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KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Regular Session
Monday, April 8, 2002
9;00 a.m.
Commissioners' Courtroom
Kerr County Courthouse
Kerrville, Texas
PRESENT: H. A. "BUSTER" BALDWIN, Commissioner Pct. 1
WILLIAM "BILL" WILLIAMS, Commissioner Pct. 2
JONATHAN LET2, Commissioner Pct. 3
LARRY GRIFFIN, Commissioner Pct. 4
ABSENT: FREDERICK L. HENNEKE, Kerr County Judge
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I N U E X
April 8, 2002
		PRGE	
---	Visitors' Input	q	
---	Commissioners Comments	5	
1.1	Pay Bi11s	lp~'~	
1 . 2	Budget Amendments ,~~ yGO,,~~~q/, ~~~y~~ ~"yr3, a7'-~9y, a~.,~Irai~~	
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7.4	Read and Approve Minutes	3ga~7~~o	
1.5	Approve and Accept Monthly Reports	39;~'~~-01	
2.1	r_onsider variance for depth of utility lines in		
	Falling Water Subdivision, Precinct 3	39'L"f`~~	
2.2	Consider approval of cattle guard to be installed		
	on Honey Creek Road	44~~~v	
2.3	Consider/approve road name changes for privately		
	maintained roads in Precincts 2, 3 & 4	47~1"fS'~~`f	
2.7	Consider proclamation declaring April 8-12, 2002,		
	as Environmental Crime Prevention Week	48a'j~"G~	
2.8	Consider approving social services contract with		
	Sig Brothers/Big Sisters, authorize ratifying		
	County Judge's signature	SO:~~SD	
2.6	Consider authorizing Grantworks to proceed with		
	public hearing on April 17, 2002, at 7 p.m, to		
	discuss County's participation in Texas Community		
	Development Plan	57;,1?So	
2.9	PUBLIC HEARING - consider requesting TexDOT to		
	install signs designating by name crossings of		
	
the North & South Forks of Guadalupe River	~ ;~
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2.5	Consider approving request to TexDOT to install		
	signs designating North & South Fork crossings	~~5~	
	of Guadalupe River	60	
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---	Reporter's Certificate	69	
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On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., a regular meeting
of the Kerr County Commissioners Court was held in the
Commissioners' Courtroom, Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville,
Texas, and the following proceedings were had in open court:
P R O C E E D I N G S
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN; it's 9 o'clock on
April the 8th, 2002, and we'll call to order this regular
session of the Kerr County Commissioners Court.
Commissioner Williams, you have the honors this morning.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I do, and I'd like to
take this opportunity to present to Kerr County and to
Commissioners Court, the City of Kerrville, the new minister
for Zion Lutheran Church, our new pastor, the Reverend David
C. Chancellor, who is here from the big city of Lufkin, by
way of Odessa.
REVEREND CHANCELLOR: By way of Odessa,
Minnesota, Houston, Louisiana, Arizona, but I iuade it back
into God`s country.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Reverend Chancellor
wil] lead the invocation and I'll lead the pledge of
allegiance.
(Prayer and pledge of allegiance.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you, sir.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Thank you.
REVEREND CHANCELLOR: Thank you all.
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COMMISSIGNEP, GRIFFIN: 1s there anyone here
who would like to speak on a subject not on the published
and posted agenda? Step forward. Please identify yourself
for the record.
MR. BEUCHLER: Karl Buechler, President of
the Kerrville Chili and Barbecue Classic and Easter Fest. I
just wanted to come back to the Court and thank them Lui the
use of Flat Rock Park. And the event was well-accepted by
the community. Everyone had a very good time. A lut of
out-of-town people. We estimate -- we had two monitors
going through the crowd -- that we had in the neighborhood
of 2,000 people. We had close to 400 egg hunters. we had
7,000 eggs for them to hunt; it took them approximately 5
minutes to hunt those eggs.
(Laughter.)
MR. BEUCHLER: There was no instance reported
whatsoever of anybody at the event either day, Friday or
Saturday -- although the weather was bad that Friday -- that
Friday night, we -- we was really worried about tYie
participation, but -- some of the vendors didn't show up
that was coming from far away, but we still had 25 vendors.
Also, after -- we'll get our complete tally tomorrow from
our Secretary/Treasurer, Tracy Nix. She's telling me we're
going to be able to dcnate somewhere in the neighborhood
between $2,000 and $3,000 to the Hill Country "souLfi Ranch.
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So, next year, we're already starting Lo plan. This year we
only had a couple of months to do this. Next -- we're
having our first meeting for next year tomorrow night, and
we wi1L have meetings every month up until next year's
event. It will be bigger and better. And we'd just like to
thank you for the electricity. It was -- it really did
help. We had bands all day, we had all the award
ceremonies. It just worked out perfect.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Fantastic.
MR. BEUCHLER: So we'd like to thank y'all,
and next year we'll just do it again.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Thanks, Karl.
Appreciate it.
MS. NEMEC: Good job, Karl.
(Applause.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Is there anyone else
who would like to speak on any subject trot on the published
and posted agenda? Seeing none, we'll move on to the
Commissioners' comments. Commissioner Williams?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I want to give
congratulations -- offer congratulations to Brittany Nemec,
daughter of the County Treasurer, Barbara Nemec, who came in
this morning to remind me that Brittany had won in the
junior high -- Notre Dame Junior High district track meet,
the 100-yard dash, the 400-meter relay, and 800-yard dash.
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MS. NEMEC: First place, all three.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: First place, all
three. Congratulations to Brittany.
MS. NEMEC: I missed the county convention
for this, guys, so it was worth it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: She's upstaging my son
now.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: It's just junior
hiyh.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Still --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: No, but, you know,
she's coming on.
MS. NEMEC: Give me his time so we can work
on that.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Commissioner, I'd
like to just add a word to Karl. Karl left, but I'm not
sure who else from the Court was present at the -- at the
CASA -- CASI event with the Easter egg hunt and so forth two
weekends ago, but it really was a good event. And if I had
one person come up to me, I must have had a dozen came up to
me and suggest that that was a really neat use of Flat Rock
Lake Park. The park fit the event. The event fit the park.
People had a good time. I don't know of any untoward events
or activities that took place. You know, maybe late in the
ciiyht somebody had too much beer to drink, but that's -- I
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don't know about it if it happened. But it was really a
good event. The kids had a great time, and it was
well-stayed and well -- well-conducted.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Great. Commissioner
Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'd like to echo what
Commissioner Williams said. 1 had some friends in from out
of town, from Houston, and they were staying at the --
whatever the Y.O. Ranch hotel is called now, and they went
and they had a great time. In fact, they even had a better
time -- I think one of them -- one of the little boys won a
bicycle, so he was ecstatic about that. There was a lot of
prizes; the eygs, as I understand, most of them had prizes
in it. They won a total of a bicycle and two silver dollars
with three kids, so they had a real good time; they said
they'll come back next year. So, it's helping the hotels
and everythiny else.
The other comment I'd like to make is -- and
we always Bear about the efforts going on in Afghanistan.
And I'm sure we have more than one person in that effort
right now, but I know there's one young man who is a
graduate of Tivy last year, Michael Stebbins, real good
friends of my nephew, good friends of our families, and he
is in Afghanistan right now and has been for quite a while
~ now. And I`d just like to have all our prayers go to him
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and to his mother, Carla. Good -- good family. Doing a lot
of hard work for us. That's it.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, I would like to
congratulate the Ingram Tom Moore girls and boys tennis
teams that won the district championship, and so they're
moving on. And also, the 7th grade girls won the district
track championship. Now, that's an all-time -- that's a new
one. You'11 hear more about that, Buster, so I'll keep that
in front of you. And that's the only comment I have.
Commissioner Baldwin?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Y'all mind if I talk
about track?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS': No, why don't you
talk about track?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: This week is the 4A
district track meet championships, and this is the -- this
is the time that they've worked so hard to get to. And --
and at the district meet -- we have ours in Fredericksburg
this year, and wkiat they do is, at -- out of each event,
they'll take the first and second place, and then those two
people go on to the regional meet, which is in Alamo Stadium
in San Antonio. And then they take the first and second
place out of that crowd that goes to the state meet in
Austin. So, it's exciting times, particularly around my
house. My soil is pretty calm. I've had a hard time the
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last	couple	of nays, but -	- but it -- we're having a lot of
fun.			
Aii~ther issue I wanted to bring, just -- it's
food for thought. The 911 and the road-naming business, you
know, we -- we're gettinq really close to doing everything
that we are supposed to do as a Commissioners Court in the
county. There's sue more little hurdle to get over, and
that's the duplicate names that are -- of roads inside the
city and out in the county, and that will be coming to us
here pretty soon. And my -- I just -- my attitude -- I
don't know huw y'all will handle it, but my attitude is that
we should just do everything that we can to change ours.
The City has made a choice of not to participate in the
program, so I think that we just -- you know, instead of
getting in any kind of fuss or contest with the City, I
think that we should just take the bull by the horns and
change the ones that we need to change out in the county and
just move forward. I just wanted to bring that up, let you
start thinking about it, what decision you want to make.
