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Consider and discuss civil representation of Kerr County/Kerr County Commissioners Court by Kerr
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: David, I have a
question.
MR. MOTLEY: Sure.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We had made an
agreement a year or two aqo with you that -- to hire that --
to allow to you have a third attorney in your office if you
agreed to assign that person to the needs of the -- to the
Commissioners Court. Who will be that person? Do we have
an attorney down there that is assigned to the Commissioners
Court?
MR. MOTLEY: Well, we don't have a third
attorney. I mean, I guess you're looking at him.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So, if you bring in
another attorney, then that person --
MR. MOTLEY: Well, now, to be honest with
you, I can't say, because -- let me explain. I mean, some
of the people that I've, talked to, their background is
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primarily criminal prosecution, and some of the people have
done sort of a mixed type of -- or administrative law that
is a little bit more civil, and we've not really had anybody
show interest for the job that is -- you know, somebody
that's really had experience advising governmental bodies.
Ilse had that and Stan had that. Travis was specifically
interested in that. When we advertise the position, we
don't advertise it strictly with that job description. We
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advertise it with a -- with a broad job description to be
able to do anything that comes up, and we all like to
czoss-train so they can prosecute cases or go to the mental
health courts or juvenile, you know, whatevez, because we're
not really big enough. And, frankly, the Commissioners
Court is not -- it's not such that it would take up 100
percent of a prosecutor's time.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Absolutely not.
MR. MOTLEY: So, they need to be able to do
something else, so we limit rt to somebody who's been in an
advisory capacity. I had one lady in San Antonio who has
worked with the airport department of the City of San
Antonio, has done quite a bit of advising, antl has also
worked in municipal court. And, they always -- she was able
to work under short notice and work with -- you know, in
unusual circumstances, kind of short-notice situations, and
pretty good on her feet and everything. And, I -- she came
over to be interviewed, and we called her back, and she was
being cons idexed for a -- a promotion within her department,
and she didn't even call us back when we called her to see
if she was still interested.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I know I, for one, as
a Commissioner here -- I mean, I really was spoiled by
Travis, his response time, his clarity of response, and --
and Che way he handled the situation. To me, he's just -- I
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mean, I don't know how -- I don't know how the rest of the
Court would function with him, but I would hope that --
because we've matle that agreement with you, I'd hope that
we'd move in that direction. Ard, I know that`s up to you
who you -- who you assign. I just -- I want to make sure
that we get somebody that takes care of us.
MR. MOTLEY: It may be that -- it may be
theoretically possible that we get somebody who's had a Lot
of experience doing Family violence, protective orders,
mental health and juvenile, and Chey take over those
functions, and I may move into some more pzosewtion, and
Jerry may come over and -- and do this work. I mean, he's
an accomplished attorney.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So you definitely will
assign somebody?
MR. MOTLEY: Oh, yeah, absolutely. And Z
will say that -- but even before Travis, I mean, I really
feel that Like that the Court has had, I think, good
representation when we've -- we've -- you know, whoever it's
been. I mean, if you go back to Stan or if you want to talk
about Ilse, whoever y'all want to talk about, I think that
y'all have gotten high quality representation on basically
what's kind of a -- sort of a part-time job far that
position, iŁ you follcw what I'm saying,
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah, I do, Okay.
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Thank you.
MR. MOTLEY: I don't mean to rn any way
denigrate the importance of the deal, but it's not something
that would take up 100 percent of an attorney's time to do
this.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, but some -- I just
want to -- I want to put that agreement back on the table
that we've had.
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MR. MOTLEY: Oh, sure.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That there's time --
MR. MOTLEY: No, my intension would be to do
exactly as we did the last time, which would be to have a
person --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Great.
MR. MOTLEY: -- or persons come in here and
attend the court sessions and try [o get y'all as timely a
response as possible on the inquiries that y'a11 need to
know. And, one oŁ the things Travis did was kind of
anticipate things in advance antl sort of prepared for those
things in advance at home a lot of times, so he was able to
give quick answers like that. And, so -- but we miss him,
and I didn't want him to go, but I wish him the best.
JUDGE HENNEHE: Okay. Thank you.
MR. MOTLEY: Sure.
JUDGE HENNEKE: Leonard, do you have a