COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION on Monday,
December 10, 1990 at 10:00 o'ciuck A. M. with the following
officers present:
Danny R. Edwards, Oounty Judge
R. Gordon Morgan, Commissioner, Precinct #1
Bill Ray, Commissioner, Precinct #2
Glenn Holekamp, Commissioner, Precinct #3
H. A. Baldwin, Commissioner, Precinct #4
and the Court having duly opened, the following proceedings
were had:
/Q9 7s ~ Mr. Jim Allison, Allison & Associates, addressed the Court on
the advantages of hiring his firm for redistricting to make
sure no or,e district is larger than the others. He said the
preliminary census count shows Kerr County has had
considerable growth. The final census count is due in April
and will show exactly where the growth is the greatest, and
the State Senate and Congress lines will concentrate on the
areas of growth. His firm will make sure the State has an up
to date and correct map so that Kerr County will get the full
benefits from the State.
Mr. Allison told the Court to keep in mind any changes of
.,... boundary lines must be submitted to the Justice Department.
They view the changes for sixty (60) days, with no changes
taking place, and if they need additional information it will
take up to another sixty (60> days. The Court needs to take
into consideration a possible one hundred twenty days (12m)
delay before they can make the changes. The process should
have been started a couple of months ago. In conclusion Mr.
Allison cautioned the Court to make sure that which ever firm
they choose has the full packages they might want.
~QQ 7 s'~ Mr. John Knox ask the Court to adopt a Joint resolution in
support of Sovereignty. Sovereignty is a nonpartisan, not
for profit organization founded last year. It has two
puryoses: (1) to reduce the high and escalating taxes, both
income and property, and (1) to fund to a greater degree the
necessary and legitimate needs of our communities and nation.
The needs we refer to are in water/sewer/waste disposal
systems, bridges, roads, the environmental problem,
education, t,nusing, and health care. In summary, tt,ey want
less taxes and greater funding.
'i'he Court took no action.
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