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COMMISSIONERS' COIJRT CONVENED IN A WORKSHOP
Detention Center on Wednesday, October 4
o'clock P.M. The following were present for
Danny R. Edwards, County Judge
R. Gordon Morgan, Commissiotter Precinct 1
Bill Ray, Commissioner Precinct 2
Glenn Holekamp, Con¢nissioner Precinct 3
H. A. Baldwin, Commissioner Precinct 4
Keith Spenrath, City Fire Marshal
Joe M. Maceiras, II, City Engineer
Mike Walker, Architect
Bill Maxey, Maxey & Associates
The Judge opened the
Commissioner Baldwin
court had talked with
not clear on where
Detention Center, so
the City Engineer and
court.
on the Juvenile
1989 at 4:00
the workshop:
workshop and turned the chair over to
Commissioner Baldwin stated that the
several people and the court was still
the County stood with the Juvenile
he had invited the City Fire Marshal,
architect Mike Walker to address the
Keith Spenrath, City	Fire	Marshal,	told the court	it will
have to provide two m	eans	of egress	, install 2	hour fire
walls in the courthouse	hall	ways, and	a fire door to	separate
the old courthouse and	the	annex if	the Juvenile	Detention
Center is to stay open	past	December	31, 1989.	
It was suggested that the Detention Center be closed off from
the inside of the Courthouse and two outside stairwells be
built, or one stairwell and a catwalk. Mr. Spenrath said a
catwalk is not feasible and would not work and that each
stairwell would have to be enclosed with a 2 hour firewall.
Mike Walker reported to get the stairs and corridors up to
standard plus a minimum interior work would cost
approximately $150,000.00 and he did nat know i£ the State
Historical Commission would approve the design. He was
doubtful that they would.
Joe Maceiras reported that once we started work on the
Juvenile Detention Center to bring it up to standard, it was
possible that the entire Courthouse would have to be brought
up to the current city standards.
- Mike Walker reported that as the architect of record for the
building of. the Juvenile petention Center, it was a mutual
agreement between the Commissioners' Court and the City Fire
Marshal at that time, ,john Mann, that the Detention Center
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was a trial situation to see i£ it would work. Fire Marshal
Mann granted a concession until such time as the court could
see if it would work and if other counties would house their
juveniles here.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT WORKSHOP ON THE ~7UVF.NILF. DETENTION
CENTER adjourned at 4:55 P.M.
/9,70.2 COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN A WORKSHOP with volunteer
£ire department representatives at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday,
Octaber 4, 1989, with all officers of the court and 46
representatives from the various fire departments present.
The court invited the firefighters to the workshop to decide
how t.o divide 56,000.00 in county training funds. Should the
money be used t.o send representatives to the firefighting
course at Texas A&M University or local countywide training.
A poll. was taken as to how many firemen <.ittended the training
course at A&M in 1989. A total of 12 firemen attended. When
asked if they could compete with A&M with the money alloted
in this years budget, by having training courses here, the
answer was no. It takes 24 classes for certification. The
firefighters told the court they would like the money to send
representatives to the A&M course.
A pool of the Court was taken to see if fire districts were
formed, would the County funding continue at its present
level. .Judge Edwards and Commissioner Ray said yes, while
Commissioner's Morgan and Holekamp's reply was a qualified
yes, and Commissioner Baldwin said no.
The workshop ended at 8:30 P.M.

The foregoing minutes from Volume R, Pages 527 thru 599 were
read in open court and found to be correct ar~ are hereby
approved this 10th day of October 19~.
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ATTEST:~;~ 'C~[rC lL t-
Patricia DyQ'~
County Clerk
Kerr County, Texas
R. Gordon rga
Commissioner, Precin #1
Ba. <,. Ray
Commissioner, Precinct #2
County Judge
Kerr County, Texas
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Glenn K. Hole
Commissioner, Precinct #3
H. A. Baldwin
Commissioner, Precinct #4
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