Apr 22, 2024 Commissioners Court

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I AM ACTUALLY RARITY A MINUTE LATE HERE.

SO ACTUALLY IT'S 1 9 0 1.

SO I GUESS I BETTER GET STARTED.

GOOD MORNING.

I

[Call to Order]

THANK YOU.

WE GOT A FULL HOUSE.

UM, I WANNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ON THE PARTIAL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2024.

UH, IT IS 9 0 1, SORRY, MINUTE LATE.

UH, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW WITH, UH, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT.

UH, WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY STEVE BRYANT FROM BROWNSTONE CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE PRO TEM COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE STAND, SHALL WE PRAY.

THANK YOU LORD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN.

LORD, YOUR WORD TELLS US THAT YOU ORDER OUR STEPS AND YOU DELIGHT IN THE DETAILS OF OUR LIVES.

I THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US WITH TODAY.

BLESS THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS CHAMBER.

I BLESS YOU TODAY.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INCLUDE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE 2D TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

BEFORE WE, UH,

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AND WE HAD A, A LOSS, UM, WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND HUDSON OAKS, BRIAN EY, UH, WHO PASSED, UH, LAST WEEK.

AND, UH, BRIAN HAD BEEN A, A, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THERE WAS A MAYOR PRO TEM FOR 13 YEARS.

UM, I, I WORKED WITH HIM AND, AND, UH, IT'S A LOSS TO THE COMMUNITY.

HE WAS A PART OF, UH, JUST A MAJORITY OF A LOT OF THINGS IN THE, IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE UNITED WAY IN THE PAST.

AND, UH, IF YOU WOULD, I WOULD JUST PLEASE JOIN ME IN JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THIS, THIS, THIS YOUNG MAN.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA MOVE TO

[4. CONSENT]

ITEMS A, ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.

ITEM B ONE AND THREE ITEM C, TWO AND THREE UNDER COUNTY.

JUDGE, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION, JUDGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS OUTLINED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES BY VOTE.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SIX

[6.A. Proclaim April 22-26, 2024 as Every Kid Healthy Week in Parker County. (Mandy Ebner / Kathy Smith / Cintia Ortiz / Judge Deen)]

APRIL 22ND THROUGH 26TH.

2024 IS EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK IN PARKER COUNTY.

WE HAVE MANDY NER, NIER, AND KATHY SMITH.

AND I BELIEVE CYNTHIA IS GONNA SPEAK AS WELL.

UM, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO COME UP? GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I'M, I'M COMING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEALTHY CHILDREN'S COALITION OF PARKER COUNTY.

AND WE, UH, MEET, UH, WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE, UM, UH, NEEDS WITHIN PARKER COUNTY.

UM, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHAT OUR GOALS ARE, UM, THROUGH THE COALITION, THROUGH A CHILD, UM, NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE DO, UM, BI-ANNUALLY.

AND SO I WAS JUST GONNA SHARE SOME OF THE DATA, WHICH INFORMED US WANTING TO PROPOSE, UM, DURING EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK.

SO, UM, THE DATA CAME FROM 2023.

REALLY WHAT WE TRY TO, UM, OUR PROGRAMMING TRIES TO DO IS REALLY ENFORCE HEALTHY HABITS IN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO HELP PROMOTE, UM, THE, THE BEST HEALTH INTERESTS OF KIDS.

SO WE ASKED HOW MANY DAYS DID, UM, YOUR CHILD EAT FRUITS AND VEG VEGETABLES? UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

30, 34% REPORTED ONE TO THREE DAYS PER WEEK.

UM, AND 32% SAID EVERY DAY.

UH, ANOTHER QUESTION WE HAD IS, HOW MANY DAYS DID YOU EXERCISE? AT LEAST ONE HOUR OR MORE? 30% SAID EVERY DAY.

UM, AND THEN 23% SAID ONE TO THREE DAYS PER WEEK.

AND THEN THE LAST, UM, DATA POINT I WAS GONNA SHARE WITH YOU IS, UM, HOW MANY, UM, HOURS OF SLEEP DID YOUR CHILD GET? UH, HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK DID YOUR CHILD GET EIGHT HOURS OR MORE SLEEP PER DAY? AND WE HAD REPORTS FROM PARENTS, UH, IN PARKER COUNTY, SAY 52% GOT EVERY DAY, AND 27% SAID ONE TO THREE DAYS PER WEEK.

SO OUR PROGRAMMING THAT WE PROMOTE REALLY TRIES TO HELP TEACH HEALTHY HABITS AROUND SOME OF THESE KEY MESSAGES.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING, UM,

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SO WE'VE PARTNERED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN PARKER COUNTY TO PROMOTE EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK.

UM, AND I'M GONNA HAVE KATHY SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.

WELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND, UH, WE JUST GLAD TO BE PARTNERED WITH COOK'S CHILDREN.

SUCH A GOOD PARTNERSHIP.

WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THEIR COALITIONS FOR MANY YEARS, AND, UH, IT'S PROUD TO REPRESENT PARKER COUNTY AND AGRI LIFE EXTENSION AND US PROMOTING HEALTHY KIDS.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK IS, IS A SPECIAL WEEK, AND WE HOPE Y'ALL WILL BE MINDFUL OF SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON ON MONDAY.

IT IS, UH, MINDFUL MONDAY, AND IT FOCUSES ON MENTAL HEALTH.

UH, TUESDAY IS, UH, TASTY.

TUESDAY WE PROBABLY FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.

IT DEALS WITH NUTRITION AND, AND HEALTHY EATING, AND WE WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO EAT HEALTHY AND HOPEFULLY EVERY KID HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY.

ON THE 24TH IS WELLNESS WEDNESDAY, AND IT FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HOW KIDS NEED EX AN HOUR OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY.

AND WE ALL, EVEN US BIG KIDS, WE NEED AN HOUR OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY.

