[1. Call to Order.] [00:00:10] >> IT IS NINE '01 A.M., IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 7. I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE HAVE A QUORUM SO WE WILL START WITH ITEM TWO. AFTER SCOTT SHEPHERD FROM ONE HOPE CHURCH OF CHRIST WILL LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION. IF YOU WOULD, REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES. >> LET US PRAY. FATHER, WERE THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY AND THANKFUL FOR THIS COURT, FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE HERE AND SERVE OUR COUNTY AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR SERVICE, FOR THEIR SACRIFICE THAT THEY MADE. FATHER I PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY KEEP THE BEST OF MIDLAND COUNTY IN MIND. FATHER, BE WITH THEM, CONTINUE TO BLESS THEIR LIFE, CONTINUE TO BLESS MIDLAND AND MIDLAND COUNTY. FATHER, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT. WE ASK YOU THESE THINGS IN NAME, 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. >> THANK YOU, PASTOR. ITEM NUMBER 4, IS TO DISCUSS [4. Discuss and take action on proclamation for Senator Kevin Sparks.] PROCLAMATION FOR SENATOR KEVIN SPARKS. >> I WANT TO DO A PROCLAMATION CONGRATULATING SENATOR SPARKS. HE'S WORKED DIGITALLY AND HARD, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT BECAUSE OF HIS DILIGENT WORK, WE GET TO BENEFIT OUT HERE IN MIDLAND BY HAVING THE SENATOR. >> WE SENATOR KEVIN SPARKS HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE SENATE NATIONAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE, AND THE ENERGY PRODUCING COMMUNITY SUCH AS MIDLAND COUNTY. AND SPARKS HAS ALSO BEEN APPOINTED VICE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC ELEMENTS AND VISE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON WATER, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, FURTHER STRENGTHENING WEST TEXAS REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES VITAL TO OUR REGION, AND WERE AS SENATOR SPARKS IS ONE OF THE FEW MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS SENATE WITH FIRST-HAND OIL AND GAS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PRACTICAL EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP ON MATTERS AFFECTING ENERGY PRODUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE REGION HE REPRESENTS PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OIL AND GAS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING TWO OF THE TOP PRODUCING COUNTIES WITH MIDLAND COUNTY RANKING AMONG THE HIGHEST PRODUCERS IN THE STATE AND WERE AS MIDLAND COUNTY IS PART OF THE FIBRE, FUEL AND FOOD CAPITAL OF TEXAS, SHARED WITH SENATE DISTRICT 28 SUPPLYING VITAL INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BAR RESOURCES THAT POWER OUR STATE AND NATION. AND WERE AS SENATOR SPARKS UNDERSTANDS THE CLINICAL -- CRITICAL NEED FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASED WATER SUPPLY THAT SUSTAINS DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUED ECONOMIC DISPARITY IN WEST TEXAS. AND WERE AS HIS INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO WEST TEXAS UNIQUELY POSITION HIM TO PROVIDE STRONG LEADERSHIP AND OVERSEEING TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY. BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE MIDLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT HEREBY CONGRATULATE SENATOR KEVIN SPARKS ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE AND HIS APPOINTMENT AS VISE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND VISE CHAIR ON THE SENATE COMMITTEE OF WATER, ARBORICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS AND EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. I FURTHER PROCLAIM THAT THE MIDLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT EXTENDS ITS APPRECIATION TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND PATRICK FOR THESE APPOINTMENTS AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP IN THESE CRITICAL ROLES THIS PROCLAMATION IS PASSED -- 2026. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> WE COULD HEAR SOMETHING FROM YOU, IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. >> AS YOU STEP UP, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> IT WAS A LOT. >> THAT WAS A LOT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING YOUR WAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT. THIS IS REALLY VERY HUMBLING. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, IT'S JUST EACH OF US DOING THE TASK THAT GUIDE US BEFORE US BEFORE THIS TIME, JUST LIKE EACH OF YOU GUYS ARE SERVING THE COUNTY. AND HONESTLY, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM IS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I AM HONORED TO CHAIR THE [00:05:04] NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, AND THIS WAS SAID EARLIER, THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH OUT HERE IN WEST TEXAS, AND THERE ARE MANY OF THEM, NOT JUST OIL AND GAS BUT WATER AS WELL. THERE'S JUST PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE, AND I'M HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, I AM FORTUNATE THAT SENATE DISTRICT 31 HAS THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO I GET ASKED, BECAUSE I HAVE 45 COUNTIES, DOES YOUR PHONE RANG CONSTANTLY? AND I SAY WELL, WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS BUT THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF WEST TEXAS IS THEY DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO FIX ALL THEIR PROBLEMS. AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE SOME OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT REPRESENT OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE THAT JUST CONSTANTLY HEAR COMPLAINTS. AND SO I AM THANKFUL TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY, AS YOU GUYS SEE, ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO SOLVE THEIR OWN ISSUES. AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITIES WORK BEST. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO EACH AND EVERY DAY IN MAKING OUR COUNTY STRONGER AND BETTER HOPEFULLY FOR OUR KIDS AND RAN KIDS. >> CAN WE GET A PICTURE, SENATOR. >> SEPARATE UP HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. AN ACTION ITEM, TOY HER MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION FOR SENATOR SPARKS. [5. Discuss and take action on Entrical/LENSS Contract for information sharing system for TAG agency participants.] >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> ITEM FIVE, ENTRICAL/LENSS CONTRACT FOR TAG AGENCY PARTICIPANTS. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, THE MORNING, JUDGE. I APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ME THIS MORNING. I TO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING NICE ABOUT SENATOR SPARKS. HE DOES WELL FOR US. HE IS NOT ONLY MY SENATOR BUT HE IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. I THINK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE IN THE COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. HERE IS A CONTRACT RAN BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND WE FINALLY GOT ALL OF THE WORD INCORRECTLY ON THIS THING IN ASKING THAT WE GET THIS THING GOING. IF YOU NEED SOME DETAILS ON THIS, WHAT IT DOES, THE TAG ADMINISTRATOR, FEEL -- IS HERE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> IS EVERYTHING GOOD ON THE CONTRACT? BE. >> YES. >> CAN I SIGN IT OR DOES THE JUDGE NEED TO SIGN IT? WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE JUDGE SIGNED THIS. >> IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT IT? OKAY. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO SIGN AND AGREE TO ENTRICAL/LENSS CONTRACT FOR INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM FOR TAG AGENCY PARTICIPATION. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. [6. Discuss and take action on TAG Grant FY2026 Budget process.] [00:10:04] >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ITEM NUMBER 6, TAG GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET PROCESS. >> THE TAG UNITS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE MONEY ALLOTTED TO THIS COUNTY FOR THIS YEAR. THE NEXT ITEM IS FOR NEXT YEAR. ONCE AGAIN, WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON T THIS. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TAG GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET PROCESS. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [7. Discuss and take action on TAG Grant FY2027 Budget process.] >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM SEVEN, TAG GRANT FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET PROCESS. >> THE SAME THING YOU JUST APPROVED. I FAILED TO MENTION THAT THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE OFFICE AND WE'VE GOTTEN THE APPROVAL THERE AS WELL. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TAG GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET PROCESS. >> SECONDS. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. >> AND I MAKE A COMMENT, WHAT YOU HAVE APPROVED IS ANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS NOT HAVING TO COME BEFORE THE COURT AND THE JUDGE WILL SIGN THEM WITHOUT COMMISSIONERS COURT OF APPROVAL. >> WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH HOW IT'S DONE ACROSS THE STATE. >> IS JUST THAT ALL OF YOUR OTHER -- THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT IN MIDLAND COUNTY. USUALLY COME BEFORE THE COURT AND THE JUDGE SIGNED IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. >> I'VE GOT IT. [8. Discuss and take action on Versaterm Master Software and Services agreement.] OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM H, DISCUSS ACTION. >> THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO SAY AS WELL AS VERSATERM MASTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT. >> WE HAVE THE CONTRACT IN MOTION BUT IT WAS RAISED A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRODUCT AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THE COUNTY. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THIS IS THE TYPE OF BLUE TEAM VERSATERM PROGRAM WE GOT FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE THAT WAS APPROVED IN BUDGET. WHEN WE WENT TO START DOING THE WORK TO GET THIS PROGRAM GOING, I.T. WAS IN A MEETING WITH US AND VERSATERM STARTED TELLING US YOU NEED TO DO THAT OR XYZ AND THE SURGERY NEEDS TO BE SET UP. WE FOUND OUT THAT WHEN WE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR THE QUOTE FOR BUDGET, THEY HAD THE CLOUD HOSTING IN THERE WHICH IS WHAT THEY ASKED FOR, WERE THEY MAINTAINED EVERYTHING. BY THE TIME BUDGET CAME AROUND, WE HAD TO GET AN UPDATED QUOTE BECAUSE OF THE EXPIRATION DATE, AND THE COMPANY NEGLECTED TO PUT THE HOSTING ON THERE AND IT WASN'T CAULKED. WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO DOING THE FINE CUTTING, I.T. NOTICED IT AND SAID, HEY, THEY HAD ASKED FOR HOSTING. WE SUPPORT THAT. VERSATERM ACKNOWLEDGED WE MESS THAT UP, STORY. IT WILL BE AN EXTRA $10,000. I CONTACTED THEM AND TOLD HIM THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THE COUNTY AND THAT DOES NOT ABLE TO WORK. I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO BRING IT DOWN TO 6510. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE CONTINGENCY TO GET THE HOSTING SYSTEM SO WE CAN GET THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS STARTED. THAT WILL HOUSE ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, ANY SORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS WILL BE HOUSED IN THIS SYSTEM. >> WE DIDN'T CATCH THAT, THEY DID WANT THE CLOUD HOSTING SOLUTION AND I.T. SUPPORT OF THAT. SO WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF GETTING THAT $6500 OF CONTINGENCY AND WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FROM THERE. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE VERSATERM MASTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT. >> SECOND. >> WITH THE MONEY COMING FROM? >> THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 9, FOR THE MONEY. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> THE MOTION IS SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [9. Discuss and take action on additional funds for Versaterm program for cloud hosting.] ANY OPPOSED. MASH AND -- MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 9, VERSATERM PROGRAM FOR CLOUD HOSTING. >> THAT'S ASKING FOR THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. >> OKAY. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO FIND THE ADDITIONAL $6510 OUT OF CONTINGENCY FOR VERSATERM PROGRAM. >> OUT OF CONTINGENCY? >> YES, $6510. >> MOTION SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 10, THE AMOUNT OF [00:15:05] 500,000 FOR SCHARBAUER FOUNDATION FOUND -- FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. [11. Discuss and take action updating Personnel Policy 5.08.] >> OKAY. WE WILL TABLE NUMBER 10. NUMBER 11, PERSONNEL POLICY 5.08, I HAD BROUGHT THIS UP PREVIOUSLY. I'M BRINGING IT UP AGAIN. I'M ASKING IF WE COULD CHANGE THE POLICY. >> AND I SHOW YOU SOME BACK UP ON THIS. I DID SOME WORK. >> WHO DONE IT FOR YOU? >> WHAT I PROVIDE TO YOU ALL IS A COPY OF OUR SISTER AGENCIES PROGRESSION SALARIES. WHEN WE PASSED THE BUDGET AND I GAVE FINAL APPROVAL, IT HAD INCREASES THROUGH STEPS -- TEN STEPS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT MIRRORED -- WE WERE NOT GRANTED THE STEP SALARY INCREASED. I DON'T WANT THIS UNTIL OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR, I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE POLICY IN PLACE SHOWING THE INCREASE A WEEK COMPETE WITH THESE OTHER AGENCIES. >> I HAD ASKED PREVIOUSLY FOR EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. I'M ASKING NOW CAN WE DO IT OCTOBER 1. >> WHAT IS THE ASK? WHAT ARE WE CHANGING FROM THE POLICY? >> WE ARE TAKING THAT OUT. >> WHICH IS A 2% INCREASE. JUST REMOVING THAT? >> THAT WOULD BE A 4% INCREASE FOR THE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS OPPOSED TO 2% FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> WE ARE MIRRORING SISTER AGENCIES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, AS IS SET, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMMISSION PERSONNEL AND THE JAIL STAFF CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SAY I'M NEVER GOING TO GET ANOTHER RISE ON MY ANNIVERSARY BECAUSE THE WAY THE POLICY IS WRITTEN. IF WE TWEAK THE POLICY, THEY WILL GET THE RAISE AND WE CAN KEEP THE PEOPLE HERE. >> BUT AFTER TEN STEPS, IT STOPS. THE COUNTY JUST KEEPS GOING. BUT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT STOPS. >> CORRECT. AND. >> IT DOESN'T KEEP GOING. FOR THE COUNTY, WE HAVE 20 STEPS AS OPPOSED TO TEN. >> THAT GOES FOR 20 YEARS WHERE IS HIS WOULD GO FOR TEN YEARS. THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT THEY HAVE TO PROMOTE TO GET MORE. >> I THINK THIS WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM WHEN WE HAD TWO SCALES THAT WE ARE DOING DIFFERENT THINGS. PART OF THE OTHER ISSUE IS WE ALSO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE OLD SCALE. AND SO WE ARE TREATING ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER ONE. >> YOU EVER HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT ON -- >> YES. THE CONSTABLES, THE WARM SERVICES, THE D.A. >> THEY ARE STILL ON THE OLD SCALE. WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT CARRY GUNS AND BADGES THAT ARE IN THE OLD SCALE, AND SO THEY ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER. >> I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS WHAT THE ITEM IS ABOUT. >> I THINK IT'S CORRECT. WE ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY. THEY GET STEPS THAT WE DON'T. >> THEY GET A 2% STEP WE GET A 4% STEP. >> FOR US, WE HISTORICALLY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE GIVE A 2% COST OF LIVING INCREASE AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER 2%. >> IT'S NOT A GIVEN. >> HISTORICALLY. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER 2% WHEN [00:20:03] YOU DO YOUR FIVE YEARS, YOUR ANNUAL BONUS. AND SO THAT USUALLY EQUALS ABOUT 4%. ON THIS CASE, WOULD WE NOT DO A COST OF LIVING FOR THE SHERIFFS ANYMORE? AND SO IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS, AN OFFICER WILL START AT 80,000, AND THAT'S GOING TO PUT US BEHIND. BUT IF WE DO DO A COST OF LIVING INCREASE, WE ARE NOT GIVING 4 PERCENT, WE ARE GIVING 6% AND WE ARE TREATING ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DIFFERENT FROM ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. >> I TEND TO AGREE WITH THE JUDGE BUT I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE HELD UNTIL WE START DOING BUDGET. >> PEOPLE AT LEAST THEY KNOW WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE ROAD. >> I THINK THEY WILL KNOW THAT THERE'S A 2% INCREASE AT LEAST. >> NO, BECAUSE I MAY NOT PUT 2% IN THE BUDGET. YO MIGHT PUT FOUR. MY FIRST YEAR HERE, THIS COURT ORDERED AN 8% INCREASE. SO THERE IS NO GIVEN OF WHAT IT WILL BE. >> EVEN WITH THE POLICY CHANGING, THERE WON'T BE A GIVEN. WE ARE JUST SETTING THE STANDARD OF WHAT WE TRIED TO DO HISTORICALLY AND WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO DO IN THE FUTURE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE ECONOMY SHIFTS AND CHANGES AND AT THE END, THAT DECISION WILL BE CHOSEN IN OCTOBER WHEN WE ARE DOING BUDGET HEARINGS. >> AND THIS IS FOR OCTOBER. >> IT'S EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST. >> WE ARE ALSO TREATING ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DIFFERENT THAN ANOTHER. >> SO YOU ARE GOING TO PENALIZE HIS PEOPLE BECAUSE THE REST OF THEM? WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TO DEAL WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM. THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO ASK THAT WE MAKE THIS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. >> AND THAT'S WHY I DON'T LIKE THE NEW PAY SCALE. I THINK IT HAS BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC THAN IT SOLVES PROBLEMS. AND I KNOW -- >> WE DISAGREE. >> I KNOW YOU SAY OTHER AGENCIES BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BENEFIT OF WHEN WE DO IN THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE THE BEST BENEFITS OUT OF ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST BENEFITS FROM MIC, THE HOSPITAL, THE SCHOOL AND SO YEAH, WE ARE COMPARING SALARY APPLES TO APPLES BUT NOT THE BURDEN APPLES TO APPLES. >> OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? >> I'M WONDERING, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TABLING THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET CLARIFICATION OF WHAT HE IS COMPARING TO WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. >> I'M TRYING TO DO WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. >> I'M TRYING TO GIVE HIS PEOPLE HOPE THAT COME OCTOBER 1, THIS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THEM BECAUSE AS OF NOW, THERE IS NOTHING COMING OCTOBER 1. THERE IS NOTHING COMING. >> THERE IS NOTHING COMING FOR NO ONE UNTIL OCTOBER 1 BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS OR WILL BE OR WHERE WE WILL BE IN COLLECTING. SO REALISTICALLY, NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING. THERE IS NO HOPE. AND SO THAT BUDGET COMES OUT, THE PROPOSED BUDGET COMES OUT, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE OR WHERE THEY STAND. >> YEAH, ALL THE PEOPLE YOU SEE OUT HERE ARE GOING TO GET 2% AT FIVE YEAR IF THEY PASS THEIR EVALUATION. >> THE REASON THAT THEY DID DIDN'T -- THE REASON THEY DIDN'T GET IT THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR IT. THAT'S WHAT THE POLICY SAYS. SO WHEN WE BUDGET FOR -- >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE WILL BUDGET FOR OCTOBER 1 AND WE WILL GIVE PEOPLE HOPE TODAY AND WE GIVE HIM HOPE. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO SHIFTED, WE JUST HAVE TO BUDGET COURT. >> WE WILL BUDGET FOR IT. >> I WILL PUT IT IN THE BUDGET. >> PERFECT. >> AND SO I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 1. >> ONCE THE BUDGET IS PRESENTED, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN DECIDE WHAT OCCURS. >> I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE UPDATE PERSONAL POLICY 5.08 TO REMOVE THE WORDING 2%. >> SECOND. >> ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AND THE OPPOSED. >> NAY. [00:25:03] >> I VOTED FOR IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING. RATE SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR THIS COURT. IT SUPPORTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASPECT AND I THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT'S GREAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK 24/7 SHIFTS THE DEAL WITH INMATES 24/7. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. >> OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES. [12. Acknowledge grant funding in the amount of $21,261.20 for Sheriff’s LEOSE account.] ITEM NUMBER 12, GRANTS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 21,000 -- FOR SURE OF LEOSE'S ACCOUNT. >> WE BRING THIS TO HAVE APPROVAL AND MAKE ALL AWARE OF IT. IT'S USED FOR TRAINING TO KEEP OUR STANDARDS AS HIGH AS THEY ARE YOUR CONTRACTS, WE ARE HIGHER THAN MOST AGENCIES. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRANT FUNDING OF $21,261.20 FROM THE SHERIFF'S LEOSE'S ACCOUNT. >> SECOND. >> SPEAKER-01: ALL IN FAVOR [13. Discuss and take action on resolution for Grant #5839001 FY25 Operation Stonegarden] SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSE, MOTION PASSES. ITEM 13, GRANT NUMBER 583-9001 FY25 OPERATION STONEGARDEN. >> THIS IS A THING WE ARE DOING ARM AND ARM. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WITH THE GRANT, WE HAVE ANSWERS FOR THE QUESTIONS. BUT THE PROGRAM ALLOWS US WITH OUR PARTNERS IN CRIME TO BE ARM AND ARM AND HAND-IN-HAND TO BRING SAFETY TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM? >> IT'S A GRANTOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THAT THE STATE IS THE MIDDLEMAN FOR. IT'S TO ALLOW US TO HAVE OUR OVERTIME COMPENSATED BY THE FEDS FOR ASSISTING BOARD PATROL AND ICE IN AND THE BORDER OPERATIONS IN ROUTE -- >> IT DIDN'T SAY SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT AND KIND OF PUT THE BURDEN AND THAT'S WHY ALTHOUGH KNOW HOW MUCH OVERTIME Y'ALL HAVE. >> CORRECT. >> WHAT ARE THE MATCHING FUNDS THAT COME WITH THIS GRAND? >> THE MATCHING FUNDS -- >> I WILL -- I BELIEVE IT WAS A LITTLE OVER $1300. AND THAT'S TO THE STATE. AND FROM WHAT THE STATE EXPLAINED TO ME, THE COUNTY MATCHES THE $1300 TO THEM BECAUSE THE STATE IS THE ONE THAT IS DAMAGING THE GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I BELIEVE DEMAND -- THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT IS CLOSE TO 60,000. >> AND THE RESOLUTION KIND OF TALKS ABOUT -- WE AS A COUNTY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDS IF ANYTHING HAPPENS. BUT MOST OF IT GOES TO THE COUNTY JUDGE AND AUTHORIZING OR CHANGING OR ALTERING IT. AND SO THAT FOR ME KIND OF CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT BUT IT TAKES ALL OF THE AUTHORITY AWAY FROM US SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO ALTER IT THIS WAY OR THAT WAY. >> AND THAT RESOLUTION, THAT'S THE PRETYPE TEMPLATE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SENSE. THAT'S THEIR WORDING. >> THAT'S -- I DON'T LIKE THAT. I WOULD RATHER US SAY THIS IS A FINAL APPLICATION AND US AS A COURT APPROVE IT. BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDS. EVEN ACCORDING TO THE RESO RESOLUTION. >> ON THE GRANT RESOLUTION ITSELF, IT'S VERBATIM, IT SAYS COMMISSIONERS COURT ON EVERY LINE ITEM. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT JUDGE. THE JUDGE SIGNED IT BUT IT SAYS COMMISSIONERS COURT. >> -- GRANTS THE AUTHOR IS OFFICIAL, YOU AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL GIVES -- IS ABLE TO ACCEPT, ALTER OR TERMINATE THE GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT AGENCY. >> I BELIEVE ON ALL OF THOSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE COUNTY JUDGE IS THE AUTHORIZED ISSUANCE. >> HE IS ALWAYS THE AUTHORIZED SCIENCE OR -- SIGNER FOR ANYTHING COUNTY WISE. BUT THIS IS SHIFTING THE ACCEPTING, REJECTING, ALTERING OR TERMINATING. THAT USUALLY COMES THROUGH THE COURT FOR ANY GRANT. >> AND THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE WENT THROUGH -- AND THEY'VE GIVEN APPROVAL FOR THAT AS WELL. >> I'M NOT SAYING THAT I AGREE WITH THAT LANGUAGE OR THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT SHOULD BE IN THERE, I JUST DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING BELIEVABLE IN THE GRANT APPLICATION. >> HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OTHER GRANTS WORDED THAT WAY OR CLOSE TO THAT WAY? >> THE ONLY OTHER TIME THE JUDGE HAS GIVEN THAT AUTHORITY -- [00:30:06] >> WITH THE TAG, AND THAT'S $2 MILLION. THIS IS 60,000. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS LANGUAGE, THIS WAS FROM A FORM FIRST USED MANY YEARS TO GO, IT WAS DONE BY THE STATE. IF THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE, YOU CAN ALWAYS VOTE TO CHANGE IT AND SEE IF IT'S EXCEPTED. I DON'T KNOW -- IS TODAY THE DEADLINE OR IS THERE STILL MORE TIME? >> THE GRANT IS DUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS CONTINUALLY CALLING AND TRYING TO GET PUSHED THROUGH. IT'S JUST GOING THROUGH THE RIGMAROLE OF GOING THROUGH WHAT THEY WANTED AND WHAT WE NEED WAS DONE CORRECTLY. >> SO BECAUSE WE DATED FOR TAG, AND THIS IS 60 VERSUS 2 MILLION, I GUESS THIS IS THE PRECEDENCE WE ARE SETTING. >> AND I THINK THIS IS A STANDARD FORM. IT IS OUR PRACTICE TO BRING THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND I THINK FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE JUDGE SIGNS, THE JUDGE IS THE AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL FOR ALL OF OUR GRANTS. AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS THE APPLICATION BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU, THEN THAT'S IS THE REQUEST THAT THE COURT CAN MAKE. IS THAT TRUE? >> YES, SO YOU CAN APPROVE THE GRANT RESOLUTION AS IT IS. BUT YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE IN THE MOTION OR MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION THAT BEFORE THE JUDGE ASK UNDER THIS AUTHORITY, THAT IT COME BACK TO COURT. >> PERFECT. >> I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. >> YOU COULD DO THAT WITH THE TAG GRANT ALSO. >> A MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED WITH THE ONE THING THAT THE GRANT IS BROUGHT TO COURT BEFORE SUBMISSION. >> SECOND. >> SPEAKER-01: ALL IN FAVOR [14. Discuss and take action implementing policy/procedure on employee turnstile access.] SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 14, TAKE ACTION IMPLEMENTING POLICY PROCEDURE ON EMPLOYEE TURNSTILE ACCESS. >> WE ARE ASKING, I WAS UNAWARE, I WAS MADE AWARE AND SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHEN THEY COME INTO THE BUILDING THAT THERE IS NOT SUCH A BACKLOG, WHERE THEY CAN COME IN AND GO STRAIGHT TO THEIR OFFICE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. WE ARE STILL LETTING THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE CARD TO GET THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT I CALL IT A FAST PASS LIKE DISNEYLAND WHERE YOU CAN SCAN AND GO. I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE THAT DONATED THOSE ITEMS TO US AND WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. IT WORKS BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING IS TWEAKING IT. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO REPLACE IT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING THOSE. THIS IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE EMPLOYEES. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY AND THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE FAST PASS INTO THE BUILDING. >> I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS BUT THAT INCLUDES ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF YOU CHOOSE TO COME THROUGH THE FRONT, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE TURNSTILE. >> WE ARE ASKING AS A COURTESY, I ALWAYS GO THROUGH THE MAGNETOMETER AND I USE THE FAST PASS BECAUSE IT HELPS OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING HOW COME THEY GET TO GO. I'M ASKING AS A COURTESY THAT EVERYBODY -- THE JUDGES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE THE ACCESS TO GO THROUGH THE BACK. IF YOU GO TO THE FRONT, PLEASE GO THROUGH THE FAST PASS. EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL OUTSIDE MIDLAND COUNTY HAS TO GO THROUGH THE FAST PASS. ONCE THEY SIGN IN AND GET THEIR BADGE, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FAST PASS. I -- I SPOKE TO RDA AND HE'S GOT SOME VISITING PEOPLE COMING SOMETIMES AND WE GIVE THEM A TEMPORARY PASS TO GO THROUGH THE FAST PASS SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO COME DOWN AND ESCORT THEM. IT'S WORKING OUT. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO GET TWEAK. WE ARE HAPPY WITH IT, EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPY FOR IT. I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR THE COUNTY AND EMPLOYEES. >> THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT POLICY PROCEDURE ON EMPLOYEE TURNSTILE ACCESS. >> ALL THE DEGREE SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES. >> I CAN BREATHE NOW. [15. Consent Agenda] THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU DO FOR US IN MIDLAND COUNTY. >> ITEM 15 IS A CONSENT ITEM. I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT ITEM D BE PULLED. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO US. ANYBODY ELSE? >> E. >> WE WILL PULL E. OKAY. [00:35:05] >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT ITEM D AND E. >> SECOND. >> SPEAKER-01: ALL OPPOSE SAY AYE. [15.d. Acknowledge the following donations for law enforcement supplies for Constable 3] >> MOTION PASSES. ITEM D ACKNOWLEDGED DONATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT'S. I THINK I HAD ASKED YOU IF THOSE HAD BEEN SOLICITED, AND THE WAY YOU ANSWERED ME LEAD ME TO BELIEVE YES. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, ARE THOSE SOLICITED, BECAUSE WE ARE TAXING THESE PEOPLE. AND I HOPE WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR DONATIONS. >> I TOLD YOU ALL ON THE EMAIL, I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF 250 COLLISION REPAIR. WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS DENIED FOR A BULLETPROOF VEST, HE TOLD ME HE WOULD PURCHASE A BULLETPROOF VEST FOR ME. I DIDN'T ASK FOR IT. TURNED AROUND DOWN ROAD, AND AFFINITY STEEL AND THEY DECIDED TO DONATE. >> AND THESE ARE THE BEST PEOPLE I KNOW. IT WAS JUST FROM CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WILL GLADLY HELP THEM. AND SO YES, THEY WERE SOLICITED BECAUSE WE TOLD THEM WHAT THE OFFICE NEEDED BUT IT WASN'T MALICIOUSLY. >> IT'S STILL A SOLICITATION. WE WERE VISITING WITH THE SHERIFF, YOU WEREN'T HERE BUT WE WERE VISITING WITH THE SHERIFF AND A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS IN THIS FORMAT TO NOT QUOTE AND SEEK DONATIONS. IT'S EMBARRASSING TO TAX PEOPLE AND THEN SOLICIT DONATIONS. IF THEY WANT TO DO IT -- I HAVE DONATED PRIOR TO BECOMING COUNTY JUDGE. I BOUGHT A BULLETPROOF VEST FOR A PARTICULAR REASON. BUT NOBODY ASKED ME AND NOBODY TOLD ME -- I ASKED FOR ONE AND THE JUDGE DENIED ME. NOBODY TOLD ME THAT. >> AGAIN, IT WAS IN NORMAL CONVERSATION. LET ME CONNECT YOU WITH JERRY. AND SO, IT WAS IN A NORMAL CONVERSATION. >> THERE IS NOTHING ILLEGAL ABOUT IT. AND MY OPINION, IT'S UNETHICAL. >> WE DIDN'T HAVE JERRY GOING OUT THERE WITH HAT IN HAND DOOR TO DOOR. HE WENT TO PEOPLE THAT ARE FRIENDS OF MINE, THAT I KNOW, AND HAD ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN WANTING TO HELP HIM OUT. >> ALSO, WE SPOKE WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AS WELL. >> THE WAY YOU ANSWERED ME LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS SOLICITED. I ASKED YOU A DIRECT QUESTION AND YOU ANSWERED IT IN A WAY THAT LED ME -- AND I WANTED TO MAKE IT PUBLIC. WE DON'T SOLICITED FROM FOLKS. IF WE ARE SOLICITING FROM FOLKS, I HOPE THEY BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT BOTH DONATIONS FROM LOOP 250 COLLISION CENTER, $5000, AND AFFINITY STEEL AT $10,000. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [15.e. Acknowledge donation in the amount of $9,180.00 from Cornerstone Funding, LLC to Warrant Services for rifles and suppressors.] >> ANY OPPOSE AYE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM E, ACKNOWLEDGING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $9180 FROM CORNERSTONE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THIS. I KNOW THEY'VE GOT RIFLES, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT ALL THEY ARE DOING. THIS LOOKS LIKE -- I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO D, IF THE 5000 WAS FOR THE BULLETPROOF VEST, WHAT WAS THE 10,004? >> EQUIPMENT. >> WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT, AND AR-15? >> NO. NOTHING SPECIFIC. >> I BELIEVE YOUR RESPONSE TO ME WAS AN AR-15. I BELIEVE. I WILL GO BACK AND LOOK. >> THERE ARE SUPPLIES, SEVERAL THINGS. IT CAN BE AN AR-15, IT CAN BE -- >> ARE WE STARTING A S.W.A.T. TEAM? >> NO, SIR. IF YOU GO THROUGH AN ALERT CLASS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO EVERY YEAR, IT REQUIRES THAT YOU GO THROUGH DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WHERE YOU ARE CLEARING BUILDINGS AND YOU DO IT BOTH WITH AR AND PISTOL. THEY ALSO TEACH YOU THE MEDICAL SIDE AS WELL. AND ALSO REQUESTING THAT THERE BE A FLOOR JACK AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE I DO HELP CITIZENS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOT THAT I GO OUT AND HAVE THEM CALLING ME. BUT A FIGHT HAVE SOMEONE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I SEE THEM, I WILL STOP AND HELP THEM CHANGE A TIRE. I HAVE DONE THAT MANY TIMES. IT'S JUST A COMMON OCCURRENCE. SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M GETTING THAT WILL ASSIST ME -- >> OKAY. I GOT WHAT I NEEDED. THANK YOU. >> YES, SIR. >> TO SEE MY POINT. HIS INITIAL RESPONSE WAS AN AR. I WANT TO TABLE IT BECAUSE HE'S ASKING FOR RIFLES. >> I JUST WANT THE DICHOTOMY TO [16. Discuss and take action on line item transfers.] [00:40:05] BE EVIDENT FOR EVERYBODY. WE WILL TABLE E. ITEM 16, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. >> WE DO HAVE THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS BEFORE YOU. THERE ARE A COUPLE MOVING MONEY FROM THE D.A.'S OFFICE AND THE 318TH DISTRICT COURT OVER TO I.T. FOR EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS. THERE ARE SOME MOVING BETWEEN CATEGORIES. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LINE ITEM TRANSFER. [17. Discuss and take action on bills and wire transfers.] >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 17, DISCUSSING -- >> I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER. >> ITEM 17, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON BILLS AND WIRE TRANSFERS. >> I DO HAVE A WIRE TRANSFER SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, $750 DEPOSITED IN ERROR THAT WAS TRANSFERRED BACK. IN REGARDS TO THE BILLS, I HAVE A COUPLE OF INVOICES WITHOUT A PURCHASE ORDER. KEVIN SCHOLZ, FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVING TO DO WITH A SIMPLISTIC TESTING FOR A MURDER TRIAL. BUT THEY HAD TO PURCHASE SOME ITEMS. AND THRIVING UNITED FOR $1800, THEY INDICATED THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A PURCHASE ORDER BUT THEY DID NOT. AND SO THEY ARE REQUESTING THOSE ITEMS TO BE PAID. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT BILLS AND WIRE TRANSFERS. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSE. [18. Discuss and take action on monthly financial statements from Auditor’s Office.] MOTION PASSES. ITEM 18, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. >> I GUESS NOW THAT WE FINISH WITH THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OF TIMBER, OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. I HAVE THEM PRESENTED BEFORE YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE FOR YOU. >> IS EVERYBODY GOOD? >> I'M GOOD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. >> FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER? >> FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSE. MOTION PASSES. [19. Discuss and take action creating new investigator position at a Grade 22 Step 7 for District Attorney’s Office.] THANK YOU. ITEM 19, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION CREATING NEW INVESTIGATIVE POSITION AT GRADE 22 STEP SEVEN FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY THIS BUDGET CYCLE, I'M ASKING TO CREATE THE POSITION FUNDED AT A FORFEITURE FUND. THE REASON I'M COMING OUT OF CYCLES BECAUSE THE ACADEMY CLASS STARTS IN JULY. AND SO I WILL SUBMIT THE POSITION AS PART OF MY BUDGET REQUEST. BUT SO AS NOT TO MISS THE CYCLE, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HIRE THE PERSON AND SEND THEM TO THE ACADEMY. THE 227 -- WHEN I WORKED INVESTIGATOR SALARIES LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, THAT'S WHAT WE ESTABLISHED AS OUR BASELINE FOR ENTRY-LEVEL MISDEMEANOR INVESTIGATORS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN WE HIRED ONE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO, THAT'S THE LEVEL OF THE COURT AUTHORIZED ME TO HIRE AN ENTRY-LEVEL MISDEMEANOR INVESTIGATOR AT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I CAME