God bless America.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: To some extent, we've
already done that, Commissioner. There have been some
already changed.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I think a few have
fallen into that category.
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COMMISSIONER BALUWIN: So true.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Anything else? Okay,
Tommy, let's pay some bills.
MR. TOMLINSON: Any questions?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any questions or
comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Did you want to go
first, being as you're number two?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: No.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: The good Judge sent a
note out last week with a couple of questions. I thought I
would just ask his questions. On Page 2, in the jury
section, fourth one down, Houston Dictating and Steno
somebody for $308. Could you explain what that is, Tommy,
please?
MR. TOMLINSON: I'm not positive, but I think
that's the maintenance on -- on the dictating machine for --
for a court reporter. I could look it up.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: It's -- the Stentura,
I know, is one that we looked at in the catalog. Is that
what that one is? Yeah, that is a machine that had some
maintenance -- that's obviously had some maintenance done on
it, but I don't know what it is, either. But I just
remember that name when we were -- a couple years ago when
we were looking at machines.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think Thea has a
comment.
MS. SOVIL: We haven't paid for hers.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Oh, it's for that one?
MS. BAN1K: No, not for this one.
MR. TOMLINSON: That's for -- that's for --
all the jury tunds are in one fund right now, so it could be
for either one of the three courtrooms. I just noticed on
this -- on this printed report that the -- that the vendor
number -- that the invoice numbers are not on here, so I
can't look it up right now.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The issue may be as to
who pays Tor the machines. Because, I mean, we don't
provide the machines.
MS. SUVIL: Yes, we do.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We do provide all the
machines?
MS. SOVIL: Yes.
MR. TOMLINSON: We pay for all of them.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Do we pay the
maintenance on this machine right here?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes, we would.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: is that true, Kathy?
MS. BANIK: It wasn't last year.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: 't'hat needs to be
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changed or corrected.
MR. TOMLINSON: We've done that.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Page 19, Indigent
Health Care. It's a bill for $3,984 to San Angelo Medical
Center.
MR. TOMLINSON: I don't know -- I don't know
who it's for.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I remember in past
years, I've asked -- we've seen these before, and I can't
remember the explanation, but it's tied back to Kerr County
somehow.
MR. TOMLINSON: Well, when we have -- when
Kerr County residents are in a -- in a medical facility
outside this county and they're indigent, we still --
they're still under that program, regardless of whether they
get served.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: If they're residents
of Kerr County?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: You can -- go ahead
and yell about that, Jon. I see it boiling up in you.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'm not going to say a
word.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Well, it is wrong.
It's a wrong thing, 'cause it -- I don't see -- now, of
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course, the state law drives this thing, but I don't see how
you can prove your residence. I mean, you could have a
residence anywhere. You know, we've fussed about this
several times, but good luck.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think it should say
everyone who's a resident of Harris County.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah, everybody who
lives in Houston. That's all, Tommy. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any other questions?
Do I hear a motion to approve the budget -- or the --
approve the payment of the bills?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Williams, that the bills be
paid as presented. Any further discussion or questions?
All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN
amendments.
Motion passes. Budget
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay. Number 1 is for my
offir_e. I had to replace a computer in my office. I'm
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asking for a transfer of $378.43 from Nondepartmental
Mainframe Maintenance to Operating Equipment.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by --
MR. TOMLINSON: I'd like to comment on this.
This is a brand-new coiuputer fur $378, except for the box.
Shaun ordered a part -- all the parts from Altex Electronics
out of San Antonio, put it toyeLhex in my office for this.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Question.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Does it work?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Let me just ask a
quick question, Tommy, on this one. By the way, we have a
motion by Commissioner Baldwin, second by Commissioner Letz.
How are we doing on mainframe maintenance these days? Its
been pretty good, hasn't it?
MR. TOMLINSON: Well, last -- in past years,
we've -- we've budgeted funds in Nondepartmental Contingency
for -- enough to -- to handle any replacements for data
processing equipment. But, for -- we've used that line item
completely up now because of -- because of the professional
fees that we've had.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Oh, okay.
MR. TOMLINSON: For attorney's fees, for
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cases relative to -- to past years' experiences in the jail,
and those funds are gone. And that's the only place I had
to find to -- I didn't have it in my budget, so that's the
only place I had to move it from.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS; On a serious vein,
Tommy, that's great if he can put together a computer for a
third or less of the cost to purchase one. I guess that's
what you're saying. If, for $378, he's put together a
computer equivalent to something we have or we needed or
wanted, saving the County, what, two-thirds of the cost or
more?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's good.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: That's excellent. And
when you have someone that's as qualified to do that kind of
thing as Shaun is, you're probably going to get a good
product, too. And you can maintain it; if you have a
component fail, you can replace it. That will save --
that's a good savings.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's why we titled
him the guru.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: That's the reason he's
the guru. Okay. We have a motion and a second on Budget
Amendment Number 1. Any further comment or questions? All
in favor, raise your right hand.
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(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Ayes
Amendment Number 2.
MR. TOMLINSON: This one is
Judge Tench in Precinct 3. It's a request
Lrom Software Maintenance to his Part-Time
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Sala
secretary?
have it. Budget
a request from
to transfer $150
Salary line item,
ry for a
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes, part-time. Someone to
take his secretary's place when she's gone.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Williams, that Budget Amendment
Number 2 be approved. Any further questions or comments?
A11 in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONEF. GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Number 3.
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MR. TOMLINSON: Number 3 is for the District
Clerk. She has requested a transfer of $87 from Microfilm
Records to Maintenance Contracts, and this is -- this is to
pay a contract for her -- for a Canon microfilm reader.
COMMISSIONER WILLiAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Letz, that Budget Amendment
Number 3 be approved. Any further questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is this something that
we overlooked in the budget process?
MR. TOMLINSON: I think -- I think that the
maintenance cuutract was -- was more than what she budgeted
originally.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion's been
seconded. All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Ayes have it. Number
9.
MR. TOMLINSON: Okay. Number 4 is from --
from the Sheriff. This is a request to transfer $841.10
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have me~~ical exams for four different people.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Was this just a --
MR. TOMLINSON: I can't -- the total for
these four is $1,413.10.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: This is -- I'm sorry.
Do we have a second? I'll second it. Motion by
Commissioner Letz, second by Commissioner Griffin, that
Budget Amendment Number 4 be approved. Is this a -- again,
just a -- a budgetary shortfall?
MR. TOMLINSON: I'm not sure who these people
are, but I think they're new employees, and there has to be
a - a psychological/medical exam for new employees in the
Sheriff's Department.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Sounds like that he's
had a changeover larger than he anticipated.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think this is the
second one of these we've seen.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But this is an item I
think we aced to track for next year's budget, because I
think, you know, we --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: You can predict it.
It's predictable.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right. Turnover should
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I have a motion and a
second. Any further -- on Budget Amendment Number 4, any
further comment or questions? All in favor, raise your
right_ hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Budget Amendment Number 5.
MR. TOMLINSON: Number 5 is for Commissioners
Court, and it's -- the amendment is to pay a bill from
Allison Bass Associates, and it's legal fees for -- for
claimant Lori Ashley versus Kerr County.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Which case?
MR. TOMLINSON: Lori Ashley.
MS. SOVIL: E.E.O.C.
MR. TOMLINSON: It's E.E.O.C., right. And
I'm requesting that we transfer $2,318.78 from Contingency
to Professional Services.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Williams - who made Lhe second? Was that you? Second by
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Commissioner Letz, that Budget Amendment Number 5 be
approved. Any further questions or comments?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah, I'd like a
little more explanation on who is Lori Ashley and why the
E.E.O.C., and -- is the public more aware of their money
beinq spent here than I am? I mean, I don't know anything
about it.
MR. TOMLINSON: It's been an ongoing
situation for a year, maybe two years.
MS. SOVIL: Two.
MR. TOMLINSON: Two years, I believe.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is that a courthouse
employee that --
MS. SOVIL: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: -- that someone fired
because they're too old, or --
MS. NEMEC: No.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Y'all are not going to
tell me, are you?
MR. TOMLINSON: I don't know.
MS. NEMEC: 1 have the information, if I'm
allowed to do it in open court. I don't know.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think you can say who
the -- I mean --
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: I mean, I think the
nature of the lawsuit, what they're alleging is public
record anyway.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah, the lawsuit's
public record.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So I wouldn't -- I
mean --
MS. SOVIL: I don't think it ever got to the
point of being a lawsuit.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: What point did it get
to?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, enough that the
lawyers got their chunk out of it, that's for sure.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: it got someplace, for
$2,300.
MS. NEMEC: She filed a lawsuit, but we
fought it, and that's what this money was for, but she was
not terminated.
MR. TOMLINSON: I need a hand check for this
one also.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Maybe we ought to get an
update at our next Commissioners Court meeting.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is this the final part
of it? It is, okay. Thank you very much.