SO, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE FOCUS ON THE YOUNG KIDS, WE'RE ALL KIDS AT HEART.

SO WE ALL NEED TO FOLLOW THESE ON.

UH, THE THURSDAY IS GOING TO BE, UH, THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING THOUGHTFUL AND THANKFUL FOR PEOPLE.

WE, WE ARE.

AND SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING KIDS, BUT ALL WE ALL NEED TO REACH OUT AND BE THANKFUL FOR SOMEBODY.

AND I'M THANKFUL FOR Y'ALL 'CAUSE Y'ALL DO A LOT FOR US AND, UH, FOR THE COUNTY.

BUT, UH, HOW CAN WE BE MORE THOUGHTFUL? AND THEN FRIDAY IS FAMILY FRIDAY AND, YOU KNOW, GOOD HEALTH, THE MAIN PART IS IT SHOULD BE IN THE FAMILY AND WE, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE FAMILY OF HEALTHY EATING.

WELL, IT'S SITTING DOWN TO A FAMILY MEAL, SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, DOING, JUST DOING FAMILY THINGS.

IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING JUST TO, TO, TO BE TOGETHER.

AND THOSE ARE TIMES, UH, IT'S PRECIOUS EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE TAKING KIDS EVERYWHERE OR DOING THINGS, BUT JUST BEING THERE AND BEING THERE WITH YOUR FAMILY, WHETHER IT'S YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS OR GREAT GRANDKIDS, IT'S, IT'S SUCH A PRECIOUS TIME.

SO THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT IS PART OF HEALTH.

WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY, WHEN YOU HAVE, WHEN YOU, YOU YOU HAVE NUTRITION, YOUR, YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, IT ALL HELPS.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE GLAD TO PARTNER.

THERE'S SEVERAL ACTIVITIES GOING ON THIS WEEK AND NEXT MONTH AND JUST, JUST WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT SHOULD BE EVERY KID HEALTHY YEAR ROUND.

THANKS.

OKAY, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE ELSE? OH, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE IS TO GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION ON THIS AND, UM, APPROVAL OF THIS.

COMMISSIONER WALERS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

UH, COMMISSIONER HA HAS MADE THE SECOND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES FIVE OH, UH, I'LL TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN I WOULD LIKE YOU ALLALL TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE.

UH, WITH US, UH, WE'RE THE PROCLAMATION EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK, WHEREAS EV VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP FAMILY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS HEALTHY DURING THIS TIME, WHICH INCLUDES ALL AREAS OF HEALTH.

AND WHEREAS HEALTHY KIDS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO LEARN AND THRIVE, WHEREAS THERE IS A NEED FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION IN A WIDE, WIDE SCALE EFFORT TO ENHANCE HEALTHY PRACTICES.

AND WHEREAS TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION, CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, PARKER COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE PROJECT THRIVE LED BY PE VALLEY CENTERS AND COOK CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, THROUGH THEIR UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP AND PREVENTION BASED APPROACHES TO SERVING CHILDREN ARE EFFECTIVELY A ADDRESSING THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22ND THROUGH 26TH AT 2024 AS EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN THE CAMPAIGN.

ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE THIS WEEK BY HAVING FUN PRACTICE HEALTH HABITS AT HOME WITH EVERY KID HEALTHY WEEK ACTIVITIES, AND ALSO RECOMMEND ALL SCHOOLS ADOPT THESE ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT WITH THEIR STUDENT SAFE SAFETY.

SO PROCLAIM THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2024 IF Y'ALL WOULD COME ON UP.

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READY? 1, 2, 3 HERE.

1, 2, 3.

YOU WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO

[6.B. Proclaim May 11th, 2024 as Children's Mental Wellness Day in Parker County. (Ashley Lilavois / Cintia Ortiz / Judge Deen)]

THEY KIND OF GO IN HAND IN HAND WITH THAT.

UH, WE DO HAVE ASHLEY, I'M GONNA MISPRONOUNCE IT.

YOUR LAST LEVO.

YEAH, I HA I WAS GONNA ABOUT TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.

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UM, AND ALSO CYNTHIA, IF Y'ALL WOULD, WE GOT IT.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.

UM, MY NAME'S ASHLEY LEWA AND I'M REPRESENTING THE PARKER COUNTY SYSTEM OF CARE, WHICH IS LED BY PECAN VALLEY CENTERS.

UM, CYNTHIA ORTIZ IS AT ONE OF OUR CHAIRS, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE.

UM, WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR, UM, TO ALSO ASK TO PRO PLAY MAY 11TH AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS DAY IN THE COUNTY.

UM, BUT THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITING BECAUSE THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR WE'VE REALLY BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR RELATIONSHIPS.

UM, AND SO WE'RE KIND OF PICKING PIGGYBACKING OFF OF THE PARKER COUNTY HEALTHY COALITION FOR CHILDREN, UM, AND COOK'S CHILDREN.

SO I KNOW MANDY PRESENTED A LITTLE BIT OF THE DATA MORE ON THE HEALTH SIDE.

UM, BUT THIS DATA IS ALSO PROVIDED BY, UM, THAT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

AND IT GOES A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DEPTH ABOUT, UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR YOUTH HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT IN ORDER FOR A CHILD TO BE CONSIDERED HEALTHY, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH HAS TO ALSO BE POSITIVE.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT OUR PROJECT THRIVE PROGRAM REALLY, UH, WORKS ON, IS THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY.

AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY ON, UM, CAMPUSES IN SPRINGTOWN, ISD, WEATHERFORD, ISD, AND MILLSAP, ISD.

UM, THESE ARE JUST SOME POSITIVE IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES OF A SYSTEM OF CARE AND SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, UH, ON OUR YOUTH.

