[1. Call meeting to order]
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EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THIS MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 29TH. COME HERE. WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES, THEN WE'LL GET STARTED. 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. READY TO GO? MONDAY MORNING.
FOR FOUR DAYS, ANYWAY. YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL GO INTO 1.3, WHICH IS OUR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I
[3. Citizens to be heard Please be advised that the Open Meetings Act prohibits the Commissioners Court from responding and discussing your comments at length. The law only authorizes Commissioners to make a statement of factual information, recite an existing policy in response to an inquiry, or advise the citizen that this subject will be placed on an agenda at a later date. No Commissioners Court member, staff person, or member of the audience shall berate, embarrass, accuse or show any personal disrespect for any member of the staff, court, or the public at any Commissioners Court meeting per Commissioners Court Rules of Decorum. This policy is not meant to restrain a citizen's first amendment rights. ]
DO HAVE TWO CARDS THIS MORNING. ONE OF THEM IS FROM MR. JORDAN LIGHT, OUR CHIEF APPRAISER FOR THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US. RIGHT. HOWDY, HOWDY. I HAVE GIVEN YOU A HANDOUT. IT'S IN IN IT RELATES TO RW. THEY'VE GOT SEVERAL WIND FARMS, INCLUDING PAPILLARY CREEK, ONE PAPILLARY CREEK, TWO APEX SLASH, MIDWAY, WIND ALGODON ALTO. AND THEY'VE GOT A PROPOSAL FOR PALO VERDE WIND FARM. THE OBJECTIVE, AND WHAT I'M ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO DO TODAY IS TO LOOK AT SOME WAYS FOR US TO PROTECT THE COUNTY AND OTHER TAX ENTITIES AS WE GO INTO THIS, GO INTO THIS ROAD AGREEMENT. SOME BACKGROUND. IN 2019 THROUGH 2022, THE PABLO CREEK WIND FARM HAD A JUDGE, I'M SORRY, AN AGREED JUDGMENT. WE AGREED ON A VALUE OF $159 MILLION. THEY SUED US THE NEXT YEAR AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER THAT AGREEMENT, WE THINK OUR VALUE SHOULD BE ABOUT $47 MILLION. AND THEY WON THAT RECENTLY IN COURT. EVEN SIRI THINKS THIS IS CRAZY. SO WHAT'S THE DAMAGE TO YOU AS THE COUNTY AND THE TAX ENTITIES? WELL, IT'S A IT'S AROUND $4 MILLION. THAT'S BEFORE ANY KIND OF INTEREST IS PAID. IT ACCRUES STATUTORILY AT 9.5%. TALKING WITH THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PARTICULARLY, AND THE ONES THAT ARE AFFECTED IN THIS PARTICULAR LAWSUIT ARE TAFT, SINTON AND ODOM.SUPERINTENDENT GARZA SAID. THEY'RE DOING THIS TO THE POOREST OF THE POOR, AND IT IS.
