[8.A. Discuss, approve and authorize County Judge to sign master services agreement with Enhanced Voting, LLC for the purchase of Enhanced Ballot Production Station for the Election Office. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]

APPROVE, AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGN MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ENHANCED VOTING, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF ENHANCED BALLOT PRODUCTION STATION FOR THE ELECTION OFFICE.

CRICKET. HI. GOOD MORNING. I WAS ASKING THE COURT IF WE COULD PURCHASE THIS ENHANCED VOTING REMAKE STATION.

IT IS TO HELP THE EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD WHENEVER THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE A BALLOT.

SO YOU ASK, WHY WOULD WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE A BALLOT? AND IT'S THERE'S NUMEROUS REASONS. THE MAIN ONE IS OUR ABSENTEE VOTERS, WHEN THEY MAIL IT IN, SOMETIMES THEY'VE USED WITE-OUT, THEY'VE USED HIGHLIGHTERS.

ALL THESE THINGS THEY CANNOT SCAN WHEN WE READ THEM INTO THE BALLOT VOTING MACHINE, THE TALLYING MACHINE.

SO WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE THOSE. AND IN THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE LAW.

127.126 IT TELLS EXACTLY HOW WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

WELL, IT'S A TEDIOUS LITTLE PROCESS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CHAIN OF CUSTODY THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

IF WE HAVE THIS REMAKE STATION, IT WOULD CUT DOWN ON A LOT OF THAT, AND IT WOULD BE VERY TRANSPARENT FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO REVIEW RECORDS OF SEEING HOW THE BALLOT BOARD ACTUALLY PROCESSED THOSE DUPLICATE BALLOTS.

ALL OF OUR MILITARY BALLOTS ALSO HAD TO BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE WE EMAILED THOSE BALLOTS TO THEM, BUT THEY PHYSICALLY MAIL THEM BACK TO US. SO THEY USE JUST A REGULAR PIECE OF PAPER, AND WE HAVE TO PUT IT ON OFFICIAL BALLOT STOCK.

AND HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST OUT OF ONE OF YOUR LINES? YES, THIS IS GOING TO COME OUT OF OUR REVENUE FUNDS AND IT'S FOR 15,200.

AND THEN WE'D HAVE A YEARLY FEE OF 2500. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. DISCUSSION PHASE CRICKET.

ABOUT HOW MANY BALLOTS DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO EACH CYCLE? IS IT A PERCENTAGE THAT YOU CAN GIVE US? IT'S DIFFERENT EACH ELECTION.

NORMALLY WE HAVE 100 TO 200 ACRES THAT WE HAVE TO DO FOR SURE.

AND THEN THE IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF VOTERS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE BALLOT BY MAIL.

SO SOMETIMES IT'S 50, SOMETIMES THIS LAST ELECTION WE HAD A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE FOLDED IN THE ENVELOPES AND SENT OUT, THEY WERE CREASED. AND THIS MESSED UP THE BARCODE.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF THEM. AND I'M TALKING LIKE PROBABLY 60 AT LEAST THAT WE HAD TO REDO.

AND DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT THIS ENHANCED BALLOT PRODUCTION STATION WILL INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE DUPLICATES ARE DUPLICATED ACCURATELY, ACCURATELY, AND THE BALLOT NUMBERING.

SO EVERY BALLOT HAS A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT, AND IT WILL TELL YOU THIS WAS WHAT THEY USED FOR THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL THAT WE RECEIVED IN.

AND THEN WE DUPLICATED IT ONTO THIS ONE AND IT WOULD ALL BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU WOULD SEE EXACTLY WHICH ONE WAS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE ONE THAT WE DIDN'T PAY I HAD A QUESTION.

WHO, WHO'S THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PURCHASE? AND WHERE IS IT THAT I WOULD HAVE NOT I DO NOT KNOW WHO'S THE COMPANY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUY IT FROM.

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ENHANCED IT'S ENHANCED ENHANCED VOTING. AND I GAVE THEM THE CONTRACT.

I DON'T I CAN'T REMEMBER THE COMPLETE OF IT. JASON BARNETT IS MY SALES GUY.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAIN THING I.

MEAN. IT SHOULD HAVE A YELLOW TABS ON THE SIDE OF IT.

IT SHOULD BE THE CAST ON THAT, KNOW WHO THE MANUFACTURER IS.

WHERE IT'S MADE IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. IS IT IS IT SOMETHING THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET? NO. AND AND IT WORKS WITH HEART. HEART IS OUR VOTING SYSTEM.

SO IT HAS TO WORK WITH THEM AND SORT OF THAT THAT SO THAT THE BALLOTS THAT WE DUPLICATE WILL WORK WITH OUR SYSTEM.

BUT NOTHING IS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET? NO, SIR.

DID HEART RECOMMEND THIS THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY, THEY WORK WITH THEM, YES.

WERE THERE OTHER COMPANIES AVAILABLE OR IS THIS SOLE SOURCE AND THEY ARE ON A CO-OP.

SOLE SOURCE CO-OP? CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? I WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S MADE IN CHINA OR NOT. UNDERSTOOD.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FOUR ONE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT B WAVE TEN DAY POSTING REQUIREMENT FOR DEPUTY POSITION AND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

[8.B. Waive 10-day posting requirement for deputy position in District Clerk's office. (Sharena Gilliland / Judge Deen)]

GOOD MORNING. OUR OFFICE IS ASKING FOR A WAIVER OF THE POSTING FOR A POSITION.

WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FROM A PREVIOUS POOL THAT WE'RE ANY MOTION ALL FOR TO COMMISSIONER.

I'M COMMISSIONER CONNELLY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HOLTZ.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM SIX A ON HONOR.

[6.A. Honor Joann (Chipman) Barnhart for her service to the community and to Parker County. (Commissioner Walden)]

JOHN CHIPMAN BARNHART FOR HER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PARKER COUNTY.

COMMISSIONER WALTON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SPEAK ABOUT ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO NOW, WE HAD A DAY HONORING JOANNE AT MILLSAP AND THAT THAT DAY I TOLD HER THAT WE WOULD HONOR HER AT COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE NEXT COURT. SHE SAID, WELL, I'M NOT AVAILABLE THAT DAY.

I'LL BE HOLDING THE ELECTION HERE AT MILLSAP.

AND SO WE POSTPONED THINGS. ALSO, THE DAY AT MILLSAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE.

AND, AND I, I GOT TO SPEAK THERE AND I, I SAID, JOANNE, WAS THIS A SURPRISE TO YOU? OF COURSE NOT. SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON AT MILLSAP.

WE HAVE A TREASURE AND AND WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COUNTY.

THERE'S A LIST OF IN THE PROCLAMATION THERE. THERE'S A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT SHE PARTICIPATES IN THAT SHE HAS DONE.

BUT LISTEN TO THE NEWS YESTERDAY AND TODAY I, I SEE THE, YOU KNOW, THE DEATH OF SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM AND, AND YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT ONE PERSON CAN DO, THE EFFECT THAT THEY HAVE ON EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT A COUPLE TODAY AND OF WHAT ONE PERSON CAN DO IN THE, THE EFFECT THAT THEY CAN HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT IS, UNPARALLELED IN MY LIFETIME. THE THINGS THAT JOANNE HAS DONE FOR FOR MILSAP.

THERE'S A WHOLE LIST THERE, BUT SHE'S HELPED EVERYBODY.

SHE'S. SHE KEEPS THINGS GOING. SHE SERVED AS POSTMASTER FOR MANY YEARS.

BUT IT'S HER WORK IN IN BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER TODAY FROM THE MILSAP HERITAGE SOCIETY GARDEN CLUB. WE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE THE LOG CABINS THERE AT MILSAP.

WE HAVE THE, THE LOG CABIN FROM THE NAMESAKE FOR MILSAP'S.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRST POST OFFICE, THE ORIGINAL LOG CABINS THAT HAVE BEEN RELOCATED THERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW, 15, 20 YEARS AGO, 15 YEARS AGO, JOANNE CAME TO ME AND SAID, I NEED YOUR HELP TO TO KEEP THIS THING GOING. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHERE OUR LOG CABINS CAME FROM AND WHERE WE CAME FROM.

AND SO THROUGH THAT, WE WE STARTED SOMETHING THAT WE NOW CALL LEARNING DAYS.

WE FOUND OUT THAT THE, THE KIDS AT THE SCHOOL DIDN'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT THOSE BUILDINGS WERE, WHY THEY WERE THERE. THE TEACHERS DIDN'T KNOW.

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AND SO WE HAVE AN ANNUAL LEARNING DAY NOW WHERE WE, WE BRING THE FIFTH GRADERS IN, JOE FOURTH GRADERS IN AND WE WE TEACH THEM ABOUT LIFE IN, IN PARKER COUNTY IN THE 1850S. THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

THERE'S, THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY ABANDONED CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

IT TAKES PEOPLE LIKE JOANNE TO KEEP THINGS GOING TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY.

AND I HAVE IN THE, IN THE DEAL THERE THAT JOANNE ATTENDS CHURCH IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND I, I SAID BEFORE, THAT'S NOT SO SHE'LL BE CLOSER TO GOD, BUT IT COULD BE.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY ON THAT, BUT BUT SHE GOES TO THOSE CHURCHES BECAUSE SHE WANTS THEM TO BE ACTIVE AND TO THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NO. SOUTH METHODIST HOLDERS, CHAPEL METHODIST AND NEWBERRY, CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN, SHE WANTS THOSE CHURCHES TO BE THERE. AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND YOU KNOW, WE THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE AND THAT WILL LIVE BEYOND THEM. AND JOANNE DOES THAT.

AND FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY, JUDGE FOR JOANNE CHIPMAN BARNARD.

IT SAID OVER HERE TO ME AND I'LL READ IT. OH, I THOUGHT I'M LOOKING FOR HER.

I THOUGHT. YEAH. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO, TO, FOR BOTH OF THESE RECOGNITIONS. THIS IS FOR RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO JOANNE CHIPMAN BARNHART.

WHEREAS, JOANNE CHIPMAN BARNHART HAS BEEN A DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVANT TO PARKER COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS.