AND SO, AGAIN, IN THIS LAST YEAR OR TWO THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING AS A SYSTEM OF CARE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM.

UM, WE'VE CREATED A VISION STATEMENT, A MISSION STATEMENT, AND A MOTTO, WHICH IS OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PURPOSE, AND OUR SUCCESS.

UM, THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUR NEWSLETTERS THAT WE SEND OUT.

AND SO THE WAY THAT WE REALLY TRY AND REACH THE MAJORITY OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS BY SENDING OUT AND STAYING REALLY IN TOUCH WITH OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY INTERACT WITH LOTS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES, UM, ON A DAY EVERYDAY BASIS.

SO WE SEND OUT QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS THAT LET THEM KNOW WHAT EVENTS AND THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE REALLY WANTED TO PRESENT THIS WEEK BECAUSE THIS WEDNESDAY WITH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COOKS, UM, WE'RE HAVING A CHILDREN OR A FAMILY WELLNESS FAIR, UH, HOSTED BY WEATHERFORD COLLEGE.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN FREE FAMILY ACTIVITY FOR EVERYBODY IN PARKER COUNTY.

THERE'S GONNA BE FREE HAIRCUTS, UM, CAR SEAT CHECKS, UH, JUST A LOT OF REALLY FUN, HEALTHY STUFF.

AND SO WE REALLY WANNA LOOK AT YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN A HOLISTIC WAY HERE IN PARKER COUNTY AND JUST SHARE, UM, ALL THE GREAT RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, CYNTHIA? I HAVE.

I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND TO PRESENT ABOUT, UH, PROJECT THRIVE.

IT JUST THE COLLABORATION.

I'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF COLLABORATING COUNTYWIDE, UM, WITH ALL OF OUR ENTITIES HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES HERE THAT OUR COMMUNITY ARE NOT AWARE OF.

AND SO EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ONTO WHAT WE HAVE HERE HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR GOALS AND WE'RE GETTING THERE.

SO BUILDING THIS, UH, SYSTEM OF CARE HERE IN PARKER COUNTY WILL BRIDGE THOSE GAPS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH SOME OF THOSE RESOURCE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED.

UM, SO WE DO PARTNER OUR FAMILY, UH, WELLNESS FAIR.

UH, IT'S THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, WITH VALLEY WITH CHILDREN, OUR EXTENSION OFFICE, UM, AND MANY O OTHER, UH, ENTITIES HERE, NONPROFITS THAT WILL BRING IN THEIR RESOURCES AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ONTO WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY CAN HELP.

AND SO I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED.

THIS IS GONNA BE OUR SECOND YEAR WITH THIS, UH, FAMILY FAIR.

BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT PROJECT THRIVE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BRING IN RESOURCES FOR OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DEDICATE THE TIME DURING SCHOOL FOR THE YOUTH AND NOT TO LOOKING OUT FOR RESOURCES.

SO PROJECT

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SO I'M VERY EXCITED.

UM, WE'RE ROOTING ONTO, UH, MENTAL WELLNESS HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING I THINK, UH, LEAD SOME, OH, I DO WANNA ADD SOMETHING ELSE.

I'M SO SORRY.

SO COOK'S CHILDREN IS A BIG SUPPORTER OF EVERYTHING FOR US, AND THEY, UM, HAVE, UM, S RESOURCES FOR PARKER COUNTY, UM, MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS IN PARKER COUNTY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

AND SO WHAT IT IS, IS WE WILL GO GREEN SUPPORTING BRINGING AWARENESS TO PARKER COUNTY COMMUNITY THROUGH WEARING GREEN, UM, OR HAVING GREEN SOMEWHERE OR FASHION IN YOUR OFFICES, HOUSES, BUSINESSES.

AND SO, UM, PARKER, UH, MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS IN PARKER COUNTY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.

SO WHEN YOU SCAN THESE CODES WILL BE IN OUR, UH, COUNTY OFFICES THANKS TO COOK'S CHILDREN, UM, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SCAN THAT AND GET, UH, A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE LOCAL HERE AND PARKER COUNTY.

AND I DID PUT SOME FLYERS IF YOU GUYS WANNA PUT THEM OUT FOR YOUR, UM, OFFICES AS WELL.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THIS APPROVAL.

UH, COMMISSIONER HAWLEY'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

UH, COMMISSIONER HELL HAS MADE THE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES.

FIVE.

OH, I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND THAT IF Y'ALL WOULD COME UP, I WILL.

BEFORE I READ THIS, I WANNA JUST SAY THAT, UH, FROM THE ADULT LEVEL, WHEN I THINK THE FIRST YEAR I WAS IN OFFICE, I THINK WE HAD MAYBE TWO OR THREE MENTAL HEARINGS AT, AT MOST.

UH, WE'RE AVERAGING NOW PROBABLY BE FIVE AND SIX A WEEK.

AND SO WE'VE GONE FROM ONE OR TWO A YEAR TO FIVE OR SIX A WEEK.

SO WE CAN GET THIS AT THE CHILDREN'S LEVEL AND DEAL WITH THIS AND EMPHASIZE THIS.

IT CERTAINLY CAN HOPEFULLY TRANSLATE INTO A REDUCTION IN THOSE NUMBERS DOWN THE ROAD, UH, ON THE PROCLAMATION, CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS DAY.

WHEREAS THE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IS, I DON'T KNOW WHO WROTE THIS, THIS FONT IS REALLY SMALL, BUT, BUT, UH, THERE'S A KEY COMPONENT IN CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEVELOPMENT.

AT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS DAY PROVIDES US OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT MATTER WHILE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS.

AND WHEREAS ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN IS DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES.

WHEREAS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO TIMELY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE FAMILY DRIVEN, YOUTH GUIDED, AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATELY ARE ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE, EDUCATION AND CHILD WELFARE.