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COMMISSIONER GR1P'F1N; This is the final --
MS. NEMEC: And we won, by the way.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Is this not something
we ought to talk about in Executive Session sometime, find
out where we stand with litigation?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: finless we know for
sure that this is -- that the matter has been closed and
that this is the -- you know, if we know that this is a
legitimate bill to close out the process, then we can deal
with it in open court as a bill payment. I don't see any
reason not to --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think we can pay the
bill, but I think tkie Commissioners want to see --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Sure.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We can go in Executive
Session at the end of the day on this particular item.
COMMISSIONER GRlr'FIN: Sure.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: 'Cause it's not an agenda
item.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Would you entertain
amending your motion to include trie issuance of a hand
check?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: And second. We have a
motion to approve Budget Amendment Number 5 and to issue --
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authorise issua~ice of a hand check for same. Any further
questions or comments? All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: A11 opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
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Number 6.
The ayes have it.
MR. TOMLINSUN: Six is for Nondepartmental,
and I left this open-ended since I can't find money to pay
this. It's -- it's a bill from Texas Association of
Counties, Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Fund. It's a
total of $15,400, a,id it's the -- Barbara may help me on
this, but I think it's -- yeah, the audit on our -- final
bill on our audit for last year's payroll. Is that correct?
MS. NEMEC: Mm-hmm.
MR. TOMLINSUN: And, you know, we talked
about workers comp, I think, at length in the budget
process. We actually budgeted 40 percent increase this year
over -- over the prior year, but it's -- it's still more
than -- than the 40 percent. So, what we need in that
budget line item, Nondepartmental, is $22,387.75.
COMMISSIUNER GRIFFIN: And this is because
the workers compensation premium was just a lot higher than
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MR. TOMLINSON: Yeah, the 40 percent was the
number we got from -- from the association. That's what
their estimate was, and I -- I think that's the number that
we used for budget purposes. But this -- this part of it
is -- is the audit on the payroll for the prior year, so
our -- our payroll was -- was larger also than we -- you
know, than we estimated the year before. You're -- when you
budget, you're estimating what the -- what -- first of a11,
what rate you're going to be at, and -- and then trying to
determine what -- yuu know, what your -- what your payroll's
going to be.
COMMISSIONEx GRIFFIN: Right
MR. TOMLINSON: So the only thing I knew to
do is to declare aii emergency and take this from -- from
Surplus Funds, but I've searched the General Fund budget
from beginning to end, and I -- I just -- I just can't see
anything that -- that I think won't be used.
COMMISSIONEx GRIFFIN: Does Texas Association
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following -- for next year will be --
MR. TOMLINSON: I don't know that we have
one.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We don't have anythinq
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: This -- you're saying
this amount is for the audit of last year's payroll. Why
was the payroll so much different than --
MR. TOMLINSON: Well, we had -- when we pay
the quarterly premiums, we -- we pay based on an estimate of
what -- isn't that correct, Barbara?
MS. NEMEC: Mm-hmm.
MR. TOMLINSON: For what our -- in other
words, at the beginning of the year, we estimate what our --
what our payroll's going to be.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
MR. TOMLINSON: Hnd then -- then we pay
our -- pay quarterly estimates, is what it amounts to. And
then, once - once tl-,e year's over, then they come back and
do an audit on -- of our payroll.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But --
MS. NEMEC: What happens is, at the beginning
of the year, we estimate, okay?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
MS. NEMEC: Then you go through the -- during
the budget process, you start adding employees and getting
raises and stuff, so ghat payroll figure jumps up. So then
at the end of the year, they do an audit on our payroll on
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-- they base our premiums quarterly on the estimated
payroll, but then we start adding employees and giving
raises, and at the end of the year they do an audit, and
find that the payroll is actually more than what we
estimated, so then that's what this is.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: And is this on a
calendar-year basis or on our budget-year basis? Their --
MS. NEMEC: Calendar year. So that's why
it's hard to budget.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So that's our problem,
basically, is that whenever we do a salary increase --
MS. NEMEC: Right.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: -- effective October lst,
or any kind of changes in the new budget, that's not taken
into account.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Well, there's another
factor, too. That's the rate, and the rate is based on
experience, and where do we stand with the rate against the
estimated payroll'1 Is the rate the same? Has it gone up or
what?
MR. 'IOMLINSON: I don't know.
MS. NEMEC: The rate hasn't gone up very
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LYie xaLe hasn't yurie up. But there's a lut of other factors
that were involved this last time that caused the 40
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: Tommy, I think I'll make
a motion to declare an emergency and approve the $22,387.75.
I Lkiink we need L~ l~uk at tkiis -- it's yoiny Lo be an
ongoing budget item in our budget cycle every year. We're
yoing to do some sort of salary adjustment in the budget
process, which means that the prior year audit is going to
be wiony.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: You can budget for and
make additional payments based on our estimates.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I mean, thal -- Lkiey
will let you do that. So, you know, you could project
for -- just like -- just like paying estimated income taxes.
You can -- you can make a higher payment based your own
estimate, and that will adjust LkraL aL Lkie eiid of the year
as well.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So that's what we --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll second the
motion.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. We have a
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motion by Commissioner Letz, second by Commissioner
Williams, that we declare a budget emergency and approve
Budget Amendment Number 6 to be paid from Surplus Funds.
Any further discussion or questions?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Of course, I have a
comment. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Sure.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: The 40 percent
increase is way too much to begin with, and then for them to
audit salary increases and a few new employees of the
County, and then just charge us $2,000 to -- for that audit
just seems to me extremely excessive, and I'm -- I'm going
to do everything I can for us to take a look at every inch
of our insurance and look at it in a real way. And I don't
know it we'll -- if this particular Court right here wants
to do that, but I think next year, I'll somehow twist some
arms and we're going to get this done. This is our
association that we're members of, that some of us have sat
on the boards and et cetera and served them, and they turn
around and do these kinds of things. And, to me, this is --
this is excessive. lt's not an everyday business deal.
$22,000 is a hell of a lot of money for this kind of thing,
and I am -- I'm really ticked off at them, and I'm -- I'm
going to do everything I can to steer us away from TAC.
And, you know, you guys get ready, 'cause I'm heading your
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MS. NEMEC: I want to say, some of -- some of
this, I believe, is for the quarterly payment also; not all
of it is for the audit increase. But I have that original
bill in my office. I'll look at it and give you some more
info on it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I share Commissioner
Baldwin's concerns about insurance, and I have for a while.
And we've tried to equalize -- at least get them all on the
same year calendar year basis, which I think helps. And I
think we've tried to, you know, take the best deal we -- we
get, and that tends to usually be TAC up front. When TAC
comes in with these increases after the fact, I think we
need to take that into account.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The rates are actually
dictated by the state, are they not? The rates are dictated
by the state?
MR. TOMLINSON: There's a base rate.
COMM15510NER GRIFFIN: Yeah, base rate plus
whatever your experience is.
MR. TOMLINSON: Ylus your experience.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah. And TAC, of
course, passes that through to us. 1 mean, they're not
tagging it on, but they're passing that through to us,
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MR. TOMLINSON: Y"ou have to remember that --
that in a pool for any governmental entity, if they're --
like -- like, TAC or the municipal league, they don't
underwrite 100 percent of the risk. So, I know that in
property coverage, TAC only maintains, like, 20 percent of
their -- of the risk. So -- so we're -- we're subject to
market fluctuati~us, just like Lhe private sector is. I
know people that they're in commercial underwriting right
now, and Lhey'xe -- and workers comp and liability, and
they're having to go to their customers and say, you know,
your bill is twice or Lhree limes what it was last year.
And so, from what I -- from what I hear in the market, I
think we're lucky to get 40 peicenL.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's a sad
con¢nentary, Tommy. Please don't come in here and defend TAC
to any me any more. I mean, I understand what you're
saying, but it's still sad. That's sad.
MR. TOMLINSON: I know.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And I really believe
in my heart that -- that we can do better than TAC. I do.
I know you defend them. You know, we've fought over this
thing, but I'm not -- I don't want to listen to any more of
it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: My final comment on it is
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a lot of it's due to lawsuits. I mean, you know, that's the
problem Lhat comes through. Lawsuits against -- for
everything, against everybody. It's -- we all have to pay
mote and more. But I agree that, you know, we need to look
at -- very carefully at our insurance coverage overall,
because we spend a lot of money there.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Can I second this, or
is there --
COMMISSIONER GRIFh'1N: No, it's already
seconded.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN:
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS
second it?
Dadgumit.
Why would you want to
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We have a motion and a
second. We have a motion and a second for budget item
Number 6. Any further questions or comments? All in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(NO response.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Now, we just declared
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: To pay our workers
comp. Number 7.
MR. TOMLINSON: Number 7 is --
AUDIENCE: Commissioner Griffin, could you
ask him to talk just a slight bit louder?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah, our microphone's
not working again.
AUDIENCE: Okay, thank you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Sorry about that.
MR. TOMLINSON: Next amendment is for the
198th District Court. The request is to transfer $3,616.08
from Special Trials to Medical Assistance.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
MR. TOMLINSON: I have a -- I'm asking for a
hand check to Stewart Davis' C.P.A. firm for $5,000.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay, I want to re --
withdraw my motion. Stewart Davis is a C.P.A., and we're
paying him medical assistance?
