[00:00:02] OF ALL THE PROVIDERS? I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE. TOP THREE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED. ALL [1. Call meeting to order] RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. 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 AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. IS. EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE JUDGE IS NOT HERE AGAIN TODAY. SO YOU GOT ME INSTEAD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH IT. OKAY. AND I TOLD [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] COMMISSIONER SKI THAT WE WE WE GET DONE QUICKLY. SO. ALRIGHT. REPORTS FROM JUDGE COMMISSIONER, YOU JUST HEARD MY REPORT. THE JUDGE ISN'T HERE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER SKI, WE'RE DOING SOME MOWING, WEED EATING. WE'RE SEALCOATING AND TAFT OVER THERE. AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME LAST NIGHT WITH ADULT LITERACY, WATCHING OUR YOUNGSTERS OUT THERE GRADUATING, GETTING THEIR GED. BUT IT'S THE SAME AS A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, RIGHT? IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. IT WAS VERY NICE. GOOD EVENT. NICE. ALMOST ALL THE COURT WAS THERE. YEP. YEAH THAT'S ONE. ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD. WE GOT THE MOWERS OUT ON THE COOPER ROAD AREA. OLDHAM AREA. WE GOT THE DIRT PATCH TRUCK OUT THERE AND OLD SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ROAD 803 MATHIS AREA. AND WE WORKED ON THAT. 2567 SINTON. WE GOT THE PATCHING CREW OUT ON COUNTY ROAD 1394 AND COUNTY ROAD 1336, AND SINTON GOT THE GRAPPLE TRUCK PICKING UP BRUSH IN THE OLD SAN PATRICIO AREA, EDGAR AREA. WE'RE PROCESSING THE ROAD ON COUNTY ROAD 798. WE'RE PREPPING THAT, GETTING READY TO FINISH THAT ONE. WE'RE OUT IN WEST COUNTY ROAD 1541. WE'RE PROCESSING THAT, GETTING THAT ONE READY TO PREP AND FINISH. WE'RE ALSO IN THE AREA, COUNTY ROAD 2567. WE DID A HALF MILE OF A CHIP AND SEAL WITH STABILIZER. WE DID SOME SIGN REPLACEMENT DONE IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA, A COUPLE TREES DOWN THE COUNTY ROAD, 2431 SINTON AND OLD MAIN STREET AND OLD SAN PATRICIO. WE WERE DOING SOME BRIDGE REPAIR WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT ON COUNTY ROAD 502 IN THE SAINT PAUL. WE ALSO DID SOME CULVERT REPAIR ON COUNTY ROAD 2375 IN SAINT PAUL AREA, AND WE'RE STILL SPRAYING FOR MOSQUITOES IN THE MATHIS OLD SAN PATRICIO SITE IN SAINT PAUL AREA. THANK YOU. WOW. OKAY, FOR PRECINCT FOUR, WE'RE BREAKING UP THE LAST OF THE 42 BOATS. WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST ONE, I THINK THAT WE DID IN THE BOAT COLLECTION THING. SO THERE YOU GO. AND WE ARE MOWING AND MOSQUITO SPRAYING AS WELL. SO OKAY. MOVING ON. DEPARTMENT HEADS. YES, I KNOW THE COUNTY ENGINEER HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT, LIKE AFTER APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTERWARD, THE GLOW SENTON AND TAFT DRAINAGE PROJECTS, THAT WORK HAS FINALLY BEGUN. OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS COMPLETED. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S BEEN MOVED ANY DIRT YET? COMMISSIONER? BEEN A LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS. THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. WE DID NOT KNOW AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME THAT WE NEEDED DRAINAGE EASEMENTS. AND THANKS TO MELANIE AND HER TEAM, I KNOW FOR A FACT SHE'S BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH AGAIN, THOSE EASEMENTS, NOT ONLY WORKING WITH THE, THE, THE OWNERS, BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE LANGFORD, WHICH IS THE GLO CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY'S ENGINEERING TEAM. SO A LOT OF LAYERS TO GET TO THIS POINT. AND THE TEAM MET WITH THE ON SITE THE OTHER DAY FOR THE PROJECT. THEY ALREADY BEGAN CLEARING AND GRUBBING, PREPPING THE SITE. THEY GOT THE STAKED OUT, AND THEY ALSO MARKED OUT THE EASEMENTS. AND THEY'RE ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN ON THE SECTION NORTH OF 181 THIS MONDAY. THE TAFT ONE IS GOING TO BE SOON TO FOLLOW. WORKING OUT SOME FINAL DETAILS ON THAT WITH JAKE WEAVER AND HOPEFULLY ANTICIPATED WEATHER. OF COURSE, IT'S ALL WEATHER DEPENDENT DRAINAGE WORK COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU. YOU JUST SEND ME THE DIRT, OKAY? YEAH. ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. MOVING ON. APPROVAL OF [1. Approval of minutes] MINUTES. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND TO APPROVE. MINUTES AS [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. MOVING ON. FINANCIAL AGENDA. EXAMINATION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. APPROVE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION [00:05:01] 113.064. TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO PAY BILLS. SECOND MOTION IS SECOND, PAY THE BILLS. [b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.] ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. MOVING ON. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. I HAVE TWO YOU SEE HERE FROM BUILDINGS AND YARDS MOVING FROM MONEY FROM BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR MATERIALS. AND THE NEXT ONE FROM BUILDING YARDS IS FROM EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE AND CHARGES. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET ITEM TRANSFERS. SECOND MOTION A SECOND APPROVED BUDGET TRANSFERS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. MOVING ON. CONSIDERATION ON THE [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] TREASURER'S BOARD. OKAY. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THE HEALTH TRANSFERS $272,200 AND OUR MAY 2026 SALES TAX IS $246.72. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. MY PRESENTATION. I ALREADY DID MINE. YEAH I KNOW YOU DID. 2.2 D CONTINUATION SAN PATRICIO [d. Continuation of San Patricio County FY 2027 Budget Presentations: 1)  Precinct # 3 - Ruben Gonzales 2) County Tax Assessor - Marcy Thormaehlen 3) County Attorney - Tamara Cochran-May 4) Grants - Melanie Cooper] COUNTY FY 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATIONS. FOR ALL THOSE WHO COULDN'T GET HERE ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY. ALRIGHT. PRECINCT THREE WAS DONE. SO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR MARCY. AND I KNOW YOU WERE EXCUSED FOR A CONFERENCE. I FORGOT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I PUT A PRINTOUT ON ON YOUR AT YOUR WHERE YOU'RE SITTING AT, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON THE TAX OFFICE. I WE'RE WE HAVE THREE NEW ENTITIES FOR THIS 2026 TAX YEAR. THE COUNTY GROUNDWATER SINTON RANCH, WHICH IS A MUD. THE GROUNDWATER IS PICKING UP 48,980 PARCELS. BECAUSE IT'S COUNTY WIDE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S. IT'S JUST THAT THAT TAX BILL BECAUSE WE HAVE PARCELS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE OWNERS. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG PROJECT FOR US. SINTON RANCH IS PICKING UP 238 PARCELS, AND THEN ARANSAS PASS. THE CITY OF ARANSAS PASS IS PICKING UP A PEID, A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT JUST LIKE WHAT IT IS BACK HERE IN SOMERSET. SO RIGHT NOW THEY ONLY HAVE FOUR PARCELS THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE IN THE GROUP. BUT AS THEY REPLAT. AND IT'LL BECOME MORE. CURRENTLY, SOMERSET PIT WHEN THEY PIT. WHEN THEY STARTED, THEY ONLY HAD THREE PARCELS. WE'RE UP TO 174 AT THIS POINT. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THAT. SO THREE NEW ENTITIES. WE HAVE TWO BOTH ENTITIES HAVE SIGNED THEIR THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH MY OFFICE, THE GROUNDWATER. I'LL PRESENT THAT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT A LATER DATE. WE JUST GOT THAT BACK. WE'VE CHANGED CREDIT CARD COMPANIES. I KNOW IT HAD COME TO TO THE COURT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND ASKING FOR THAT CHANGE. WE HAVE A LOWER RATE NOW THAN WHAT WE DID. AND SO THAT'S BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR US. BUT THIS LAST YEAR, FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR, WE COLLECTED OVER $14 MILLION IN CREDIT CARD FEES. I'M NOT FEES BUT MONIES, RIGHT. I'M SORRY, NOT FEES MONEY. RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE OUR THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OUR TAXPAYERS ARE USING THAT CREDIT CARD SERVICE. SO AND CURRENTLY WE COLLECTED 391 000 IN SALES TAX COMMISSION. THAT'S WHAT COMES BACK TO THE COUNTY. 