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RERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Special Emergency Session
March 2, 1999
1:30 p.m.
Commissioners Courtroom
Kerr County Courthouse
Kerrville, Texas
PRESENT: FREDERICK L. HENNEKE, County Judqe
H. A. "BUSTER" BALDWIN, Commissioner Pct. 1
WILLIAM "BILL" WILLIAMS, Commissioner Pct. 2
JONATHAN LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3
LARRY GRIFFIN, Commissioner Pct. 4

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On Tuesday, March 2, 1999, at approximately 1:30
p.m., a Special Emergency Session of Commissioners Court
was held in the Commissioners Courtroom, Rerr County
Courthouse, Kerrville, Texas, and the following proceedings
were had in open court:
P R O C E E D I N G
JUDGE HENNERE: Court will now call to order
Special Emergency Commissioners Session. It's Tuesday,
March 2nd, 1999, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting was called as
soon as the emergency provisions of the Government Act of
the Texas Open Records Act, at least two hours notice,
which was faxed to all of the interested media. First of
all, is any citizen wishing to speak on an item not listed
on the regular agenda?
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNERE: Seeing none, we move right
into the regular agenda, the consideration agenda.
Consider, discuss enactment of a burn ban for Rerr County
due to extremely dry conditions. I'll say for the record
that we received a number of telephone calls in the last
two days that the -- here at the Judge's office, from
concerned citizens, as well as most of the fire departments
in the county, urging us to enact as soon as possible a
burn ban.
Does any Commissioner have any comments or
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anything they wish to add or --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I have a comment. And
it's --
JUDGE HENNEKE: Mr. Letz.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: -- not in opposition to
doing burn ban. But, you know, I wish there was a way the
residents of the county would take some responsibility for
their actions. You know, may be precipitated by the
temperatures creeping up into the low 90s the past few
days, and winds picking up, and humidity almost to zero.
And for anybody to go out and light afire for any -- you
know, most of these prescribed burn, burning coastal fields
or something, is ridiculous.
Just is annoying to me that we have to do a burn
ban, that the people can't use common sense, and realize
it's dry, and, you know, be responsible for their own
actions.
But, considering, I guess, that they aren't
responsible for their own actions, or don't want to be, I
don't have any problem doing a burn ban. I think all the
prescribed burning should have been completed at the last
part of the year, agricultural sense.
JUDGE HENNERE: Any other comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
JUDGE HENNEFtE: I believe I heard a motion
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by Commissioner Baldwin that we impose a burn ban.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I'll second that.
JUDGE HENNERE: Seconded by Commissioner
Griffin. Any further discussion?
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNERE: I'll just say for the
record, again, that what we're going to do ie put a burn
ban in. We will take it up again Monday. Extend it. The
reason we take it up again on Monday, because burn ban is
only in effect for 14 days. We need to get it on our
regular Commissioners Court session, cycle. No further
discussion, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion was carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE HENNERE: All oppose, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE HENNERE: Motion carried. If we have
no further business before this Court, court is adjourned.
Thank you.
(Commissioners Court adjourned at 1:32 p.m.)
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THE STATE OF TEXAS )
COUNTY OF RERR )
The above and foregoing is a true and correct
transcription of my stenotype notes taken in my capacity as
,deputy reporter of the Commissioners Court of Rerr County,
II'Texas, at the time and place heretofore set forth.
DATED at Kerrville, Texas, this 9th day of March,
1999.
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BELLY C. ODE, Texas CSR X4639
Official Court Reporter,
County Court at Law
Kerr County, Texas
700 Main Street
Kerrville, Texas 78028
(830) 792-2207
C.S.R. Certification No. 4639
Expires: 12/31/99