MR. TOMLINSON: Well, that's -- it's for
court -- iL's for court-appointed assistance, is really what
it is. The title of that account is -- is misleading for
that -- Lor that purpose.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Now you got me
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MR. TOMLINSON: Well, it's -- what it is,
according to the bill -- to the court order, it's for the
preparation -- in the help of preparation for a trial, And
there's -- there's been two C.P.A. firms work on this case;
one for the defense and one for the State. And this one
that we have -- we have an order for today is for the
assistance from this firm in the preparation of a case for
the 198th court.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Why does it come out of
Medical Assistance line itemt
MR. TOMLINSON: 'Cause we don't have another
line item Lhat -- we either have to come up with another
line item and have it approved today, or pay it out of this.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Isn`t there -- is
there -- I mean, I don't think it's right to put it under
Medical Assistance. I mean, I don't know what other line
item you could put it under, but -- or transfer the money
Lxom Special Trials to.
MR. TOMLINSON: You want to hold it and let
me -- let me see what I can -- see what account number I can
come up with?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: It's just one of those
things -- I'm just afraid if we get it in the wrong item,
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Right.
COMMISSIUNER BALDWIN: I agree with that.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I would suggest we do
that, Tommy, that we hold this one and --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: -- and see if there is
a good pigeonhole to put it in, and if not, bring it back
and we could create an account for that if we have to.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Today?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yeah, I could do it today.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. Number 8,
Tommy?
MR. TOMLINSON: Number 8 is from the County
Clerk. She has a request for $650 to be moved into her
Microfilm Storage line item, $567 from Capital Outlay and
$83 from Machine Repair.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LE'1'L: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I have a motion by
Commissioner Williams, second by Commissioner Letz, that
Budget Item Number 8 be approved as submitted. Any further
comments or questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Question. Do we pay
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MR. TOMLINSON: Yes, it is. It's a rental,
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: I just wanted to know, I
mean, 'cause it -- it's a budgeting error.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any further comments
or questions? A11 in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(N~ response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Number 9.
MR. TOMLINSON: Number 9 is for the Lake
Ingram Estates Road District. We need to transfer $970 from
the Interest line item tc the Service Fees. And it's --
it's to pay -- there's an annual administration fee for --
to the Bank of New York, and this bank is our paying agent
for -- for that debt.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that Budget Item
Number 9 be approved as submitted. Any further comment or
questions? All in favor, raise your right hand.
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN
late bills?
I'he ayes have it. Any
MR. TOMLINSON: I have two.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Two late bills to pay.
MR. TOMLINSON: One is to Barbara Nemec for
$130, and it's for reimbursement for registration for her
clerk in the 30th Annual Treasurer's Seminar April the 1Sth
through 18th.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So moved.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Letz, that the late bill in
the amount of -- what was that, Tommy?
MR. TOMLINSON: $130.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: -- $130 Tor attendance
at the conference be paid. Any further comment or
questions? All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
CUMMISSIUNEK GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
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MR. TOMLINSON: Last one is to Buster
Baldwin, $181.13 for -- it's to reimburse for travel
expenses for the West Texas County Commissioners Association
conference.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
(Laughter.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the late
check be -- or late payment be approved for $181.13 to
Commissioner Baldwin for travel to the West Texas
conference. Any further comment or questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: How is yours so much less
than Commissioner Williams' and mine'?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Why is it so much
less'?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We -- you stayed at the
same hotel we did, the same mileage.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll tell you later.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All in favor, raise
your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Just watch the bills
next month.
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I have one question,
Tommy. My -- our association fees didn't make it this
round?
(Mr. Tomlinson shook his head
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. I put in to pay
our dues to the West Texas Association. You know, when we
were in the South Texas, we paid $250 a year to be a member
of that thing, and the West Texas Association is $50. Fifty
dollars for a year.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: All the more reason to be
out west.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Registration is
cheaper, too.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'm liking this more
and more.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Do we have a motion to
waive the reading of the minutes for the meetings of
March 11th and March 25th and to approve the same?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Williams, that we waive the
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Monday, March 2,th meeting of 2002, and approve those
minutes. Any further comment or questions? All in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: A11 opposed, same
sign.
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	COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:	The ayes have it. All
sight. Do	I have a motion to accept	the monthly -- approve
and accept	the monthly reports --	
	COMMISSIONER BALDWIN:	As presented.
	COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:	-- as presented?
	COMMISSIONER BALDWIN:	So moved.
	COMMISSIONER LETZ: Se	cond.
	COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:	Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, se	cond by Commissioner Letz,	that we approve the --
and accept	ttie monthly reports as submitted. Any further
comments or	questions? All in favor,	raise your right hand.
	(The motion carried by	unanimous vote.)
	COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:	All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Okay. On to the consideration agenda. Item Number 1,
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Water Subdivision, Prer_inct 3. Commissioner Letz and County
Engineer.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'll turn it over to
Franklin, and if he has -- if I have any comments to add, I
will. I've met with both Leonard and Dale Crenwelge about
this.
MR. JOHNSTON: We had a request from Dale
Crenwelge in Falling Water Subdivision to change the depth
of the utility lines Lrom 3 Loot Lo 2 and a hall Loot.
I've -- I've been through Falling Water several times and I
know on many places there's solid rock next to the roads.
The roads are kind of built up over the rock. In areas that
have solid rock, I wouldn't have any objection to 2 and a
half foot. It's -- the pipes will be perfectly safe, like
they're encased in concrete. I think it should be, you
know, not a blanket variance, but as to conditions. If it's
an area where they can dig full depth, I think they should,
but if they have to rock saw solid rock, I wouldn't think 6
inches would affect it either way.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So, specifically, it's
on the areas as designated on the --
MR. JOHNSTON: I think he has that
designated, yes, on the map.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So, it would only
apply -- the waiver would only apply to those areas?
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MR.. CRENWELGE: Just the areas where we're
talking about on the diagram.
MR. JOHNSTON: Right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Only the areas we're
talking about on the diagram.
MR. CRENWELGE: Yes.
MR. JOHNS'1'ON: As to the -- the distance from
the roadway, he requested to change zero to 4 feet from the
property line to zero to ~ foot from the finished pavement
surface. There, again, I thin Y, it should be on a
case-by-case basis, 1 think what he's talking about is
areas where there's fills and then the road slopes away, to
get to the property line, they're out 20 foot below the road
surface or something.
MR. CRENWELGE: Right, just primarily up
hills and down hills. You know, you have a 50-foot
right-of-way, and we've cut the road pretty much 40 foot and
we have banks on one side. We have either 16, 18, or 20
foot pavement, depending upon the road traffic, so we
have -- you know, we have a lot of room right there to put
it, you know, next to the pavement without going on the side
of the -- huge banks on the side at the end of the
right-of-way.
MR, JOHNSTON: And then, there again, I think
on a case-by-case basis. Some places, it's about the only
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place you can put it. In other places, you know, we should
strive to put it away from the road, really for practical
purposes. These aren't even county-maintained roads, but
just for practical purposes, if a water tap is made or a
water line breaks, it doesn't ruin big sections of the road.
It's off the road. So --
COMMISSIONER LDTZ: A comment on the depth.
And I've talked to Leonard about this, and we -- he is
really recommending that we probably make that change
permanent. He says Ter.DOT really has a 30-inch, on top of
the pipes anyway, and he says we're a little bit more strict
than TexDOT is. So, I think we probably should address that
in the Subdivision Rules, but at this time, just -- I would
just make a motion that we approve the variance as
presented, L~Lh as to the depth and location in areas as
designated on the attached plat only.
MR. JOHNSTUN: These are the lines that we're
talking about parallel to the road. I think that will be
another issue; probably be the full depth.
MR. CRENWELGE: Right.
MR.. JOHNSTUN: That will be an area you can
dig, anyway.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that -- that the
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variance be granted fur depth and location of the utility
lines in Falling Water Subdivision as presented. Any
further question or comments? All in favor, raise your
right hand.
(The muLion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(NO response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: One other comment I might
make on that. Central Texas has also -- utilities --
Electric Co-op has agreed to these same depths.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: 30 inches?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Yeah.
P9R. CRENWELGE: Hill Country Telephone and
Aqua Source have all --
MR. JOHNSTON: All signed off on it.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: As appropriate for this
area?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: They put everything in
the same hole?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Here, they are.
MR. CRENWELGE: Yep.
MR. JOHNSTON: They all signed off on that,
too?
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MR. CRENWELGE: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Item Number 3,
consider approval of cattle guard being installed on Honey
Creek Road. This is in Precinct 4. This is the one that
came before the Court previously. 't'here was a nonstandard
design initially proposed that is now prepared to be the
standard design that the County uses. Anything to add to
that? 1 think your recommendation now is that we approve
it?