299,000 271 COLLECTION FROM THE ENTITIES. THAT'S WHAT WE CHARGE THEM TO TO COLLECT THEIR TAXES. SO THAT'S JUST GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A OF A RUNDOWN. AND ALSO FOR DMV, WE COLLECTED WELL FOR THE, FOR 2025, WE COLLECTED $5.6 MILLION. WE KEPT 1.3 MILLION FOR THE COUNTY. THE REST WENT TO THE STATE. AND AS FAR AS OUR TAX COLLECTION FOR 2025 TAX YEAR, WE'RE AT $308 MILLION FOR ALL THE ENTITIES IN THE COUNTY, 67 MILLION OVER. THAT WAS FOR THE COUNTY ITSELF. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING FOR THE COUNTY AND THE AND THE TAXPAYERS IN THE COUNTY. SO LET ME GET BACK TO MY BUDGET. SO YOU CAN SEE THE THE FIRST ONE, THAT'S THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR. SOME OF THE BULLET POINTS IS OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BECAUSE WE ARE BRINGING ON THE THE NEW ENTITIES, WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO A TWO PAGE TAX STATEMENT RIGHT NOW. YOU GET ONE. THE FIVE YEAR RUNDOWN IS ON THE BACK PAGE. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE PICKING UP THESE OTHER ENTITIES, WE MAY HAVE TO GO TO A TWO PAGE FOR [00:10:02] THE TAX BILL ITSELF. AND THEN THE THIRD PAGE WILL BE THAT. SO THAT'LL INCREASE THERE. AND OF COURSE WE INCREASED POSTAGE AS YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S ALL GOING UP. I ON MY EQUIPMENT REPAIR ON 434 AND MAINTENANCE. I'M NOT I'M I'M SORRY. IT'S ON THE I, I INCREASED THAT A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW WE ARE DOING A COPIER LEASE AND SO THAT MAY CHANGE THAT. THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THAT'S ON THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR SIDE. AS FAR AS THE THE SALARIES I WENT WITH, WHAT THE SALARY STUDY WENT HAS FOR US. BUT IF YOU'LL LOOK ON THAT THIRD PAGE, THERE IS SOME INCREASES FOR THE ENTRY LEVEL. AND THAT'S FOR AS PER THE SALARY STUDY. SO THAT'S REFLECTING THAT INCREASE ON THE AUTO REGISTRATION SIDE. IF YOU LOOK BACK ON PAGE TWO, I DID HAVE I DID REMOVE SOME OF THOSE BECAUSE BUILDING IN YARDS PICKED THEM UP. AND THEN I INCREASED THE POSTAGE. THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES I HAVE ON THERE. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK BACK ON PAGE THREE ON AUTO REGISTRATION, THOSE LAST FOUR CLERKS ARE ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS. SO THAT INCREASE THERE IS PART OF THE SALARY STUDY. THERE IS ONE THERE THAT I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE TO GET THAT PARTICULAR CLERK. EVEN WITH THE OTHER ONES. LONGEVITY DOES COME INTO PLAY WITH THAT, SO IT'LL MAKE THAT LITTLE CHANGE. IT ISN'T THE 4.15%. IT'S LESS THAN THAT. BUT I WANTED TO GET THAT PARTICULAR CLERK, EVEN WITH THE OTHER ONES THAT ARE SIMILAR, SIMILAR IN, IN DUTIES AND, AND EXPERIENCE. SO THAT'S MY BUDGET PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU JUST GOT BACK FROM CONFERENCE. HOW MANY HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT NEXT LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING UP NEXT YEAR AS FAR AS TAXES. AND WE DIDN'T THAT WASN'T REALLY DISCUSSED. EVERYTHING WAS ABOUT TRUTH AND TAXATION. ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE MADE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT PAUL BETTENCOURT OFFICE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR A LOT OF INFORMATION, HAS ASKED THE CAD ASKED. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO ONLY BE THE FIRST TOP 20 TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS IN THE COUNTY, BUT I MEAN IN THE STATE. BUT EVERYBODY GOT THAT EMAIL. AND THAT INFORMATION THAT HE'S ASKING FOR IS ABOUT THE OVER 65 HAVING TO DO MORE WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THOSE EXEMPTIONS. AND SO THE CAT IS PROVIDING THAT BECAUSE HIS SOFTWARE SYSTEM CAN PULL THAT INFORMATION MORE SO THAN MINE. SO HE IS REQUESTING A LOT MORE INFORMATION. AND AS THE GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S BEEN TALKING HEAVY ABOUT ELIMINATING SOME TAXES AND STUFF. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT WE'LL BE READY WITH WHATEVER THEY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. MERCY. ALRIGHT, TAMARA. YOU'RE NEXT MA'AM. COUNTY ATTORNEY NEXT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY. SO EVERY YEAR I TRY TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DOES AND HOW MANY CASES WE SEE. ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS OUR CPS CASES. AND THE SECOND, OR ACTUALLY THE THIRD PAGE IN THERE TALKS ABOUT HOW MANY. YES. HOW MANY. THE OVERVIEW OF COURT PROCESS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES. THAT SHOWS THE. THE, THE NUMBER OF, OF HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ON EACH CASE THAT'S GOING ON. AND SOMETIMES IT CONTINUES. WE GET AN EXTENSION FOR THE TIME. THE PAGE AFTER THAT IS THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE AS BEST WE CAN GET IN HERE. NOW I HAVE. I HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE SINCE 2017, AND THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER REALLY ASKED FOR IS MAYBE INCREASE IN SALARIES THIS YEAR. I'VE GOT SOME I CONSIDER BIG LINE ITEMS. ONE IS. A SOFTWARE FOR CPS CALLED HOT DOCS, AND I'M ASKING FOR ONE PERSON RIGHT NOW TO TO [00:15:07] HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. AND THAT COST IS $1,500 A YEAR. I MAY NEED MORE, BUT I WANT TO SEE IF IT'S AS EFFICIENT AS THEY'RE TELLING US IT IS THAT THE CPS PEOPLE USE IT IN THEIR OFFICE. AND BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE THE ONE PARALEGAL RIGHT NOW DOING CPS, I NEED, SHE NEEDS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE SHE ALSO DOES THE. SHE PREPARES ALL THE PETITIONS AND ORDERS FOR CPS PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND THE JUVENILES. THERE IS ALSO A PROGRAM AND I THINK Y'ALL ALLOWED THE DA TO PURCHASE THAT PROGRAM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY LOCKED AT A PRICE THAT'S CHEAPER THAN WHAT WE CAN GET TODAY. THAT. SHERIFF, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH AXON AND EVIDENCE.COM, AND WE'RE FIXING TO BE KICKED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. IF WE DON'T PURCHASE SOME LICENSES. WE HAVE BEEN GOING IN ON SOME FREE LICENSES, BUT IT'S REALLY LIMITED OUR PROCESS AND BEING ABLE TO DOWNLOAD CASES FROM THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES. AND MOST OF THE AGENCIES USE THAT, WHICH IS REALLY BECOME BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYBODY. IT USED TO BE THAT THE THE OFFICERS HAD TO DRIVE TO SINTON TO DROP OFF CASES. DPS STILL DOES THAT, BUT NOW THEY SEND IT THROUGH A LINK TO US. THE THE THE VIDEOS, AUDIOS, PHOTOGRAPHS, EVERYTHING. IF NEW EVIDENCE COMES IN, THEY CAN SEND THAT TO TO US THROUGH THE LINKS. WHEN A, WHEN A AN ATTORNEY IS ASKING FOR DISCOVERY, THERE'S A LINK WE SEND THEM SO THEY CAN PICK UP THE DISCOVERY OUT OF THE THE AXON SOFTWARE. OKAY. $18,000 A YEAR. WE LOCK IT IN, WE CAN LOCK IT IN FOR TEN YEARS. IF YOU SEE ON THE BACK OR FURTHER TO THE BACK, THERE'S SOME PAPERS OR WITH THE YELLOW STRIPES THROUGH THEM, IT SHOWS YOU HOW THE COST OF IT INCREASES. MARGIE WAS ABLE TO LOCK HERS IN. WHERE? STEVEN. OH YEAH. MARGIE LOCK IN IN 2024, CORRECT. SO WHAT IT INCLUDES IS HAVING MORE THAN 2 OR 3 PEOPLE BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS, THIS SOFTWARE, THE CASES. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES ANOTHER SOFTWARE CALLED JUSTICE. AND I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND IT HELPS EVERYTHING RUN SMOOTHER. WE CAN'T PROCEED WITHOUT THIS SOFTWARE. AND DO YOU RECALL WHAT IT WHAT MARGIE LOCKED HERS IN THAT. STEVEN. YEAH, HE TOLD ME IT WAS LESS THAN THAT BECAUSE IT WAS IN 2024. AND WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T LOCK IN THEN, BUT WE NEED TO LOCK IN SOON, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT PROCESS OF BEING ABLE TO, TO GET THE CASES EASIER. SO THE, ON THE SOFTWARE LICENSE SUPPORT I HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON THE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. AND THAT INCLUDES THE AXON PROGRAM AND THE HOT DOCS FOR THE CPS. OKAY. ON THE OTHER YELLOW ITEM, THE COURT COST VISITING JUDGE, I ASKED MR. KIESCHNICK FOR THIS LINE ITEM WHEN THE LAWS CHANGED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU TEST FOR WHETHER A SUBSTANCE IS MARIJUANA OR NOT, OR IT HAS A PERCENTAGE OF THE HEMP IN IT. WE HAVE DEFENDANTS THAT PUSHED THE, YOU KNOW, PUSH. I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S MARIJUANA, BUT THEY WANT IT LAB TESTED. WE ARE TESTING IT. AND THEN WHEN THEY PLEA OUT, WE CHARGE CHARGE THEM BACK FOR IT. SO IT SHOULD BE GOING BACK INTO OUR, OUR GENERAL FUND FOR THE COST OF IT. SO WHAT WHAT I'M SHOWING ON THERE, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET, BUT WE SPENT. 7000 IN LAB TESTS LAST YEAR AND ANOTHER THOUSAND OR 1500 FOR. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAIL THE EVIDENCE TO THEM FOR LAB TESTING AND CERTIFIED MAIL, WHAT HAVE YOU. RIGHT. SO SO THAT INCLUDES ALL THAT. RIGHT NOW I HAVE. ALSO REQUESTED SOME NEW EMPLOYEES [00:20:04] AND. I'VE ASKED FOR A NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, A NEW INVESTIGATOR, AND A NEW LEGAL SECRETARY, TOO. AND THEY'RE INCLUDED ON ONE OF THE SEPARATE PAGES ON THE NEW PERSONNEL REQUEST. AS I'VE BEEN SHORT STAFF AND WORKING THE CPS CASES AND THAT POSITION. AND I KIND OF REALIZED THAT BEFORE I BECAME SHORT WITH STAFF, CPS TAKES UP SO MUCH TIME FOR THE PROSECUTOR THAT THE JUVENILES AND THE PROTECTIVE ORDERS KIND OF GET LEFT BEHIND. WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE OR BEEN ABLE TO DO THE TRUANCY CASES. THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE THIS NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY TO DO IS HANDLE THE JUVENILES, THE TRUANCY AND THE PROTECTIVE ORDER CASES. AND SO THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON HAVING TO DO CPS CASES. OKAY. SOME OF THIS MONIES CAN ALSO COME OUT OF OUR SB 22, AT LEAST FOR 2027. WE'RE WE'RE CONFIRMED THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET 2027 MONIES. BUT I, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT IN A POSITION THAT IF WE LOSE 2027, OUR SB 22 MONIES, THEN I LOSE THREE PEOPLE, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT. OKAY. I. WILL, I, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T, I CAN'T PUT ANYBODY IN WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, BUT AS SOON AS WE MOVE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF SOME PEOPLE, THE, THE INVESTIGATOR WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS ALMOST OVERWHELMED BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SO MANY CASES, OVER 2000 CASES A YEAR. AND I ALSO NEED HIM OR ANOTHER INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE JUVENILE CASES AND BE ABLE TO FORM WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND PROSECUTE THEM. I HAVE PUT IN THERE SOME PRETRIAL DIVERSION SUPPLEMENTS, AS WELL AS SB 22 SUPPLEMENTS TO BE PAID TO THE THE EMPLOYEES, AND I'VE ASKED FOR THE 4.15% FOR TWO OF MY STAFF, PARALEGAL AND ONE OF MY LEGAL SECRETARIES TO WHO HAPPENS TO HANDLE ALL THE PURCHASING, ALL THE. BASICALLY THE BOOKKEEPING FOR PURCHASING OUR TRAVEL, OUR. CONFERENCE DUES ON TOP OF DOING THE MOTIONS TO REVOKE PROBATION AND PLEA PAPERS, WHAT HAVE YOU. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE'VE. WE HAVE EVERYONE IN THE OFFICE. AS FAR AS THE LEGAL SECRETARIES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DOING EACH OTHER'S WORK, WHICH HAS BECOME A GREAT HELP BECAUSE THERE. FOR A WHILE WE ONLY HAD 1 OR 2 DOING IT, AND NOW WE HAVE THEM ALL DOING IT. SO IF SOMEBODY'S OUT SICK, YOU KNOW, NOT TO WORRY. WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN DO PLEA PAPERS. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN IF WE'RE SLOW ON THOSE PLEA PAPERS, THE JUDGES LET US KNOW. AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT OUR FAULT. IT'S THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S FAULT. SO WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE. I'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THERE AND IN THE VERY BACK IS A LITTLE SUMMARY FROM THE AXON COMPANY, TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE NOW. AND IT IS IT HAS BECOME VERY EFFICIENT IN THAT, YOU KNOW, DOWNLOADED, UPLOADED, WHATEVER WE DO TO GET THAT, TO GET THE CASES BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE ON A TIMELINE THAT ONCE A PERSON GETS ARRESTED, WE NEED THE CASE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE BEFORE THE JUDGES WITHIN SIX WEEKS. AND WE NEED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE. AND I DO BELIEVE. THAT'S EVERYTHING. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, STEPHEN, ANY PROBLEM WITH COMPATIBILITY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE NOW AND THESE NEW PROGRAMS THAT SHE WANTS TO GET? YEAH. YES. OKAY. VERY GOOD. YEAH. ANY QUESTION I HAD. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL WE HAVE GRANT'S NEXT UP. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO WE HAVE OUR BUDGET HERE. I PUT ONE OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. THERE'S SOME SMALL CHANGES [00:25:03] YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR. VERY MINIMAL. WE DID DO THE ON THE SALARY PORTION. YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE DUE TO THE SALARY STUDY. SO WE PUT THAT IN THERE ON THE INCREASE. AND THEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SECTION, WHAT WE ADDED IN HERE WAS TRAVELS AND PURCHASING TRAVEL. OUR STAFF DOES A LOT OF PURCHASING IN OUR OFFICE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AUDITOR'S OFFICE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO COVER THAT WITHIN OUR BUDGET NOW. SO YOU'LL SEE AN INCREASE ON THE TRAVEL TO COVER THOSE PURCHASING CONFERENCES IN ADDITION TO THE GRANT CONFERENCES. AND THEN ON WE ALSO PUT IN FOR A PRINTER. I DO THINK SOME OF OUR COSTS WILL GO DOWN WITH THE USE OF A PRINTER. WE DO A LOT OF PRINTING IN OUR OFFICE, BUT I'M UNCERTAIN TO HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO DOWN. SO I KEPT THE SAME BUDGET NUMBERS AS LAST YEAR AND WE'LL WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN ALSO WE PUT IN, WE'VE BEEN PAYING FOR OUR QUICK BASE PROGRAMING THROUGH GRANTS. WE DID PUT IT INTO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THE FINAL YEAR. SO THERE'S AN EXTRA 7000 IN THAT. AND THEN I DID ASK FOR TWO STEP UPS FOR TWO OF MY ADMIN EMPLOYEES AT THE OFFICE. THEY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD AND THEY DO A LOT FOR US. SO I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN THERE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM UP AND PAY. OKAY. THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. QUESTIONS. OKAY. DID YOU PUT ANYTHING IN THERE FOR INSURANCE FOR YOUR BUILDING? JOHN DORIA HAS TAKEN OVER THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND HE PUT IN MAINTENANCE IS FINE, BUT YOU GOT TO PAY THE INSURANCE. THE INSURANCE? NO, I DID NOT PUT ANYTHING IN FOR THE INSURANCE. I'M PICKING IT UP FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY. SO THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THERE. WE I WORKED WITH DORIA FOR THE PAYABLE IN ON YOU NEED TO GET WITH WITH WITH AUDITORS AND FIND OUT WHAT I WAS PAYING FOR INSURANCE FOR THAT BUILDING. AND THERE'S NOT A SEPARATE DIESEL FUEL FOR THE GENERATOR AND STUFF LIKE THAT. NO, I DID NOT PUT THAT IN THERE. SO THAT IS NOT IN THE I APOLOGIZE. WELL, I CHECK WITH JOHN AND SEE IF HE'S GOT IT COVERED. OKAY. I WILL CHECK WITH HIM TRYING TO HELP YOU THE INSURANCE AND THE DIESEL. AND THERE'S NOT A SEPARATE SPECTRUM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. RIGHT. WELL FUEL. FUEL. OKAY. WELL THEN I WILL GET WITH JOHN DORIA AND MAKE SURE THAT'S COVERED AND SEE IF WE NEED TO COVER THAT. IF SO, THERE MAY BE AN AMENDMENT. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. WE CAN DO WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF IT BECAUSE MY INSURANCE COSTS FOR MY NEW BUILDINGS AND STUFF WENT WAY UP. OH, OKAY. I'LL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. I DIDN'T DO A BUDGET. OKAY. IS NEXT GRANTS GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU, MISS COOPER. THANK YOU. MELANIE. YES. GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, GENTLEMEN. I AM PRESENTING FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. PIO, FOR MR. DORSEY. YOU SHOULD HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU. THERE WERE NO NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS THAT I WAS TOLD OF FOR THE SALARY STUDY. SO THAT IS THE SAME. I DID OBVIOUSLY PUT A LITTLE BIT IN LONGEVITY BECAUSE THAT GOES UP EVERY YEAR FOR SOME REASON IN THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS BUDGET, THEY DID NOT HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR PUBLIC NOTICES. I DID NOT ADD ANYTHING THERE, BUT JUST A HEADS UP, HE MAY NEED THAT IN THE FUTURE SINCE HE DOES DO SOME NOTICES, BUT I DID NOT ADD ANYTHING FOR NEXT YEAR. HOWEVER, HE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE PRINTING AND WE'RE HOPING TO HIRE THAT NEW PERSON. SO I DID PUT $100 THERE BECAUSE I'M GUESSING BUSINESS CARDS OR SOMETHING. SO I DID ADD THAT. AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I DID WAS UNDER FUEL. I DID PUT AN EXTRA 500 BECAUSE FUEL GOES UP, BUT THAT WAS IT. VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES CARE OF [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:] ALL THAT. ALRIGHT. NEXT. MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE. AND THERE'S ONLY ONE BY COMMISSIONER, COURT MEMBERS MEMBERS COMMISSIONER COURT HAVE BEEN FIRST DOCUMENTATION EACH ITEM AND ALL SUCH ITEMS MAY BE ACTED ON ONE VOTE WITHOUT BEING DISCUSSED SEPARATELY UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNTY JUDGE OR COMMISSIONER. SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE, I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON. 2.3 A ACCEPT AND RECORD TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS MONTHLY STATEMENT OF COLLECTION OF MONTH ENDING. 53126. MOVE TO ACCEPT CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 2.3 A SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA. 2.4 A DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST BY SAN PATRICIO [a. Discussion, consideration and action on request by San Patricio County Juvenile Detention to enter into a Contract for Medical Services with Amistad Health (Service Provider) effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.] COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL SERVICE WITH AMISTAD HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. MOVE TO APPROVE 2.4. A SECOND MOTION IS SECOND. TWO POINT A ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. OKAY, NOW. 2.4 [b. Consideration and Action: Request from Sheriff Rivera to replace the front pull-style doors of the Sheriff's Office with an automated sliding door. The work to be completed by Vortex Doors, Corpus Christi, at a cost of  $15,764.39, to be paid out of Court House Security funds.] B. CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FROM SHERIFF RIVERA TO REPLACE THE FRONT POOL STYLE DOORS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH AUTOMATED SLIDING DOOR. THE WORK TO BE VORTEX DOORS CORPUS CHRISTI. THE COST $15,744.39 TO BE PAID OUT OF COURTHOUSE SECURITY FUNDS. DON'T JUMP ON THAT JUST YET. I HAVE A LITTLE AMENDMENT TO THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE 35% DEPOSIT IN THE BALANCE DUE UPON COMPLETION. MOVE TO APPROVE 2.4 B WITH THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THERE