IT'S SOME OF THE POOREST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE JUST GETTING HAMMERED BY GREEN ENERGY. SO MY MY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'VE GOT BELOW THAT, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CONSIDER AS WE GO INTO THIS AGREEMENT, WE'D LIKE TO TRY AND RESOLVE OUR EXISTING LAWSUITS WITH RE. WE ARE. THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THEIR OPTIONS AFTER THE PAPILLARY ONE SUIT. AND AS WE PREPARE FOR THE PAPILLARY TWO SUIT, IT'S BIG MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AN APPEAL. SEE IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE FAVORABLE RULING. BUT HONESTLY, WE'D LIKE TO SETTLE IT ON A REALISTIC VALUE TO THAT ITEM. NUMBER TWO, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR ACTUAL VALUES ARE, NOT WHAT THEY PRESENT TO A JURY AND THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH. BUT WHAT DO THEY USE ON BANK DOCUMENTS? AND WE'LL USE THEIR NUMBERS AND THEIR DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE. BUT I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE THE COURT TO CONSIDER THAT. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THE COURT TO CONSIDER A PROVISION TO PROTECT ALL THE TAX ENTITIES AND THE TAXPAYERS, BY EXTENSION, FROM FUTURE LITIGATION, FROM GREEN ENERGY ACTORS. AND SO AND SO JUST TO INCLUDE THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AS WE GO FORWARD IN THAT. THAT'S THAT'S THE REQUEST. OKAY. WE WILL WE WILL INCLUDE YOU ALL IN ALL THE NEGOTIATIONS AND STUFF. SO THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE, TO US. MR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS FROM JAMES MOBLEY. AND WE MAY START HAVING TO PUT YOU ON ON A MONTHLY BASIS BECAUSE IT IS PRESENT. YEAH, WE DID BEFORE. WELL, IT'S AN INTERESTING STUFF GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, HE'S RETIRED. WELL. WELL WE THINK HE DOES. WE THINK HE DOES. DO YOU REMEMBER WE DID A RETIREMENT FOR YOU. BUT I'M NOT BLIND. I MEAN IT'S THERE'S REALLY INTERESTING STUFF. AND SO I WANTED TO CATCH YOU UP ON TWO THINGS. NEW WORLD SCREWWORM HAS, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST WEEK ON THE ON THE USDA DASHBOARD, THEY SHOWED 12 CASES AND WE'D HAD THREE THAT MORNING. SO WE HAD 15. AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE'S 27 CASES. SO IT'S IT'S BASICALLY DOUBLED IN THAT TIME. AND JIM HOGG COUNTY HAS BEEN ADDED. IT'S STILL MOVING NORTH AND WEST, JUST LIKE BOBBY MCCOOL TOLD US IT PROBABLY WOULD. THEY'RE STILL DOING SURVEILLANCE HERE. AND OF COURSE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
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CURRENTLY, ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR OUR PROJECTS. AND IF ANY OF OUR KIDDOS ARE MOVING ANIMALS FROM THAT AREA AND FORAGING, USDA IS VERY AWARE OF THAT. SO THEY'RE FOLLOWING IT. BUT IT IS A CONSIDERATION. ABOUT THE ONLY WAY WE'LL SEE SCREWWORMS HERE IS IF THEY CATCH A RIDE, BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO JUST TO KEEP YOU UP WITH THAT, IN ADDITION, WE'VE HAD A WEST NILE VIRUS FLY UP MOSQUITO, EXCUSE ME, FOUND ON GRANBY IN PORTLAND. NOW, NOT A HUMAN CASE, JUST THE THE MOSQUITO THERE. SO THE CITY HAS INCREASED SPRAYING AND THEY'RE DOING LARVICIDES ON STANDING WATER. BUT AS Y'ALL KNOW BETTER THAN ME, STANDING WATER IS OUR ENEMY HERE. SO ANYTHING Y'ALL CAN DO AND HELP THE CONSTITUENTS TO. IF ALL IT TAKES IS A BOTTLE CAP AND WE HAVE ABOUT 5000 LITTLE, LITTLE BABY MOSQUITOES THERE. SO SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS, THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF. THANK YOU DOCTOR, AND WE'LL PUT YOU ON ON A REGULAR BASIS HERE UNTIL WE GET THE SCREWWORM UNDER CONTROL.OKAY. THAT IS WITHOUT FAIL. YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY TWO CARDS THAT I HAVE THIS MORNING WE'VE
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