AND WHEREAS MISS BARNHART FAITHFULLY AND ACTIVELY SERVES IN MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE MILLSAP NEIGHBORHOOD HOME AND GARDEN CLUB, MILLSAP HERITAGE SOCIETY, MILLSAP ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, POA PRAIRIE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION AND THE ABANDONED CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

AND THAT'S NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST. THERE ARE OTHERS, I'M QUITE SURE, WHEREAS JOANNE HAS ALSO SERVED AS POSTMASTER FOR MANY YEARS AT MILLSAP POST OFFICE. AND WHEREAS, MISS BARNHART ACTIVELY SUPPORTS AND ATTENDS THREE DIFFERENT CHURCH LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS, SHE HAS DEDICATED YEARS OF HER TIME, TALENTS AND RESOURCES TO HELP MAINTAIN THE HISTORY OF PARKER COUNTY.

NOW THEREFORE, BE. IT NOTED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JOANNE CHIPMAN BARNHART FOR HER DEVOTION, SERVICE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP TO PARKER COUNTY AND ITS HERITAGE.

SO RECOGNIZE THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2026. SO I WOULD ASK THAT THERE ARE THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IN SUPPORT OF JOANNE TO SEE THIS. AND I WANT TO ASK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME FORWARD AND SAY A FEW WORDS, BECAUSE THE MICROPHONE IS OPEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

BILL. BILL. RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

MR. WALTER COMMISSIONER WALTON HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT JOANNE HAS DONE.

I'VE WORKED WITH HER. HE DID NOT MENTION THAT SHE.

SHE ALSO WORKS WITH AARP TAX AID. WE DID OVER 1200 TAX RETURNS FOR FOLKS THIS YEAR, AND SHE'S ALWAYS AT THE FRONT GETTING PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT TO HELP OTHERS ALSO. SO ANOTHER THING THAT SHE DOES TO ADD TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, NOT ONLY IN MILLSAP BUT ALSO IN WEATHERFORD AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN WITHIN PARKER COUNTY.

I'VE KNOWN JOANNE FOR THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER 40 YEARS NOW.

AND I CAN, BOY, CAN I ATTEST. IS SHE A FIREBALL? SHE IS THE ORIGINAL ENERGIZER BUNNY. AND IF YOU DON'T WATCH OUT, SHE'LL HAVE YOU WORKING FOR SOME PROJECT.

SO SHE'S A FABULOUS, FABULOUS LADY. AND I'M VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE HER AS MY FRIEND FOR MANY YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOANNE. A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS, JOANNE HAS ASKED ME TO, TO DO A SPECIFIC TASK FOR AN EVENT THAT WE HAVE. AND EACH TIME IF I SAID, OKAY, I'LL DO THAT ON FRIDAY, SHE DID IT ON THURSDAY FOR ME AHEAD OF TIME. AND I ASKED HER ABOUT IT. SHE SAID, WELL, I KNEW YOU WERE BUSY.

SO THAT'S JOANNE. SHE GETS THINGS DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SHE SUPPORTS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS FINANCIALLY, THROUGH THE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AND PEOPLE GET AN EDUCATION BECAUSE OF JOANNE. SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, JOE, COME FORWARD.

COME ON UP. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE. WE HAVE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL ONE. YEAH, I I HADN'T INTENDED TO SAY ANYTHING.

PLUS, SHE'S GOT A GORGEOUS VOICE, AND SHE AND I ALWAYS GO TO THE SINGINGS TOGETHER, AND.

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AND WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH.

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN, YOU HANG OUT WITH HER.

SHE DOES NOT LET ANYTHING SLIDE. I HAVE SEEN HER TAKE EXTRA CARE IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN VOTE WHEN THEY PULL UP, AND THEY'RE HANDICAPPED.

SHE GOES OUT IN THE HEAT. SHE ACCOMMODATES. I'VE KNOWN HER FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

AND WHEN I FIRST MET HER, I WAS DOING THE CENSUS IN THAT PART OF PARKER COUNTY.

AND SHE KNEW WHERE EVERYBODY LIVED BECAUSE SHE WAS THE POSTMISTRESS.

AND ONE DAY I COULDN'T FIND SOMETHING. AND THEY SAID, WELL, ASK JOANNE BARNHART.

AND I WENT OVER AND PICKED HER UP. SHE SAID, SURE.

AND AND THERE WAS A GATE. AND SHE SAID, OH, YOU DON'T GO THROUGH THE GATE.

YOU GO DOWN THERE AND YOU CUT BACK THROUGH, YOU KNOW.

SO AND WE FOUND THE PEOPLE. BUT I MUST SAY IT'S AN HONOR TO KNOW HER AND HAVE HER AS MY FRIEND.

THANK YOU. JOHN. ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

SHE HAS ORGANIZED MANY GREAT DINNERS OUT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND DONATED THOSE FUNDS AT POLITICAL SPEAKINGS.

I REMEMBER GOING OUT THERE AND ANY YOUNGER GUY BACK THEN, IT WAS 20 OR 2000.

BUT I'D KNOWN HER BEFORE THEN, BUT JUST DID A TOP NOTCH JOB.

SHE'S AN AMAZING PERSON AND WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU.

CAN I GET. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME THAT JUST SPOKE? BELL. BROWNLEE. WOULD YOU WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HER COMING UP WITH AND STAND WITH HER AT ALL? WELL, I'M NOT YOU KNOW, I'M NOT DONE YET. JUST A MINUTE. OKAY.

MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN I GET THE CHANCE TO SPEAK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG TODAY, BUT WHEN I LEAVE SOMETHING OUT, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT POINTS OUT WHAT I NEED TO BE SAYING.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I'M SURE I LEFT SOME THINGS OUT TODAY, JOE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SAY THEM, COME ON UP AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE YOURS.

AND I DID LEAVE SOME THINGS OUT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE, SO.

I THINK YOU ALL JUST HAVE TO SAY I WAS RAISED TO BE WHO I AM.

SO I HAD TO THANK MY PARENTS. I RAISED HIM. WE'VE BEEN THERE A HUNDRED YEARS.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING US WITH THAT.

AND IT'S NICE TO DO WHAT I CAN DO. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR MY PAST PROVIDING GOOD FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MYSELF AND THOSE THAT HAVE HELPED ME APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'VE GOT ROOM HERE.

ANYBODY ELSE BE IN THOSE PICTURES? COME ON UP.

WE'LL.

DO. GRADUATION.

COME ON. YOU GOTTA BE IN THE ROOM DOWN THERE.

THERE WE GO. CAN YOU GET US ALL IN? OH, YEAH.

HE'S A MASTER AT THIS. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

WE'LL TAKE TWO PICTURES. YEAH. ONE. TWO. THREE.

ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY. YAY! THANKS FOR COMING. JOE. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE CHICKENED OUT ON ME. I WAS CRAP.

CRAP. THAT'S THE HARD THING. THAT'S THE HARD THING.

YEAH.

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LARRY. LARRY. BOY, THAT WAS A SPECIAL ONE. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER. THAT WAS THAT WAS GREAT TO MEET PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

THAT'S BEEN SUCH AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

[6.B. Honor Bill Warren the 2025 recipient of the Ruth Lester Lifetime Achievement Award. (Commissioner Walden)]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM SIX B, ALSO TO HONOR BILL WARREN FOR THE 2025 RECIPIENT OF THE LESTER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

COMMISSIONER WALTON, I DEFER TO YOU. PLEASE. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

BILL, I HATE TO PUT YOU IN SECOND PLACE HERE TODAY, BUT YOU ARE.

BUT IT IT'S GOOD. BUT MAYBE A LITTLE MORE TIME FOR FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME.

AND I KNOW YOUR NAME'S WILLIAM, BUT WE CALL YOU BILL.

AND AND BILL WARREN HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF MANY ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN THE COUNTY ABANDONED CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

I'M GOING TO LIST THEM OFF HERE. SANDRA GORDON'S FOUNDATION, MILSAP HERITAGE SOCIETY, MILSAP CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PARK COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, WEATHERFORD HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ABANDONED CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

IT TAKES BILL, PEOPLE LIKE BILL TO GET OUT HERE AND STIR THINGS UP AND KEEP THEM GOING.

HE DOESN'T JUST DO IT HERE, THOUGH. EVERY TIME THERE'S A GRANT OPPORTUNITY STATEWIDE IT COMES IS BROUGHT TO US.

BILL'S ON IT. HE HE HE HAS THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY TO SEEK OUT THOSE FUNDS.

AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE BILL FOR THE, THE AWARD THAT HE RECEIVED, BUT ALSO FOR THE, THE MANY THINGS THAT HE DOES FOR ALL THE ENTITIES HERE IN PARKER COUNTY. SO, BILL, WE'LL READ YOURS. RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED SERVICE FOR BILL WARREN.

WHEREAS, BILL WARREN HAS BEEN A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT TO PARKER COUNTY AND HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT LONG TERM CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS OVER MANY DECADES.

AND WHEREAS MR. WARREN HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AND HONORED AS THE 2025.

RECIPIENT OF THE RUTH LESTER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. AND WHEREAS, HIS LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION HAVE MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN NORTH TEXAS, PARTICULARLY IN PARKER COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, MR. WARREN HAS WORKED WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE SHANDOR GARDENS FOUNDATION, MILLSAP HERITAGE SOCIETY, MILLSAP CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, WEATHERFORD HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND ALSO SERVES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ABANDONED CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

AND WHEREAS, HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AND LED DOZENS OF IMPORTANT PROJECTS OVER FOUR DECADES, THAT KEEPS HISTORY ALIVE FOR PARKER COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THEREFORE BE.

IT NOTED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR BILL WARREN FOR HIS COMMITMENT, DEDICATION, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND LEADERSHIP AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HERITAGE.

SO. SO RECOGNIZE THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2026, COMMISSIONERS COURT OF PARKER COUNTY.

BILL.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE COURT FOR RECOGNIZING THIS.

IT'S IT'S BEEN QUITE AN HONOR TO MOVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH ALL OF THESE, THESE PRESENT.

THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE AT LEAST AS WORTHY TO HAVE THIS AND AS THIS, THIS KIND OF AWARD. SO I'M STUMBLING OVER MY WORDS.

I SHOULDN'T DO THAT. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RECOGNITION AND IT'S REALLY BEEN KIND OF JOYFUL TO WORK WITH THIS COURT AND ALSO WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS IN TRYING TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF PARKER COUNTY.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT. COME ON. GUYS. COME OVER ON THIS SIDE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

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LARRY. OKAY. HI, THERE.

ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO. I HAVE TO REPORT. TWO AND A HALF. THREE MONTHS.

FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR. BILL PREPARES TAX TAXES FOR PEOPLE AT NO COST.