MR. JOHNSTON: Yeah. We went from a
nonstandard design to twu standard designs put back-to-back,
so I think we resolved the problem.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We're now down to one
which will look just like the rest of them. So, I will make
the motion that we appi~ve the installation of the cattle
guard on Honey Creek Road as submitted.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: A motion by
Commissioner Griffin, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that
cattle guard to be installed on Honey Creek Road in
accordance with the letter from Honey Creek Ranch be
approved. Any further comment or question?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah. Do we need to
address that in our subdivision regs also? I mean, we're
talking about a cattle guard here, and the subdivision
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regs -- seems like you have to hire a couple of lawyers and
three or four engineers and -- and lots of things, and we're
talking about a cattle guard here, you know. Not talking
about rocket science.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah. The book just
says --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Have you read that
lately, Jon?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: No, I have not.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It's pretty detailed
stuff there.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Might be able to
simplify it somewhat.
MR. JOHNSTON: There's some detailed
previsions; however, they're -- for a standard 5-foot span,
we have now an approved design for that. I think where it
was getting complicated, if they wanted to increase that to
an 8- or 10-foot span, --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah.
MR. JOHNSTON: -- that's where you have to
have it re-engineered. But they're using our standard one
and just putting two -- two of them next to each other.
COMMISSIUNER BALDWIN: I'm glad it's working
out. It certainly took -- you know, to me, because of that,
because uL -- you know, and that may be the right thing to
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do. I'm not saying it's not. But I think we need to
revisit that because of that. You know, these guys have
Leon jumping through hoops for a couple of months to put a
damn cattle guard in.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: How hard is that?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: If they'd come at us
the first time with the standard design, I think it would --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Piece of cake"?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: -- have gone pretty
easy.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think it's a good time;
we need Lo note those things. At the public hearing, we can
make these minor adjustments. That should be a pretty minor
adjustment. As to road depth, as well.
MR. JOHNSTON: Yeah. In the -- in defense of
wkiaL's in the book, it's really there for public safety. If
someone comes up with some unusual design, it needs to meet
some criteria. That's the criteria we have there.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. We have a
motion and a second. A11 in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Item Number 3, consider and approve road name changes for
privately maintained roads in Precincts 2, 3, and 9, in
accordance with the 911 guidelines. I might add for the
Court that I got a call from Truby Hardin just before the
meeting started, and there was some question on the very
last one on the list. On West Harley -- or -- yes, on
Harley Drive that was proposed, and there was a question
about it. We should drop that one from the list, she says,
because it is in the city of Ingram; it's not in the county.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It is, I agree.
COMMISSIONER GR1Nr'1N: So -- so, 3011 t0
Harley, that last one on the list, we should drop. The rest
we can approve, no problem. 't'hese are all privately
maintained; they are not county-maintained roads. Do I have
a motion?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So moved.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Second? Do I hear a
second"?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Oh. Motion by
Commissioner Letz, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that the
list submitted for approval of road name changes on
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pLivately maintained roads, as amended, be approved. Any
further comment or question? All in favor, raise your right
hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONEK GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(NO response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Let's skip down to number -- 1 think -- let's see, let's do
Number 7, consider and discuss proclamation to declare
April 8th through the 12th as the Environmental Crime
Prevention Week. This was one put on by Judge Henneke, and
as you see in the backup material, this is a -- an
initiative by T.N.R.C.C. to make the public and everyone
aware that Texas has a very vigorous program of -- of
addressing environmental crimes; that is, pollution of our
natural environment. That there is a -- there is a real
move to educate the public that those crimes can be -- can
be prosecuted, and the perps brought to justice. And
T.N.R.C.C. has declared April 8th through the 12th as
Environmental Crime Prevention Week, and we are joining in
this effort by this proclamation. And we would authorize
the County Judge to sign same, by the way. Do I hear a
motion?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I move for approval.
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COMMISSIONEK WILLIAMS: Second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Baldwin, second by Commissioner Williams, that -- that we
approve and adopt the proclamation to declare April 8th
through April 12th, 2002, as Environmental Crime Prevention
Week and authorize the County Judge to sign same. Any
further comment or question'?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Judge pro tem, sir?
COMMISSIONER GR1P'r'IN: Yes?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I would also ask that
Ms. Sovil be sure to send a copy of that court order to
Eddie North, our local Solid Waste Coordinator.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Good idea.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Good idea. I have a
motion and a second. Any further comment or questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Also send a copy to
T.N.R.C.C. so they remember to enforce these laws that they
have on their books.
CUMMISSIUNER BALDWIN: That's right.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any further comment or
questions'? if not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
CUMM1551UNER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Maybe we can squeeze in Number 8. Consider and discuss
approving social services contract between Kerr County and
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and authorize the ratifying of
County Judge's signature. This is one that you'll recall
that goes back to the opinion we were waiting on -- that we
got, the opinion that we were awaiting on the support to
these organizations. This is to tidy up that paperwork, and
to go ahead and ratify the Judge's signature on that.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll second.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Letz, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that -- that the
social services contract between Kerr County and Big
Brothers/Big Sisters be approved, and that we authorize the
ratification of the Judge's signature on same. Any further
comment or questions? All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: The ayes have it.
Okay. I think Item Number -- Item Number 6 -- is that a
fast one, Commissioner?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yeah, that's quick.
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. Let's do Item
proceed with a public hearing at 7 p.m, o~i April 17, 2002,
to discuss the County's participation in the Texas Community
Development Program during the coming year.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: As I noted in the
background, we are at a point where we will soon be
soliciting bids for certain elements of Phase I of the
Kerrville South wastewater collection project, and it is
timely that we consider moving forward, and in order to move
forward and attempt to get a grant Lor continuation of the
project, we would have to have 50 percent of the funds that
were currently awarded obligated by May 16th, I believe --
May 13th. And we intend to try to have that bid so as to
obligate those funds by the 13th of Lkie month. That means
some fast work on our part, but the plans are drawn for the
bypass of the Rolling Green wastewater classification on the
Riverhill Country Club, and that will be sufficient to
obligate up to 50 percent of the initial funds. having done
that, we would now be eligible, then, to apply for
continuing funding for the project, and L]iis - this court
order would enable Grantworks to come in and notify the
public of a hearing to be held at 7 p.m. ou April 17th, as
sort of a performance thing or perfunctory thing. But they
do conduct the public hearing at their expense at the
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courthouse, and that makes us -- that's one of the steps
necessary for applyinq for future funding. So, that's kind
of the background. We'll be seeing mire of the plans and
bid solicitations that will come before the Court here in a
very short period of time. So, I would move our favorable
consideration of allowing Grantworks to proceed with the
public hearing at 7 p.m. on April 17th for Kerr County's
continuing participation in the Texas Community Development
Program.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll second that
motion, with a question.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN; Okay. We have a
motion by Commissioner Williams, second by Commissioner
Baldwin, that the -- we authorize Grantworks to proceed with
the public hearing at 7 p.m. on April 17th, 2002, to discuss
the County's continuing participation in the Texas Community
Development Program. Commissioner Baldwin?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: When we talk about
Grantworks expanding and moving forward and doing these
other things, are we talking about anything outside of the
Ranchero Road project?
COMMISSIONER W7LLIAMS: It is a continuation
of the Ranchero Road project, and would essentially take us
down to Loyal Valley towards the -- the mobile home park and
so Eorth and so on.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: IL we could get our
County Attorney -- where`d he go? If we could get him to
answer our letter, we'd know that, wouldn't we? But we're
not talking about anything outside of that Phase I project
at this point? We're not talking about Center Point yet or
anything?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: No.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN; Okay, thank you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN; We have a motion and a
second. Any further comment or questions?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: General question. By
reading the backup, it seems to me this is just a public
hearing to receive what'? I mean --
COMMISSIONEF. WILL7AMS: Well, it's called
for -- it's called for by the regulations, the T.C. D.H. --
whatever that is, Texas Community Development block grants.
They have to conduct a public hearing, su that it's to
perform -- really, conduct a public hearing. If anybody
wants to know what the purpose is, they explain the purpose
and so forth. So, it's just one of the requirements.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: SuL it's just a public
hearing to work with that state agency? I mean, if there's
nothing -- if we don't have any plans as to what we're going
to do, I don't see what you would -- why you would -- anyone
would come to a public hearing.
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last one they conducted, no one came either.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Just a requirement? Any
specific project information will be handled through either
another hearing or Commissioners Court meeting?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Right.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Ukay.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. All in favor,
raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: And the ayes have it.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. It is
10 o'clock on April the 8th, 2002. We'll recess the regular
meeting of the Kerr County Commissioners Court and convene a
public hearing regarding requesting TexDOT to install signs
designating by name the crossings of the North and South
Forks of the Guadalupe River on Highway 1340 and Highway 39.
(The regular Commissioners Court meeting was
closed at 10 a.m., and a public hearing was
held in open court, as follows:)
P O B L I C H E A R I N G
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: This, you will recall,
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is a -- is an issue that was raised by letter from ttie
Schumacher sisters to name the Schumacher Crossing or have
it -- and have a sign posted there. And, in discussivu with
TexDOT, they recommended that if we would request them to do
so, that they would install signs naming all ~f the
crossings, and they gave us a list of what they considered
at the time to be the most commonly used names for those
crossings, and we wanted to set -- even though we didn't
have to, we wanted to have a public hearing so that we could
discuss other inputs on what some of those names might be.