RECEIVED. SO OKAY, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.4, WHICH IS OUR REPORTS. MR. GILLESPIE. YES. OVER THE WEEKEND, SATURDAY, WE GOT THE PERMIT APPROVAL FROM TEXDOT TO BE ABLE TO BORE UNDER 1069 AND A GAP FELLOWSHIP UP TO SEWER. SO IT'S IT'S ON. IT DOESN'T START UNTIL FOR SEVEN MORE DAYS. SO WE GOT SEVEN DAYS TO PREP. WE STILL LET THEM KNOW WHEN WE START. SO THERE YOU GO. GREAT NEWS. MR. EARLY MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WELL, IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK AND A BUSY WEEKEND. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE JUDGE. WE ATTENDED THE 250TH GALA EVENT AT THE BLACKLAND MUSEUM IN TAFT. I STOPPED BY FOR A LITTLE BIT JUST TO CHECK THINGS OUT, AND I WOULD WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE VETERANS BAND FOR BEING THERE. WITHOUT THE MUSIC, THESE EVENTS WOULD BE MUCH LESS EXCITING. AND TO SUE ZIMMERMAN AND HER STAFF FOR PUTTING IT ON. AND I KNOW THAT MISS WITHERSPOON WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT AS WELL. THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB. LIKEWISE WITH THE WATER RIGHTS FAIR LAST WEEK. I STOPPED BY THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT JUST TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE GOING. I HOPE THAT A EVEN BIGGER TURNOUT IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THAT WAS, AGAIN, ANOTHER EVENT THAT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO PUT THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, AND I APPRECIATE IT TO SEE IT FOR PRECINCT TWO, BASED ON WHAT DOCTOR MOBLEY'S IS TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE FOCUSED ON MOSQUITO PREVENTION AND MOWING AND TREATING OUR STANDING WATERS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT AGAIN THIS WEEK UNTIL WE GET EVERYTHING ADDRESSED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. YES, I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND TO THOSE EVENTS LAST WEEK, BUT I HAD A STEPSON THAT AFTER 11 YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT, GOT MARRIED IN DALLAS. SO OUTSTANDING. AND PRECINCT WE'RE OUT THERE MOWING ON 3087 1402.OUR PASTOR WILL BE UP IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. OUR GRAPPLE TRUCK WILL BE UP, PICKING UP BRUSH AND PLEASANT TO REPORT. OUR BURN BOSS IS IN, SO WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY RIG UP A DEMONSTRATION AT THE END OF THE MONTH. IT IS ON WHEELS, CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY AND DOES TWO AND A HALF TONS OF BRUSH AN HOUR ON A THIRD OF A GALLON OF DIESEL. SO IT'S PRETTY QUICK.
IT'S PRETTY CLEAN. THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANY STAFF MEMBER DEPARTMENT HAS SOMETHING THIS MORNING. AND HELLO AND GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANTED TO INFORM THE COURT THAT ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 2ND, THE VETERANS OFFICE WILL PARTNER WITH KRIS SIX NEWS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FLAG FOR FLAG EXCHANGE OUT OF OUR OFFICE.
IT WILL ONLY RUN ON THE 2ND OF JULY FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL WE CLOSE AT 5 P.M. IF YOU BRING A OLD TATTERED FLAG THAT NEEDS TO BE RETIRED, WE CAN TAKE IT. WE CAN EXCHANGE IT. I WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE UP TO 50 FLAGS, SO THE FIRST 50 FOLKS ARE WALKING TO OUR OFFICE WILL RECEIVE A FLAG IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR OLD AND TIRED FLAGS. AT A LATER TIME, FLAGS WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE STATE CEMETERY ON IN ROUTE INTO CORPUS. I WILL POST THOSE DATES AT A LATER TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, KIM. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COURT KNOW THAT THIS WEEKEND. MATHIS HOSTED AT FREEDOM FEST, AND I ATTENDED SUNDAY TO DO SOME SURVEYS. AND I'LL BE DOING THE RODEO HERE IN SINTON, DOING SOME SURVEYS FOR THE PARKS, FOR THE GRANTS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. I'LL FIX ANYTHING. OKAY. LITTLE JUST A COUPLE ITEMS THAT I HAVE. I TOO
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ATTENDED THE BLACKLAND MUSEUM 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY. FANTASTIC CELEBRATION, FANTASTIC SPEAKERS. I MEAN, I WENT THERE JUST, YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATING MAYBE SOMETHING, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE PHENOMENAL. THEY HAD A YOUNG GENTLEMAN. HE'S A TEXAS HISTORY TEACHER FROM ROCKPORT, FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE'S A HISTORIAN. WHEN YOU SAY HISTORIAN, HE KNEW TEXAS HISTORY AND HE'S YOUNG. HE KNEW MORE STUFF THAN I EVER LEARNED IN TEXAS HISTORY CLASS. I MEAN, HE KNEW NAMES OF PEOPLE, AND HE PUT IT TOGETHER WHERE HE TOOK TEXAS TO THE 1776 AND BROUGHT US FORWARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH HISTORY UNTIL WE GAINED OUR INDEPENDENCE AND BECAME THE 28TH STATE. SO HE'S A PHENOMENAL HISTORIAN. IF YOU EVER NEED ANYBODY TO COME TALK ON TEXAS HISTORY, THAT'S YOUR PERSON. HIS NAME IS JOE FOX.HE'S AT ROCKPORT FULTON AS A TEXAS HISTORY TEACHER. AND OF COURSE, DAVID VICKERS WAS THERE.
