKE AN OVERKILL WITH A 60 KW, BUT I'LL. I'LL ACCEPT THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE SIZING OUR GENERATORS. THE PORTLAND ANNEX BUILDING HAS A GENERAC GENERATOR AS WELL. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE KILOWATT 22 FIVE.

YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT IN MIND. SO 22 FIVE. MY MY PLACE 60 SEEMS AWFULLY BIG, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LOAD THEY DID ON THAT, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, I SAY ANY ELECTRICITY IS NOT BEING USED BY THAT GENERATOR WHEN YOU HAVE IT FULL ON LOAD HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.

AND IF IT DOESN'T GO SOMEWHERE, IT'LL BURN THE GENERATOR UP. YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU END UP HAVING TO PUT HEAT SINKS IN TO TAKE UP THE EXCESS POWER. NOW, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY IN HERE, BUT I KNOW JOHN HAS AN ELECTRICIAN WORKING FOR HIM. HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT MOTION. AND QUARTER CAME IN AND BID THIS THING OUT AND INSPECT IT OUT. WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO IS WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING AND TAKE ACCOUNT OF HOW MANY CIRCUITS THEY HAVE AND

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HOWEVER, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE'VE HAD OUR ELECTION EQUIPMENT IN THERE AND THAT TAKES UP A WHOLE HEAP OF POWER. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WOULD BE LOOKING AT. BUT WE'RE MOVING OUR POLLING PLACE. SO THAT ALSO, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. SO IF I'D BUY A BIG HEATER TO GO WITH IT AND TAKE UP THE EXCESS POWER SO YOU DON'T BURN UP THE MACHINE, DROP DEAD DATE IS JULY 31ST. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE KIND OF MOVING FAST. SO. SURE. WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING AT YOUR JAIL WITH YOUR HUNDRED AND 50 KW? NOT SURE WHAT THE AMPERAGE PULL OF THAT BUILDING IS, BUT I DON'T THINK 60 WOULD DEFINITELY WOULDN'T BE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU CAN RUN AIR CONDITIONERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S WHAT'S THERE, RIGHT. AND WHAT'S BEING PULLED BY THAT THAT BOX. WHAT'S IT. YEAH. I'VE NEVER LOOKED AT.

WE BOUGHT GENERATOR THERE BEFORE BUT THE EXTENSION CORD IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED. BUT THAT HAVE BEEN A SMALL ONE ANYWAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT FIRST BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION LIKE THAT. WELL, I MEAN, YOU YOU HAVE A 350 AT THE AT THE JAIL BASICALLY RUNS A JAIL IN CERTAIN CIRCUITS AND INSIDE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE FREEZERS THAT YOU HAVE OVER THERE AND SO FORTH. SO YOU HAVE A. 350 BUT I'M SAYING THE COURTHOUSE AND MODIFIED CIRCUITS WE WENT THROUGH ON THAT. WE HAD A 100 KW FOR THE WHOLE COURTHOUSE AND RAN CERTAIN CIRCUITS. I MEAN, NOT EVERYTHING, NOT ALL THE LIGHTS, BUT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE PLACE OPERATIONAL DURING A DISASTER. BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS NOT UTILIZING ALL THE POWER. SO IF YOU UNDERSTAND MY MEANING, WHEN THAT GENERATOR KICKS ON, IT BACK FEEDS INTO THE GENERATOR AND IT WILL BURN UP A GENERATOR. AND I AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE SAME SITUATION WE HAVE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. NOW, THAT INADEQUATE GENERATOR THAT WOULD HAVE POWER DOING POWER FAILURES AND IT'S EXACTLY, EXACTLY CORRECT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT MCWHORTER, IF THEY DO THE INSTALL OR WHOEVER GETS THE CONTRACT, PUTS A HEATER ON THERE, WHICH IS A HEAT SINK. IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A HEATER THAT EXPANDS IN EXCESS ENERGY SO YOU DON'T BURN IT UP. BUT, YOU KNOW, I AGREE THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR A GENERATOR THERE, BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THE ADEQUATE AMOUNT TO AND NOT TAKE SHORTCUTS WITH THAT. WELL, YOU COULD LIKE I SAID, IF YOU PUT A HEAT SINK ON IT AND IT TAKES CARE OF THE EXCESS ELECTRICITY, THAT'S BEST. IF WE'RE MOVING LOCATIONS, I THINK WE NEED TO TABLE THIS. AND REALLY WE CAN'T TABLE IT BECAUSE THE GRANT'S GETTING READY TO RUN OUT. IT'S BEEN 50 SOME ODD THOUSAND DOLLARS. WELL, IT'S EITHER THAT OR LOSE THE WHOLE THING. WE ALSO HAVE SO GOING ON WHAT YOU WERE SAYING AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR LOCKS ARE ELECTRIC ON TOP OF THAT AND THAT. SO WE DO USE A LOT MORE ELECTRICITY THAN THE LOCKS ONLY TAKE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A, OF A WHAT YOUR BIGGEST LOAD IS GOING TO BE YOUR AC. THAT'S BASED ON THE SIZE OF YOUR BUILDING THERE.