WHEREAS OBTAINING A FULL AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF A CHILD REQUIRING GATHERING INFORMATION FROM DIVERSE SOURCES, INCLUDING THE FAMILY, SCHOOL AND OTHERS INVOLVING THE CHILDREN.

WHEREAS PROJECT THRIVE LED BY PECAN VALLEY CENTERS IS OBSERVING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS DAY BY HOLDING THE FAMILY WELLNESS FAIR OF PARKER COUNTY, WHEREAS THAT PARKER COUNTY SUPPORTS THE FAMILY WELLNESS FAIR OF PARKER COUNTY AND ALL OTHER WORK OF PECAN VALLEY CENTERS OF SYSTEM CARE AND THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE PARKER COUNTY, JOINS OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS TEXAS IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS.

NOW THEREFORE, BEING NOTED BY THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT PROCLAIMS THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 AT CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS DAY IN PARKER COUNTY.

CALLS THIS TO DETENTION OF OUR CITIZENS.

SO PROCLAIMED THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2024 IF Y'ALL WOULD COME UP AND WE SHADOW, I'M SO SORRY, TO THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, JOHN FOREST OFFICE REGARDING THE ADULT MENTAL WELLNESS.

SO THIS IS FOR OUR YOUTH, BUT WE'RE WORKING TO ADD THE ADULT SIDE TOO.

SO JUST WANTED TO ADD, WAIT, KATHY, JUST COURTNEY.

COURTNEY, YOU GUYS ARE ON THIS SIDE.

TAKE TWO.

READY? 1, 2, 3, 1 DOWN HERE.

1, 2, 3.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

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[4.D.1. Interdepartmental transfers of equipment and inventory reports.]

UH, KIM, WE DO HAVE SOME INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS THIS WEEK.

UM, WE HAD SEVERAL COMPUTERS, A UTILITY BED, A 2012 TAHOE SCANNER, LCD TV AND SOME PRINTERS THAT WERE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL.

UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES BY VOTE.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE

[4.D.2. Approve the salvage/destruction of bulletproof vests & X2 Taser. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

A BULLETPROOF VEST.

THANK YOU.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE VEST.

GO AHEAD.

DONE.

FINISH UP X TWO TASER.

OKAY.

UH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO DESTROY SOME BULLETPROOF VESTS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND AN X TWO TASER ASSET NUMBER 2 0 9 8 OH BEARING A SERIAL NUMBER X 2 9 0 0 CC SEVEN X, UM, FOR SALVAGE AND DESTRUCTION.

OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.

FIVE.

OH GOOD.

ITEM THREE

[4.D.3. BUY PC24-38 Used 2020 Superior DT74J Self Propelled Broom Pet. 3. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Walden)]

REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF BUYBOARD PC 24 DASH 38.

IT'S USED 2020 SUPERIOR.

DT SEVEN FOUR J SELF-PROPELLED BROOM FOR PRECINCT THREE.

THIS IS THROUGH THE BY BOARD CO-OP CONTRACT 6 85 DASH 22.

OKAY.

MOTION ARE MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

PASS FIVE.

OH WE GOT ITEM FOUR EXCEPT

[4.D.4. Accept / Reject / Renew PC24-34 Motor Fuels. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

YEAH, WE FIVE RESPONSES FOR PC 24 DASH 34 MOTOR FUELS FROM SYNERGY PETROLEUM, ATLANTIC PETROLEUM, SUNCO, SUNCOAST RESOURCES, US ENERGY, AND OFTEN PETROLEUM.

ALL RESPONSES ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE BID SPECS AND REQUIREMENTS.

I'M RECOMMENDING AWARD TO OFTEN PETROLEUM WHO APPEARS TO BE THE LOWEST OVERALL BID BASED ON THE AVERAGE LOAD BY LOCATION.

THE CONTRACT PERIOD WOULD BEGIN MAY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2025.

AND THIS IS CHANGING, UM, VENDORS FROM OUR CURRENT INCUMBENT, UM, MOTOR FUELS VENDOR.

HAVE WE EVER USED THESE PEOPLE BEFORE? NO, WE HAVEN'T, BUT THEY'RE A PRETTY BIG OPERATION.

AND, UM, SEVERAL OTHER OR ARE THEY OUT OF, THEY'RE OUT OF, I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA ASK BUT UM, I I THINK IT'S KANSAS CITY, BUT THEY DO HAVE LOCAL PLANTS HERE FOR DISTRIBUTION.

SO DON'T KNOW WHERE HERE, HOW CLOSE THEY ARE.

OR DALLAS FORT WORTH.

I THINK IT'S CLOSER THAN, THAN WHERE, UM, US ENERGY IS.

I I THINK IT WAS, UH, KELLER AREA, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

NORTH FORT WORTH AREA.

OKAY.

IF I CAN CONFIRM AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

OKAY.

WE SHOULD BE BUCK MR. WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BUCK.

COMMISSIONER CONLEY, WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES.

FIVE OH GO ITEM FIVE ON DECLARE

[4.D.5. Declare Salvage a 2010 Mack Truck and 2000 Broce Broom Sweeper and Auction at Ritchie Brothers Auctioneer. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Walden)]

1 3 2 2 9 9 AS SURPLUS AND AUCTION ON A, ON A AUCTION IN TWO WEEKS.

WAS THAT MID-MAY AT RICHIE BROTHERS AUCTION IN LAKE WORTH, TEXAS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT IN ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? JUST TO, JUST TO COMMENT THAT, UH, THAT TRUCK I BELIEVE IS THE 2008 MODEL.

IT'S THE NEWEST ONE WE HAVE AND IT'S INVOLVED IN A WRECK.

AND IT IS HAS THE DUMP TRUCK? YES.

OH, IT SHOWS IT'S A 2010 IN THE SYSTEM, SO, WE'LL I'LL CONFIRM.

