[1. Call to Order.]
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THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE AND PASTOR ALLEN SPANGLEN WILL DO OUR INVOCATION AND REMAIN STANDING
FOR THE PLEDGES. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> LET'S ALL PRAY TOGETHER, PLEASE. FATHER IN HEAVEN, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, OUR HEARTS ARE FULL OF GRATITUDE THIS MORNING. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO YOU, FATHER, FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE IN YOUR SON OUR LORD JESUS.
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE RIGHTEOUS RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH YOU AND WITH EACH OTHER. BECAUSE OF THE LIFE AND THE DEATH AND THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS. FATHER, WE THANK YOU THIS MORNING FOR THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS. FOR THESE APPOINTED OFFICERS OF THIS COURT. THOSE WHO SERVE AND DO HARD THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR US TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE AND IN SAFETY AND IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER. THANK YOU FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN. FATHER, WE ASK YOU BLESS THESE MEN AND WOMEN WITH WISDOM. BLESS THEM WITH COURAGE. FATHER, WOULD YOU BLESS THEM WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION. FATHER, OUR PRAYER IS THAT THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTED OFFICERS OF THIS COURT WOULD ACT JUSTLY. NOT JUST FOR THEIR FRIENDS, NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW, BUT FATHER, FOR ALL WHO CALL MIDLAND MID MIDLAND COUNTY HOME. THAT THEY WOULD ACT JUSTLY. FATHER, WE PRAY THEY WOULD LOVE MERCY. NOT JUST AS A CHRISTIAN SLOGAN, NOT JUST WHEN IT IS CONVENIENT OR ADVANTAGEOUS. BUT AS A WAY OF LIFE, AS A WAY OF CONDUCTING THIS COUNTY'S BUSINESS FOR ALL.
FATHER, WE PRAY THAT ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM WOULD WALK HUMBLY WITH YOU AND EACH OTHER. WE PRAY THAT EVERYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH THESE DOORS, FATHER, WOULD SHOW HUMILITY AS A POSTURE. TOWARD EACH OTHER AND TOWARD YOU. FATHER, WE PRAY YOUR WILL BE DONE IN THIS AND THIS COUNTY JUST LIKE IT IS IN HEAVEN. IN THE NAME OF JESUS, MAY IT BE SO. AMEN.
>> 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. OUR TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO YOU. TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER
GOD, ONE, INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU PASTOR. OKAY. ITEM
[4. Receive presentation on Project Blueprint at the United Way of Midland.]
NUMBER 4 IS TO RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON PROJECT BLUEPRINT AT THE UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND. AND I JUST GOT TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP THERE AND THEY WERE VERY ATTENTIVE AND LOOKED LIKE THEY UNDERSTOOD. SO SMART GROUP OF FOLKS YOU GOT THERE.>> THEY ARE. THEY ARE. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. I AM CARRIE, THE PRESIDENT AND CO FOR THE UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT OUR CLASS OF 2025-26 PROJECT BLUEPRINT.
THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT COME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP. BEING PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND BEING ON NON-PROFIT BOARDS. WHAT WE HAVE THEM DO IS COME TO CITY COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD TO LEARN HOW DID THEY GET INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW DID THEY HAVE A VOICE? AND SO, WE ARE REAL PROUD OF THIS CLASS AND THEY HAVE BEEN LEARNING A LOT THIS YEAR. THEY WILL BE GRADUATING IN APRIL. AND, SO WE WANTED TO BRING THEM TO COURT TO PRESENT
THEM TO YOU. >> OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANKS.
>> APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.
>> AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING TO THEM THIS MORNING.
>> YOU BET, PROUD TO. >> CAN WE COME GET A PICTURE?
>> YOU CERTAINLY MAY. PLEASE. >> SCOOT OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT.
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LOOK AT ME. SMILE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.>> THANK YOU GUYS. >> ITEM NUMBER 5, DISCUSS TAKE
[5. Discuss and take action on donation in the amount of $800.00 from Jimmy and Jeanie Young for Mounted Patrol.]
ACTION ON DONATION IN $800 FROM JIMMY AND JANINE YOUNG. JEANIEYOUNG FOR MOUNTED PATROL. >> GRADE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
GOOD MORNING JUDGE. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> LET'S START WITH THE APOLOGY TO YOU ALL ON MY COMMENTS LAST COURT. I WAS FRUSTRATED. SO ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. IF YOU WERE OFFENDED. I APOLOGIZE. PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR WHAT I DID. I AM SAYING THAT UP FRONT. NOW LET'S GET STARTED. THEY ARE DONATING $800 TO OUR MOUNTED PATROL. JIMMY WAS PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MERES. WE ARE LIFELONG FRIENDS AND HE SAW A NEED AND HE AND HIS WIFE DONATED TO THE MOUNTED PATROL SO PLEASE
ACCEPT THAT DONATION. >> OKAY.
>> I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DONATION. $800 FROM JIMMY AND JEANIE YOUNG FROM MOUNTED PATROL.
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6. Discuss and take action on job description for Major position for Sheriff’s Office]
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON JOB DESCRIPTION FOR MAJOR POSITION FROM SHERIFFS OFFICE.
>> A COMMISSIONER ASKED ME TO PROVIDE A JOB DESCRIPTION AND WE PULL THAT IN PAPER FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT. I WOULD ASK YOU TO
APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
[8. Discuss and take action on revised salary schedule for Sheriff’s Office.]
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ASKED TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON ADVISED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> MAY I APPROACH THE COURT FOR A SECOND? I HAD PUT STUFF ON MY DESK AND THE WRONG DOCUMENT WAS FORWARDED. THE TOP THERE. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU DAVID.
>> THANK YOU. >> WHAT THIS DOES. IT CREATES THAT MAJOR POSITION FOR OUR SALARY STRUCTURE AND I PUT THE MAJOR POSITION, WHAT YOU READ ON THE PS15 WHICH COULD WAS A IT TO GO TO PS16. APPROVE OF THIS FORM ONLY.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION WE MOVE THE CHIEF DEPUTY TO PF16.