THREE DAYS A WEEK. SOMETIMES FOUR DAYS A WEEK, DEPENDING ON THE WORKLOAD, RIGHT? THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS WHAT MAKES PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL.

SO THANK YOU. THANKS. BOTH Y'ALL. YEAH. LINDA'S ONE OF THEM, TOO.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO ITEM EIGHT K ON DISCUSS APPROVE ADDENDUM FOR MUNICIPAL COUNTY CONTRACT FOR ROAD REPAIR WITH ANITA SOUTH,

[8.K. Discuss/Approve Addendum to Municipal-County Contract for Road Repair with Annetta South. (Commissioner Hale)]

COMMISSIONER HILL. I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS UPDATE TO OUR ILA. WE GOT CREWS WAITING TO GET TO WORK SO. OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER SCAM IF YOU WOULD COME UP.

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

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM TWO. 2026 ANNUAL INVENTORY REPORT.

KIM. SO AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, WE'VE DONE OUR ANNUAL INVENTORY REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION TWO, 62.011. AND I AM PROVIDING I'VE PROVIDED A FLASH DRIVE TO THE COURT FOR THE RECORD OF ALL THE ANNUAL INVENTORIES FOR THE. EACH DEPARTMENT. WE HAD A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE MISSING IN AUDIT.

THIS YEAR NEW THIS YEAR. AND SO WE ARE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THOSE ITEMS LOCATED.

A FEW OF THEM ARE AT ONE, THE LARGEST ONE IS AT A DEALERSHIP GETTING WORKED ON.

AND THEN THE RADIO IS WITH THAT VEHICLE AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL ASSETS THAT HAVE BEEN MISSING IN AUDIT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS THAT WE WILL BE PURGING FROM OUR INVENTORY ROLL.

AND NOW AFTER THIS THREE YEAR PERIOD. SO EVERYBODY WAS VERY HELPFUL IN GETTING THE INVENTORY DONE THIS YEAR.

AND, AND WE ARE WILL BE UTILIZING AS T W FOR INVENTORY FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

WE'RE HOPING WE'LL SEE IF NOT IN THIS NEXT UPCOMING YEAR WILL BE INTERESTING AS WELL, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. I'VE GOT GREAT STAFF AND WE'VE REALLY GOT A HANDLE ON IT.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WORKING WITH US AND COOPERATING.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND SECOND OF THE COMMISSIONER HOLT HAS MADE THE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM FOR THE INVENTORY REPORT? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

KIM. ACCEPT. REJECT. THIS IS ITEM THREE. ACCEPT, REJECT.

[4.D.3. Accept/Reject/Renew PC26-38 Pavement Striping Services. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

RENEW. PC 26-38 PAVEMENT STRIPING SERVICES. KIM.

WE RECEIVED THREE RESPONSES FOR PC 2638 FOR PAVEMENT STRIPING SERVICES FROM C.I.

PAVEMENT, GRAY SKY CONSTRUCTION AND STRIPING ZONE L C.

THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE PACKET EARLIER IN THE WEEK I HAVE MADE AN UPDATE TO AND I HANDED YOU ALL OUT A HARD COPY.

I'M RECOMMENDING THAT C.I. PAVEMENT BE AWARDED THE LINE ITEMS RELATED TO PARKING LOT STRIPING AND GRAY SKY CONSTRUCTION BE AWARDED THE ITEMS RELATED TO ROADWAY STRIPING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 13TH TODAY THROUGH I'VE 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2027.

THIS IS A ONE YEAR FIXED PRICE CONTRACT WITH OPTION FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND DO WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALTON? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? KIM, CAN YOU ADVISE WHO THE EXPIRING CONTRACT IS WITH STRIPING ZONE, LLC? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?

[4.D.4. Notification of trade-in of Gradall attachments toward the purchase of the Gradall XL 3100 Pct. 2. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Holt)]

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MOVE TO ITEM FOUR. NOTIFICATION OF TRADE IN. OF GRANT GRADL ATTACHMENTS TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THE GRADL XL 3100 PRECINCT TWO.

KIM. ON JUNE 8TH, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A GRADLE XL 3100 FOR PRECINCT TWO, AND THESE TWO ITEMS ARE A GREAT ALL TREE TRIMMER AND A GRAPPLE BUCKET.

THEY ARE WANTING TO TRADE THOSE IN AS WELL OR INCLUDE WITH THE TRADE IN THAT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, THERE WAS A $12,000 CREDIT FOR THAT TRADE. YOU HAVE A NOTIFICATION ON HERE.

SO DO WE NEED A WE NEED APPROVAL FOR THIS. YES, SIR.

OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES FIVE. OH THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE.

[4.D.5. Accept/Reject/Renew PC23-40 Auto Supplies for Pcts. 1 & 2. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Conley / Commissioner Holt)]

WE'LL ACCEPT REJECT FOR EPC C23-40 AUTO SUPPLIES FOR PRECINCTS ONE AND TWO.

AGAIN, PC, WE DO HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. CONTINUE.

OKAY. PC 23-40 AUTO SUPPLIES FOR PRECINCT ONE AND TWO WAS AWARDED TO TIDWELL WHOLESALE DBA, AOK AUTO SUPPLY. IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR ONE LAST RENEWAL PERIOD, AND THE VENDOR HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RENEWING THE BID UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THIS WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST OF 2027.

THE RECORDS SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER COLLINS MADE THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER HOLTZ MADE THE SECOND.

COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT OR ANYBODY? YEAH. WHEN YOU SAY ONE LAST, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SO THE INITIAL CONTRACT WAS AWARDED IN 2023 AND IT HAD THREE ADDITIONAL TERMS. AND SO WE ARE IN THE FINAL RENEWAL PERIOD. SO AT THE DURING NEXT SUMMER WE'LL HAVE TO PUT THIS BACK OUT FOR BID.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIES FIVE ZERO. MOVE TO ITEM SIX OR ACCEPT REJECT RENEW PC23-48 WELDING SERVICES SUPPLIES.

[4.D.6. Accept/Reject/Renew PC23-48 Welding Supplies. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

I'M SORRY. SO PC23-48 WELDING SUPPLIES FOR PARKER COUNTY AWARDED TO PHILLIPS WELDING SUPPLY IS ELIGIBLE FOR ONE LAST RENEWAL TERM AS WELL. ON THEIR AWARD, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN RENEWING.

THROUGH THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JULY 31ST OF 2027, AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES FIVE ZERO. MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN OR ACCEPT.

[4.D.7. Accept/Reject/Renew PC24-47 Railroad Cars used for Culverts. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

REJECT. RENEW PC 24-47. RAILROAD CARS USED FOR CULVERTS.

SO PC 24-47. RAILROAD CARS USED FOR CULVERTS WAS AWARDED TO THE RAILROAD YARD.

IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR RENEWAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.

THE VENDOR HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN RENEWING THE BID FOR THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JULY 31ST OF 2027.

THEY HAVE REQUESTED A COUPLE OF PRICE INCREASES ON TWO OF THE LINE ITEMS FOR THE 5 FOOT TO 5 FOOT FIVE INCH LENGTH.

THEY REQUESTED A 20% INCREASE ON THOSE AND THE SIX FOOT TO 7.5FT, I'M SORRY, SEVEN FOOT FIVE INCHES FOR A 36% INCREASE. AND THEN THEY HAVE DEVIATIONS FOR THE EIGHT BY 30S CHANGE TO 469 FOOT.

THEY'VE CHANGED THE SIZE OF THAT ONE AND THE TEN BY 30.

THAT'S 525 FOOT, $525 A FOOT. AND THEN THE 11.5 BY 30 AT $635 A FOOT.

MY RECOLLECTION IS THERE'S THE ONLY VENDOR THAT RESPONDS, YES, SIR.

AND THESE ITEMS THAT THEY'VE INCREASED THE COST ON ARE NOT THE TYPICAL ITEMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PURCHASED.

THE SIZES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT AND ACCEPT REJECT, RENEW RFP PC26-40 BALLISTIC WINDSHIELDS.

[4.D.8. Accept/Reject/Renew RFP PC26-40 Ballistic Windshields. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE FROM DANA SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR RFP, PC 26-40 FOR THE BALLISTIC WINDSHIELD.

DANA. SAFETY SYSTEMS RESPONSE DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT AS SPECIFIED.

WHAT THEY PROPOSED WAS A WINDSHIELD THAT IS BALLISTIC FOR HANDGUNS ONLY.

AND SO AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CHIEF DEPUTY WE HAVE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE REJECT THIS AND PUT IT BACK OUT.

THE COMPANY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DOING THESE APPARENTLY HAD SOME ISSUES ON SUBMITTING THE, ON THE BONFIRE.

BUT THEY DID NOT REACH OUT TO ME TO, TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH DOING THAT.

AND WE WILL WORK WITH THEM AND GET THIS DONE.

SO I TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, WE NEED TO REJECT THE ONE REJECTED. OKAY.

SORRY. COMMISSIONER WALTON HAS MADE THAT MOTION TO REJECT.

AND SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE THE CHIEF DEPUTY ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, PLEASE? SURE. CHIEF, CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA ABOUT HOW MANY COMPANIES ARE OUT THERE THAT CAN PROVIDE THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND PRODUCT THAT KEEPS OUR GUYS SAFE. THEY'RE LIMITED.

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THE, THE COMPANY WE WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO GO WITH WAS BASED IN ARIZONA.

THEY HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR, THEIR SUPPLIER AND THEY HAD SOME CONFLICT.

AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAD TO DROP OUT AND THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR, THEIR STUFF DONE IN TIME.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT DO THIS, BUT NOT SO MANY THAT DO BALLISTIC WINDSHIELDS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.

AND SO I REQUEST THAT WE DO REJECT THIS BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO DEFEAT RIFLE ROUNDS THAT ARE FIRED AT PATROL UNITS.

SO, AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT REOPENING THIS, WE CAN GET WHAT WE NEED.

YES, SIR. EXCELLENT. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE SEARCHED ALL FOR ALL THE CO-OP CONTRACTS AND STUFF.

AND THERE'S NOT ONE FOR THIS LEVEL OF OF SAFETY.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM NINE.

[4.D.9. Authorization to Advertise RFP PC26-42 PCSO Patrol Building Covered Porch. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE RFP. PC 26-42. THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PATROL BUILDING COVERED PORCH, REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE RFP.

PC 2626-42 FOR PATROL BUILDING COVERED PORCH.