2008 MODEL.

OKAY.

NEWEST ONE.

WE HAVE INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND TOTALED.

OKAY.

AND WE REMOVED THE BED FROM IT.

RIGHT.

SO IT'S JUST THE, THE WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

MOTION PASSED BY.

OH.

WE'LL GET

[5.A. Medical and Pharmacy benefits for 2025. (Becky McCullough / Judge Deen)]

BECKY? UM, I JUST WANTED TO NOTIFY THE COURT THAT THE PBC BOARD WAS ABLE TO MEET LAST WEEK AND AS I HAD PREVIOUS TOLD Y'ALL IT, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO SWITCH TO BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD AND THIS WILL BE A COMPLETE CHANGE.

IT WAS A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL FIVE ENTITIES WITHIN PBC AND IT WAS A UNANIMOUS BOARD DECISION AS WELL.

SO THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY BIG PROJECT FOR MY OFFICE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL JUST AMP UP, YOU

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UH, WE WILL HAVE SOMEONE FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, UH, ASSIGNED TO PARKER COUNTY TO HELP US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AS I, AS I TOLD Y'ALL, WE LOOK TO SEE SOME REALLY GREAT SAVINGS, SOME GOOD, UM, BETTER CONTRACTED RATES WITH OUR PROVI WITH, UM, PROVIDERS AS WELL AS ON THE PHARMACY SIDE AS WELL.

THE PHARMACY SIDE I THINK IS REALLY WHERE WE'RE GONNA SEE THE MOST BENEFIT.

UM, SWITCHING TO BLUE, OUR MEDIC, OUR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS FOR OUR POST 65 ARE ALSO CHANGING TO BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD.

AND THAT ALONE PREMIUM IS CUT ALMOST 50% AND THEY ALSO GUARANTEED THE RATE FOR FIVE YEARS.

WHEN WILL THAT CHANGE? JANUARY ONE.

JANUARY ONE.

YES.

SO THIS OPEN ENROLLMENT, EVERYTHING WILL GO BLUE AND UM, YEAH, SO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT, FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, EVERY SINGLE THING WILL CHANGE.

AND SO WE WILL, UM, MY STAFF AND I WILL WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE THIS PROCESS AS SEAMLESS AS AS POSSIBLE AS WE CAN FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

I'M SURE YOU'LL DO A GOOD JOB.

I'LL TRY.

DO YOU WANT TO OR CAN YOU GO A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC ON HOW MUCH SAVINGS THERE WAS TO THE COUNTY? OUR CONTRACTS ARE FIVE YEAR CONTRACTS, SO WE GO OUT FOR RIP EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SO, AND WHEN I SAY THESE NUMBERS, AGAIN, THIS IS PBC AS A WHOLE.

SO WE CO-OP WITH DALLAS COUNTY, TARRANT COUNTY, DENTON COUNTY, THE NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY ASSOCIATION IN PARKER COUNTY.

UM, AS A WHOLE, FOR FIVE YEARS, IT'S A $40 MILLION SAVINGS.

SO IT'S AN $8 MILLION SAVINGS A YEAR.

AGAIN, IF YOU JUST BASE THAT OFF OF OUR COST SHARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY AROUND $300,000 A YEAR IN SAVINGS.

OF COURSE, THESE ARE ALL ESTIMATES.

YOU NEVER KNOW AS CLAIMS COME IN, BUT STILL A $3,000 SAVINGS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT A SAVINGS ANYWHERE NOWADAYS.

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING GOES UP.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND WE LOOK AT THOSE KIND OF SAVINGS, WE ALL FELT LIKE IT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A WHOLE NEW WELLNESS PROGRAM.

BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CUTTING ANY SORT OF PLAN BENEFITS ALSO TO GET THOSE SAVINGS.

IT'S GONNA BE AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON, NO CHANGES TO DEDUCTIBLES OR COPAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

STILL SELF-INSURED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL BASICALLY WRITING OUR OWN PLAN.

UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A BIG DEAL FOR PEOPLE AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE'RE GONNA BE VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THAT AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TACKLE IT.

HEAD ON.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON ALL.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

NICE JOB ON THAT.

HOLD ON, BECKY.

THAT'S A NOTIFICATION.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SIX.

WE'VE DONE A AND B.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO CI

[6.C. Discuss/Take action to make changes to vote centers in Parker County. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]

YOU HAVE A PRESENT? YES, YOU DO.

OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

AND AS YOU WOULD KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT DIDN'T SWITCH OVER.

I I DID MY PART .

AH, LOOK.

THERE WE GO.

THAT'S OKAY.

ALRIGHT, SO GOOD MORNING.

SO I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VOTE CENTERS.

UM, WE HAVE 45 VOTING PRECINCTS IN OUR COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE 38 POLLING LOCATIONS AND THIS IS ON ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTERS AND THEY'RE SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

MY, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ISSUES WITH SOME OF THEM.

SO , UH, 43.002.

THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE SAYS THAT NOBODY HAS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 25 MILES FROM THEIR HOME IN ORDER TO VOTE.

SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT BREAKING THIS RULE.

THE FIRST ONE I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS NORTHEAST ANNEX.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE IT AWAY.

IT IS ONLY 3.2 MILES FROM LEGACY CHURCH AND IT'S ALSO ONLY 3.5 MILES FROM THE SPRINGTOWN SENIOR CENTER.

UH, SPRINGTOWN SENIOR CENTER HAS TOLD US NOW THAT WE CAN USE THE BIG ROOM ON ELECTION DAY SO WE CAN ADD MORE VOTING MACHINES THERE.

LEGACY CHURCH IS A VERY BIG CHURCH AND HAS A WONDERFUL PARKING LOT TO GO FROM LEGACY TO THE NORTH.

UH, TO GO TO THE SPRINGTOWN SENIOR CENTER IS ONLY 5.7 MILES.