>> AND ADOPT THE NEW PAY SCALE? >> THE 14753174.
>> THE NEXT ITEM. >> OKAY, BACK UP.
>> THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 8. AND THAT IS NUMBER 9, SIR.
>> SO TO ADOPT THIS PAY SCALE. I AGREE WITH THIS PAY SCALE. BUT, I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO TAKE IT AT BUDGET TIME BECAUSE IT AFFECTS OUR MONEY. AND, YOU KNOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE
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MESSED UP. WE ALL MESSED UP AND WE NEED TO FIX IT BUT I JUST DON'T THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO FIX IT.>> CAN I TROUBLE YOU FOR JUST A SECOND PLEASE?
>> YES. >> NO DISRESPECT FOR THE COURT.
BUT, I THINK, I MAY BE WRONG, THAT WE WON'T BE DISCUSSING ITEM NUMBER 7. I COMPLETELY ABOLISHED. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO EXCEPT CREATING THE PAY SCALE. NOTHING ELSE ABOUT ANY OF THE EMPLOYEES AT ALL IS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. I TABLED THAT
ITEM. >> IN DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH THE MAJOR, IT IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NEED TODAY DO THAT IS
ABOUT WHAT? $4,000? AM I WRONG? >> CORRECT, YES, SIR.
>> ABOUT? >> YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR SALARY.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. I HAVE CONFUSED YOU ALL. I APOLOGIZE.
>> YOU ARE SAYING SALARY WON'T BE ADJUSTED FOR THIS UNTIL NEXT
BUDGET CYCLE? >> FOR THE ENTIRE THING?
>> YEAH. >> AS FAR AS THE STAFF INCREASES? THAT WILL NOT BE UNTIL OCTOBER.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE ON NUMBER EIGHT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE SHERIFF'S SALARY SCHEDULE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
>> COMMISSIONER HALL? >> WHAT?
>> WHERE IS YOUR VOTE? >> I MADE THE MOTION. I VOTED
YES. >> YOU NEED TO SAY IT PLEASE.
THANK YOU. >> GRADES 8-14. ARE THOSE THE SAME AS WHAT YOU PREVIOUSLY HAVE? THOSE DID NOT CHANGE, IS
>> JUST CONFIRMED. >> YES. OKAY. NOTHING CHANGED.
[9. Discuss and take action moving Chief Deputy pay grade to PS 16.]
JUST THOSE TWO THINGS. >> OKAY.
>> NOW WE ARE READY FOR THE CHIEF DEPUTY. ITEM NUMBER 9, DISCUSS TAKING PAY GRADE TO PS16.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE CHIEF DEPUTY OF PF16.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[10. Discuss and take action on request to keep Unit #15551 for Sheriff’s Office.]
>> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. ITEM 10, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST TO KEEP UNIT 15551 FOR THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> THIS IS COMING BEFORE THE COURT ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I APOLOGIZE FOR. FOR
THE COMMENT I MADE. >> THANK YOU.
>> I WASN'T READY FOR THE BACKUP PROPERTY. I FAILED TO ADEQUATELY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE POSITION FOR THAT CAR. I VISITED WITH EACH ONE OF YOU ALL ON THIS CAR AND I HOPE YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A NEED. OUR DA HERE I HAVE VISITED WITH HIM AS WELL. I DID NOT EVEN ADDRESS
>> GOOD MORNING. WITHOUT GETTING INTO LOGISTICS OF HOW, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT EVIDENCE ONLY BE TRANSPORTED IN A COUNTY VEHICLE. WHATEVER THE RESOLUTION IS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR AN EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN TO USE A PERSONAL VEHICLE AND CLAIM MILEAGE WITH EVIDENCE SO I JUST WANTED TO, I HAVE HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH MY SENIOR PROSECUTORS AND THERE IS NOT A WORLD WHERE THAT IS A WORKABLE SOLUTION. SO HOWEVER YOU WORK OUT THE VEHICLE, I'M NOT TRYING TO GET INTO YOUR BUSINESS THERE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO LAY THAT IMPORTANT LINE OUT FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. >> DID YOU BRING LIEUTENANT
SAMPSON WITH YOU? >> NO, SIR. BUT I CAN ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION, I DO BELIEVE. >> I JUST ASK YOU TO START
BRINGING HIM. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS I DID NOT ANSWER.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE SPARE UNIT 15551, 2017, CHEVROLET TAHOE TO A STANDBY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
>> I'M SORRY. YOU DIDN'T VOTE AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU ALL. NOW TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, I DO APOLOGIZE.
[11. Consent Agenda]
SINCERELY. >> THANK YOU SHERIFF.
>> OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A CONSENT AGENDA. IF THERE IS ANY ITEM WANTS FURTHER EXPLANATION, FEEL FREE TO PULL IT. OTHERWISE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I MOVE THE CONSTABLE TO MAKE THEIR REPORT TO US.
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>> OKAY. WE WILL PULL C, D, AND E. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING C, D, AND E.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Items 11.c - 11.e.]
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
I'M GOING TO CALL ITEM C WHICH IS ACKNOWLEDGE MONTHLY REPORT
FOR CONSTABLE ONE. >> GOOD MORNING. I DID NOT BRING
MY REPORT WITH ME. >> ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
>> CAN YOU GET THAT TO US? >> WE HAVE IT IN OUR BACKUP.
>> DO YOU WANT A COPY OF THESE SO YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT?
>> YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? >> HOW MANY TOTAL PAPERS HAVE YOU SERVED UP UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER?
>> UP TO THE END OF. >> THE TOTAL NUMBER? WOULD YOU PUT A LINE ON THERE NEXT TIME THAT TOTALS THEM ALL UP? WHERE
>> YOU HAD ONE MONTH. OKAY, SEPTEMBER, IT SHOWS ABOUT 40.
21. 15. 33. IS THAT ABOUT WHAT YOUR CASE LOAD RUNS ROUGHLY?
>> IT JUST DEPENDS. IT FLUCTUATES.
>> BUT IT IS ALL DRIVEN BY EVICTIONS CORRECT?
