Item c.3 Informatianal r,epor-t as requested by Kenneth N,elch
to express his concerns aGout life in the 1',err County Ad~_-lt
Detention Facility (Kenneth Kelch?
This item was passed by the Co-.-rt. The Judge addressed the
Co~_-rt on that Mr. N,enneth Y,elch was in TDC.
FROMI mayhardistco905B"IAINNACGTX7590 PHONE N0. 5690992 Jul. 29 1997 12:25PM P03
M1x~lV10RANDUM
'1'O: BCTSTEIt BALDVVIN
rROM: DAVID MOTLCY
DATE: JULY 28, 1997
SUBJECT: Kl?NNETH KELCH REQUEST FOIL AN AGENDA REQUEST
,AND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE KERR COUNTY
_ COMM155IONERS COURT
Ivlr. K:lch hao exYresa:-~ ;~~ irrt~"c3t in ~ippearing baioare the KERB County
Commissioners Court to express his concerns about life in the KE12R County Adult
Dcition kacility. As I mentioned to you last week in the hallway, the Commissioners
Court does not control the fact of Ketch`s dateniion and if he can make it to the Court
to participate in the otherwise pxaptrly-posted open meeting, then that would be fine.
The Courts responsibl7ity is to provide an open meeting, not to assure any particular
person's participation.
Furthermore, as you know, the Commissioners do not control the function of tt1.e jail
or'the conditions of detention. If the Court is concerned about some of ~e problems
raised by Kelcb, then it may choose to distance itself from the situation by so stating
in open court. You may expect that the Sheriff will attribute many of the problems
mentioned by Ketch to be due to inadequate funding.
In short, }rou mould be suod by Mr. Ketch for virtually any reason. If you don't respond
to bis reyueri to be placed on the agenda, you could certainly be accused of denying
him access to his governmcni however, that claim would have to be evaluated is light
of what your nesponsibilitieg, in fact, arc. Aeair~; ;your r~poD~sih~~•+.~ a~, tt,i~ ~pa yM +.o
assure a pmparly-conducKed, open-*±~eeti~ng. Y~~;~ :dca p'a~ K~ic'~ ori~ne agenda
would be a show of your efforts in this direction. Xz~ the future, Mr. Ketch can alleviate
aay personal concerns he has about itte Kerr County Adult Detention Center by
complying with the law.
ec: Sheriff Kaiser
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND FIVE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS
TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: H.A. `Buster" Baldwin OFFICE: Commissioners'
MEETING DATE: August 11, 1997 TIlV1E PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Informational report as requested by Kenneth Kelch to express his concerns about life in the Kerr
County Adult Detention Facility.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Kenneth Kelch
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5,
Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has
been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation will
be appreciated and contribute towards you request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda
5:00 P.M. previous Monday.
Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
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mational rep
2 3 Imfor Kenneth Kelch
ase requested sY concerns A ud 1t
to express hKerr ~ountY
life in thFacilitY.
Detention
August llr 199?
Vol. V pale 321
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