IT COULD TAKE A VOTER 10

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THIS IS GONNA HELP US TO ADD MORE LO MORE MACHINES AT THESE TWO LOCATIONS AND TO ADD OUR, GET MORE EXPERIENCE OR BETTER JUDGES AND CLERKS AND WE CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE THERE.

AND AS TIME GOES ON, MAYBE WE CAN LESSEN THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL VOTERS, I MEAN THE ELECTION WORKERS THAT WE HAVE THERE.

THE NEXT SUGGESTION I HAVE IS NEW FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE COUNTY FOR BARN.

THE COUNTY FOR BARN IS A VERY SMALL AREA THAT WE ACTUALLY LET VOTERS COME IN THERE AND WE HAVE THREE TO FOUR MACHINES PER LOCATION THAT ARE AT THAT PLACE.

NEW FAITH IS A LARGER PLACE.

IT'S RIGHT THERE ON FM FIVE.

IT'S VERY EASY.

I WAS NEW TO THE AREA AND THE VOTER, THE ELECTION WORKERS HAD A PROBLEM.

I WENT OUT THERE AND THE ONLY REASON I KNEW WHERE IT WAS WAS 'CAUSE WE HAD A BIG SIGN OUT THERE.

IT WAS VERY EASY TO FIND ON THAT FM FIVE COUNSELOR.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON EACH LOCATION OR COMBINE 'EM ALL? YOU CAN VOTE ON 'EM CUMULATIVELY, SO.

OKAY.

DO WHAT? CUMULATIVELY.

CUMULATIVELY.

OKAY.

AND THEN OUR NEXT ONE IS THE PRECINCT THREE BARN MOVING IT TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

UM, I'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND THEY'RE GONNA TAKE IT TO THEIR MEMBERS SUNDAY, SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE NOT AGREED.

SO THIS ONE HERE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT ON, UM, THEY'RE GONNA LET ME KNOW ON THE 30TH IF WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE FROM PRECINCT THREE BARN TO THERE.

SO YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ON THE OTHER TWO.

UM, BUT IT IS ONLY 1.2 MILES FROM THAT LOCATION.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER.

UM, OUT AT PRECINCT THREE, WE ONLY CAN PUT FIVE MACHINES AND THEY'RE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER ON ELECTION DAY, UM, WHICH IS A PROBLEM THERE.

UM, BUT ANYWAY, THESE ARE MY SUGGESTIONS.

UM, IT'S STILL GONNA HAVE THE, WE WOULD MOVE DOWN TO 36 ACTUAL VOTE CENTERS IF WE TOOK AWAY THE TWO AND WE WOULD MAKE THIS CHANGE FROM NOW.

SO IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEEN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

I ASSUME THOSE, THOSE MOTIONS AND SECONDS THEN WOULD EXCLUDE ANY NON APPROVALS AS OF YET.

AND THEN THOSE WILL COME BACK TO US AGAIN ONCE YOU GET APPROVAL FOR THAT.

CORRECT? YES.

SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? WELL, I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT I'VE TALKED TO BOTH COUNTY CHAIRS, UH, ON BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES.

WELL, WELL WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

YOU'RE BOTH HERE.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? NONE.

WELL, THAT'S A SHOCK.

I'M KIDDING.

I'M JOKING.

.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SIDE OF BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? DO I HAVE, DO I TAKE MOTION PASSES? FIVE.

OH, DO WHAT? NOTHING.

GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE GOOD.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL GO

[6.D. Discuss/Take action to purchase Knowink poll pads. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]

YES.

OKAY.

SO THESE ARE THE ACTUAL POLE PADS THAT WE USE.

WHENEVER YOU COME IN TO THOSE AND YOU CHECK IN, THEY'RE ON IPADS.

HOW MANY DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? WE CURRENTLY HAVE 115.

OKAY.

AND WHAT I WANTED TO REPLACE IS ALL HUNDRED 15.

THE, UH, THE IOS UPDATE IS NOT, WE CANNOT CURRENTLY UPDATE ANY MORE THAN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

UM, THIS COULD AND PROBABLY WILL CAUSE A SECURITY ISSUE.

UM, I HAVE GOTTEN A QUOTE FROM HART.

HART INNER CIVIC SELLS THE POLE PADS TO US, BUT NO INK SELLS THE POLE PADS TO US, THE ACTUAL IPADS.

SO HART IS A ON THE BUYBOARD, NO INK IS NOT ON THE BUYBOARD AND DOES NOT HAVE A DIR NUMBER.

SO ON THE FRONT PAGE, THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE IS IF WE DON'T BUY FROM HART, THE PULL PADS, WE HAVE TO SEND THEM ALL OFF TO NO INK IN ST.

LOUIS AND GET THE ACTUAL IPAD, THE PULL PAD APP ON THERE AND SOFTWARE AND IT'S CONFIGURED.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SHIPPING PAID FOR THERE AND BACK.

SO THAT $6,900 IS WHAT IT'S GONNA COST IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS ACTUALLY THE PULL, THE HART INNER CIVIC QUOTE FOR THE POLE PADS AND THE IPADS ALTOGETHER.

AND THE GRAND TOTAL IS 127,785.

YOUR NEXT PAGE IS A CD, UH, C-D-C-D-W QUOTE FOR JUST THE IPADS.

AND THEN THE THIRD PAGE IS ANOTHER QUOTE THAT WE GOT FROM AMAZON FOR THE 115 IPADS.

SO ON MY LITTLE THING ON THE SCREEN, SO IF YOU BUY JUST FROM HAR, IT'S 127,785.

IF WE BUY FROM HART AND CDW, OUR GRAND TOTAL'S 133,975.

IF WE BUY FROM HAR FOR THE IPADS AND THEN AMAZON, I MEAN HART FOR THE POLE PADS AND THEN AMAZON FOR THE IPADS, IT'S 134,610.