YOU GO. SHERIFF. DID YOU NEED TO TALK [00:30:05] ABOUT IT? I THINK IT'D BE BETTER FOR YOU. SO JUST. JUST BACK DOWN. YOU'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU GET TO BOSS A SHERIFF AROUND A LITTLE BIT. LOVE YOU [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.] BROTHER, I DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PERSONNEL DELIBERATE. CONSIDER ACTION. EMPLOYEE SALARIES 3.1 A CHRISTOPHER GONZALES, RESIGNATION CREWMAN ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP ONE AT $2,875.88 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JUNE 15TH, 2026. LUKE POWERS RESIGNATION CREWMAN, ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP FOUR PLUS AT $3,489.96 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JUNE 15TH, 2026. 3.1 C AARON HERNANDEZ SALARY CHANGE MECHANIC ROAD AND BRIDGE. NUMBER TWO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 108. STEP FOUR AT $4,499.12 PER MONTH TWO. STEP FIVE PLUS AT $4,775.79 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, 3.1 D HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. SO THAT WAS RIGHT, RIGHT? YEP. 3.1 D YEP. OKAY. 3.1 E LINDSEY MOSLEY, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK TWO AUTO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 100 FOR STEP ONE AT 2990 999 $2,990.92 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JUNE 16TH, 2026. ANNIKA SACKEY, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK TWO TAX FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 100 FOR STEP TWO AT $3,115 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JUNE 16TH. SALARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STEP TWO PER CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN GUIDELINES OKAY 3.1 G. SAMANTHA SALAZAR, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK TWO AUTO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 100 FOR STEP ONE AT $2,999.92 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JUNE 16TH. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A, B, C, E, F, AND G. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON. OH MY. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO, NO ACCEPTED RECOURSE. EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. THERE'S NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. HOLD UP. I THINK THE SHERIFF. SHERIFF, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOUR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEADS? YOU WANT TO ADD YOU WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING. OH, WELL, I WASN'T HERE FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. WE HAD A MEETING ON A UNANNOUNCED MEETING WITH DPS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY? PARKS AND WILDLIFE REACHED OUT TO ME. BEN BAKER, WHO'S A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. HE'S NOW THE SECOND IN COMMAND WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN BRINGING A HELICOPTER AND AN AIRPLANE OVER TO OUR HANGAR IN INGLESIDE. AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO THAT. I THINK IT'S A VERY POSITIVE THING FOR US. WE HAVEN'T HAD A A AIRCRAFT IN THIS COUNTY, I GUESS, FOR OVER TEN YEARS, MAYBE 15 YEARS NOW. WHEN DPS MOVED TO MCALLEN, WE LOST OUR THAT ABILITY. YES, WE HAVE DRONES, BUT DRONES HAVE LIMITATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO WIND. I'M GETTING A HANGAR SPACE. OKAY. SO YES, SO IT WORKS. THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY'RE READY TO COME AND THEY, I, I TALKED A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND HE SAID HE'S WELCOME TO COME BY TO DISCUSS ANYTHING ELSE AND INTRODUCE THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE COUNTY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. JACK. FIRST, AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO BOOT SOMEBODY OUT. I MEAN, WE'LL GET HIM THERE. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. THANK YOU. SHERIFF. SHERIFF. ALL RIGHT. NOW THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.