AND THAT'S WHY I EQUATE IT TO SOMETHING SIMILAR, WHICH IS A PORTLAND ANNEX IS ROUGHLY THE SAME TYPE OF SIZE OF BUILDING, SAME TYPE OF LOAD. OUR BASE LOADS ARE AC AND WE GET BY WITH A SMALLER GENERATOR. SO I GUESS IN THE FUTURE, JUDGE, WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE. WE SEEM TO BE DOING GENERATORS QUITE OFTEN AS SOME SORT OF ANALYSIS ON THE LOAD OF THE BUILDING THAT IS GETTING THE GENERATOR. MR. DORIAN SHOULD BE HERE EXPLAINING HOW HE ARRIVED AT 60 KW. THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE ALL THIS GUESSING AND SECOND QUESTIONING. WELL, I LIKE I SAID AND SHE EXPLAINED THAT WE NEED TO USE THE GRANT BEFORE WE LOSE IT. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL RIGHT NOW. OKAY, WE GOT THE QUESTION. CALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. NO. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN? NO. OKAY. OKAY. 2.4 D. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM OSCAR RIVERA, SAN

[d. Consideration and action on request from Oscar Rivera, San Patricio County Sheriff to accept and record: Fourth Amendment to the Master Services Agreement between Securus and San Patricio County for Jail inmate phone services. 2024 FCC Order rate caps lowers the cost per phone call to $0.13, which lowers San Patricio County's portion to $0.02 per call. Changes take effect April 2026.]

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[e. Consideration and action on request from County Auditor, Patrick Kieschnick on Property, Windstorm, and Flood Insurance renewal proposal submitted by McGriff Insurance Services Inc.]

SO WE RECEIVED THE RENEWAL FROM MCGRIFF AND CHECKED OFF BACK TO THEIR RECORDS AND OUR RECORDS.

AND SO WHAT THEY PROPOSED FROM THE CARRIER, WE HAVE THEIR THEY ACCOUNTED FOR ACQUISITIONS OF PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER $6 MILLION OF INCREASE IN VALUE REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR THE POLICY. THIS POLICY RUNS FROM APRIL 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST, AND THEN DEDUCTIBLES STAY THE SAME. AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE RENEWAL QUOTES FROM THE CARRIERS, THEY WENT BACK IN AND NEGOTIATED WITH THEM. AND THERE'S A THEY EITHER INCREASED OR ADDED COVERAGE ON ON CERTAIN LIMITS OR ACTUALLY NOT CERTAIN, QUITE A FEW LIMITS. AND I REACHED OUT BACK TO MCGRIFF AND ASKED HIM IF WE HAD USED JUST CURIOUS REASON RECENTLY AND BACK IN HARVEY WAS THE LAST TIME THAT WE USED SOME OF THESE.

BUT EITHER THESE WERE ALL INCREASED AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE RENEWAL. SO WE GOT RID OF THE LIMITS. IT WOULDN'T DECREASE OUR PREMIUM AT ALL. AND WITH THAT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR PREMIUM HAS HAS DECREASED BY JUST A LITTLE UNDER $17,000. AGAIN, THIS HAS LITTLE OVER $6 MILLION OF OF INCREASE IN OUR REPLACEMENT VALUES. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, IT. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JORDAN. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, PATRICK.

SURE. I SEE ALL THE LIST OF EVERYTHING HERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE COVERING. YES, SIR.