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THE ONLY ISSUE, AS YOU WILL ALL KNOW, IS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR BUDGET.

SO THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE IN MY BUDGET IS A CONTINGENCY OF THE 1 72, WHICH IS WHERE PEOPLE PAY US TO HOLD THE ELECTIONS.

AND I ONLY HAVE $46,500 IN THAT FUND.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COURT IS GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GONNA FUND IT.

BUT IF WE TAKE THAT 46,500 FROM YOU, THAT DRAINS YOU DOWN TO NOTHING ON CONTINGENCIES FOR THE YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

BRIANNA, CAN YOU COME UP, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A, UH, BUDGETARY ISSUE THAT, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WE, WE NEED TO DO THIS, BUT YET THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF IT, OF HOW WE PAY FOR THIS IS A, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? CAN YOU HELP US WITH THAT? SO A PORTION COULD BE USED FROM 1 72 WITH, WHICH IS THE ELECTION SERVICES FUND.

UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT'S APPROPRIATED THIS YEAR.

THAT IS NOT THE FULL FUND BALANCE, BUT THAT'S WHAT IS IN CONTINGENCIES.

SO, UM, FOR THIS PURCHASE THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY FOR THE ADDITIONAL.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WHAT'S THE FULL FUND BALANCE OF THAT FUND? 1 72? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE 197,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE STARTED OFF I THINK LAST YEAR AT 200 AND SOMETHING.

BUT UM, BASED ON WHAT WE BALANCED, UM, THAT FUND COMING FROM FUND BALANCE, THEN IT'S ABOUT 197.

I DON'T MEAN TO DIS I'M, I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER, GO AHEAD.

WELL, I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS, HELP ME UNDERSTAND, CAN WE TAKE, SO WE HAVE 46,000 APPROXIMATELY MM-HMM , CAN WE TAKE THE REMAINING FUNDS THAT ARE NEEDED FROM THE OTHER PORTION OF FUND 1 72? YOU CANNOT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S NOT APPROPRIATED.

SO THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN ACTUALLY PULL FROM FUND BALANCE IF IT HAS NOT BEEN APPROPRIATED DURING THE YEAR, IS IF THE COURT DECLARES AN EMERGENCY.

UM, I CAN READ YOU WHAT THAT IS.

AND SO THAT'S FOR A COURT TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU ALL THINK THAT IT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY.

SO, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ONE 11.041 SAYS THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MAY AUTHORIZE AN EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL BUD BUDGET, ONLY IN THE CASE OF GRAVE PUBLIC NECESSITY TO MEET AN UNUSUAL AND UNFORESEEN CONDITION THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THROUGH THE USE OF REASONABLY DILIGENT SOUGHT AND ATTENTION.

AND SO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AND UM, WE TAKE THAT FROM TAXING FUNDS OR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, RIGHT.

AND, AND IN THIS SITUATION IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN UNFORESEEN.

DO, I GUESS MY QUESTION ON THE UNFORESEEN PART WAS, TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE IS THAT WE CAN'T UPDATE THE IOS, WHICH PRESENTS SECURITY ISSUES.

DID WE KNOW AHEAD OF TIME OR COULD WE HAVE KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME THAT THE IOS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE UPDATED IN NOVEMBER? WHEN WE HAD, WHEN WE WERE GETTING THINGS READY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, THEY MENTIONED IT AND THEN IN MARCH THEY SAID, NOW THIS IS IT.

THAT'S ASSAULT THE LAST TIME WE WOULD DO THAT.

BUT WE SET THE BUDGET PRIOR TO NOVEMBER.

SO WHEN WE SET THIS BUDGET, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE PADS, THE IPADS THAT WE HAVE NOW WOULD PRESENT THIS SECURITY RISK THIS QUICKLY WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF THIS BUDGET YEAR.

IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? OR AM I MISUNDERSTANDING SOME MM-HMM.

.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WHO'S THEY? HAR UH, NO, IT WAS AN NO ACTUALLY CONFERENCE.

I DON'T WANNA GO AHEAD SIR.

WELL, I JUST, I JUST, I DON'T LIKE SURPRISES AND I DON'T LIKE EMERGENCIES AND, UH, I, I WANNA TALK TO SOMEBODY FROM NO WINK TO BE HONEST.

'CAUSE THIS IS NOT FAIR TO, TO, UH, THE TAXPAYERS OF PARKER COUNTY TO COME IN HERE MID BUDGET YEAR AND TELL US WE HAVE TO SPEND $127,785 TO UPDATE SOMETHING THAT WE DID NOT, WE'RE NOT MADE AWARE OF PRIOR TO BUDGET TIME.

I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO UPDATE ANYWAY.

UM, YES MA'AM.

WE BUDGET FOR THINGS LIKE THAT AHEAD OF TIME.

NOT, NOT MIDYEAR, NOT MIDSTREAM.

BECAUSE I, I GUARANTEE YOU LOOK AT EVERY DEPARTMENT HERE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME NEED THAT THEY, THEY BELIEVE IS AN EMERGENCY THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

I I, I'VE GOT TO KNOW THAT, THAT SOMEBODY MADE A MISTAKE BY NOT TELLING US THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND MID BUDGETT YEAR.

CAN I EXPAND ON THAT? IS WHEN WE WERE IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS, WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT THEY LET US KNOW THAT THERE'S A TIMELINE HERE THAT WE, IT'S THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE THAT'S GONNA BE REPLACED.

NOT THAT I RECALL.

THEY DID NOT NOTIFY US.

I WAS GONNA PUT IT IN OUR REGULAR BUDGET

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BUT THE ONLY THING IS, IS OCTOBER ONE, IF I TAKE THE MACHINES ON OCTOBER ONE, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THEM READY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

CORRECT.