WE WOULD ADVERTISE ON JULY 22ND AND 29TH. ANTICIPATED OPENING WOULD BE AUGUST 12TH AND ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE FOR AUGUST 24TH.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALLING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HOLT, WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE. MARK.

COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED $30,000 IN THE LAST BUDGET FOR THIS PORCH.

MARK, I SPOKE WITH MARK LONG. HE HADN'T HAD TIME TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT TO GET IT MOVING.

SO REQUEST IS TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT OUT FOR AN RFP SO WE CAN GET THIS DONE.

OKAY. IT'LL BE A WOODEN STRUCTURE WITH ASPHALT SHINGLES.

OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

PABLO. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE ONE. UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

[5.A. Discuss/Take action on ongoing reporting of bond projects to Commissioners Court by Freese & Nichols. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Holt / Judge Deen)]

TAKE ACTION ON THE ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONERS COURT BY FRIESEN.

NICHOLS. CHRIS. BOSCO. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. CHRIS. BOSCO. FREESE AND NICHOLS.

SO THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR THIS MONTH. SO ONE OF THE ELEMENTS IS THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

THE TEAM'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH THE VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

HAD A MEETING WITH COG, AND THEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS LAST WEEK.

CAN I I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO TIE THAT INTO MY REPORT WITH THE RTC MEETING AND CONNECT THE DOT WITH THAT.

BUT THAT MEETING WAS CANCELED. A COUPLE THINGS TO COMMENT ON THAT, BUT I WANT TO JUST REFERENCE REAL QUICK THAT CERTAIN COMMITTEE MEETING THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS FROM VICTOR VAN GRIFF, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE TARRANT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION.

THAT WAS A FANTASTIC MEETING. AND COMMISSIONER HOLT, YOU ATTENDED ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER HILL OR MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLABORATION. THE FIRST MEETING ACTUALLY WENT WAY BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS AND THAT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

WELL THANK YOU. COULD I COMMENT AS WELL? THIS IS AN UPDATE OF THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

IT IS NOT A NEW PLAN, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES, SIR.

JUST SO EVERYBODY'S VERY CLEAR, WE ALREADY HAVE A THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. AND PART OF THAT COORDINATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE ORIGINAL PLAN COINCIDES WITH THE LATEST CITY PLANS. AND TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER, THE REASON FOR THAT IN THE UPDATE OF THE PLAN IS BECAUSE THE CURRENT PLAN.

THESE THINGS NEED TO BE UPDATED FREQUENTLY. I MEAN, I WANT TO SAY EVERY YEAR, BUT MAYBE EVERY TWO TO 3 OR 4 YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENT THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS, IS IN LINE WITH THE GROWTH PATTERNS THAT WE'RE SEEING, BECAUSE WE HAVE A THOROUGHFARE PLAN GOING THROUGH SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, WE NEVER BUILD A ROAD ON IT. SO IT AFFECTS THE MARKETABILITY PROPERTIES OUT THERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT. YEAH. AND ONE THING THAT HAD CHANGED SINCE THE THE FIRST PLAN WAS THE TXDOT AGREEMENT. THEY CALL IT THE CORRIDOR AGREEMENT.

AND SO WHEN THE COUNTY HAS A NEW PLAN, YOU CAN THEN GIVE THE COUNTY THE ABILITY TO PRESERVE RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO STATE ROADS. AND THAT THAT'S BEEN A NEW THING DEVELOPED.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT THE COMPLETION OF THIS WILL SEND THAT TO AUSTIN, AND THEN IT WILL GIVE YOU ALL THAT ABILITY TO PRESERVE THAT IN MY RECOLLECTION.

TO INTERRUPT AGAIN, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE IN PLACE TO QUALIFY US FOR MATCHES FROM NCT OG, CORRECT? CORRECT. CORRECT. YES. WE GOT TO HAVE IT IN PLACE TO GET MONEY FROM CONGRESS.

THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO SPEAKING OF COG, THE ANOTHER COORDINATION ACTIVITY HAS BEEN THE I-20 FRONTAGE ROADS.

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OF COURSE THE RAMP RAMP PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED.

BUT WE HAD ANOTHER COORDINATION WITH COG JUST TO GIVE THEM A STATUS UPDATE.

THIS IS THE PROJECT GRAHAM AND ASSOCIATES IS DESIGNING IN PRECINCT THREE.

AND SO JUST TRYING TO GET WHAT THE PHASING OF THAT PROJECT WOULD BE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT FUNDING IS IN PLACE FOR GETTING THOSE FRONTAGE ROADS CONSTRUCTED.

THIS I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT WE MAINLY PUT THIS IN HERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN DOWNLOAD THE REPORT AND KIND OF SEE THE DETAIL OF THE PHASING.

AND I'LL KIND OF GO IN BY PRECINCT. SO IN PRECINCT ONE SO THE MAIN PUSH IS TO GET CHURCH OUT TO BID.

WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, BUT HAVE GOTTEN THE APPRAISALS IN.

AND THIS IS MAINLY ON THAT NORTH END AT VILLE STATION.

WE KIND OF THREW OUT THE DESIGN. WE CONSIDERED A CONVENTIONAL INTERSECTION, BUT NOW THINK A ROUNDABOUT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THAT LOCATION.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT FINAL RIGHT OF WAY IS.

MIDWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND AS IS THOMAS ROAD.

THOSE ARE TWO OF THE MAIN PROJECTS IN PRECINCT ONE.

I DID GET AN UPDATE ON THE STEWART SIGNAL. SO THEY HAVE THE FOUNDATIONS IN PLACE, AND THEIR LATEST SCHEDULE WITH A CONTRACTOR IS TO HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETED BY EARLY SEPTEMBER. IN TERMS OF GETTING THE, THE POLES UP SO THAT THAT'S THE SCHEDULE THERE.

AND THEN 51 AND VILLE STATION. THAT OF COURSE, WAS THE PROJECT THERE TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY.

AND THEN HUTCHINSON, WE HAVE THAT AS ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SURVEY AND DEVELOPED ALIGNMENTS BECAUSE TWO SEGMENTS OF THAT IS KIND OF A NEW RIGHT OF WAY.

AND THEN ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS IS TO GET THE DESIGN CONTRACT UNDERWAY TO COMPLETE THAT DESIGN.

ONE OF THE ELEMENTS I MEANT TO MENTION ON THAT, THAT COMMISSIONER CONNELLY AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT IS THE NEED FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT 51 AND HUTCHINSON. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SEEING IF TXDOT CAN ADD THAT TO ONE OF THEIR CURRENT PROJECTS.

BUT THAT THAT'S SOMETHING MORE COORDINATION IS NEEDED THERE TO KIND OF CONFIRM THAT IMPROVEMENT.

THERE'S ALREADY TURN LANES AT 199 AND THE SIGNAL, BUT 51 WOULD BE ONE THAT WOULD NEED TURN LANES WITH THAT CONNECTION ON PRECINCT TWO. SO OAK RIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THEY. THEY HAVE NOW ALL THE TEMPORARY PAVEMENT IN CARTER ROAD.

WE DID. TXDOT PROVIDED US COMMENTS. AND SO WE'RE FINALIZING THE FINAL PLANS ON THAT PIECE.

HEY, CHRIS, CAN YOU BACK UP JUST A SECOND? YES. YEAH. ON OAK RIDGE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ALARM IS NOT SOUNDED PREMATURELY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ALARM IS NOT SOUNDED TOO LATE.

WE ARE WATCHING THAT PROJECT VERY CLOSELY. AND WHILE IT APPEARS THAT DEM IS DOING.

A GOOD JOB IN CERTAIN AREAS, WE ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIME THAT IT'S TAKEN TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY EXPECT THAT THIS IS NOW WHEN THE ACTUAL VISIBLE CONSTRUCTION WILL REALLY RAMP UP.

BUT WE'RE WE'RE WATCHING THAT VERY CAUTIOUSLY AND JUST DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE END OF THIS PROJECT AND HAVE TO EXTEND IT 3 TO 6 MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YES, SIR. YEAH. POJO IS ONE. WE DEVELOPED SOME ALIGNMENTS THERE TO BASICALLY IDENTIFY THE BEST ROUTE FOR THAT CONNECTION IN ORDER TO KIND OF PROCEED WITH WHAT, WHAT NEEDS TO BE SURVEYED AND WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE DESIGN WOULD BE THERE.

THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, THERE'S SEVERAL OPTIONS OF WHERE THAT ROUTE COULD GO.

THAT'S BETWEEN GOSHEN AND J E WOODY. THE CENTRAL CULVERTS THEY DID ACTUALLY COMPLETE THAT WORK LAST WEEK.

AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING A FINAL WALK THROUGH.

SO THAT'S ONE, OF COURSE WAS KIND OF URGENT CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE'RE PLEASED THAT THE CONTRACTOR WAS ABLE TO AT LEAST GET TO THAT FINAL WALK THROUGH STAGE.

AND THEN THE ZION HILL. THIS IS ONE THAT HALF AN ASSOCIATES IS DESIGNING.

SO WE ALREADY HAD THAT KICK OFF AND THEY'RE UNDERWAY WITH DEVELOPING THAT PROJECT.

PRECINCT THREE RICK WILLIAMSON. OF COURSE THAT'S UNDER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION.

NOW WITH THAT BELL I MENTIONED THE FRONTAGE ROADS MAINLY THAT KIND OF COORDINATION OF COURSE.

LAST COURT YOU ALL APPROVED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

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JUST TO KIND OF EXPAND THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH TECH STOCK.

AND THEN WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST PHASE CONSTRUCTION SO THAT WE CAN GET FUNDING FOR, FOR THAT PHASE BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG, BIG PROJECT THERE.

STILL ON TRACK TO LET THE RAMPS IN AUGUST. BASICALLY ALL THE DESIGNS DONE.

IT'S JUST TECH STOCK IS LETTING THAT NOT THE COUNTY ON THAT SPECIFIC ONE.

FAIRVIEW LANE. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH UTILITIES STILL ON THAT ONE.

AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS, YOU KNOW, MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE UTILITIES TO RELOCATE.

AND UNDERDRAIN WAS PUT IN AS WELL. AND THEN THE BETHEL ROAD SCHEMATIC IS UNDERWAY AS WELL.

IN PRECINCT FOUR SIMILAR TO CHURCH, KIND OF THE MAIN JOB TO GET OUT FOR BID HERE.

WE'RE TARGETING AUGUST IS THE, THE BANKHEAD HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.