HE DID A GREAT PRESENTATION AND THERE WAS A. INDIAN CHIEF CAME AND TALKED ABOUT THE INDIAN SETTLEMENTS AROUND HERE. DURING THE HISTORY. OF COURSE, THE VETERANS BAND AND OUR OWN DOCTOR MOBLEY IS A MEMBER OF THAT VETERANS BAND, IF Y'ALL DON'T KNOW THAT. SO THEY THEY DID THEIR PRESENTATION FOR THE ARMED SERVICES PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE. AND IT REALLY, REALLY MEANT A LOT TO BE THERE THAT DAY. I'M GLAD I DID NOT MISS THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS A PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION. OKAY, NEXT THING, TEST. HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WE HAVE A TIME CAPSULE HERE IN THE COUNTY? IT WAS BURIED JULY 4TH, 1976. IT'S RIGHT OUT THERE IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE AND ON THE PLAQUE THAT'S IN IT. WE'VE UNCOVERED THE PLAQUE ON THE PLAQUE. IT SAYS OPEN JULY 4TH, 2026. SO THIS COMING SATURDAY MORNING AT 9 A.M. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THAT TIME CAPSULE AND SEE WHAT'S IN IT. I WOULD. THERE'S A COUPLE OF DAUGHTERS, I THINK, FROM SOME OF THE LADIES THAT HAVE PUT STUFF IN THAT TIME CAPSULE THAT WANTS TO BE THERE ALONG WITH US. SO IF YOU TALK TO ANYONE, LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OPENING THAT SATURDAY MORNING TO REALLY SEE WHAT'S IN IT. IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING, I THINK, REALLY TO SEE WHAT'S IN IT AND WHAT NOT. I WISH WE COULD BURY ANOTHER ONE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT EXPANSION AND WHAT THE COURTHOUSE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO I DON'T WANT TO BURY SOMETHING OUT THERE. THEN WE END UP COVERING IT UP WITH AN ATRIUM ON THAT COURTHOUSE. SO SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE NEED TO BURY ONE, GET TOGETHER AND DO ONE, YOU KNOW, PICK A DATE THAT WE WANT TO OPEN IT, MAYBE DO A 2030 AND OPEN IT UP IN 50 YEARS OR SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T KNOW. I'VE ASKED, I DON'T THINK I THINK JUDGE EDMONDSON, JUDGE EDMONDSON, EDMONDSON WAS THE JUDGE. THAT'S ALL I KNOW. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL THINK. THAT'S FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S THAT 1976 AND STUFF. SO BUT ALL I KNOW IS JUDGE EDMONDSON I GUESS DID IT. I EVEN CALLED JOSEPHINE MILLER ABOUT IT, AND SHE KNEW JUST A LITTLE BIT THAT IT WAS OUT THERE, BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND STUFF.