>> EVICTIONS ARE PRECINCT SPECIFIC. THE REST OF THE ITEMS
I GET ARE COUNTY WIDE. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT HOW MANY EVICTIONS DO YOU GET A MONTH?
>> IT FLUCTUATES. I COULD GET 20. I COULD GET TEN. IT
FLUCTUATES. >> OKAY. WOULD YOU BREAK THAT
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. >> THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM D. IS MONTHLY REPORT FOR CONSTABLE 4.
>> I'M SORRY JUDGE. WILL THERE BE ONE MOTION FOR ALL THREE?
>> I WAS GOING TO ALLOW, TO TRY FOR THAT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. JAMIE HALL, PRECINCT 4. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MY MONTHLY
REPORT? >> YOU HAVE DONE A TOTAL OF 356 CASES OR EVICTIONS? IS THAT FOR THE MONTH?
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
>> THAT'S THE TOTAL. FOR JANUARY.
>> YOU WANT ME TO CALL THE NEXT ONE?
>> NO. >> I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE ACTUAL NUMBERS FOR LATER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ITEM E, ACKNOWLEDGE YEAR END
REPORT FOR CONSTABLE 4. >> SECOND.
>> YOU WANT A MOTION? >> NO, I'M CALLING ITEM E.
WANTED HER TO GIVE THOSE REPORTS.
>> I'M SORRY. I FORGOT SHE HAS DONE TWO REPORTS.
>> YEAH. >> SO ACKNOWLEDGE YEAR IN REPORT
FOR CONSTABLE 4. >> JAMIE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY?
>> JUST THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DRASTIC CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR REGARDING PAPERS. TOTAL, OVER 595. THAT IS ALMOST 600 PAPERS. LAST YEAR, I ONLY HAD 520. IT JUST ALL GOES BACK TO ONCE I LOST THAT POSITION, MORE PAPERS. THAT IS ALL I
REALLY NEED. >> YOU HAVE MORE PAPERS BECAUSE
YOU LOST A POSITION? >> SO NO.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST SAID. >> NO, SO YOU VOTED TO GET RID OF THE POSITION. AND I INFORMED Y'ALL BEFORE YOU GOT RID OF THAT POSITION THAT MY CASE LOAD WOULD INCREASE DRASTICALLY AND IT HAS. YOU CAN SEE BY THE NUMBERS IT HAS INCREASED
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DRASTICALLY. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.>> BY ABOUT 12% SO? >> ROUGHLY. MAYBE EVEN 20.
BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE TO THINK, THAT IS 80. LAST YEAR I ONLY HAD 40. JUVENILE DIVERSE, WE DIDN'T DO THEM AT ALL. WE ARE UP TO 110. THAT IS ONLY IN OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ANY OTHERS. ATTEMPTS. 1,376 TIMES I MADE CONTACT WITH A PERSON. GONE TO A PERSON'S DOOR. ANSWERED A PHONE CALL.
TOTAL AGENCY ASSISTS WITH THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
THAT IS 50 ASSISTS AND I HAD 234 TRAFFIC CONTACTS FOR THE YEAR.
>> BUSY, BUSY LADY. GOOD JOB, JAMIE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO
ACKNOWLEDGE C, D, AND E. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
[12. Discuss and take action on line item transfers.]
OKAY. ITEM 12, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ONLINE ITEM TRANSFERS.>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> THERE ARE SOME LINE ITEM TRANSFERS THAT I DID A REPORT ON AND YOU SHOULD HAVE THE REPORT ON. TRANSFER IN BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. AND MOSTLY TO IT AND FACILITIES AND TRANSFER BETWEEN CATEGORIES FOR IT. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I CAN HELP YOU ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> NO. I MOVE WE APPROVE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. ANY
[13. Discuss and take action on bills and wire transfers.]
OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 13, DISCUSS TAKE ACTIONS ON BILLSAND WIRE TRANSFERS. >> I HAVE SOME BILLS THAT HAVE NO P OS TO THEM SO I BRING IN THOSE TO YOUR ATTENTION. $995.96 FOR SO. 4,299,228. IT. NO PO. PROSPERITY BANK, IT, NO PO.
DENNIS RIGERBY, $150. NO PO. SECURE DOCUMENTS, $114.15.
SOCID. NO PO. I ALSO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL BILL TO CUT TO OUR HR DIRECTOR FOR $98.28 AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BLACK EYED PEA PARTY. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO GET THAT CHECK OUT. THOSE ARE
THE EXCEPTIONS. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE BILLS TO INCLUDE THE HR REQUEST FOR $98.
>> AND ALL EXCEPTIONS. >> AND ALL EXCEPTIONS.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY
[14. Discuss and take action on purchase and implementation of new Voter Registration System.]
OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 14, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW VOTER REGISTRATION
SYSTEM. >> GOOD MORNING! SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE MOVED TO THE STATE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM. THEIR SYSTEM HAS PROVEN TO BE ARCHAIC. NOT USER FRIENDLY. AND IT LACKS MUCH FUNCTIONALITY. WE BELIEVE MAKING THE MOVE TO VR SYSTEMS VOTER FOCUS WILL IMPROVE OFFICE EFFICIENTLY AS IT CLOSELY RESEMBLES A PRIOR SYSTEM WE HAVE ALLOWING US TO MORE EASILY COMPLETE CERTAIN STATE MANDATED TASKS. CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO
>> THE COST FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON THE FIRST YEAR IS $185,996.
THIS IS NOT A BUDGETED ITEM. >> SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY?
>> THEN IS THERE IS A YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION?
>> YES, THE FIRST YEAR 185996 FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING.
THE YEAR 2 AFTER THAT WOULD BE $37,617 SO THE COST WOULD GO
DOWN DRAMATICALLY. >> AND THIS SATISFIES THE
REQUIREMENTS WITH THE STATE? >> YES. UH-HUH.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE PROBABLY 186,000?
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>> WHERE ARE THE FUNDS COMING FROM?