I da know that Commissioner Baldwin has had some contacts
from -- as well as I have, from some of the old-timers, the
old-time residents. And, Commissioner Ba]dwiu, before we
get into *_he pure public hearing part of this, how about
giving us a rundown on what you found?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Well, over the weekend
I had a phone call from, of course, an old Lriend of my
family's, and that particular family has been in Kerr County
for over 100 years, and -- both the wife and Che husband's
side of it; both of them have been over a hundred years.
And they were all -- whole family have lived up on the North
Fork of the Guadalupe, Highway 1340 for many, many, many,
many years. And they called me over the weekend and told me
what -- and it jogged some memory of my childhood, but told
me what -- what the -- some of these crossiriys on our little
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list that we have in our packets here, what the real names
have been for a long, long time. And when we get down to --
yeL out of this public hearing and get down to the adoption
part of this issue, I want to -- actually, I'd really like
to amend it right now so that we will know, so we can have
discussion, and if there's anyone in the audience that
doesn't agree with me, they have the opportunity to throw
things now.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I think it would be --
without offering it as an amendment to the names, since none
of tYiem have really been put up, you might go ahead and go
through --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: -- the names you have.
Ttieri we'll know what we're considering on the list.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: If we go, starting on
the righthand side, Highway 1340, better known as the North
Fork -- formerly a Kerr County road, by the way -- and go
down the list to Number 9, it says McChesney Crossing. We
want to change that to Benson. The Benson family has been
out there for many, many years. The next one's okay. The
following, Blue Haven Crossing, the original name of it is
Graham, G-r-a-h-a-m, a family that's been out there forever
and ever and ever. The next one, Quinn Crossing, there at
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F-r-e-d-e-r-i-c-k, and if you remember, that's the Friedrich
family out of San Antonio, and that's really pre- Eddie
Rickeubachex time. So -- you know, and I kind of remember
some of those.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Isn't that name -- I
think it's spelled as the German spelling, is it not, the
Friedxi~h? IL's like Friedrich, but it's pronounced
Frederick.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yes, sir, it is.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: It's
F-x-i-e-d-r-i-c-h.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: F-r-i-e-d --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And so Quinn Crossing
to Friedrich. Waldemar is fairly correct, and then Johnson,
it's kuuwri as Lhe Hope, H-o-p-e, Crossing.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: What's the background
informaLiorr on that?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Confidential
information.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Have to kill me if I
find ouL?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: River Bend Crossing is
Lone Star, because that was originally Lone Star Lodges
many, many years ago.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think that's two
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah, me too.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And then, of course,
Stewart Crossing would be changed to Mayhew, M-a-y-h-e-w.
That's another old name that's been here for many, many
years. And I did not have anyone call me over the weekend
and comment on the South Fork, so I -- I don't know.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I got the same input
that you did on the names that -- that you've just
discussed. And, as you say, it came from the -- a family
that's been -- has lived on the North Fork for a hundred
years. And I think our -- our view here should try to be to
get them right, and there's no -- these were just names
suggested by TexDOT that we started with. And let's get
them right and try to stick with the -- with the -- with the
historic names where we can. And so, with that, I think now
we can really get into the public hearing part of it. I
know that Mr. Crum --
MR. CRUM: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Mr. and Mrs. Crum are
here.
MR. CRUM: Good morning. My name is Bill
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on tk-ie North Fork. The comments that have just been made
preempt a lot of what I'm going to say, but I thought I
might just introduce myself to the Court and make one
comment. I want to commend the Court and TexDOT for taking
ltris action. I think it's a very -- very fine move. And
I'm going to make a side note, that Mr. Tucker, in finishing
what kids been now known as the Waldemar, and it may be
changed, and the Quinn, on the coloring of the sidewalk or
the side panels there, it's excellent. It was at one time a
very psychedelic orange, and I think it's wonderful at the
present time. I will not take any more of your time. The
Blue Haven was what stuck in our particular mind as -- we
wondered what that might entail. Phat's the -- we live
about a mile northwest of that Blue Haven Crossing. And we
suggested that maybe that there would be a better name than
Blue Haven, unless it's a misprint and should have been Blue
HeLOn, because we have a great blue heron that flies up and
down there. We suggested maybe Rickenbacher or Scout,
because of the camp right there. So, with those comments, I
commend, again, the Court for its actions. Thank you.
COMM1SSlUNER BALDWIN: Thank you very much.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Anyone else who would
like to speak on this issue's if not, we'll -- do we adjourn
or do we --
MS. SUVIL: Close.
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: We'll close the public
hearing, and we'll reconvene the regular session of the Kerr
County Commissioners Court and discuss Item Number 5, which
is to consider and discuss approving the name change -- or
not name chanye~, the request of TexUOT to install signs
naming the crossings as we discussed during the public
hearing.
(The public hearing was concluded at 10:08
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meeting was reopened.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:
from the Commissioners on this?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: My
that on Blue Haven, Commissioner Bald
hear RickenL-acher oc Scout. Is there
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:
historic name.
Any further comment
only comment would be
ain said Graham and I
a -- I mean --
Graham was the
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Graham is before
Rickenbacher?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah. Oh, yeah.
Yeah. Graham -- that Graham family, I mean, there's still
some of them there. I have been there, you know, in three
or four different lives, and some of them are still out
there. So --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: As an editorial on
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Rickenbacher, according to my grandfather, it's
Mr. Rickenbacher who we have to thank for all of the Russian
hogs we have in the country, 'cause he originally imported
them from Europe. So, aside from being a World War I ace --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, if there are no
further comments or questions by the Commissioners, do I
hear a motion that we request of TexDOT the to install the
signs, with the list as amended, on the North and South
Forks of -- along Highways 1340 and 39?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Commissioner Griffin,
I'd like to make that motion.
MS. SOVIL: Would you reread the list?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No. The judge will.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, it will be the
list as submitted for the public hearing, with -- these are
all on the South Fork -- or, correction, North Fork. What
was previously designated McChesney Crossing would become
Benson Crossing, B-e-n-s-o-n; previously designated Blue
Haven Crossing would be Graham Crossing, G-r-a-h-a-m;
previously designated Quinn Crossing would become Friedrich
Crossing, spelled F-r-i-e-d-r-i-c'h; previously designated
Johnson Crossing would be designated the Hope Crossing,
H-o-p-e; previously designated River Bend Crossing would be
Lone Star Crossing, two words; and previously designated
Stewart Crossing would be Mayhew, M-a-y-h-e-w, Crossing.
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: Was there a second?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Yeah, we're waiting
for a second, I think.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Well, I'1] be glad to
make the second, with a comment.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. Motion by
Commissioner Baldwin, second by Commissioner Letz, Lhat --
that the list be approved and we request TexDOT, in
accordance with this list, to make the designations.
Commissioner Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Maybe I shouldn't kiave
made that second. Anyway, here's my comment; then we can
decide. I'm wondering, since on the North Fork -- I mean,
on the South Fork there were not changes, if it would not --
I hate to make these name changes more than one time -- if
it wouldn't be better to not do another public hearing, but
hold back a week to see if everyone is in agreement or, I
mean, people from out west are comfortable with all these
names. I have no problem with them, not living in tkie area,
but TexDOT got a lot of the ones on the North Fork wrong
historically. But we did -- but I suspect there may be some
errors on the South Fork as well,
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, I will -- I
would say that let's go ahead and, on the condition that
if -- we can always bring it back to the Court. I mean, we
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can -- I would recommend we go ahead and get Ltie process
started. Remember, this is a request to TexDOT. So, if we
want to change the request, we can do that, and it's going
to take a while for them to get all this done.
COMMISSIONER LE'1'Z: Sure.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: I'm sure there is
going to -- kind of generalized public knowledge, not to
slow the process down now, but if there are appropriate
changes to be made at any time, even on some of these on the
North Fork --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS;
solicit a comment on the South Fork in
of those crossings?
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN:
We made the public hearing notice, and
had the public hearing.
COMMISSIONER WILLIHMS:
forthcoming?
Commissioner, did we
terms of the accuracy
aho did we solicit?
that's the reason we
Nothitty was
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN; Nothiny was
forthcoming. We did get comment on the North Fork.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The word goL out there,
but it was -- you know, and I think probably maybe it's best
to go --
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Well, it was
well-covered by the media, the local newspapers and all, so
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I think the word got out. We just didn't get any comment on
the South Fork, and we did on the North Fork. That doesn't
mean we won't -- we may get comments on both, but I would
recommend we go ahead and press on with the motion as -- as
made and seconded.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any further comments
or questions? If not, all in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GF.IFFIN: A11 opposed, same
sign.
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN; The ayes have it.