FINE ARTS, FINE ARTS. IT'S JUST THAT WAS AGAIN, I, I REACHED OUT TO THEM ASKING ONE OF THOSE WAS FINE ARTS, HE SAID, FOR JUST IN CASE WE, WE'VE HAD ACTUALLY HAD THAT IN OUR POLICY BEFORE. THEY JUST INCREASED THE LIMIT FOR SOME REASON. IF SOMEBODY HAS SOME FINE ARTS IN, MAYBE WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, SOME PAINTING SOMEWHERE OR WHO KNOWS WHAT IT COULD BE. THAT'S RIGHT OVER HERE. AND, BUT LIKE I SAID, BUT THE THE INCREASE IN THESE LIMITS DID NOT, WILL NOT CHANGE OUR, OUR PREMIUM. SO THESE ARE ALL NEGOTIATED AFTER WE RECEIVE OUR PREMIUM RENEWAL. AND SO IF WE DROP THESE DOWN BACK TO WHAT THEY WERE, IT WOULD NOT DECREASE OUR PREMIUM. SO THERE'S A NEW JUSTICE CENTER AROUND THERE, A NEW NOT YET. I DO HAVE THE FORM ALREADY FOR THAT FOR WHENEVER IT DOES COME ON BOARD. SO THIS THE JUSTICE CENTER WILL BE ADDED ON WHENEVER WE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THAT COMES UP. IT WILL INCREASE THAT. YOU ARE CORRECT. SO WE SHOULD START SEEING IT. WE'LL WE'LL SEE SOME INCREASING USE PREMIUMS THE NEXT FEW YEARS WITH THE JUSTICE CENTER AND COURTHOUSE RENOVATION. AND SO THERE'S THE OTHER ONE IS OUR PLANTS LAWN TREES AND SHRUBS. SO IF WE GO INTO A DROUGHT AND WE LOSE EVERYTHING OR YOU GET A HURRICANE, ONE OF THE THINGS FEMA DOES NOT COVER IS TREES, TREES, MOTHER NATURE. YEAH, RIGHT. SO I AM GLAD TO SEE THE OVERALL POLICIES GOING DOWN IN COST. AND AT THE SAME TIME, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP AND THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE GOING UP. I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS IN THE FUTURE, IS THERE ANY OTHER ACTION WE AS A COUNTY CAN BE TAKING THAT WOULD DECREASE OUR PREMIUM AS WELL? I MEAN, IS THERE THINGS WE CAN BE DOING? YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR. I KNOW, I KNOW WE DECREASED OUR OUR DEDUCTIBLE FOR WINDSTORM FROM 3% TO 2%. I KNOW THAT. BUT AGAIN, THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE FACT.

WHENEVER THEY RENEGOTIATED THAT DOWN. SO I THINK THEY'RE TAKING STEPS FOR US. MCGRIFF IS TO TO KIND OF HELP US WITH OUR COST OF, YOU KNOW, NEVER SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR DEDUCTIBLES AND PREMIUMS. AND SO I, I THEIR WORK ON OUR BEHALF TO, TO HELP OUT. AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, WE,

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SO AS THOSE ARE COMING ALONG, WE HAVE BIG PROJECTS COMING UP. WE'RE GETTING THOSE PUT ON AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO THINK THOSE SECURITY SYSTEMS ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND WOULD HELP LOWER PREMIUMS. THEY VERY WELL COULD BE. AND I CAN ASK THAT. I'LL ASK THAT. THAT'S THE TYPE OF THING WE CAN BE DOING AS A COUNTY, IMPROVING THINGS LIKE THAT. SURE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY.

GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. PATRICK. OKAY, 2.4 F.

[f. Consideration and action on request from Ruben Gonzales, Commissioner Precinct #3 to purchase a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from Caldwell Country Chevrolet for the amount of $43,150.00. Buyboard approved #724-23]

SECOND. MOTION SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 G.

[g. Discussion, consideration and action on a request by William Zagorski Sr., Commissioner Pct 1, for San Patricio County to procure and donate/designate for use by the San Patricio County Historical Commission office space, office furniture (desk, chair and filing cabinets) for record keeping.]

HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. I GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONERS, OF COURSE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENT. WELL, COMMENT IS, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRST. GOING BACK TO ABOUT WHEN I STARTED WITH THE COUNTY IN 92, CHARLIE SPIEKERMANN WAS OUR COUNTY HISTORIAN. IT MOVED ON LATER ON TO DONNA HUTCHINS, AND THEY MAINTAINED STUFF FROM THEIR HOMES. CHARLIE HAD A BIG OLD HOUSE AND OFFICE FOR THAT, AND HE TALKED ABOUT GETTING AN OFFICE SPACE. AND DONNA DID TOO.

BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. WE HAVE A NEW CHAIR. HIS NAME IS DAVID VICKERS. I'M STILL A CO-CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR THE COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, I DO WILL HAVE SOME SPACES LEFT OVER AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH. BUT I'LL WORK WITH THE JUDGE AND DESIGNING WHERE WE COULD PUT THE HISTORICAL OFFICE FOR THE COUNTY. I MEAN, OUR HISTORY IS LONG AND HARD FOR SAN PAT COUNTY. WE GO BACK, YOU KNOW, 150, 200 YEARS ALMOST HERE, AND ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTIES IN TEXAS. SO I THINK TRYING TO RECORD OUR HISTORY WOULD BE A GOOD THING AND KEEPING IT ALL IN ONE PLACE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S RECORDS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE RECORD, SCATTERED OVER HISTORICAL COMMISSION. MATTER OF FACT, I GOT A BOX OF CANCELED CHECKS IN MY OFFICE. I THINK CHARLIE STILL HAS RECORDS IN HIS OFFICE. I KNOW MR. HAVELKA HAS SOME. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER IN ONE SPOT TO WHERE IT AIN'T GOING TO GET LOST WHEN WE ALL PASS ON. YEAH, IF WE CAN GET IT ALL IN ONE LOCATION.

SURE. SHE GAVE ME A BUNCH OF STUFF ON THE HOUSE AND STUFF TOO, SO. YEAH, EXACTLY. EXACTLY.

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. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 2.48. DISCUSSION,

[h. Discussion, consideration and action on terminating contract with Mishe for concierge services and vendor payments for San Patricio County Health Plan as discussed March 2, 2026. Executive Session possible to consult with attorney per Government Code Section 551.071.]

THIS CONTRACT. I'M MAKING A MOTION TO TERMINATE THE CONCIERGE SERVICE WITH MISHA.

LET ME ADD IN. CAN WE MAKE IT EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST? SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SIKORSKY AND A SECONDED BY GONZALEZ TO INCLUDE APRIL 1ST AS THE CANCELLATION DATE. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, TWO POINT FOR OUR DISCUSSION,

[i. Discussion, consideration and action on 2026 Centivo Amendment No 4 Admininstrative Services Agreement with Renewal Confirmation on fees and changes to services.]

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OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. OKAY.

OKAY. AND YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA THE FEES THAT WOULD THE ACTUAL SEE THE FEES WILL DECREASE. SO WE HAVE THIS FIGURED OUT. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY INTERRUPTION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE I CAN HAVE NORMA IF YOU WANT TO. AND WE'LL GET CAUGHT UP ON THE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN. THAT'S OUR GOAL. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WITH THE CURRENT PROVIDERS THAT WE'RE SETTING UP, THEY'VE BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE TO MOVE EVERYTHING TO APRIL 1ST. SANTIAGO. WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH SANTIAGO AND EVERYTHING FROM OCTOBER UNTIL NOW THAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BRINGING AND PAYING AND ALL WITH OUR VENDORS. SANTIAGO IS GOING TO PICK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT FROM ONE TO THE OTHER IS NOT TO HAVE THAT BREAK FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT IN THE CONSISTENCY WITH OUR VENDORS RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE ANY OF THEM. SO SANTIAGO WAS WITH US BEFORE, SO THEY KNOW OUR SYSTEM, THEY KNOW OUR SOFTWARE, THEY WORK WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. THE BANK ACCOUNTS ARE ALREADY SET UP, SO THE TRANSITION SHOULD BE SMOOTH. IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO GET NEW INSURANCE CARDS FOR EVERYONE THAT ARE GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO THEIR PAYCHECKS INSTEAD OF MAILING THEM. SO THEY KNOW THEY GET THEM AND THEN TRANSITION OVER FROM THERE.