>> I GOT IT HERE IF I CAN GET BACK TO IT. MAKE A MOTION WE TAKE ACTION AND PURCHASE NEW VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM. FOR $185,996. MOVED FROM CONTINGENCY.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
WE HAVEN'T TIME FOR THE ELECTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE SLATE
FOR THIS YEAR? >> IT WILL, DEPENDING ON OUR MAY ELECTIONS, IT WILL DEPEND ON THAT. THEY CAN'T GET IT IMPLEMENTED BEFORE THE PRIMARY SO WE'LL HAVE TO RUN ON THE STATE SYSTEM FOR THE PRIMARY. HOPEFULLY SHORTLY AFTER THE
PRIMARY. >> WILL WE NEED NEW EQUIPMENT JUST FOR THE BUDGETARY PURPOSE?
[15. Discuss and take action on additional funds for fuel for Constable 1.]
>> NO. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
>>> ITEM 15, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR
FUEL FOR CONSTABLE 1. >> GOOD MORNING AGAIN. PRECINCT ONE. I AM REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR MY FUEL LINE ITEM. I AM ASKING FOR 2,000. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR 1500.
>> NORMALLY, THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN BUDGETING FOLKS. AND ALLOWED THEM TO COME BACK. YOU WENT THROUGH 1500 REAL QUICK.
>> YES, SIR. AND I HAVE TRAINING TO GO TO ROUND ROCK IN FEBRUARY.
AND THAT'S A WEEK LONG. >> OKAY.
>> BEFORE BUDGET TIME NEXT YEAR, WE NEED TO MEET OKAY? WHERE WE
TRY TO DO IT? >> I CAN HELP YOU.
>> WHEN YOU THROW SOMETHING OUT TO US, WE NEED SOME INPUT.
>> I MAKE A MOTION WE GIVE THEM $2,000 FROM FUEL CONTINGENCY.
CONSTABLE 1. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY
[16. Discuss and take action changing pay grade for Electronic Resources Position at the Library.]
OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 16, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON CHANGING PAY GRADE FOR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES POSITION AT THE>> GOOD MORNING! >> THIS IS A CHANGE FROM WHAT'S LISTED AS A 17 CODE 14. IT IS A JOB WITH NON-SUPERVISORY DUTIES.
AND CURRENTLY IT IS VACANT. WE LOST THE E RESOURCES TO IT SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR THE CHANGE NOW. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES POSITION AT THE LIBRARY FROM GRADE 17 TO GRADE
[17. Discuss and take action on agreement of services with Advance Tree Clinic.]
>> EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSE? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 17, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON AGREEMENT OF SERVICES WITH ADVANCE TREE
>> GOOD MORNING. >> THIS IS SERVICES, AWARDED OUR LANDSCAPE SERVICES. WE HAVE REVIEWED THIS AND WANTED TO APPROVE IT FOR THE JUDGE'S SIGNATURE.
>> OKAY. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT AND SIGN THE AGREEMENT OF SERVICES WITH ADVANCE TREE
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU.
[18. Discuss and take action on award for RFP 25MCO658 for the 2026 Midland County Chip Seal Project.]
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM 18, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON AWARD FOR RFP25MCO658 FOR THE 2026 MIDLAND COUNTY CHIP SEAL
PROJECT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THESE
>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS FOR THIS. AND, AFTER EVALUATION, WE RECOMMEND AWARD TO THE WAGNER
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AND COMPANY. THE TOTAL IS $6,203,502.77. AND, THE NUMBER OFF TO THE RIGHT IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS. THAT IT IS GOING TO>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE KEN DAHLIA IS. HOW FAR AWAY ARE
THEY? >> I DON'T REMEMBER EITHER.
>> OKAY. >> WHICH ONE DID YOU RECOMMEND?
>> RONALD R. WAGNER. >> DID WE EVER USE THEM BEFORE?
>> WE HAVE NOT. >> THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS USED THEM IN BIG SPRING ON THE LOOP.
>> SO THEY HAVE BEEN OUT HERE. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN, I MOVE WE AWARD RFP25MCO657 FOR THE 2026 MIDLAND COUNTY CHIP SALE PROJECT TO RONALD R. WAGNER AND COMPANY LP.
>> IT IS ACTUALLY 658. >> I'M SORRY?
>> THE BID NUMBER IS 25MCO658. >> OH, OKAY. BID NUMBER IS
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WHEN WILL THEY START?
>> THE ASPHALT PATCHING WOULD START IN THE NEXT MONTH AND THE CHIP SEAL, MAY 15TH I BELIEVE IS THE START DATE.
>> WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHERE IS THIS?
[19. Discuss and take action on change order for Amstar CID lab project to complete funding approved in 2025.]
>> CENTRAL TEXAS. >> OKAY. THANKS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU GUYS. ITEM 19, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON CHANGE ORDER FOR AMSTAR CID LAB PROJECT TO COMPLETE FUNDING
APPROVED IN 2025. >> INITIALLY, IT WAS BUDGETED AT A CERTAIN AMOUNT. AND FOR ALL REQUESTS FOR BID CAME IN HIGHER.
AT THIS POINT. IT WAS THE AMOUNT TO FULFILL THAT PO. IT WAS BROUGHT ON MAY 20TH OF LAST YEAR.
>> THE TOTAL IS 299,000? >> $299,918 ROUNDED UP. AND IT IS GOING TO COME IN AT OR BELOW THAT PROJECT. WE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SURE WE CAME IN AND WERE ABLE ALSO TO ADD IN ALL OF THE ALTERNATES INTO THE BID, TOO, AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF WORK WE WERE ABLE TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.
>> SO WAS THIS IN THE BUDGET? >> FOR 2025, IT WAS IN THE BUDGET. FOR 208,000. WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL PORTION TO HAVE IN 2026 SO IT IS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
>> IT IS. >> YES, MA'AM. WE KNEW IT WAS
COMING. >> IS IT ONE OF THE PURCHASE
ODORS WE ROLLED FORWARD? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CHANGE ORDER FOR AMSTAR CID LAB
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE.