Okay. There being no further --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Oh, we do have --
Tommy, have you got us an answer to the Budget Amendment
Number 7?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes. The account number was
correct, and we -- we had changed the name of that account
for the 216th court and failed to change it for the -- for
the 198th. The change we made was -- was in anticipation
of -- of the reporting for Senate Bill 7. You know, we felt
like that we were going to have to segregate the
court-appointed attorneys fees from all other appointed
fees. So, what we did, we -- we had two accounts and we --
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we grouped all of -- all of the court-appuinted fees that
were not attorney-related into this account, and so all the
-- anything -- anything goes in that account except for
attorney's fees.
COMMISSIONEK GRIFFIN: So, it may be -
MR. TOMLINSON: It could be a medical bill or
it could be, as an example, this bill. WYiat we -- in the
216th court, we -- when we renamed it, we called it
Court-Appointed Services, and that's the correct account
number, but we just failed to change the one in the 198th.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So, it's Court-
Appointed --
MR. TOMLINSON: Services.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: -- Services.
MR. TOMLINSON: But, Lor Senate Bi11 7, we --
we're just anticipating having to change -- having to report
different activities, and we're especially concerned with
having only the court-appointed attorneys in one line item
by itself,
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. So, could we
include the name change in the motion lu approve the budget
amendment?
MR. TOMLINSON: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Does that make sense?
MS. SOVIL: 401?
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COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: So let's go back to
Budget Amendment Number 7. Do I hear a motion for approval
of that with the name change?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I move it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I second it.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Motion by Commissioner
Williams, second by Commissioner Baldwin, that Budget
Amendment Number 7 to move money from Special Trials in the
amount of $3,616.08 to expense code 10-336-901, which would
be renamed Court-Appointed Services.
MR. TOMLINSON: That's right.
MS. SOVIL: Special Services.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Court-Appointed
Special Services?
MR. TOMLINSON: No, it says Court-Appointed
Services, I believe it is.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Court-Appointed
Services.
MR. TOMLINSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Any further comment or
questions? All in favor, raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: All opposed, same
sign.
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COMMISSIUNEK GRlr'r'1N: Ukay. That concludes
the open portion of our meeting. We do have a -- a closed
session or closed meeting, Executive Session scheduled to
discuss pending litigation with the County Attorney, so we
will recess our regular session for now, and if we can
reconfigure the room, we'll have a closed session.
Discussion off the record.)
(The open session was closed at 10:17 a.m.,
and an Executive Session was held, the
transcript of which is contained in a
separate document.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Judge pro tem? I
actually had a question; it just popped in my --
COMM1SSlONER GRlr'N1N: we'll reconvene the
open -- the regular session of Kerr County Commissioners
Court.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Are we reconvened? I
had a question about one of the late bills. lt's just --
the thought popped in my mind, and I kind of ran through all
the language back through my processor here, and it didn't
-- didn't compute, and I have to ask the question. The late
bill for the convention for the Treasurer's office, who --
what actual person -- see, you have a -- you have the
elected official there, which is what I understood that
the -- that person is actually going to the convention.
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's a good
question. I -- I don't know the answer. I would suspect
it's either the Treasurer or the person that's going to be
appointed to fill Ada's position.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That could be. I
just -- the thought popped in my mind, and I think that
when -- you probably need to be careful. I don't even know
the legalities. It just seemed like -- you know, common
sense would say to me that we don't send part-time people to
school. I mean, it just seems that way. I could be wrong.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I mean, I would share
your sentiment, but I think it's probably up to each elected
official, as long as it's legal, at their discretion, based
on the way we've done our budgeting under that line item.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It sure could be. I
just -- just a question popped in my mind.
COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN: Okay. Since we've
reconvened, I do need to say for the record that no action
is required at this time as a result of the closed meeting,
Executive Session. Anything else to come before the Court?
We stand adjourned.
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STATE OF TEXAS
COONTY OF KERR
The above and foregoing is a true and complete
transcription of my stenotype notes taken in my capacity as
County Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Kerr County,
Texas, at the time and place heretofore set forth.
DATED at Kerrville, Texas, this 10th day of April,
2002.
JANNETT PIEPER, Kerr County Clerk
BY: ___ _ __ 1 _
Kathy Ban k, Deputy County Clerk
Certified Shorthand Reporter
CL_AIt~iS AtJD ~'~i.'CUUtJ7S
Un this the E3th day rf Apr•il ~?G70c:, came to be considerecl by
the Court various Commissioners precincts, wh:i.ch said Caaims
and Rcco~ants are:
1~--General for• X11=:C,E3ai3. l9; i.4--1="ir•e ~''r-otectior, for• ~ci,3:;;.=,.7~;
lv-Road ~ Pridye for $49,113.13; if3-County Laa~ Library far
31/1..:iN; 19-Public Library for• 31,4',:,1.33; SQi-Indiyen~. Health
Care f-'or 3;39, cr',c. CN; 70-Permanent Tmlarovement for 31, 90~. ~~Z~;
E33-State Funded--cl6th Dist Attorney for 3`34.1.(33; E36-State
Funded-'c1E,th Dist F'rob for 483S.0C; E17--State Funded-Community
Car•rec6ions for 34,4~G.~1;
TOTAL CRSH REG~UIRED FOR ALL F=UNDS ISc $c7?,^c79.53
Upor, motion made by C:ommissior,er• I_et~, sec,nr,deC1 by
Commissioner Williams, the Court unanimously approved by a
vote of 4-0-0, to pay said accounts.
ORDER N0.O7%~r9k
PI.ID~ET RMENDMENT
COI.INTY RLIDITOR
NON DEF'(~RTMENTRL
On this +.he 8th day of Rpril C.:k"1~E, upon motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded 6y Commissioner t_et~, the
Coy"irt i_inanimo~.tsly approved by a vote of 4-a-a, +.n tr•ansfer•
8378.43 from Line Item No.lk~-4k~9-SE4 Mainframe I*1~intenance to
Line Item No. 10-49°,-~69 Operating Eq."~ipment.
ORDER N0.~749].
BUDGET AMENDMENT
JUSTICE OF F'E=RCE, F'C"f #3
On this the 8th day of Rpril ~@@~, upon motion made by
Commissioner Let:, seconded by Commissioner- Williams, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-@-@, to transfer
'b15@.@@ from Line Item No.l@-457-563 Software MainF.enance to
Line Item Nc:~.i@-457-1@8 Fart-time Salary.


RUDGF_T ANENDNENT
DISTRICT CLERk
On this the 8th day of April 00c, ~_~pon motion made by
Commissioner Wi17.iams, seconded by Commissioner Let z, the
Co~_irt unanimously approved 6y a vote of 4-0-0, to transfer
587.00 from Line Item No.10-450-41c Microfilm Record to Line
Ttein No.iQ~-450-457 Naintenance Gantracts.
ORDER IVO.c74~j.;
~;UD6ET RMENDNEI~I1
SHERIFF'S D'EF'(~Rl"NF_NT
On this the 8th day of flpril '00c, ~.~pon motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Or-iffin, the
Co~_irt unanimo~.rsly approved by a vote of 4-0-~, to transfer
$841.ik'~ from Line Item No. 10-5F,0-104 Dep~_ities Salary to Line
Item No. 10--560-~_'c0 Employee Medical Exams.

ORDER NU.c7454
PUDBET AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONERS' CULIRT
NUN DEPARTMENTAL
On this the 8th day of April 20Or, upon motion made by
Commissioner- Williams, seconded by Commissioner Letz, the
Co~.irt unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-Q~, to transfer
~~,.318.'78 frcrm Line Item No. 10-405-571 Contingency 'to Line
Item No. 10-401-486 F'r•afessional Services, approve late 6i11
and a~_~thorize hand check. The Coi.mty Auditor and County
Treasurer are hereby authorized to write a hand check in the
amo~_int of :::,318.78 made payable to Allison, Bass & Associates.
ORDER NO.c7~+95
FUDGE"f AMENDMENT
NON DEPARTMENTAL
Dn 'this the 8th day of April ~_00L, ~_ipon motion made by
Commissioner Letz~ seconded by Commissioner Williams, the
Co~_~r-t ~_inanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-@~ to declare an
emergency and transfer ~~~=.,387.75 from F~_ind 10-S~_irpl~as to Line
Item No. 10-4Q~9-~~4 Workers Compensation.
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~uDCr_-r f-1MLNDMEN r
COUNT'r CLE.RI',
Qn this the t~th day of April ~~:00~, upon motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Let-, the
Co~ar•t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-0, to 'transf'er
3650.00 with :6567.00 from Line Item No. 10-~+~~+--570 C:api.t-zl
Outlay and 3E3~;.00 from Line Item No. 10--404--456 Machine Repairs
to L1Y1e Item No. 10--404'-460 Micr•oFilm Stor•aye.

ORDER N0. ~:'749/
BUDGET RMENDMENT
LRKER INGRRM EST RED DIST 'O1
On this the 8th day of Rpr•il i?OQ~c, upon motion made by
Comniissior7er• Let z, seconded by Commissioner Hal.dwin, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-Q~, 'to tr•ansfer-
~47~.4~G from Line Item IVo.63-643-660 Interest 'to Line Item
No.63-643-665 Service Fee, approve late brill and a~_ithorize
hand check. The County R~aditor• and Co~_mty Trea~c~_rrer are
hereby a~athori<ed to write a hand check in the amo~.ant of
X47@. 00 made payable to The Hank of New York.