AND SO WE'RE STILL ARE WORKING THROUGH THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT A GOOD PLACE THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BID THAT JOB AND HAVE SOME YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO KIND OF MITIGATE ANY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WITH THE LAND SIDE.

THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE GOTTEN PLANS BACK FROM THE, THE BRIDGE ENGINEER.

AND SO THOSE ARE UNDER REVIEW. AND THEN WE DID SUBMIT 90% PLANS FOR THE FM FIVE INTERSECTION AND TECH STOCKS TELLING US WE'LL GET COMMENTS BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR ON OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD KIND OF ON SOME CHANGES THERE RELATED TO THAT SPECIFIC CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR. AND THEN 1187, THAT'S THE ONE ON PERKINS IS DESIGNING AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE SCHEMATIC WORK FOR THAT PROJECT. AND WE HAVE ACTIVE COORDINATION WITH COG AND TECH STOCK ON THAT JOB KELLY ROAD.

SO THE GETTING THE DRIVEWAYS IN PLACE AND THEN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND COORDINATION FOR THE INTERSECTION AT BEAR CREEK IS UNDERWAY THERE.

WE RECENTLY DID THE SU WITH A COUPLE OF GAS LINES IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN WE HAVE SUBMITTED FINAL PLANS TO TXDOT ON THE KELLY ROAD, US 377 SIGNAL.

CHRIS, A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IF YOU GO BACK ON OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD, HAVE WE HAD ANY ACTION FROM ENCORE AND OR TRI COUNTY? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY BOTH HAVE UTILITIES THERE THAT WERE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH GETTING THEM OUT OF THE WAY.

YEAH, YEAH, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT.

AND OF GETTING, THERE'S STILL A FEW MORE UTILITIES THAT HAVE TO MOVE.

ONE NOTE ON THAT WE DID MEET WITH COG TO TALK THROUGH KIND OF THE CHANGES IN THAT PROJECT.

AND THEY'RE ON BOARD WITH THE PLAN WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.

GREAT. BUT, BUT YEAH, THE UTILITIES IS STILL A CRITICAL PATH ITEM ON THAT JOB.

YEAH. OKAY. ONE MORE ON THAT LAST ONE. ON THE SIGNAL AT KELLY ROAD.

YES. DO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE PLANS? DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PAPERWORK ON THE FUNDING SIDE? HAVE YOU GOTTEN AN UPDATE FROM TXDOT? I HAVE NOT, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE AND KEEP A HOT SHOT ON THAT ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ONE OTHER UPDATE. MORGAN ADDED THIS TRAFFIC UPDATES TO THE WEBSITE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF A NEW ADD FOR CITIZENS TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE LATEST PHASING IS ON THE VARIOUS PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THEY KIND OF GO TO THAT ONE SPOT TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE MONTHLY REPORT? ANY, ANY COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ITSELF? THANK YOU CHRIS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM B ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON HUTCHINSON ROAD PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES. SO THIS IS REALLY THE LAST PROJECT TO GET UNDERWAY IN

[5.B. Discuss/Take action on Hutcheson Road professional design services. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Conley)]

PRECINCT ONE HUTCHINSON ROAD. I MENTIONED WE'VE ALREADY SURVEYED IT AND KIND OF WORKED OUT THE ALIGNMENTS AT THE CONNECTION OF 199 AND 51. SO THIS PROJECT HAS TWO SEGMENTS OR GREENFIELD PROJECTS, MEANING THEY'RE, THEY'RE NEW CONNECTIONS.

AND THEN THE MIDDLE PART IS WILL BE A REDO OF THAT EXISTING PAYMENT, KIND OF LIKE THE MIDWAY PROJECT OR, OR THOMAS ROAD. THIS IS FOR THE ENGINEERING CONTRACT.

SO THIS INCLUDES TAKING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN, FINAL DESIGN.

IT DOES HAVE SU SERVICES THAT WE'LL BE DOING AT 1.99 WITH SOME GAS LINES IN THAT AREA.

THE BID SERVICES AND THE TOTAL FOR THIS PROJECT IS $450,000 FOR THAT COMPLETE DESIGN.

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AND THIS WILL GET EVERYTHING MOVING ON THAT PROJECT.

YES, SIR. YEAH, YEAH, WE WE ALREADY HAVE COMPLETED THE SURVEY.

Y'ALL WOULD APPROVE THAT PREVIOUS. RIGHT. BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING MOVING, BUT.

CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY ON THAT.

AND SECOND ON COMMISSIONER AYLWIN, THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU GOT? YEAH. SO WE HAVE WORKED OUT KIND OF THE ALIGNMENTS OF WHERE IT WILL CONNECT INTO ONE, 99 AND 51, BUT HAVEN'T DONE THE DETAILED DESIGN YET.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO COMMENTS. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. FIVE. OH THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C AND DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION ON FAIRVIEW DRIVE. ADDITIONAL SERVICES. CHRIS. SO FAIRVIEW DRIVE IS IN IN

[5.C. Discuss/Take action on Fairview Drive additional services. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Walden)]

PRECINCT THREE. YOU'LL SEE THERE AT THE CONNECTION OF I-20.

THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES WE'VE HAD WE NEEDED TO ADD AN UNDERDRAIN IN, AND WE ALSO ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE PREFERENCE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT ALSO BENEFITED AND FITTING THE UNDERDRAIN AND WORKING WITH THE WATER LINE NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. SO THIS IS ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THOSE ELEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF 57,000 FOR EACH OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DESIGN. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CHRIS. OKAY. IT TAKES US TO ITEM C ON THE DISCUSSION.

[6.C. Discussion/Update on Regional Transportation Council Meeting. (Judge Deen)]

UPDATE ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT MEETING WAS CANCELED. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I DO WANT TO MAKE ON THIS THAT PARKER COUNTY CONTINUES TO CARRY A LOT OF SUPPORT IN THESE MEETINGS AS FAR AS KIND OF THE, THE TEMPLATE OR THE MODEL TO FOLLOW IN TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR BOND ELECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO, THAT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. BECAUSE WHAT A BOND DOES IS IT BRINGS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, THEN IT TAPS INTO FEDERAL FUNDING THAT IS IMMENSE.

LIKE WE HAD A $30 MILLION BOND BACK IN 2020 FOR BELIEVE.

I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN IT'S NETTED US OUT NEARLY $2 BILLION.

AND SO IT'S CRITICAL IF WE DO THIS RIGHT. AND AGAIN, A VERY HUGE COMPLIMENT TO PRESIDENT NICHOLS ON THAT.

I THINK THAT'S IMMENSE ON THIS. ONE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE, PARKER COUNTY, BUT WILL BE REPRESENTED ON THE FORUM THAT IS COMING ON THE TARRANT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION MEETING, WHICH WILL REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF THE THE COUNTIES IN NORTH TEXAS.

AGAIN, THAT WILL BE I'VE BEEN ASKED TO GIVE THE INTRODUCTION TO THAT AND TALK ABOUT KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S WORKING HERE.

THAT SEEMS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH EVERYONE.

WHEN PARKER COUNTY SPEAKS, IT'S ONE, IT'S WEATHERFORD, IT'S SPRINGTOWN, IT'S EVERYONE.

IT'S NOT JUST THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S EVERY SINGLE COUNTY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN UPDATE WITH THAT OF HOW WE'RE DOING THINGS HERE.

AND SO WE CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY WITH THAT.

AND THAT'S A HUGE COMPLIMENT TO PARKER COUNTY.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT. THAT MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED AND BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. MOVE TO ITEM 8ACA8C CONSIDER APPROVED. EASTER SROLA ADDENDA FOR FY 2627 MARK.

[8.C. Consider/Approve Peaster SRO ILA Addendum for FY2026-2027. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE COST SHARING BETWEEN US, THE COUNTY AND EASTER FOR SRO SERVICES.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL THAN THAT, PLEASE? SO WE HAVE A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL FIVE DISTRICTS THAT WE SERVICE FOR SRO SERVICES YEARS AGO. THE, THE COST SHARING BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE THE DISTRICTS WERE VERY SKEWED TO WHERE THE COUNTY PICKED UP A MAJORITY OF THE COST OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICTS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF COST SHARING, WHERE THEY COMPENSATE THE COUNTY MORE FOR THOSE DEPUTIES BEING ASSIGNED TO THOSE DISTRICTS.

AS I RECALL, THERE WAS A PLAN IN PLACE WHEN THIS SHIFT OCCURRED, I BELIEVE, IN 23.

AND THAT PLAN HAD A GRADUATED STEP DOWN OF THE COUNTY'S PORTION AND AN INCREASE, CORRESPONDING INCREASE, OF COURSE, IN THE SCHOOLS PORTION. IS THIS AN ADJUSTMENT TO THAT PLAN OR IS THIS JUST THE UPDATE OR.

IT IS AN ADJUSTMENT. OKAY. YEAH. EVERY YEAR IT INCREASES I THINK 10%.

AND I THINK THE MAXIMUM THAT WE AGREED UPON WAS 70%.

THE SCHOOL WOULD PAY. RIGHT. AND THEN THE COUNTY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 30, 30% OF SALARY AND BENEFITS.

AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE THE DEPUTIES EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.

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AND SO THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE ORIGINAL FORECAST OF WHAT THAT CHANGE WOULD BE.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN WE SET FORTH SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND SAID, THIS IS THE PLAN FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THIS IS SIMPLY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PLAN.

MARK. I'LL ANSWER THAT. IT'S THE CONTRACT AND IT DOES SHOW THAT FOR THEM.

SO THEY WILL HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE MOVING FORWARD SO THEY CAN BUDGET PROPERLY. AND IN THE 2627, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT, IT'S THE 50%, 2728, IT GOES TO 60.

2829 GOES TO 70. UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD THE SAME TABLE, BUT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ORIGINALLY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS IS THE ISD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THIS ISN'T A CHANGE TO WHAT WE ORIGINALLY TOLD THEM IT WOULD BE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. SO IT'S AN AVERAGE IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF AN AVERAGE SALARY.

IT IS THE, THE WAY THAT THE SHERIFF OR THE, THE COUNTY COMES UP WITH THE COST, OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY EMPLOYEE COST INCREASE EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE TAKE THE FIVE DEPUTIES THAT ARE THERE AND WE, WE DO A MEAN AVERAGE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PERCENTAGES ARE.

THAT'S WHAT THE BASE IS THAT WE USE TO COME UP WITH THOSE THOSE FIGURES.