UP WITH THAT. IT ROUGHLY EQUATES TO WHAT A CORPORATE INVESTIGATOR -- A CORPORAL A VASCULAR IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES. >> I'M HAVING TROUBLE STARTING WITH A SEVEN BECAUSE YOU GOT TO SEND THEM TO THE ACADEMY. IF THEY WERE READY TO COME TO WORK, 80 IS GOOD. >> I COULD PUT THEM TO WORK TOMORROW. I'M AUTHORIZED TO. I'M CHOOSING TO -- >> SENDING THEM TO THE ACADEMY. WE ARE TREATING ALL OF THESE LAW ENFORCEMENT SLOTS DIFFERENCE. AND WE NEED TO GET ON THE BOAT AND DO THEM ALL THE SAME. THEY'VE GOT TO BE OUT OF THE ACADEMY BY THE TIME WE PICK UP SALARY, MY CORRECT? >> WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT'S A FIVE-MONTH ACADEMY. >> SO IT'S AT HIS DISCRETION HOW HE SPENDS HIS -- WE HAVE NO CONTROL. >> WE CAN SET THE SALARY. >> USUALLY, WHEN WE CREATE A POSITION, WE START AT GRADE WHATEVER IN STEP ONE AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A CANDIDATE, WHICH YOU DO HAVE THE CANDIDATE ALREADY, WE WILL BUMP THEM UP TO REPRESENT WHAT THEY ARE BRINGING INTO THE COUNTY. AND SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT KIND OF DIFFERS FROM USUAL. >> IT DOES, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POSITIONS OF MIND THAT YOU HAVE CREATED THAT I DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE COURT FOR. AND SO THIS IS ONE THAT I'M ASKING SO THAT I HAVE PARITY [00:45:05] WITHIN. I HAVE TO MANAGE THIS VERY CLOSELY IN MY OWN OFFICE. I CAN'T BRING SOMEONE IN HERE IF I'VE GOT SOMEONE WORKING HERE, AND I DON'T WANT TO BRING SOMEONE HERE -- SO I MANAGE THAT CLOSELY. I'M ASKING THE COURT TO ALLOW ME TO HAVE THAT LATITUDE BECAUSE I DO USE JUDGEMENT BASED ON PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE OF WHERE I DO THAT. IF YOU'VE CREATED THIS OUT OF THE 221, I WOULD SUPPLEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL FORFEITURE FUNDS AND I WOULD STILL PUT IN THE REQUEST FOR THE BUDGET. SO I'M JUST ASKING, I'M BEING UPFRONT, THIS IS WHERE THE COURT PREVIOUSLY HAS SAID THIS IS WHERE I WOULD ASK YOU TO SEND THIS TIME. >> I AM OKAY PLAY -- I'M OKAY PAYING HIM 227. I WANT TO CREATE A POSITION AT 20 TO ONE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE START OFFERING. AND SO WITH THAT, CAN I CREATE THE POSITION AT 20 TO ONE AND THEN SAY THIS PERSON WILL GET PAID AT A 227? >> I THINK THE COURT WOULD CREATE A 22-1 BUT THEN IT'S UP TO GLENN TO DECIDE THAT HE'S GOING TO SUPPLEMENT IT UP TO A 22-7, IN WHICH IT DOESN'T REQUIRE COURT ACTION. >> WHEN OCTOBER COMES, WHEN WE ARE TAKING THE BILL, CAN WE MOTION IT TO WHERE WE WILL PAY HIM THE 22-7, THAT WAY WHEN THE BILL COMES, WE WILL PAY HIM AT THAT? SPEAKING TO EVERYBODY ELSE BUT JUST FOR DOCUMENTATION IN THE ACTUAL JOB DESCRIPTION, EVERYONE STARTS AT ONE. SO CAN I DO THAT IN THIS MOTION? >> YES. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN THE BILL COMES? >> CURRENTLY HE'S PAYING OUT A FORFEITURE FUNDS OUT -- UP UNTIL OCTOBER. AND THEN OCTOBER, IS GOING TO ADDED TO THE BUDGET SO WE WILL PAY FOR IT. >> THEN YOU CAN INCREASE THE POSITION TO THE 21-7, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. >> WHICH YOU'RE READY HAS A CANDIDATE. THAT'S KIND OF MY THOUGHT. I WANT TO GRAY PRECISION AT 22-1 AND PAY THE CANDIDATE AT 22-7 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING. BUT NOT CREATE THE POSITION AT 22-7. JUST THIS SPECIFIC CANDIDATE. >> WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO? LET HIM DO HIS JOB. >> WE ARE NOT ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING. >> THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY. >> I WANT YOU TO SIT. >> I AM A SMART GUY BUT I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. >> WE DON'T WANT TO MICROMANAGE. >> THE COURT HAS THE AUTHORITY AND THE OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT ALL THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS. HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, WHEN WE ACCEPT THEM, WE ALWAYS START THEM AT A ONE. IF THEY GET A NEW CANDIDATE, THEY COME BACK AND ASKED FOR A HIGHER STEP. I JUST WANT TO CREATE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AS WE HAVE CREATED ALL THE OTHER ONES. BUT HE ALREADY HAS A CANDIDATE AND PAID EIGHT CANDIDATE -- >> I'VE HEARD IT THREE TIMES. I GET IT. BUT WHAT ARE WE ACCOMPLISHING. >> I'M JUST KEEPING THE SAME STANDARD WE HAVE DONE FOR THE OTHER JOB DESCRIPTIONS. >> I WANT TO GIVE THIS CANDIDATE THE SEVEN BUT KEEP THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF ALWAYS KEPT THEM. >> THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE TYPICALLY APPROVED AT THE GRADE, NOT THE STOPS. TYPICALLY A NEW PERSON STARTS OTHER ONE. SO YOU CREATE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND YOU BRING IT IN AS A GRADE 22. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN THE STEP ONE, THEN YOU ASK FOR THE APPROVAL AS THE DEA IS DOING CURRENTLY. >> RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CREATING THE POSITION. SO WE WILL CREATE THE POSITION AT 22 AND WE WILL PAY THIS PERSON 22-7. >> THAT'S HOW WE'VE DONE IT. >> IS THAT HOW THE MOTION HAS TO BE? >> THAT IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GOT CONFUSED. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW THE D.A. TO CREATE A NEW INVESTIGATIVE POSITION AT A GRADE 22. >> AND PAY THIS PERSON AT A 22-7. >> WE DON'T DETERMINE THAT, DO WE. >> IF IT IS ABOVE THE STEP -- >> OKAY, AND WE WILL PAY HIM AT A STEP 7B. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. >> I AM ABSTAINING. >> THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER-01: MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU. DOES IT NEED TO SAY WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM? I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT. >> HE SAID HE ALREADY HAD THE MONEY IN BUDGET. [20. Discuss and take action engaging with real estate agent for negotiations with landowner for cotton field in the South Draw flood way.] >> OKAY. ITEM 20, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ENGAGING WITH REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR NEGOTIATION WITH LAND OWNER FOR COTTON FIELDS IN THE CELTS DRAW FLOODWAY. >> WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS GONE UP FOR SALE. AS PART OF THE 2021 ADOPTED [00:50:05] MIDLAND COUNTY MONAHAN'S AND SOUTH DRAW INTERIM FLOOD PLANNING FRAMEWORK. A LOT OF BOARDS FOR THE FIVE PROJECTS SOUTH OF I20 TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE AND DRAWS. THIS WILL DRIVE IN LINE WITH THE FLOODWAY, THE CELTS DRAW. JUST EAST OF 349. WEST OF. IN LINE WITH THE PIT THAT WE BOUGHT ON THE EASTSIDE OF RANKING HIGHWAY. IT'S COME UP FOR SALE, AND WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND TALK TO THEM AND HIRE A REAL ESTATE AGENT AND NEGOTIATE AND SEE ABOUT GETTING THAT BOUGHT UP INTO THE COUNTY. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HIRE A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH LAND OWNER FOR COTTON FIELDS IN SOUTH DRAW. >> SECOND. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, THE CONTRACT WITH THE REAL ESTATE AGENT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO COURT AND BE SIGNED BY THE JUDGE BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. >> OKAY. >> SECOND. >> TO HAVE ONE PICKED? >> YES, LOCALLY USED. >> IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO SEND ME A CONTRACT. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [21. Discuss and take action on Silver Spur plat.] ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 21, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON SILVER SPUR PLAT. >> IT SOMEWHAT UNIQUE. THE PLAT THAT STRADDLES THE COUNTY LINE, NOT IN THE NT DAYS, THIS IN PARTICULAR PROCESSED COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND COURT AND SIGNED BY ALL OF THEM. IT SAYS IT OVERLAPS IN OUR COUNTY A LITTLE BIT. SO IT NEEDS A JUDGE'S SIGNATURE FOR FILING. IT'S BACK THERE, SILVER SPUR, PRECINCT ONE. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE SILVER SPUR PLOT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. [22. Discuss and take action starting 1-year timer of right of way dedication in the Pony Express Subdivision.] MOTION PASSES. ITEM 22, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION STARTING ONE-YEAR TIMER OF RIGHT OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION IN THE PONY EXPRESS SUBDIVISION. >> IN A PREVIOUS COURT, IT WAS APPROVED FOR THE PLOT AND THE DEVELOPERS DESIRE TO DEDICATE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE BOARDS BEING CONSTRUCTED. TEST RESULTS AND INSPECTION IS SATISFACTORY TO COUNTY STAN STANDARDS. >> COOL. WHAT'S PRECINCT WAS IT IN? >> PRECINCT TWO. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE STARTING THE ONE-YEAR TIME OF RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION IN THE PONY EXPRESS SUBDIVISION. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [23. Discuss and take action on right of way dedication in the Desert Scene 2 Subdivision.] ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 23, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION IN THE DESERT SEEN TWO SUBDIVISION. >> THIS SUBDIVISION HAS COMPLETED THE ONE YEAR TIMER, HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND IS SATISFACTORY TO MIDLAND COUNTY SPECIFICATIONS. IT IS IN PRECINCT THREE. >> PERFECT. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION DESERT SEEN TWO SUBDIVISION. >> SECOND. >> SPEAKER-01: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [24. Discuss and take action on change order with Edgardo Madrid & Associates for installation of bypass valve on Jail Sewer project.] ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 24, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON CHANGE ORDER WITH EDGARDO MADRID AND ASSOCIATES FOR INSTALLATION OF BYPASS VALVE ON JAIL SEWER PROJECT. >> WE COMPLETED THE SEWER INSTALLATION AT THE JAIL, AND IT'S BEEN REQUESTED WE HAD A BYPASS VALVE IN CASE THE SEWER PUMP MALFUNCTIONS OR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS WILL ALLOW PEOPLE OUT THERE DEALING WITH IT TO ATTACH THEIR OWN PUMP AND GET THE WASTE OUT IF NECESSARY. >> I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA. >> I'M CURIOUS WHY IT WASN'T DESIGNED THAT WAY TO BEGIN WITH. >> THAT WAS MISSED IN DESIGN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF MIDLAND TYPICALLY HAS ON ALL OF THEIR LIFT STATIONS. IT JUST WASN'T CONSIDERED HERE. >> OKAY. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER TO EDGARDO MADRID AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BYPASS VALVE ON THE JAIL SEWER PROJECT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [25. Discuss and take action allowing Cerris to contract someone to edit our County Seal file for use.] >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. >> ITEM 25, DISCUSS AND ALLOW ACTION ALLOWING CERRIS TO CONTACT SOMEONE TO EDIT OUR COUNTY SEAL FILE FOR YOU. [00:55:01] >> WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD THE CANNED TEA SEAL AND TILE IN THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE NEW JP BUILDING. THE COMPANY THAT WOULD MANUFACTURE THE TILE FLOORS HAS ASKED FOR OUR COUNTY SEAL ON A VERY SPECIFIC FORMAT AND WE ARE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS WITH OUR I.T. DEPARTMENT. SO WE ARE ASKING CERRIS TO HELP US FIND SOMEBODY THAT CAN GET THEM THAT FILE IN THAT FORMAT. SO IT'S NOT EDITING, IS JUST CHANGING IT TO A DIFFERENT FORMAT. IT'S BREAKING IT DOWN INTO LAYERS AND CHANGING THAT FILE INTO A FORMAT. THEY WON'T BE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE STYLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> SO IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THE ONE HERE ON OUR FLOOR IN FRONT OF US. PERFECT. >> WHO IS GOING TO -- ARE YOU GOING TO APPROVE THE GUYS THAT THEY FIND? >> ANDREW WOULD APPROVE THEM. >> AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO KNOW WHAT IT COST. >> CORRECT. YES, SIR. >> OKAY. SO WE ARE JUST -- >> WE ARE ALLOWING CERRIS TO REACH OUT TO FIND SOMEBODY TO DO THAT WORK. >> WE ARE NOT AGREEING TO THE PRICE. >> RIGHT. >> THE IMPORTANT THING IS WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO TAKE THE FILE OF OUR SEAL AND BREAK IT UP INTO COMPONENTS. WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO BREAK IT INTO COMPONENTS AND PUT IT INTO THEIR MACHINES AND CUT TILE INTO THE SHAPES AND SIZES. WE ARE GIVING THEM ACCESS TO THE WHOLE SEAL. WE WILL APPROVE THE FINAL COST BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT THE COURT ACTION WAS, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD THAT WE GIVE SOME MONEY AND AUTHORITY TO BREAK UP OUR SEAL AND PULL IT INTO LAYERS AND DISASSEMBLE IT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS KNOWING WE WERE DOING IT. AND SO THAT IS STEP ONE. STEP TWO IS SEEING THE DESIGN, SEEING THE COST AND DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT IT'S IN THE BUDGET. IT'S GOING TO BE A COST ITEM TO THE PORT -- TO THE COURT, IN THE GMP. >> OKAY. >> DO WE HAVE TIME FOR THAT? >> WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO NOT HAVING TIME LEFT. BUT THERE IS TIME TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE CERRIS TO CONTACT SOMEONE TO EDIT THE COUNTY SEAL FILE FOR USE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [26. Discuss and take action on repairs at Culver.] ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 26, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON REPAIRS AT CULVER. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT CULVER DO TO THE SEWAGE SPILL THAT WE HAD OVER THERE A MONTH OR SO AGO. THIS IS TO REPLACE SOME OF THE WALLS -- >> THIS WAS THE CITY SEWER BACKED UP IN THE FACILITY. >> YES, SIR. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REPAIRS AT CULVER. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [27. Discuss and take action on ServPro invoice.] ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 27, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON SERVPRO INVOICE. >> A MOTION WAS TO GET SERVPRO OUT THERE FOR THE SEWAGE SPILL. THEY WERE OUT THERE FOR CLOSE TO A WEAK. THE BACKUP HAS THE INFORMATION ON WHAT WAS DAMAGED AND WHAT THEY HAD DONE. IT WENT OVER 10,000. SO THIS IS PERMISSION FOR ME TO PAY THE INVOICE. >> THE INSURANCE OR THE CITY MIGHT PAY FOR THIS OR THEY ARE? >> PENDING THIS APPROVAL, I WILL SEND THE CLAIM TO THE CITY. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYING SERVPRO INVOICE. >> SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. IS IT IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PREPARED OR HAS EVERYTHING BEEN FIXED? >> IT WAS PREVIOUS ON THE APPROVAL. I'M GOING TO GO PAY THE SERVPRO INVOICE AND GET STARTED ON THE REPAIRS. [28. Discuss and take action declaring challenge coins a public purpose for Midland County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal’s Office.] >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 28, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION DECLARING CHALLENGE COINS A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR MIDLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/FIRE MARSHAL'S OF OFFICE. >> SEEKING APPROVAL TO GET PUBLIC PERMISSION NOW. WE ARE NOT READY TO PURCHASE YET. WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER AT THE END OF BUDGET THAT WE CAN MAKE A MOVE TOWARDS THIS. WE'RE JUST RUNNING OUT OF THE COINS WE HAVE. WE JUST WANT TO GET APPROVAL FOR MOVING FORWARD. >> YOU HAVE HAD THEM BEFORE? SO WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN? THE PUBLIC PURPOSE AGAIN? >> IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE [01:00:02] TO COME TO COURT AGAIN. HAVE YOU BROUGHT IT TO COURT -- >> HE DID THAT BEFORE WE CAME OVER. WE HAVE COINS. SO I WOULD ASSUME HE HAS. >> I WOULD ASSUME IF WE HAVE DONE IT ONCE, WE HAVE APPROVED. I'M GOING TO TABLE THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY. [29. Acknowledge retirement of Explosive Detection K9 Mia from Fire Marshal’s Office.] ITEM 29, ACKNOWLEDGE RETIREMENT OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION K9 MIA FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. >> WHERE IS MIA? >> SHE IS OUTSIDE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO BRING HER INTO THE COURTROOM AND HAVE HER STANDBY WELL WE WERE ALL DISCUSSING THINGS TODAY. SHE GETS A LITTLE ANTSY. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS 13, SHE IS VERY SPRY FOR HER AGE. >> GOOD. TELL US AGAIN, YOU TOLD ME EARLIER BUT HER AGE, HOW LONG YOU HAVE HAD HER. >> WE GOT MIA IN 2018. I MOVED OVER HERE WITH THE PREVIOUS D.A. TO START A BOMB DOG UNITS. SHE HAS SERVED SINCE 2018 UNTIL NOW. WE HAVE COVERED 17 COUNTIES FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF MAJOR EVENTS AS FAR AS YOU NAME IT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE DID WAS THE FINAL FOUR IN SAN ANTONIO, AMONG PRESIDENTIAL SWEEPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK, IN MY OPINION OF BEING A PROFESSIONAL DOG HANDLER, IT'S TIME FOR HER TO RETIRE AND ENJOY WHAT TIME SHE HAS LEFT. >> NOT TO DETRACT FROM HER BUT DO YOU HAVE A REPLACEMENT? >> WE DO HAVE A REPLACEMENT. THE NEW BOMB DOG HANDLER CERTIFIED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, MONTHS AGO NOW AND WE ALSO ADDED ANOTHER DOG, THE ARSON DOG, AND SHE IS UP AND RUNNING AND CERTIFIED ALSO. SO I HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF TWO DOGS. >> WELL, I HAVE FIVE. >> I DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE OTHER THREE I HAVE AT HOME. >> MINE AREN'T SMART, TRUST ME. THEY ARE SPOILED. >> I'VE GOT TWO VERY HIGH DRIVE DOGS AT THE HOUSE. IT'S VERY INTERESTING. >> I BET. I CAN ONLY BET. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RETIREMENT OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION K9 MIA FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. >> SECOND. >> ALL OPPOSED SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? >> I WAS LOOKING AT THE NEXT ITEM. >> OKAY. IT WAS A "YES," ALLISON. [30. Discuss and take action on request for K9 Mia to be awarded to Investigator Kevin Bullard.] >> ITEM 30, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON REQUEST FOR K9 MIA TO BE AWARDED TO INVESTIGATOR KEVIN BULLARD. I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE AWARD MIA TO KEVIN BULLARD. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. >> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. [31. Discuss and take action on DOC Access agreement for PDF accessibility compliance.] >> ITEM 31, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON TOC ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR PDF ACCESSIBILITY COMP COMPLIANCE. >> THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT RUSSELL, MYSELF AND DOC ACCESS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. WE JUST GOT THE APPROVAL OF COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF COURT. THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP US WITH OUR WEBSITE, AS FAR AS ALL OF OUR PDFS AND ADA ACCESSIBLE. WE HAVE A COUPLE THOUSAND DOCUMENTS ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GETTING A GOOD DEAL WITH THE SOLUTION, WITH THE WEBSITES WE CAN GET THAT STARTED. SO WE NEED THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE, WHICH WE ARE RIGHT AT THE END OF THE MONTH WITH THAT. >> I'M A SIMPLE GUY. WAS ADA COMPLIANT ON THE INTERNET. >> AS FAR AS THE TEXT, THE FONTS, THE BOLD, IT NEEDS TO BE READABLE, HEARING ASSISTANCE. IT'S A LAW THAT CAME UP AND IT WASN'T STATE-FUNDED. WE WERE GIVEN A DEADLINE LAST YEAR AND WE DROP THE BUDGET WITH ADDED PIECES TO TRY TO GET UP TO IT. BUT THIS IS ANOTHER SOLUTION WE FOUND THAT COULD FILL IN THE GAP FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THE DEADLINE. RUSSELL DID MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT. DR. ACCESS WAS ABLE TO GET THAT. AS OF THIS MORNING, THEY SENT ME THE SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES APPROVED. AND IT IS A BUDGETED ITEM. >> ANYBODY. [01:05:04] >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. [32. Discuss and take action on Nomic Networks Cyber Security upgrade.] MOTION PASSES. ITEM 32, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON NOMIC. >> WE ARE ASKING TO DO AN UPGRADE. WE DID BUDGET FOR US, IT WOULD GIVE US BETTER INSIGHT INTO WHAT SIDE -- WHAT OUTSIDE TRAFFIC IS TRYING TO COME IN. THIS IS A BUDGET ITEM WE ARE ASKING BECAUSE IT IS A AD ON. WE JUST NEED THE JUDGE'S SIGNATURE ON AGREEMENT. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE NOMIC NETWORK CYBERSECURITY UPGRADE. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. [33. Discuss and take action on RFP for FY2026 Mill & Fill project.] THANK YOU. ITEM 33, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON RFP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-MIL AND FILL PROJECT. >> THEY'VE INDICATED TO ME THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR RFP SO WE CAN GET THE BEST VALUE FOR THE PROJECT. >> A MAKE A MOTION TO GO FOR RFP FOR FY26 MIL AND FILL PROJECT. [34. Discuss and take action on Ricoh lease agreements for various departments.] >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 34, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON RICOH LEASE AGREEMENT. >> THE DISTRICT CLERK MACHINE WILL BE 21966 PER MONTH FOR 60 MONTHS. HORSESHOE WILL BE 7983 PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS. COUNTY CLERK'S DOING TWO UNITS, 579 PER MONTH PURSUIT 36 MONTHS. COUNTY JUDGE 30919 PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS. JP ONE AND THREE, 406 -- ROAD AND BRIDGES, 196 FOR 36 MONTHS. WORN SERVICES, 157 PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS. SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECORDS 301 PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS. SHERIFF'S OFFICE PATROL FOR 48 MONTHS AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEPTION $220.44 FOR 48 MONTHS. >> A MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. [CHEERING] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. [35. Conduct Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to consult with County Attorney regarding pending and prospective litigation and other matters.] THANK YOU. LET'S TEN YOU WAIT, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.07 WANT TO CONSULT WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING AND PROSPECTIVE LITIGATION AND OTHER >> IT IS 10:58 A.M. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION PA * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.