YEAH. AND STUFF, JUDGE, YOU CAN HAVE YOU CAN HAVE FIRST DIBS ON ANY BAKED GOODS THAT ARE IN THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. OH, BOY. MAYBE I'LL HAVE POPCORN. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9 A.M. SO IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING AND UP, COME ON UP. WE'LL JUST OPEN IT AND SEE WHAT'S IN IT. AND THEN WE CAN GO ON ABOUT OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES AND STUFF. OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE ALIBI. IF YOU COULD AFFORD ME ONE MORE MINUTE. OKAY.
GO AHEAD. I REMEMBERED THIS WHEN I SAW RUDY TALKING. SO SATURDAY WE HELD A REMEMBRANCE OF LIFE FOR DICK MYERS. HE PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. HE WAS ACTIVE IN OUR PORTLAND ROTARY CLUB, THE VFW. I KNOW RUDY HAD BEEN WORKING WITH HIM, TRYING TO GET SOME STUFF WITH THE VA STRAIGHTENED OUT, BUT WE HAD A VERY NICE CEREMONY FOR HIM ON SATURDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING, AND WE'RE GOING TO. HE'S GOING TO BE GREATLY MISSED. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO
[1. Approval of minutes]
OTHER REPORTS. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES. I THINK WE GOT OUR COPIES OF THOSE MINUTES PRESENTED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE TO APPROVE MINUTES AS[00:15:04]
PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to Section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
CARRIES. GOING INTO FINANCIAL. 2.2 A EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST PATRICIA COUNTY MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY EARLY TO PAY THE BILLS. ANY BILL IN QUESTION THIS MORNING HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.2. B IS OUR BUDGET[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. I DO HAVE TWO THIS MORNING. ONE OF THEM OUT OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHO'S TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES CHARGES AND GENERAL SUPPLIES INTO EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE WHICH IS FOR REPLENISH THE ACCOUNT. AND THEN I HAVE ONE FROM JP EIGHT BUILDING TRANSFER AND FUNDS FROM PRINTING AND JANITORIAL AND EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE OF THEM? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.2. C IS CONSIDERATION[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
AND ACTION ON BANK RECONCILIATION AND TREASURER'S REPORT. JACKIE. GOOD MORNING.JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. TODAY'S GENERAL FUND HEALTH TRANSFER IS $291,500, AND I'D LIKE TO REPORT AND RECORD THE MAY 2026 GENERAL FUND PAYROLL AND ADULT PROBATION BANK RECONCILIATION.
MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? REPORTS THIS MORNING. YEAH. THANK YOU. HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.2 D. WE'LL HAVE THIS ON UNTIL WE GET THROUGH WITH OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU FOR THE 2027 BUDGET AND RELATED MATTERS. IF YOU'RE REVIEWING IT. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS UNTIL WE GET A BUDGET READY FOR APPROVAL FOR Y'ALL IN CASE YOU HAVE SOMETHING. OKAY, OKAY. 2.3 IS
[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:]
OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE TWO THIS MORNING. DOES ANYONE NEED EITHER ONE OF THOSE POOL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD. 2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE TO THE PLAN DOCUMENT. IN SUMMARY SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION FOR THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. AND 2.3 B IS ACCEPT AND RECORD THE SINGLE CASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUMTER COUNTY AND MEMORIAL HERMANN HEALTH SYSTEM MEMORIAL. HERMANN TIRR FOR PATIENT S P SENATORSHIP COUNTY 7884. EFFECTIVE JUNE THE 4TH OF 2026. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A AND B. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. OKAY. BEFORE WE GO INTO THE INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS, I WILL LET THE COURT KNOW THAT STARTING WITH 2.4 E THROUGH 2.4 J, WE WILL DELETE FROM THE AGENDA THIS MORNING. THIS IS OUR SCORING THAT WE HAD FOR OUR DEBRIS REMOVAL AND EVERYTHING. THE SCORING SYNOPSIS HAS CHANGED SO WE NEED TO SCRATCH ALL OF THESE OFF, GO BACK AND RESCORE AND THEN COME BACK WITH A NEW SCORE SO WE CAN DO BASICALLY THE SAME THING.AWARD THE CONTRACTS AFTER THE NEW SCORING IS DONE. OKAY, THIS IS A CHANGE BASED ON THE STATE, RIGHT? YEAH. A CHANGE BASED ON THE STATE. THEY CHANGED THE CRITERIA FOR SCORING. SO. RIGHT.