I THINK WHEN IT STARTED IT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE PAYING LIKE $5,000, $5,000 A YEAR, A YEAR PER DEPUTY FOR FOR HAVING THAT DEPUTIES THERE.

SO THAT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR BRINGING THE THING MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THE MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT AGAIN, AND WITH COMMISSIONER WALDEN MAKING THE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM D AND CONSIDER.

APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH LIFE CHECK SYSTEMS, LLC FOR JAIL SALE.

CHECK COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FOR THE PARKER COUNTY JAIL FOR $34,015.

PAID BY THE SHERIFF'S COMMISSION. COMMISSARY FUNDS.

SMART REQUEST. NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM. NO. NO ACTION.

YES, SIR. OKAY. MOVE TO ITEM M. CONSIDER. APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-28.

[8.E. Consider/Approve Resolution 26-28 TxDOT Multiple Use Agreement. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

TEXDOT. MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT. MARK. THIS RESOLUTION, IS A REQUIREMENT BY TXDOT AND TEXAS DPS.

IN ORDER FOR US TO GET PLACEMENTS OF OUR FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS ON.

TXDOT HIGHWAYS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND SO THE PARKER COUNTY RESOLUTION 2628 TAKES MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION, WHEREAS, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ADDITION OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER ALPR CAMERAS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AID THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN ITS CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES.

AND. WHEREAS, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S DESIRE TO ENGAGE WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THAT FLOCK SAFETY BE ALLOWED TO PLACE ALPR CAMERAS IN THE TEXAS RIGHT OF WAY ON BEHALF OF PARKER COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FIND IT TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO AUTHORIZE THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF TO SIGN A MOBILE USE AGREEMENT WITH TEXDOT.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-USE AGREEMENT WITH TEXDOT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF ALPR CAMERAS AND THE TEXTILE RIGHT OF WAY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF JULY 2026.

THANK YOU JOHN. WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON NEXT COURT WITH THE ACTUAL MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT THE JUDGE HAS ASSIGNED.

SO REGARDING THAT IS THAT INFORMATION THAT'S COLLECTED IN THOSE CAMERAS? IS THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION? NO, NO, THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS IS THE CAMERAS TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LICENSE PLATE, AND IT AUTOMATICALLY HITS ON WHAT'S WHAT'S CALLED T CIC, TEXAS CRIME INFORMATION CENTER, AND IT SEARCHES THE DATABASE FOR WARRANTS OR ANY WANTED INFORMATION AGAINST IT.

AND THEN THAT IS LOCATED AND IT NOTIFIES LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THAT VEHICLE IS TRAVELING DOWN A CERTAIN AREA.

BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. PERFECT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM F ON CONSIDER.

[8.F. Consider/Approve LexisNexis contract with the Sheriff's Office. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

APPROVED. LEXIS-NEXIS CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MARK. WE ALREADY HAD A.

THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS A CONTRACT WITH LEXISNEXIS.

WE WERE. WE WERE PAYING OUR SHARE THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S CONTRACT.

BUT LEXISNEXIS DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED OUR OWN.

AND SO THIS IS BASICALLY JUST TAKING THE MONEY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE BUDGETED AND CREATING, GENERATING OUR OWN CONTRACT WITH THEM. OKAY. MOTION COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND DISCUSSION.

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ALL IN FAVOR? CURIOUS FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ON ITEM G, WILL TAKE NO ACTION. ON ITEM H UPDATE ON SUBREGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION S RPC UNDER CHAPTER

[8.H. Update on Sub-regional Planning Commission (SRPC) under Chapter 391 of the Texas Local Government Code and take any action the court deems necessary. (Judge Deen)]

391 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE BRIAN COME UP. IF YOU WOULD JUST KIND OF IN A SUMMARY HERE THAT THE.

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT OUR RECENT WORKSHOP MEETINGS AT THE NINTH GRADE CENTER AND HERE WITH REGARD TO DATA CENTERS AND THE OPTIONS HERE ON THE TABLE, WE CAN DO THIS ONE OF TWO WAYS.

ONE, WE CAN DO A, A LOCALIZED WITH A PARTNER.

AS I UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A PARTNER.

THAT'S CORRECT. BUT YOU NEED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN ON A, ON A LOCAL LEVEL.

I HAVE TALKED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH PROBABLY A HALF A DOZEN OTHER OFFICERS ON THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WHO HAS A 391 AGREEMENT. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS KIND OF CARRY THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE $2 BILLION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS AND COMPLETION OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

THEY HAVE ALL EXPRESSED TO ME THAT THEY WOULD PREFER US WORK THROUGH THEM UNDER THEIR FRAMEWORK OF THE 391 WHICH WOULD REGIONALIZE THIS, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HOOD COUNTY, JOHNSON COUNTY, COLLIN COUNTY, AND TARRANT COUNTY ON AND ON AND ON, WISE COUNTY THAT HAVE ALL LOOKED AT AND PREFER TO WORK WITH COG ON THIS, ON A REGIONALIZED APPROACH THAT WOULD GIVE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, IF YOU WILL, FROM A REGIONAL APPROACH THAT IS AN OPTION.

CURRENTLY, THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PURSUE THAT OPTION FOR RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A MEETING COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH LOCAL JUDGES.

A BOARD MEETING OF COG IS SCHEDULED IN AUGUST.

I HAVE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER HOLT. HIS SENSE AND HE'S RIGHTLY SO.

THE SENSITIVITY OF MOVING QUICKLY. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ADD A COMPONENT TO THIS, YOU'RE JUSTIFIED.

AND YOU'RE CONCERNED HERE WITH THIS MOVING FASTER THAN A REGIONALIZED.

WE DON'T HAVE A PARTNER RIGHT NOW, BUT WE NEED TO EXPLORE THIS WITH COG JUST FOR JUST THE POLITICAL STABILITY, IF YOU WILL. BUT WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO US THE PRESIDENT OF COG, THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING OF THIS AND MOVING, TRYING TO MOVE QUICKLY ON THIS. IF YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING YOU, YOU KNOW ABOUT, YOU'RE CERTAINLY THE GURU OF THE 391.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M THE GURU OF ANYTHING, BUT I DID HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS THE LAST COUPLE THREE WEEKS.

THE CONSENSUS FROM JUDGE BOEDECKER AND JOHNSON COUNTY JUDGE HUCKABEE IN ERATH COUNTY.

THEY WANT TO PUT A CONSENSUS TOGETHER WITHIN THE COG.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR. WE'RE ALREADY PART OF THE 391, WHICH IS THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.

SO YOU ALREADY HAVE FORMED A 391. THEY'RE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH DATA CENTERS.

I BELIEVE WE'VE REACHED OUT TO HOOD COUNTY AS WELL.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WELL.

DATA CENTERS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE 765 TRANSMISSION LINES.

ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A NEMESIS AND UNSIGHTLY AND BUT IT'S TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT CONCEPTS IN TERMS OF PROPERTY.

765 IS A CONDEMNATION AND TAKING A PROPERTY, A DATA CENTER IS A TRANSACTION BETWEEN TWO PRIVATE ENTITIES.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IN MY RESEARCH ON ALL THIS THE ONE OVERWHELMING GUIDELINE IS THAT A A SUBREGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, OR QUITE FRANKLY, THE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WILL NOT STOP A DATA CENTER FROM BEING BUILT.

THE QUOTE THAT I GOT FROM BURNET COUNTY WAS IT'S JUST PERCEPTION.

SO IT'S A PERCEPTION OF DOING SOMETHING WITHOUT ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING THE MAIN GOAL, WHICH WOULD BE TO STOP DATA CENTERS.

SHOULD THE COURT WANT TO GO THAT WAY? I NEED TO GIVE THAT CAVEAT IN THERE.

WHAT IT DOES DO IS DELAY THE PROCESS. AND IT PROVIDES MORE HURDLES FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THESE COMPANIES TO COME IN.

IT'S, I WAS TALKING TO, I CAN'T REMEMBER ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT DATA CENTERS, I'M WAITING FOR GOVERNOR ABBOTT TO COME OUT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH ANOTHER POLICY CHANGE ON, ON, ON DATA CENTERS. BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE A DANCING PARTNER.

THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS ON THEIR AGENDA FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. SO THE SOONEST THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO EVEN DISCUSS THIS WOULD BE ARGUABLY IN TWO WEEKS.

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I WOULD SAY IN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING SET WITH THE OTHER COUNTIES TO DISCUSS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 391 WE'RE ALREADY IN HOW WE CAN BEST MOVE FORWARD. THE LINCHPIN OF A SUBREGIONAL AND QUITE FRANKLY, OF A 391 IS THE COORDINATION COMPONENT.

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT THAT EXACTLY MEANS. I CAN LEAVE THE LEGALESE TO, TO JOHN.

THAT'S WHAT HE WENT TO LAW SCHOOL FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS.

BUT YOU CAN ARGUE THAT THEY'VE ALREADY COORDINATED WITH US.

UPPER TRINITY HAS BEEN AT TWO OF OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETINGS. THE ONE ON THE NINTH AND THE SPECIAL ONE ON THE 25TH, I BELIEVE. 29TH OR 30TH, WHATEVER THAT DAY WAS 30TH.

SO THEY'VE ALREADY COORDINATED WITH US. THE PUC ACTUALLY COORDINATED AND CAME TO THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT BEFORE THEY TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. SO I GUESS AN ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE.

THEY'VE ALREADY FULFILLED THEIR COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.

THAT'S ABOUT THE EXTENT OF WHAT A 391 CAN DO.

IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF TEETH TO IT. BUT THAT'S, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF THE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO.

I GO BACK TO THIS, TO WHAT BURNETT COUNTY HAD SAID.

IT'S JUST PERCEPTION. AND AS LONG AS YOU MANAGE EXPECTATIONS THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP A DATA CENTER, IT'LL SIMPLY DELAY ONE. THEN THAT'S THAT'S A DECISION YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE.

WELL, BRIAN, I THINK ONE THING VERY IMPORTANT HERE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT SHOULDN'T BE UNDERMINED ON THE DELAY BECAUSE THIS IS A STATE ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY THE STATE, ACTUALLY, QUITE FRANKLY. YES. AND THE DELAY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVES THEM TIME TO DO THAT.

AND AND HOPEFULLY THAT DELAY GIVES THEM TIME FOR LEGISLATIVE ISSUES.