[20. Discuss and take action on two new ROW inspection positions]
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SIR. ITEM 20 DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON TWO
NEW RIGHT OF WAY POSITIONS. >> I'M ASKING FOR TWO NEW POSITIONS TO CREATE AN INSPECTION DIVISION FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS. DRIVEWAYS TO BE DONE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. CURRENTLY. THE CAPITAL PROJECT INSPECTION IS DONE THIRD PARTY. THESE POSITIONS WERE NOT DIRECTLY BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR. BUT THE FUNDS WERE BUDGETED IN
THE CAPITAL PROJECT. >> OH, OKAY. SO THEY WOULD BE MOVED OVER SORT OF LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION. >> JUST MOVED IT FROM THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS. >> WHEN DID YOU START SEEING THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING THIS IN HOUSE?
>> EARLY ON. THE COST WE PAID THIRD PARTY, IT IS IN THE BACKUP
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THERE. CA AND INSPECTION SERVICES. MOST ABOUT 10%, 10 TO 15% IS THE ENGINEER SIDE OF IT. THE CHANGES TO THE PLAN. THE REST OF IT IS INSPECTION. ALSO IN THE BACKUP ON THE LAST PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THE BID COST TO ACTUAL COST. IF THAT JOB RUNS OVER ONE OF THE PROJECTS, NEEDS TO BE RELOCATED. SO THAT JUSTKEPT ADDING COSTS TO THE COUNTY. >> SO THIS BASICALLY JUST HELPS
US REDUCE COSTS? >> REDUCE COST AND KEEP A BETTER
TAB ON ALL THE INSPECTIONS. >> THAT IS VERY GOOD.
>> ALL THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE IN THERE.
>> I'M GLAD YOU THOUGHT OF THAT. AND THIS BROADENS HOW MANY INSPECTIONS WE CAN DO. WE CAN INSPECT IT AS IT IS BEING BUILT.
>> WE RELY ON THE THIRD PARTY TESTING CURRENTLY. BUT WE DON'T GO OUT THERE AND GET INSPECTION UNLESS THEY CALL INTO US. NOW
THEY KEEP A BETTER EYE ON THAT. >> PERFECT.
>> AND WE NEED TO TRANSFER ANY MONEY ON THIS?
>> YOU ARE SAYING THE MONEY IS IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT?
>> YES. WE WILL GET A TRANSFER GOING AND MOVE THE POSITIONS. I WILL MAKE A NOTE THAT ROAD AND BRIDGE DID INCREASE FIVE
POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR. >> YES.
>> SO WE MOVE THIS MONEY NOW OR HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEXT COURT?
>> WE CAN WAIT UNTIL NEXT COURT. IF YOU MAKE IT EFFECTIVE FOR HIM TO GO AND HIRE THOSE POSITIONS WE HAVE TO CALCULATE ALL THE
>> DO THE POSITIONS NEED TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE MOTION? OR, YES, MA'AM. WITH THE GRADE AND STEP ON THOSE.
>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE TWO NEW RIGHT OF WAY INSPECTIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE. ONE BEING RIGHT OF WAY CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR THAT WILL BE A STEP PAY GRADE 12 STEP 14 AND THEN THE NEXT POSITION. PAY GRADE 21 AND STEP 14. AND THEN WHERE IS THE OTHER ONE? IS THE OTHER ONE ATTACHED? THERE IT IS. THE OTHER ONE IS RIGHT OF WAY INSPECTOR CONSTRUCTION.
>> DO WE ALREADY KNOW WHO THESE POSITIONS USUALLY IN OUR STEP AND GRADE SYSTEM, EVERYBODY COMES IN AT A GRADE, AT A STEP ONE. USUALLY THE COURT MAKES AN EXCEPTION. DEPENDING ON SOMEBODY'S EXPERIENCE. DO WE ALREADY KNOW WHO YOU ARE HIRING
IN THOSE POSITIONS? >> YES, MA'AM.
>> WE STILL HAVE TO MOVE THE MONEY IF YOU WANT TO START AT 21 STEP ONE. WE COME BACK NEXT QUARTER.
>> THE WAY THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS, ANY FUTURE PERSON WOULD BE STARTING AT THE STEP 14 OR WHATEVER IT IS. SO, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT SPECIFIC FOR THIS ONE PERSON THAT THEY START ABOVE 01, THEN THE POSITION SHOULD BE CREDITED AS STEP ONE AND MAKE AN
EXCEPTION FOR THAT PERSON. >> OKAY. SO I WILL AMEND MY MOTION THAT THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION INSPECTOR WILL BE PAID GRADE 20 STEP 10. NO, STEP ONE. AND THEN, THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR WILL BE PAY GRADE 21 STEP ONE.
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. AT THIS TIME, DO WE DO EQUIPMENT? THEY HAVE TO HAVE VEHICLES.
>> CURRENTLY I HAVE VEHICLES. WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME IT.
>> WE DO THAT LATER I GUESS? >> THAT WILL NEED TO BE
AGENDIZED. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
[21. Receive update on capital projects.]
>> ITEM 21 IS TO RECEIVE UPDATE ON CAPITAL PROJECTS.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO I WILL JUST GIVE A QUICK UPDATE. BUDGET UPDATE. SCHEDULE
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UPDATE. UTILITY STATUS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS. SO STARTING WITH THE NEW DETENTION CENTER, OUR GMP OR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WAS OR STILL IS $171,180,883. PAID AS OF JANUARY 9TH, WE PAID $92,849,524. WE ARE ABOUT 54% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE. OUR SCHEDULE, OUR SCHEDULE AS IT IS CURRENTLY SHOWS COMPLETION IN NOVEMBER. THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO SOME DIRT WORK CONCRETE ISSUES EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT. WE EXPECT TO GET THAT CHANGE ORDER HERE IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS. THE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD GO ON WITH THE ADJUSTED SCHEDULE AT 57% COMPLETE.>> SO, COMPLETION IS GOING TO BE MARCH, 2026?
>> FEBRUARY AND MARCH. YES, SIR. >> OF 27?
>> 27. >> I THINK I MISTYPED THAT.