TRY TO MAKE IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY. WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SORT OF FLIER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TOO. SO WHEN THEY'RE GETTING THAT, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF THEIR OLD INSURANCE CARD AND NOW USE THIS ONE. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING, THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT WAITING TO DO IT ON THE 15TH. WE'RE WAITING TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. WE DIDN'T WANT THAT CONFUSION. AND IN PART OF THAT, SANTIAGO IS DOING A LETTER TO THE PROVIDERS AND THEY'RE SETTING UP A LETTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING TO THE EMPLOYEES, ALSO LETTING THEM KNOW THIS IS WHO YOU'RE GOING TO BE SENDING. PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO KNOW THAT PART OF IT. BUT JUST IN CASE THE EMPLOYEES DON'T. AND DOES THIS REQUIRE A NEW CONTRACT WITH OUR PROVIDERS? NO, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD SANTIAGO ON BOARD, SO THEY WERE ALREADY SET UP.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS NOW THEY'RE GOING BACK TO ACTUALLY DOING THE EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS AND AND THE FINANCIAL, WHICH THAT'LL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. WE ONLY BROUGHT MISHA ON BOARD TO HANDLE THE CONCIERGE SERVICE. AND BASICALLY THEY DID SOME THINGS THAT WERE QUESTIONABLE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE EXECUTIVE THING. SO BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES DID NOT HAVE A CONTACT NUMBER FOR SANTIAGO BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT A CONCIERGE STYLE. SO THE EMPLOYEES WILL NOW BE CALLING SANTIAGO. IT'LL JUST BE ONE PLACE FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO GO TO IN ORDER TO GET THEIR SERVICES WITHOUT HAVING THE CONCIERGE UNTIL WE HAVE OUR NEW RFP GO OUT FOR JANUARY 1ST. THIS IS GOING TO CARRY FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. OKAY, MR. ROSENBERG, YOU GOT UP. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE. THAT'S THE PRIMARY REASON WE'RE DOING IT. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON RECORD KEEPING, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE AUDITORS FUNCTION AND THE TREASURER'S FUNCTION. AND FROM A RISK MANAGEMENT POINT OF VIEW. SO IT'S GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENTS ALL THE WAY AROUND. OH, I CERTAINLY HOPE SO. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION

[j. Discussion, consideration and action on improving San Patricio County Health Plan Benefits for participants to include zero co-pay for primary care, virtual care, and specialist office visits.]

MOTION TO APPROVE THAT. MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION. OKAY. I'LL SECOND WITH A WITH A DATE OF APRIL 1ST, OF COURSE. YES, SURE. IT'LL BE APRIL 1ST. APRIL 1ST. DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THAT IN HIS MOTION? YES. IT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MOTION. SO. GOT THAT, MISS

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IT'LL BE AT A ZERO CO-PAY. AND THEN OF COURSE, SPECIALIST. OKAY. APRIL 1ST. YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MISS NORMA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO THE

[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.]

TWO STEP FOUR PLUS AT $3,679.87 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2026. ARTURO GARCIA SALARY CHANGE 3.1 F CREWMAN ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP ONE AT $2,290.94 PER MONTH TO STEP THREE PLUS AT $3,338.40 PER MONTH. EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2026. 3.1 G REYNALDO SALINAS OTHER STATUS ROOM, TRUMAN ROAD AND BRIDGE, THREE PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP FOUR PLUS AT $20.30 PER HOUR TO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP FOUR PLUS AT $3,518.67 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2026.

MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A, B, C, D, E, F, G. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH 3.1 G. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY QUESTION ON E AND F, NORMA, E AND F. SO IS THIS FOLLOWING OUR PAYING COMPENSATION PLAN? IF WE'RE GOING FROM STEP 1 TO 5 STEP TWO TO STEP FOUR PLUS AND 104. STEP ONE TO STEP THREE PLUS. THESE ARE TWO EMPLOYEES THAT RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATION IN VICTOR.

THIS COURT DID THIS SAME APPROVAL THIS PAST YEAR FOR TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES. AND THEY'RE JUST CARRYING OVER IN THE SAME INCREASE IN PAY. IT WAS A $2 INCREASE FOR RECEIVING THAT CERTIFICATE AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE STATE LICENSE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, 3.2 EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE

[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.]