[a. Consideration and action on appointing Jeff Price, the new General Manager for the San Patricio County Municipal Water District, to replace Brian G. Williams, P. E. on the South Central Texas Water Advisory Committee (SCTWAC). ]
WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY THEM. YES WE DO. OKAY. 2.4 A IS CONSIDERATION ACTION. ON APPOINTING JEFF PRICE, THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, TO REPLACE BRIAN G. WILLIAMS, P E ON THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND. WELL, HE ALSO GOT A SECOND, COMMISSIONER SIKORSKI. OKAY. COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS, JEFF. MAYBE WE COULD HAVE JEFF COME UP AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF. JEFF. YEAH, BUT HE DID ALREADY.ONCE BEFORE I DID. HE. HE WAS HERE BEFORE. YEAH, WELL, MAYBE I WASN'T HERE THEN. PROBABLY NOT. HE CAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO ME. WE'VE HAD A. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, I. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SERVE THE COUNTY. AND IN THIS ROLE I, I COME TO TO THIS AREA FROM THE DFW AREA WITH 29 YEARS OF OF UTILITY RELATED EXPERIENCE. AND OVER THE LAST
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11 YEARS I'VE SERVED ON, ON SEVERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROLES WITH THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT, THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE. SERVING THE COMMUNITY HERE. LOOK FORWARD TO IT. JEFF. THANK YOU. WELCOME[b. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Juvenile Detention to approve Contracts and Agreements of Detention of Juvenile Offenders with the following entities: 1. Maverick, Dimmit, & Zavala Counties]
BOARD. OKAY. 2.4 B IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A REQUEST BY JUVENILE DETENTION TO APPROVE CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS OF DETENTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES MAVERICK COUNTY, DIMMIT COUNTY AND ZAVALA COUNTY. MOVE TO APPROVE.SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY YARDLEY. QUESTION. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 C
[c. Discussion, consideration, and action request from Sheriff Oscar Rivera to purchase a 2026 Chevrolet tahoe from Caldwell Country Chevrolet, Buyboard #724-23 in the amount of $58,600.00]
DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM SHERIFF OSCAR RIVERA TO PURCHASE A 2026 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM CALDWELL'S COUNTRY CHEVROLET BY BOARD NUMBER 724-23 IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,600. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY FOR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE SHERIFF? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 D[d. Consideration and action on a request from Chesca Jennings, County Purchasing Coordinator, to award a contract for IFB2026-001 CR1136 Culvert Replacement to AR Energy Services, LLC for $209,650.08.]
CONSIDERATION ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA JENNINGS, COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR, TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR IFB 2026-001 COUNTY ROAD 1136. CULVERT REPLACEMENT TO AR ENERGY, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $209,650.08 TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY FOR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS OR NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. OKAY. NOW WE WILL[k. Consideration and action on request by Marcy Thormaehlen, SPC Tax Assessor/Collector to enter into San Patricio County Tax Assessor-Collector Agreement for the Collection of Taxes between San Patricio County Tax Assessor/Collector, San Patricio County and SPC Groundwater Conservation District.]