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L_Al"E BII__L
BARBARA NEMEL'
Cn this the Eith day of April, cN~c ~.apon motion made 6y
Coirimissioner• Baldwin, seconded 6y Coniniissioner Lets, the Co~.irt
unanimo~.rsly approved by a vote of 4-0-Q~, to p~~y 'the following
late bill to Barbara Nemec in the amo~_rnt of ~613Z~.~~ from Line
Item No.10-497-c:1E Employee l"raining for• f2eim r•eg's for•
Clerk: ":~~th Annual Co. Trea~s's Continuing Ed~acatinn" seminar.
The County Ruditor• and Co~_rnty Treas~_irer are hereby authori-ed
to write a hand r_heck :in the amo~_int of `C.130.~~D made payable to
Barbara Nemec.
ORDER IVO.'~7499
LRTE PILL
H. R. "DUSTER" PRLDWIIU
On this the 8th day of Rprilr c00~ upon motion made by
Commissioner Williams} seconded by Commissioner Paldwin, the
Co~_tr•t unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, to pay tl'~e
following late bill to P~.rster• Paldwin in the amount of X181.13
from Line Item No.10-401-48~ Reimbursed travel expense for "
West Texas Co. Comin Rssoc. " conference. The County R~aditor•
and Co~_uity Treasr_rrer are hereby authorized to write a hand
check in the amount of '.6181.13 made payable to Buster Paldwin.

ORDER N0.275~0
RPF'ROVE RND RCCEF'T MINUTES
RNI) WRIVE RERDING
On this the 8th day of April, 200: upon mvi;ion made by
Cvmmissinner Lets, seconded by Commissioner Wi7.liams, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-Q~, waived reading
and approve the fallowing mini-rtes: Kerr Cv~-{nty Commissioners
Ca~ar-t Regular Session, Monday, March 11th, ~~~-`3:V~0 a. m. ,
N.err Co~_mty Commissioners Coy-trt Special Session, Monday, March
25th, 2002--9:00 a. m.
DRDER MD.~75Q~1
RE'P'ROVE RND ACCEPT MDNTFit_Y REF'DRTS
Dn this the Bth day of April CQ~D~, upon moi;ion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Let:, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-Q~, to accept; the
followiny reports and direct that they he filed with the
County Clerk for f~_~'t~_~re a~..idit.
Vance Elliott - J. F'. #1
March E~Q~2
,^., Robert Tench - J. F'. #3
March ~{l0'.-_'
William Raysdale - J.P. #4
March 2~~:~
ORDER NO.275~:::
RC='F'ROVRL OF VRRIRNCE FOR DEPTH OF
~" UTILITY LINES IN FREEING WRTER
SLJRDIVISIOhJS, G'CT_3
On 'this the 8th day of Rpril, cOZ~~ ~_ipon mo~tio~~i made by
Commissioner Let z, seconded by Commissioner Paldwin, the Co~..u°t
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, the variance to he
granted for depth and location of the utility lines in Falling
Water Subdivision as presented.
ORllER N0.275;~C
AP'P'ROVAL OF CATTLE 6UAF2D TO 8E INS"PALLED
ON HONF_Y CREEK ROAD
On this the 8th day of April, :~00c upon motion made 6y
Commissioner- Griffin, seconded 6y Commissioner Paldwin, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-Q;-0, cattle g~_;ard to
6e installed on Haney Creek Road in accordance with the letter
from Honey Creels Ranch.
ORDER NO. c_'i';~V~~'I
AP'P'ROVAL OF RORD NAME CHANGES I"~OR PRIVRTELY
MAINTAINED ROADS IN p'RECINCfS ~, 3 RND %+
IN ACCORDRNCE WITH 9-1-1 GLJIDE:LINES
On this the 8th day of Rpril, 20k'~~ upon motion made by
Commissioner Leta, seconded by Commissioner Paldwin, the
Court tananimo~_isly approved by a vote of 4-0-0, t-he list
s~_~bmitted far approval of road name changes on privately
maintained roads, as amended.
(Droppin,y 3011 W to Harley Dr W off 'the list)
EXISTING RD NRME
3008 N
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(Location of Road
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(L_oca'tion of Road
3010 S
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1280 E
(Location of Road
3007 NW
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APPROVED NAME CHANGE PCT
Fritz Dr' N
Off Hwy. 87, North of Comfort)
Ver-bens Ln E
South side of 27 E. off of Homilus)
Keller Ln E
First Road to right of Elm F'ass II)
Gar^den Ln S 4
Off Ox Hollow, Paldwin S. of Giaadal~ape)
Rllen Ln E
Rcross Hwy. ~7, .j~_rst past Dove Valley)
Sheri Ln NW 4
Off Thrill Hill, across from mail R~_~n)
ORDER NO. :'7505
AP'P'ROVAL OF P'ROCLRMRTION TO DECLARE RF'RII_ 6-1
'~ AS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME 1='REVELATION WEEP:
On i;his the 8th day of April, '00. ~.~pon motion macJe by
Commissioner Paldwin, seconded 6y Commissioner Williams, the
Co~.~r't unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, to adapt the
proclamation to dE:clar•e April 8th thro~.xgh Rpr~il icth, 'r'00~ as
Environmental Crime Prevention Week and authorize the County
Ji.idge to sign same.
QRDER NO.E75OE
AF'pROVAL OF SOCIAL CONTRACT BETWEEN KERB COUNTY
AND PIG BROTHERS/RIG SISTERS AND RATIFYING
COUNTY JUDGF_ SIGNATURE
On this the 8th day of Apr^i 1, ~.tpon motion made by
Commissioner t_etz, seconded by Commissioner^ Baldwin, the Cour^'t
~~nanimously approved by a vote of 4-~-Qi, the social services
contract between N.err^ Co~_inty and Big Br^o'thers/Pig Sisters and
that we a~.itharize the ratification of the J~.idge's signat~_n^e on
same.
ORDER N0. ~:7G~'i
RF'F'ROVAI. AUTHORI7ING GRANTWORt'~S TO F'RUGEED
WITH F'UPI._IL HERRING
On this the 8th day of April, '4~0E' ~_ipon motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Pa].dwin, the
Co~_irt unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-4~, author•i~ing
Grantworks to proceed with the p~_~blic hear•iny at 7 p. m. on
April 17th, ~:0@~, to disc~_iss the Co~.in'Gy's continuing
participation in the Texas Community Development F'r•ogram.
ORDER NO.c7~08
APPROVRI_ Of= REG!UEST TO TXDO1- -f0 INSI"ALL SIf.;IVS
DESIGNRTING PY NRNE TFIE CRCJSSINGS OF l"HE
NOR"fH AND SOUTH FORKS OF THE GUADALUF'E RIVER
On this the 8th day o'F Rpr•il, cO~C= upon motion made 6y
Commissioner Ilaldwin, seconded by Commissioner Let::, the Co~_rr•t
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-S-Q~, 1"XDOT to install tl-ie
signs, with the list as amended, on the North and South For•I<s
along Highways 134G and 39.
PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED NAMES ON HWY. 134Q~
McChesney Crossiny became Denson Crossing
Plue Haven Crossing became Graham Crossing
G!~_iinn Crossing became Friedrich Crossing
Johnson Cr-oss:ing became dope Crossing
River Rend Crossing became Lone Star' Crossing
Stewart Crossing became Mayhew Crossing
DESIGNATED NAMES
HWY. 39
Yellow Rose Crossing
cod Smith Crossing
is{, Smith Cr•ossi.ng
Dr•y Crossiny
Lynx Haven Crossing
La Casita Crossing
River Inn Crossing
F'anther• Creek Crossing
Mys+,ic Crossiny
Hunt Crossing
Schumacher Crossing
HWY. 134Q~
Klein Crossing
Boneyard Crossing
Mo Ranch Crossing
Benson Crossing
Wagon Wheel Crossing
Graham Crossiny
Friedrich Crossing
Waldemar Crossing
Hope Crossiny
Lone Star• Crossing
Mayhew Crossing
ORDER NO. ~75Q79
EIUDGE:"f RMENDMENT
19E3'1'i-i DISTRICT COURT
On this the Bth day of Rpril, cNti'~~'_ upon mvhivn made 6y
Coinmissivner• Williams, secnnded by Commissioner Baldwin, the
Court unanimously appr^oved by a vote of 4-0-0, to transfer
23,G16.Z~f3 from Line Item PJv.1ti'r--43&-417 Special 1"rials to I_.ine
Item Nv. 10--4CE,--4~1 Medical Rssistanc:e, and a~athor•i'~e hand
ct-reck. The County Ruditor• and County Treas~.rr•er• ar'~e hereb'y'
authorized tv write a hand check in the rtmo~_mt of ~500~.00
made payable to Stewart Davis, C. F!. R.