I'VE HEARD THESE THINGS ABOUT MORATORIUMS ON RURAL AREAS.

WELL, WHAT DEFINE RULE, YOU KNOW, FOR A COUNTY.

PARKER COUNTY IS GROWING AT LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

DOES THAT DEFINE MILLSAP? DOES IT DEFINE OUT FURTHER WEST? WHAT IS IT? WE NEED SPECIFICS EXACTLY. IS THIS A POLITICAL PLOY? WE YOU KNOW, THE KEY IS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER OF WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS GOING, WHAT KIND OF AUTHORITY OR WHAT IS HE GOING TO GIVE US RELATIVE TO TOOLS? WE. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE 391, TO ME IS THAT DELAY TACTIC CAN GIVE THEM TIME TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS.

AND THAT'S CRITICAL. AND SO WE CAN'T UNDERMINE WHAT THESE 391 MEAN TO US.

AND WE NEED TO BE MOVING QUICKLY ON THIS. I WOULD I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

IN PART, I THINK THE, THE, THE CALL FOR A SPECIAL SESSION THAT THIS BODY PASSED ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO HAS, HAS GAINED MOMENTUM ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS A STATE PROBLEM AND IT REQUIRES A STATE SOLUTION.

YOU GUYS OPERATE WITHIN THE FOUR CORNERS DOCTRINE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

SO YOU HAVE EXPRESSED AUTHORITY, NOT IMPLIED AUTHORITY. WE ALL WE ALL BEEN THROUGH AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

I THINK THE STATE QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE NEEDS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE WANTED BY PEOPLE FAR AND WIDE TO GET SOME SORT OF GUIDANCE AND RESOLUTION FROM, FROM AUSTIN ON THIS ISSUE. I DON'T THINK A PRESS RELEASE IS GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? SO TO BE CLEAR, JUDGE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE COUNTY JUDGES FROM SEVERAL OTHER COUNTIES, CORRECT? IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. VERY. YES. ADVANCE THE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT I HAD A FOLLOW UP. SO REGARDING THE 391, THE COG THAT WE ARE ALREADY A PART OF.

YES, SIR. AND THE VOTING MEMBERS ON THAT BOARD? YES, SIR. IF SOMETHING IF THERE WAS A PATHWAY HERE, IT WOULD BE THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD THAT WOULD APPROVE THIS, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. OKAY. YES. I'VE SAID IT IN PRIOR COURT SESSIONS.

I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING. AGAIN, I'M ALL ABOUT EXPEDITING AND AND UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY HERE.

BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER LAYER OF GOVERNMENT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE'S NOT AN EXPIRATION DATE AND IT TAKES A VOTE.

SO I THINK THIS WARRANTS VERY DILIGENT RESEARCH AND AND THINKING SHORT TERM, MID-TERM AND LONG TERM ON WHAT THIS COULD BE.

AND I UNDERSTAND DELAY TACTIC TO GET IT TO SESSION NEXT YEAR.

I UNDERSTAND THAT BEING THIS PATHWAY. BUT I JUST WANT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ENABLING OR POTENTIALLY EXPANDING THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT OVER THE PEOPLE.

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YEAH, WE WE SHOULD CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE COG ON THE 391 IS MY OPINION.

OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT AS WE LOOK AT COG THERE, THE SOURCE OF A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS SAFETY ON ROADS.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THAT.

THAT'S CRITICAL. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS 391 THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IS NOT GOING TO GIVE US THE OUTRIGHT POWER TO DENY A DATA CENTER.

IT'S NOT THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE. ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK THERE'S A STRONG SENSE THAT THE LEGISLATURE AT SOME POINT WILL DO SOMETHING. BUT LIKE REPRESENTATIVE ALCOTT SAID AT THE MEETING ON JUNE 30TH, WHAT THEY DO IS UNLIKELY TO GET A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY AND THEREFORE AT THE EARLIEST WILL BE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2027.

THAT'S A LONG TIME FROM NOW. SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO REPRESENT THE DESIRES AND INTERESTS OF OUR RESIDENTS, WHICH OVERWHELMINGLY APPEARS TO BE, PLEASE FIGHT THIS AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

I THINK WE SHOULD. DO I GET THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF OPERATING WITHIN COG ON THIS? HOWEVER, I FEEL VERY SIMILAR TO YOU, COMMISSIONER HALE, ON THE CONCERNS ABOUT CREATING ANOTHER LAYER OF GOVERNMENT. THE CONCERNS ON WHAT WILL THIS BE LIMITED TO? HOW LONG WILL THIS BE IN EXISTENCE, ETC.. THAT'S WHY I'M UNCOMFORTABLE EXPANDING THIS BEYOND 1 OR 2 DANCE PARTNERS.

BECAUSE IF WE START LETTING TARRANT COUNTY, JOHNSON COUNTY, SOME OF THESE OTHER PLACES HAVE A LARGE SAY IN THIS LAYER OF GOVERNMENT.

I'VE GOT SOME NERVOUSNESS THERE. I'VE GOT SOME CONCERNS THERE.

I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THEM, BUT I STILL STRONGLY BELIEVE WE NEED TO PURSUE THIS AS STRONGLY AS, AS AS RAPIDLY AS WE CAN WITH A LOCAL PARTNER THAT WE CAN HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF TRUST IN.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD UP.

THERE. SINCE THERE IS A SHOT CLOCK, SO TO SPEAK, IN AUSTIN, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF PUSHING BACK, IMPLEMENTING A 391. YOU KNOW, JUDGE DEAN, YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A MEETING IN AUGUST.

IS IS A 391 GOING TO BE ADOPTED IN AUGUST? THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.

MY GUESS IS THAT WHEN THEY MEET IN AUGUST, THEY'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO MEET MEET ABOUT IN SEPTEMBER, AND IN SEPTEMBER THEY'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO MEET IN NOVEMBER TO EVENTUALLY, MAYBE OCCASIONALLY FORM A 391 ON THIS ISSUE.

WELL, 391 IS FORMED. IT'S ALREADY A LITTLE BIT FACETIOUS HERE.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A 391 FORM AND I'M BEING A LITTLE FACETIOUS, BUT IF WE ADD IN THIS MANY DANCE PARTNERS, WE'RE GIVEN A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, A LOT OF SAY OVER WHAT HAPPENS HERE, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT LONGER.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THIS COURT STAY FOCUSED ON DOING SOMETHING LOCAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WELL, LET ME OKAY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH THIS THAT WE WE NEED, WE NEED, WE NEED A, AS YOU CALL IT, A DANCE PARTNER. WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.

AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE BACKED OFF OF THAT. WE'RE STILL EXPLORING EVERYTHING.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT. BUT WE NEED A PARTNER TO WORK WITH ON A LOCALIZED APPROACH, BRIAN, IF YOU WOULD. SO WHEN I VISITED WITH THE BURNET CITY MANAGER AND BURNET COUNTY, THEY'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

THEY'RE SINGING FROM THE SAME SHEET OF MUSIC. IT TOOK THEM FOUR MONTHS TO FORM, TO EVEN GET THEIR BYLAWS AND GET EVERYTHING ORGANIZED AND PUT TOGETHER AND FUNCTIONING. AND WHEN I SAY FUNCTIONING, THE WHERE THEY CAN EVEN SCHEDULE THEIR FIRST MEETING.

SO NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN 30 DAYS.

AND I THINK WE ALL KIND OF UNDERSTAND ON THAT POINT, IF IT TOOK A COUNTY AND A CITY WHO WERE ON THE EXACT SAME PAGE FOR MONTHS, HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND MULTIPLE CITIES AND WHO GETS WHAT SAY? AND I WANT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS.

AND I DON'T LIKE THAT THAT I MEAN, WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF FAITH IN GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY.

AND I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S KIND OF FUNNY TO ME.

IF IF WE'RE GOING TO INVITE ALL THESE OTHER FOLKS TO THE DANCE.

I UNDERSTAND. CAN WE BE PUT ON OR REQUEST AND TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER OF WEATHERFORD AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT ON A SPECIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING? YES. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'D BE IF THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO THROW THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE WE NEED, AS YOU SAY, A DANCING PARTNER.

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WE DON'T HAVE THAT. SO THAT THAT OPTION IS NOW NOT OPEN TO US.

THE EARLIEST THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET WOULD BE NEXT MONDAY.

AND THEN THEY HAVE A MEETING THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. SO I CAN, I CAN REQUEST THAT OF THE CITY MANAGER AND SEE IF WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT.

THAT WOULD BE GOOD. COURT. YOU ALL HAVE ANY COMMENT ABOUT THIS, COUNSELOR? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PATH TO TAKE.

OKAY, GUYS, I THINK I THINK I WOULD I WOULD QUESTION HOW OTHER CITIES IN OUR COUNTY MIGHT FEEL WITH ONE CITY MAKING DECISIONS THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THEM.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, BUT THERE MAY, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE SOME PUSHBACK OR I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER THAT.

OKAY. GOOD POINT. BRIAN, IF YOU WOULD IMPLEMENT THAT AND SEE IF YOU MEAN TO COORDINATE WITH ALL CITIES, WE NEED WE NEED A DANCING PARTNER TO FOLLOW THAT AT LEAST HAVE THAT OPTION TO CONSIDER IS WHAT COMMISSIONER HOLT IS TALKING ABOUT.

OKAY, OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER? DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM H AT THIS TIME.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM I AND REVIEW AND CONSIDER A CLAIM BASED ON THE ALLEGATION OF DAMAGED PROPERTY BELONGING TO FRONTIER ON GILLIAM CIRCLE.

[8.I. Review and consider a claim based on the allegation of damaged property belonging to Frontier on Gilliland Circle. (Commissioner Conley)]

MR. CONLEY, I MAKE A MOTION. WE DENY A PAYMENT ON THAT BECAUSE OF THE SAME.

THE LINES ARE TWO INCHES UNDERGROUND. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TWO FOOT.

OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES. MOVE TO ITEM J ON. DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION ON MOVING ONE OF TWO REGULAR COMMISSIONERS COURT SESSIONS PER MONTH TO

[8.J. Discuss/Take action on moving one of our two Regular Commissioners Court sessions per month to the evening. (Commissioner Holt)]

THE EVENING, COMMISSIONER HOLT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED AT THE LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED.

AS FAR AS WHAT THE COST WOULD BE. BECKY, HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO.