SOMETHING TO START PLANNING FOR, LOOKING FOR, WE WILL BE HOLDING A TOPPING OUT CEREMONY OUT AT THE JAIL AROUND MARCH OF THIS YEAR, MAYBE IN APRIL. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE WILL HOLD THE MASONIC CORNER STONE CEREMONY FOR THE SETTING OF THE MASONIC STONE ON THE EDGE OF THE ENTRANCE. WE SHOULD HAVE POWER INSTALLED NEXT MONTH. INSTALLS GAS LINES ON 307. MOVING DOWN COUNTY ROAD 1140 SHORTLY AFTER THAT. NOT SHOWN HERE IS FIBER.
WE SHOULD HAVE FIBER RUN OUT THERE BY MAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DETENTION CENTER? MOVING ONTO THE PERMANENT JAIL SEWER. OUR ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE WAS ACTUALLY $4,377,181. WE DID REDUCE THAT BY QUITE A BIT BY CHANGING FROM A BORE TO AN OPEN CUT ON A GOOD LENGTH OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE CAME BACK AND MAD AN ADJUSTMENT FOR A GENERATOR IF YOU REMEMBER THAT A FEW COURT CYCLES AGO. PAID AS OF JANUARY 9TH. WE ARE AT $3,224,542. SO THIS PROJECT IS CLOSE TO GETTING DONE. THERE IS SITE PAVEMENT. AND WE NEED TO TEST THE ACTUAL PUMP. AND THEN WE ARE STILL WAITING ON DELIVERY OF THAT GENERATOR THAT WE APPROVED SESSIONS AGO. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND DEATH INVESTIGATORS BUILDING. OUR GMP FOR THAT PROJECT WAS $21,747,338. PAID AS OF JANUARY 9TH. WE ARE AT $11,305,300. ABOUT 52% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE.
THAT SCHEDULE HAS STAYED TRUE. WE ARE ON SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF AUGUST, 2026. WE ARE ABOUT 59% DONE WITH THE SCHEDULE. ENCORE PERMANENT POWER TO BE READY ACTUALLY IN FEBRUARY. ATMOS WAS ON SITE INSTALLING THEIR GAS LINE. WE EXPECT THAT TO BE READY PRETTY SOON. THEN FIBER HAS BEEN READY FOR THAT BUILDING. ANYTHING? MEDICAL EXAMINER BUILDING. DOING PHASE ONE INFORMATION TO KIND OF TELL US WHAT WE NEED. HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST. THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR OUR KIND OF DEMAND OF WHAT WE EXPECT TO NEED WITH THAT BUILDING. OUR CONTRACT THERE WAS $38,130. WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO THEM YET.
WE HAD A MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO. DISCOVERED WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION. SO WE ARE GETTING THAT TOGETHER FOR THEM. JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, OUR DESIGN BUDGET THERE WAS $1,950,000 PAID AS OF JANUARY 9TH. H WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR FIRST BATCH OF SCHEMATIC. DIDN'T LIKE THE RESULTS. WE ASKED THEM TO CUT SOME STUFF. COME UP WITH BETTER NUMBERS FOR US. WE SHOULD GET A NEW ESTIMATE IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE NEXT STEP OF THAT
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PROCESS WILL BE OUR DESIGN DOCUMENTS. WE WILL BE COMPLETED IN MARCH. WE WILL GET A SECOND AND MORE REFINED ESTIMATE WILL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE COST OF THAT FACILITY BETTER. THE FINAL STEP OF THAT WILL BE OUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE THOSE IN MAY AND JUNE. AFTER THAT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD OUR GMP AND GET THAT CONTRACT GOING. FINALLY.OUR WEST COUNTY DRAINAGE PROJECT. NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. BECAUSE WE ARE STILL KIND OF WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO GET AN EASEMENT THAT WE NEED. AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT FINALIZED BEFORE I BRING THAT DESIGN TO THE COURT.
THAT IS WHERE WE STAND ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
>> DOING A LOT. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOUR GROUP DOES.
[22. Receive update on Fleet Maintenance.]
>> APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. >> YEP. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. NO ACTION THERE. ITEM 22, RECEIVE AN UP DATE ON
FLEET MAINTENANCE. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> HOW YOU DOING? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY HISTORICAL CAY DA DATA OR PREVIOUS DATA SO I CAN'T COMPARE. I DON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY WE WILL NEXT QUARTER.
I BELIEVE SOMEONE WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION NEXT COMMISSIONER
>> SO YOU WILL SEE THERE, THEIR NUMBERS BUT EVERYTHING ADMINISTRATIVELY, FINANCIALLY, EVERYTHING THEY ARE SEEING WHAT THEY SHOWED US. OPERATIONALLY, WE ARE NOT QUITE THERE YET. WE HAVE A LOT OF GLITCHES. MOST OF IT IS COMMUNICATION WE ARE WORKING THROUGH. THE AS FAR AS WHAT WE STARTED DOING IS WE ARE SENDING A LOT OF WHAT I REFER TO AS QUICK TURN AROUND. STUFF THAT CAN BE REPAIRED QUICKLY. BATTERIES, OIL CHANGES. WE SEND
THAT TO AN OUTSIDE SHOP. >> IS THAT WORKING? IS THAT
WORKING? >> YES, SIR. I BELIEVE SO. ANY
COMPLAINTS FOR Y'ALL? >> I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ON THE OIL CHANGES AND THE WAY WE DO BATTERIES AND TIRES NOW. THEY ARE GETTING IT DONE IN 30 MINUTES OR AN HOUR.
WHERE VECTOR WAS KEEPING THEM FIVE OR SIX HOURS.
>> ALSO, THE PRICING ON THOSE OIL CHANGES IS A THIRD OF WHAT
THEY WERE NOW. >> COMPARED TO?
>> TO THE INVOICES FROM THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR.
>> THERE WAS INVICES. >> OKAY.
>> I CAN GET INTO A LOT OF SPECIFIC DETAILS BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS ANY
>> SO, OVERALL, WE ARE HEARING FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS OR EMPLOYEES OR OTHER ELECTED, WHAT IS THE MAIN GIST HERE? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HICCUPS AND THE COMPLIMENTS YOU ARE SEEING?
>> THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IS VERY PLEASED WITH WHERE WE ARE. I WAS WATCHING THEIR STUFF WEEKLY. I WAS DOING THAT WEEKLY. NOW I'M DOING IT EVERY OTHER DAY. IT IS JUST NOT HAPPENING. I NEED THAT STUFF OUT. IF IT IS IN THE YARD, IT IS NOT SAVING US ANY MONEY.
MOST OF IT IS HOW WELL THINGS GO OUTSIDE. ALL THEY DO IS GIVE A UNIT NUMBER AND WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> I WILL SAY ONE THING I DO APPRECIATE AGO YOU BEING IN THAT ROLE, IS THAT STATEMENT YOU JUST SAID, YOU KNOW THESE MACHINES DON'T SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY WHEN THEY ARE BEING FIXED SO YOU ARE GOING TO PUSH THE CONTRACTOR TO FIX THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER SO WE CAN GET THEM BACK TO BEING ON OUR ROADS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH ME.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU DENNIS. >> ALL RIGHT.
[23. Receive year-end report on Horseshoe]
>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. ITEM 23, RECEIVE YEAR IN REPORT ON THE HORSESHOE. ON HORSESHOE.
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>> GOOD MORNING! >> GOOD MORNING! WE HAVE OUR YEAR IN REVIEW AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A PRESENTATION TODAY. AND THERE IS MUSIC THIS TIME I. LEARNED THAT FROM LAST TIME. STARTING OFF WITH OUR ANNUAL REVIEW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAME UP WITH AND INITIATED WAS A NEW MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE FACILITY. THAT WAS OUR MISSION TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRIDE IN MIDLAND COUNTY. WE MADE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE CONTINUING EMPHASIS ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. WE ARE TRYING TO GROW OUR CUSTOMER BASE ORGANICALLY USING THE CUSTOMERS WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND BRING MORE EVENTS WITH THAT TO BUILD THE NUMBER OF EVENTS. WE CONTINUE WITH CITIZEN DRIVEN EVENTS AND MADE A FOCUS ON EVENTS THAT WERE LONG TERM OVER MULTIPLE DAYS TO HELP WITH THE AREA OF BUSINESSES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHER BUSINESSES ARE BEGINNING OFF OUR FACILITY. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, WE CONTINUE OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH BOTH THE VISIT MIDLAND AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS THROUGH THE YEAR. WE HOSTED EVENTS WITH HIGH OCCUPANCY. THAT WAS BUILDING ECONOMY THROUGHOUT THIS, THE CITY AND COUNTY AS WELL. AND THE ONGOING GROWTH AND MULTIDAY EVENTS. NOW TO GET TO THE STATS. THE CONTRACTS WERE EXECUTED. THEY DID COMPLETE AND GO THROUGH. WE HAD 231 EVENTS THIS YEAR. BOOKED EVENT DAYS, THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTED EVENTS. CONTRACTED EVENTS IS 231. THAT WAS BACK TO THE EMPHASIS ON BRINGING MULTIPLE DAY EVENTS. WE HAD LOST EVENT DAYS DUE TO A ROOFING PROJECT WE HAD IN HORSESHOE. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT BUDGETED. OUR ATTENDANCE, 214,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE BUILDING THIS YEAR.
CONTRACT REVENUE WAS JUST A LITTLE UNDER $822,000.
ADDITIONAL ITEM REVENUE. IF YOU HAVE A CUSTOMER WITH A CONTRACT EVENT. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHAVINGS TOTAL REALIZING, THIS IS MONEY THAT CAME IN. ALL TOGETHER COMBINED.
JUST A LITTLE UNDER $847,000. NOW, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE AND THAT IS A COMBINED TOTAL OF $415,000. EVENTS THAT WERE NOT CHARGED IN THE FACILITY. AND THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER $233,000. WE ARE CONFIDENT. THOSE ARE BASED ON THE ONE BUILDING. THE PAVILION. IT IS BOOKED EVERY WEEKEND TO JUNE OF 2027. SO, LOSING THOSE DAYS WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT NUMBER BEING $182,000 IS A LOSS. 1.26MILLION. WE HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING VIEWED FAVORABLY WITH THE CITIZENS COMING THROUGH. WE ACTUALLY INITIATE A POST EVENT SURVEY TO ALL THE CONTRACT HOLDERS AND WE LOOK AT OVERALL SATISFACTION.
AND BOTH THOSE ITEMS WERE SITTING RIGHT AT 4.6. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, A METRIC WE ALSO USE IS GOOGLE REVIEWS. ON ONE TO FIVE SCALE, WE FELT PRETTY GOOD ABOUT HOW WE ARE SITTING WITH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. NEXT THING, WE LOOK AT TWO MAJOR SOURCES. FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.
FACEBOOK, THEY HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT METRICS. THE FIRST IS VISITS. THERE WAS A LITTLE OVER 23,000 VISIT. THAT INCREASED TO 42,000. NEXT WE LOOKED AT INTERACTIONS. THE INTERACTIONS IN 2024, 114 TO 3.8000 IN THIS LAST YEAR. A 3,200% INCREASE.
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CLICKS. ANOTHER HUGE NUMBER FROM 342 TO OVER 3,000. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY LIKE. BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE PAGE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. WHAT'S COMING UP.SO THAT WENT FROM 451 TO 550. 5,000% INCREASE. GOING TO INSTAGRAM. INSTAGRAM HAS A METRIC SYSTEM. DIFFERENT. IT 1100% INCREASE. NEXT THEY USE IS A STRAIGHT VISIT. THAT WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO STANDARD. 30% INCREASE. BUT IT WAS CLOSER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER METRICS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YOU'RE KILLING IT. GOOD JOB. >> WE HAVE A SLIDE SHOW. LITTLE BIT OF REFLECTION FROM THE PAST YEAR. IT WILL BE THE NEXT SLIDE.
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>> THAT'S EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> VERY NICE.
>> THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS
FOR OUR MID YEAR. >> SEE YOU IN, ONE OF THE THINGS I APPRECIATE THIS BEING BACK UNDER THE COURT IS WHEN I GET A COMPLAINT, I USUALLY CALL YOU AND YOU ARE LIKE OH, HERE'S THE SOLUTION FOR THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF EASY COMMUNICATION. I THINK I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED TWO WHICH FOR THE AMOUNT OF EVENTS YOU HAD, 400 SOMETHING DAYS, TWO IS REALLY GOOD. YOU DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. YOU ARE DOING A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY SO I
APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YES, SIR. >> HOW DOES THE AMOUNT THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR, DID YOU LOOK AT THAT?
>> IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE SYSTEM WAS JUST PUT INTO PLACE IN THAT TIME. THE NUMBERS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN VERY ACCURATE IN
THE SYSTEM BEFORE. >> IMAGINE THAT.
>> SO, THEY ARE ACCURATE COMPARED TO WHAT MONEY CAME IN.
>> IF YOU WOULD. JUST SO WE. >> YES, SIR.
>> SO OFF THE METRICS I DON'T THINK WE ARE ACTUALLY COUNT COUNTED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ATTENDANCE IS THERE.
>> I KNOW WE ARE A LITTLE BIT IN THE RED. WHAT ARE THINGS YOU ARE
WORKING ONTO BRING MORE REVENUE? >> A LOT OF THE CHANGES GAVE BACK MONEY TO THE CUSTOMERS. WE KNOW WE ARE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE WE COULD RECOOP BACK TO US. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BRING A LOT OF THE GOODWILL. AS WE GROW A LITTLE MORE. IT IS SOMETHING WE COULD COME BACK TO AND REVISIT ANOTHER TIME.
>> THAT OPENS IT UP TO MORE. >> BY FAR.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT?
>> WE ARE CHANGING THAT WHERE IT IS NOT PERMANENT. THE CUSTOMER IS ABLE TO PAY FOR THAT. WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP THAT IS A MAJOR EVENT. WHEN WE MENTION TO THEM THAT IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR, THEIR ACTION WAS OKAY, THAT'S FINE. YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT GAVE US THE DIRT. SO IT WAS KIND OF SHOCKING TO HEAR THAT COMING FROM A CUSTOMER. I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. CHANGE IT OVER AND NOT TAKE THAT LIABILITY RESPONSIBILITY AND THE COST TO THE COUNTY.
>> BUT THEN, THAT OPENS UP THAT SPACE.
>> YES. >> FOR SO MUCH MORE USE. NOW WE
HAVE THE VOLLEYBALL? >> WE HAVE A LOT MORE EVENTS COMING THROUGH. A SPORTING EVENT THAT HAS BOOKED SEVEN DAYS IN
THE FACILITY. >> DEFINITELY MORE EVENTS. THAT ONE HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF USAGE. WE ARE SEEING A VERY
SHARP SPIKE IN THAT. >> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY
PRICES ON ADDING PMS ? >> NOT YET. THEY ARE NOT SURE THE SIZING SPECS. WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT FOR NEXT
WEEK. >> THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO
LOOK AT FOR BUDGET YEAR. >> A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE SPEAKING OF ARE LITERALLY 20 YEARS OLD. THEY ARE IN A DIFFERENT POSITION NOW THAN THEY WERE THEN SO THEY ARE NEEDING ADDITIONAL PIECES.
>> THE STOCK SHOW IS GROWING. >> YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU SIR. >> THANK YOU.
[24. Discuss and take action on policy standardizing the submission process and order for Commissioners’ Court agenda items.]
>> OKAY, ITEM 24, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON POLICY STANDARDIZING, I WISH WE COULD REWORD THAT, THE SUBMISSION PROCESS AND ORDER FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA ITEM. I DON'T THINK WE ARE STANDARDIZING. I THINK WE ARE CHANGING. IN YOUR MOTION, YOU ARE ASKING THAT WE REQUIRE AND IT WOULD BE SO MUCH SWEETER IF YOU SAID REQUEST, YOU WOULD GOT WHAT YOU WANTED AT THAT POINT IN
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TIME. BUT GO AHEAD WITH YOUR DEAL.>> MY THING WAS KIND OF SIMPLE. IT JUST GIVES US A LITTLE MORE TIME. I KNOW SOMETIMES JUST BECAUSE I WANT SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN ANY OF THE OTHER MEMBERS MIGHT SO THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. IF I WANT SOMETHING, I CAN JUST ASK RACHEL INSTEAD OF SAYING ELECTED OFFICIALS DEPARTMENT HEADS SEND IT TO THE WHOLE COURT. SO MY
QUESTION. >> I WOULD HOPE. IT CAME ACROSS REAL STERN. LET'S SOFTEN THE TONE HERE.
>> MY REQUEST AND MY ASK WILL BE WHEN WE HAVE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICIALS WITH AGENDAIZED ITEMS, THEY CAN CC RACHEL FOR THE COURT. THAT WAY, WHICH EVER COURT MEMBER WANTS THEM, RACHEL CAN GIVE IT TO THEM INSTEAD OF MAKING IT MORE BURDENSOME FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. I MAKE A MOTION TO REQUEST ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS IN COUNTY THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS TO CC THE COURTS ADMIN ON ALL AGENDA ITEMS MOVING FORWARD.
>> SECOND. >> SAY THE MOTION AGAIN. BECAUSE
IT SEEMS DIFFERENT. >> LET ME READ IT AGAIN.
>> ON YOUR BACKUP, YOU ARE REQUIRING, YOU ARE ASKING TO
REQUIRE JENNY TO DO IT. >> OH NO. SORRY. I DON'T WANT
JENNY TO DO IT. >> THAT'S WHAT YOUR DEAL SAYS
HERE. >> LET ME CORRECT MY MOTION. MY MOTION IS TO REQUEST ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUBMIT AGENDAIZED ITEMS TO JENNY HILTON AND TO CC RACHEL OR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ADMIN.
>> OKAY. >> THEY STILL NEED TO SEND IT TO
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? WE ARE OUT OF
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.