SO THAT'S A, THERE'S, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A, A NEED FOR THIS QUICKLY RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THE BUDGET.

UM, MY MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE NOT TO DEMEAN THE NEED FOR THIS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DO, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA END UP HAVING TO DO THIS.

UM, MY QUESTION IS TO BRIANNA, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE FORESEE OR BOTH OF YOU DO WE SEE THAT IS GONNA BE A DEMAND ON THAT BUDGET ON THAT LINE ITEM THAT'S GONNA IMPACT THAT? 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA DRAIN THAT ACCOUNT DOWN PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSE.

PROBABLY WHAT, 40,000 LEFT IN OR WHATEVER.

RIGHT.

AND SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS, UM, FOR THAT, I MEAN I GUESS I WOULD SPEAK TO CRICKET ON UPCOMING NEEDS.

UM, BUT THAT FUND CAN ONLY BE USED.

IT CANNOT, UM, IT CAN ONLY CAN'T REPLACE.

SO COMMISSIONER'S COURT CAN'T TAKE WHAT'S IN THAT BUDGET WHEN SETTING JUST THE REGULAR FUND 10 BUDGET FOR THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.

'CAUSE THIS IS OVER AND ABOVE.

AND SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS, UM, FUND SURPLUS MAY NOT BE USED TO FUND DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICER, WHICH INCLUDES DUTIES REQUIRED BY STATUTE.

UM, SO ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, OFFICE SPACE AND EQUIPMENT BALLOTS, ELECTION KITS, P LISTS, AND EARLY VOTING ELECTION DAY WORKERS.

EXAMPLES OF ALLOWED EXPENSES INCLUDE POLLING PLACE, MAILOUTS TRAVEL TO EDUCATION SEMINARS, PURCHASE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT CHANGES OR UPGRADES OR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR THE OFFICE.

UM, SO AGAIN, IT JUST DECREASES THE AMOUNT THAT THEN, YOU KNOW, KIRK COULD USE UNDERSTOOD TO FUND THOSE ITEMS. UNDERST BUT UNDERSTAND, IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET NO INK, UH, REPRESENTATIVE TO COME IN HERE AND SPEAK TO US? BECAUSE I MEAN, HERE WE ARE TO, TO COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S POINT.

WE WE CAN'T JUST NOT HAVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S DOWN THE ROAD.

WE NEED TO OPERATE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S IN THE FUTURE BUDGETS AT ALL POSSIBLE.

CAN WE HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN HERE? 'CAUSE WE, THIS CAN HAPPEN.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE THING IS, IS THE IPADS, THAT'S, THEY'RE, THEY'RE OLD, THEY'RE 2017 SO THAT WE CAN'T UPDATE.

WE CAN JUST BUY THE IPADS, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO MODIFY EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE HAVE NOW.

AND IN ORDER TO DO ALL OF THAT, IT'S GONNA COST US ADDITIONAL MONEY TOO.

RIGHT.

SO I MEAN, IT'S A WHOLE LOT, IT'S A LOT EASIER AND FEASIBLE TO JUST REPLACE EVERYTHING AT ONE TIME.

SO MY QUESTION WAS THIS IS AN IPAD SECURITY UPDATE ISSUE, CORRECT? YES.

OKAY.

AND IT'S BECAUSE THESE ARE OLDER 17 AND THEY'RE ANTIQUATED AND APPLE PLAYS GAMES TO GET US TO HAVE TO BUY MORE EQUIPMENT, RIGHT? BASICALLY, UH, WHEN THEY, THEY INSPECT US HARDWARE AND SELL IT, THERE'S USUALLY A END OF LIFE OKAY.

WHERE THEY'RE GONNA ALLOW UPDATES FROM THE THEIR STORE OR NOT.

AND SO WHERE THOSE ARE DESIGNATED, YOU JUST GOTTA WATCH REAL CLOSELY THAT THEY CHANGE.

SO RIGHT NOW, IF THESE ARE SEVENTEENS, THE SECURITY UPDATE THROUGH APPLE IS A SIX TO SEVEN YEARS, CORRECT? YES.

SO LOOKING FORWARD, WE NEED TO BE PAYING ATTENTION ON BUDGETING AND SETTING MONEY ASIDE AND I WOULD EXPECT APPLE TO PROBABLY ACCELERATE THAT.

I WOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO.

YES.

AND AND IT'S NOT SET THAT TIME PERIOD WE HAVE TO WATCH, UH, ANNUALLY BECAUSE BASED OFF VULNERABILITIES TO COME OUT, THEY MIGHT MOVE IT IN.

DO WE KNOW WHAT A, GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY.

SO THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IS THE APPLE IPAD THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN OR IS THERE A WINDOWS PRODUCT OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THEY USE.

IS THE APPLE IPAD THE ONLY, THEY BEING THE SOFT YES.

CORRECT.

THE THE PROGRAM THAT SOFTWARE APP OR PROGRAM THAT WE USE, YES.

DO WE KNOW WHAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING? HOW THEY'RE HANDLING THIS? MOST OF 'EM GOT, UH, SEVERAL OF 'EM HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED.

UM, WHEN I WENT AND VOTED IN PARKER IN HOOD COUNTY, THEY HAD ALREADY UPGRADED.

AND I KNOW TARRANT COUNTY JUST WENT TO NO INC.

SO THEY JUST BOUGHT ALL BRAND NEW.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE 115 CURRENTLY AND THE NUMBERS HERE TO REPLACE THE 115 OF THOSE.

CORRECT.

WE'RE NOT ADDING MORE, BUT YOU NEED 'EM IN QUICK, QUICK ENOUGH TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT ELECTION.

OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE BUDGET AND THEN GO OUT AND BUY AND GET READY FOR THAT, OBVIOUSLY AS YOU AND WE DISCUSSED.