YEAH. SO I VISITED WITH A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT KIND OF TYPICALLY WILL COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, OBVIOUSLY COMMISSIONERS MYSELF AUDITOR IT COUNTY CLERK.

MOST OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE EXEMPT. SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL SALARY OR OVERTIME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I DID TALK TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SUPPLY ONE COURTHOUSE SECURITY DEPUTY.

SO DEPENDING ON WHICH DEPUTY THEY SEND, THAT'S GOING TO FLUCTUATE.

YOU KNOW THAT AMOUNT. NOW, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS COULD BE OVER TIME THAT COULD BE FLEXED DURING THAT WEEK.

THEY COULD SIMPLY CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE UP A LITTLE BIT, OR IT COULD BE ACCRUED AS COMP TIME FOR THEM TO USE AT A LATER DATE.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES HAVE SPECIAL DUTY OVERTIME, SO IF THEY WERE TO CLASSIFY IT AS THAT, DEPENDING ON THE DEPUTY COULD BE BASED ON A FOUR HOURS.

COULD IT BE ANYWHERE FROM PROBABLY AROUND $300 FOR THEM TO COME PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THAT FOUR HOUR TIME SLOT? THE OTHER OFFICE IS THE JUDGE'S OFFICE THAT TYPICALLY DOES HAVE A NONEXEMPT MEMBER.

SO AGAIN, COULD BE FLEXED OFF OR AS COMP TIME.

IF THAT WAS ACTUALLY PAID IN OVERTIME, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY GET THEM TO COURT FOR PAYMENT. SO JUST A HIGH LEVEL, I WOULD SAY 300 TO $500 AND THAT'S PROBABLY HIGH.

DOES THAT FACTOR IN ALSO TO I KNOW WE HAVE FRIESEN, NICHOLS COME DURING WORK HOURS, SCHEDULED WORK HOURS.

THEY WOULD BE COMING AFTER THAT. SO COULD THAT AFFECT OUR VENDORS THAT WE WORK WITH, LIKE OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS AND OTHER PEOPLE.

WE HAVE VEHICLES OUT IN THE AUDIENCE NOW. BUT YEAH, I DON'T THAT I DIDN'T LOOK INTO IT.

I ONLY LOOKED INTO THE EMPLOYEE PORTION COULD BE A POSSIBLE IMPACT TO US FROM OUR PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, WE CURRENTLY PAY FOR COMMISSIONER YOU BEEN HERE THE LONGEST AND SO YOUR INPUT WOULD BE INVALUABLE.

I WAS JUST GOING TO THROW THIS OUT. I GUESS IF, IF, IF TONIGHT WERE TO BE A NIGHT THAT WE WOULD BE MEETING.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT SCHEDULING IS LIKE TONIGHT I'M AT THE DENTIST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

BY THE WAY, TOMORROW NIGHT I'M AT THE CRESCENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT.

I HAVE THERE'S TWO MEETINGS, UPPER TRINITY MEETING AND THEN PARK COUNTY SD MEETING.

SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MEETINGS THAT ARE SCHEDULED THAT THAT WILL NOT CHANGE.

AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE AT THE DENTIST CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AS I WAS REQUESTED TO BE.

AND NEXT MONDAY I'M AT THE TOWN OF BROCK COUNCIL MEETING AS A SPECIAL MEETING THAT THEY'RE HAVING THAT I WAS REQUESTED TO BE AT.

I WISH THAT I ONLY WORKED DURING THE DAY, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY FOR ME.

I SAID THAT I WOULD I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT, THAT I'LL PROBABLY BE AT SOME OF THAT WITH YOU.

NOT ALL, BUT THAT DOES IMPACT ME TOO. IT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST EVERY NIGHT I'M SOMEWHERE MEETING WITH SOMEONE.

THAT WILL BE AN IMPACT TO ME. WHETHER I CAN ATTEND EITHER.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SCUTTLE WHAT MY COMMITMENTS ARE TO BUT MY ROLE HERE IS REPRESENTING THE COUNTY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS,

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AND BRIAN CAN CERTAINLY HELP WITH THAT. BUT BRIAN IS ALSO NEEDED HERE AS WELL.

SO THERE'S AN IMPACT OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEPLOY THE RESOURCES OF WHO WE ARE.

YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN WITH THAT BECAUSE I'M THE, I'M IN THE SAME BOAT. I'M, I'M CONSTANTLY OUT MEETING WITH PEOPLE AND THEY'RE NOT JUST WATER MEETINGS. I, I, I GO TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN MY PRECINCT REGULARLY AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ALL MEET ON MONDAY NIGHT.

SAME. THIS WOULD AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE. ALL.

A LOT OF OUR VENDORS. US. IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD IDEA.

SO I I CURRENTLY STILL HAVE SIX KIDS IN THE HOUSE.

AS Y'ALL CAN GUESS, THAT MEANS MY WEEKNIGHTS ARE VERY QUIET AND BORING.

THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING GOING ON. THAT'S A JOKE.

OBVIOUSLY. WE WE WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE JUDGE DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF THAT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IN ANY WAY TO CAST ANY ASPERSIONS, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COURT STEP UP IN HUGE WAYS AND, AND REALLY CREATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T THINK THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, IS THIS EASY? I THINK THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, IS THIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO? IS IT NECESSARY FAIR. MY POSITION IS THAT I'VE HAD SO MANY FOLKS REQUEST THIS AND SAY, HEY, I CAN'T GET TO COMMISSIONERS COURT EVER BECAUSE I'M WORKING A 9 TO 5.

AND I UNDERSTAND THEY CAN STREAM ONLINE AND ALL OF THAT.

BUT AS WE SAW AT THE JUNE 30TH MEETING, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS CRITICAL.

AND, AND I THINK THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WOULD WANT TO PARTICIPATE MORE, BUT THEY SIMPLY CAN'T MAKE IT.

AND I THINK WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO WHATEVER EXTENT IS REASONABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

I'M NOT ASKING THAT WE MAKE THIS A PERMANENT THING.

I'M SUGGESTING THIS AS PERHAPS WE TRY IT FOR TWO MONTHS.

THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF TWO MEETINGS AND THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE.

HAS ANYBODY RECEIVED ANY REQUEST ON THIS? ZERO.

I'VE RECEIVED MANY. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, AND I HAVEN'T EITHER.

IN ADDITION, I CAN'T FIND ANY OTHER COUNTY IN TEXAS THAT HAS COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETINGS AT NIGHT.

THEY ALL MEET DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS A A MEETING THAT RUNS THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY, AND I RESPECT THAT. I RESPECT THE OPINION THAT YOU HAVE.

I DISAGREE, AND I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST THAT I'M GOING TO BE.

AND I'M JUST NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WATER MEETING THAT I'M GOING TO TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO, LIKE I SAID, NEXT MONDAY, JUST THE THE TOWN OF BROCK NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WATER WHATSOEVER.

SAME THING WITH THE TOWN OF MILLSAP, THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THOSE ARE ALL ON MONDAY NIGHTS.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT A THIS IS NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR MEETINGS THAT I ATTEND.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHICH DO YOU GO TO? YOU NOT GO REPRESENT COMMISSIONERS COURT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHEN THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO COME, WHAT DO I DO? I DO I DO A VIDEO FOR THEM? OR CAN YOU WATCH THE VIDEO THAT WE HAVE OF THIS COURT, WHICH WE STREAM ONLINE? SO I DON'T MEAN TO BE A NEGATIVE.

I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONTACTED THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING THIS, BUT I'VE HAD NONE.

I COME FROM A CITY THAT I'VE BEEN WITH FOR 20 YEARS, 12 OF WHICH I WAS A MAYOR.

AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, CITIES MEET AT NIGHT AND TYPICALLY AROUND 6 TO 7.

AND I CERTAINLY SEE THE VALUE OF THAT. THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I GREW UP AT IN THE POLITICAL WORLD.

THE COUNTY IS, IS DIFFERENT IN THAT CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITH PLANNING, WHETHER IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE IN THE VENDORS WITH FREEZER NICHOLS.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WITH HOW WE A CITY IS RAN.

SO THAT'S DIFFERENT. THEY'RE VOLUNTEERS. THEY'RE NOT, THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB.

THEY WORK AND THEN THEY COME. AND THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. AS A VOLUNTEER, BECAUSE I DID THAT FOR 20 YEARS DOING THAT, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY AND A COUNTY.

MANY REASONS, BUT I CAN'T SEE A CITY EVER GOING AND GOING TO THE DAY SIDE.

AND EVEN SPLITTING THAT UP BECAUSE YOU COULD ACTUALLY ARGUE WITH THE CITY THAT SOME PEOPLE COULD COME TO THE DAY, BUT THEY CAN'T COME TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OBLIGATION.

SO IT KIND OF IT CUTS BOTH WAYS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

I GUESS SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION BECAUSE I SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE US TO MAKE A DECISION ON ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE TRY FOR TWO MONTHS FOR THE MONTHS OF.

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SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, SO THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF HEADS UP AND FORWARD.

NOTICE THAT FOR THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER THAT THE SECOND COMMISSIONERS COURT OF EACH MONTH WE BE BE HELD IN THIS ROOM AT NIGHT.

OKAY. WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. IF WE HAD NOT HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD EARLY ON, I WOULD SECOND IT TO GET TO THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

BUT I THINK THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN PRETTY THOROUGH HERE WITH THAT.

SO I'D LIKE TO STICK TO ROBERT'S RULES AND, BUT DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS? MOTION? ANYONE.

MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

[8.L. Order 26-29 for the disposition by cremation of a pauper and authorize payment of $849.00 to Browning Funeral Home for disposition of an indigent person. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM L ON ORDER 26-29 FOR THE DISPOSITION BY CREMATION OF A PAUPER.

AND AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF 849 TO BROWNING FUNERAL HOME FOR DISPOSITION OF AN INJURED PERSON.

JOHN. AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND LOOKED AT DISCOVERY ON THIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS INDIGENT.

OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES. THANK YOU.

[9. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES]

MOVE TO ITEM NINE. ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES. PARKER. COUNTY. IT. DEPARTMENT. QUARTERLY REPORT. ITEM B EXECUTED KOMANSO.

PHASED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE GYM ROAD HOUSE.

ITEM C FULLY EXECUTED. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALEDO FOR LIBRARY SERVICES.

RECORDS SHOW THAT THOSE ARE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES.

MOVES TO ITEM TEN. EXECUTIVE SENTENCE. EXCUSE ME.

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