JUMP DOWN TO 2.4 K. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR NORTHEAST SPM COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR TO ENTER INTO A SAN PATRICIO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR. COLLECTOR AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF TAXES BETWEEN PATRICIO COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR SAM CHURCHILL COUNTY AND THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THIS IS THE BOND THAT WAS PASSED IN THE LAST ELECTION THAT THEY CREATE THEIR OWN TAXING DISTRICT.MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND AGREEMENT TO GO AHEAD AND COLLECT. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION BY ZACHARSKI. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 L DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON
[l. Discussion, consideration and action on changing Kim Watson, PHEP, from non-exempt status to exempt status effective July 1, 2026. ]
CHANGING. KIM WATSON PHEP FROM A NON EXEMPT STATUS TO EXEMPT STATUS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026.WE'RE ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE THIS. MISS WATSON IS WORKING OVERTIME. ALL HER FUNDS ARE GRANT FUNDS AND SHE MAY BE RUNNING OUT OF FUNDS. SO SHE'S AGREED THAT WE JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT HER ON EXEMPT STATUS AND SAVE THE OVERTIME MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND WE HAVE OKAY.
GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANYTHING, TOM YOU WANT TO KNOW. I MEAN, SHE'S GRANT FUNDED. AND IF SHE'S GETTING PAID OVERTIME WE'RE GOING TO BURN THROUGH THAT GRANT MONEY QUICKER. SO YEAH THIS IS A WAY TO KEEP THAT FROM BURNING THAT MONEY UP. YEAH.
OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. CONCLUDES AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO PERSONNEL 3.1 A
[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.]
JOE RAMOS, SALARY CHANGE PROMOTION. DEPUTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 109 AT $5,079.84 PER MONTH, WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE TO SERGEANT INVESTIGATOR FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 114 AT $8,192.75 PER MONTH, WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026. SINJAR CARTER EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107.STEP ONE AT $3,664 AND A PENNY PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026. OLIVIA GUTIERREZ, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION, FULL TIME REGULAR, NONEXEMPT GRADE 107. STEP ONE $3,664 AND A PENNY PER MONTH WITH $50 PER
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MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026. AND DANIEL SOKOVIA, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107. STEP ONE AND $3,664 ON A PENNY PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026. AND THE LAST ONE, BRIAN VILLAREAL, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION, PART TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107. STEP ONE AT $21.14 PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026. I MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH E SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE? NO, I JUST HOPEFULLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE VISITING THIS AGAIN NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY'VE ALL RESIGNED. SO. I TELL YOU, IF THAT'S A JUVENILE SUPERVISION IT'S VERY, VERY HARD. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW SOME OF THE HARDEST POSITIONS I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER THAN JAILERS HERE IN THE COUNTY, AND THEY DON'T REALIZE UNTIL THEY GET IN THERE AND START DOING IT AND SAY, THIS AIN'T FOR ME. YEAH, OKAY. IT'S TOUGH. OKAY, LUCK TO THEM. A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 3.2 IS[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.]
EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE. NUMBER FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORNING. CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ADOPTING AN AGREEMENT WITH SECURE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION LEARNING DEFENSE A CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FRAMEWORK AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. SO WITH THAT WE WILL RECESS. COMMISSIONERS COURT 9:26 A.M. AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE[5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session]
OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL COMMISSIONERS COURT BACK TO ORDER THIS MORNING. WE ADJOURN A RECESS. NOW. WE'RE MISSING EXECUTIVE SESSION 929. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9352935. AND WE'RE BACK IN NOW AT WHAT? 929 IN THERE WE WENT IN. 935 WE ADJOURNED AND CALLED BACK TO ORDER AT 936. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND WITH THAT, IS THERE SOME CONSIDERATION AND ACTION? YES.[6. Consideration and action on all items discussed in the Executive Session.]
YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGREEMENT WITH SECURE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING DEFENSE SHIELD, A CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FRAMEWORK AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY FROM TAC AND THAT THAT TRAINING BE MANDATORY. SECOND. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY THE REST OF THE COURT. JUST PICK ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. INCLUDES MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY YEARLEY TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.