ORDER NO. 29429
DISCUSS NOMINATIONS TO SERVE ON LIBRARY ADVISORY
BOARD
Came to be heard this the 11th day of October, 2005, with a motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Designate Commissioner Dave Nicholson as the Kerr County
Commissioners' Court Representative to the Library Advisory Board.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REOUEST d9~/~
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS
REOUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Dave Nicholson
MEETING DATE: October 11, 2005
SUBJECT: Consider and discuss nominations to serve on the Library Advisory Boazd
and make appointments to the Library Advisory Board.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Commissioner, Pct. 4
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
OFFICE: Commissioner, Pct. 4
TIME PREFERRED:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards you request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
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lulLiuriBr~lsrnlyd is going to speak Co th.e Crty Council at the
nezc meeting, and we will ask Chairman Randall Johnson to
speak Co the Cit7 Council and let them know that the
director of the library has to communi uate with both the
County Commissioners and the City Cou n,:i 1. And, of course,
he communicates with us. Maybe this will alleviate the
situation, if the City Council will agree to it, and then he
can come over here and sit down with yeu about the budget
and answer your questions about the expenditures. Is that
agreeable?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's fine. But
I -- wi Ch all due respect, I put in a gall -- I put in a
call to the chairman of the Library Advisory Board -- I
believe it was Friday.
MR. SHULTS: Mr. Johnson?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes. L'm still
waiting on a return call.
Mft. SHULTS: Okay. Now, he's -- I'm not
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defending him. He's been out of [own; he works out of town.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I understand. I
called his home.
MA. SHULTS: Okay. Did you talk [o him?
C 013MISBIONER WILLIAMS: ao, I'm still waiting
on hirt calling me back.
Mft. SHULTS: All right, sir. Well, this is
Monday, Commissioner. ILa ughter.)
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I realize.
MR. SHULTS: Okay. eut I'm sure he will.
I'm sure he wr 11.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I hope so.
JUDGE TINLEY: Any more questions for Pastor
Shul ts?
COPS/ISSIOPIER WILLIAMS: Thank you very much.
JUDGE TINLEY: Pastor Shults, we appreciate
you being here today. Thank you, sir. Mr. Bruce Baker?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Two preachers in a row
here.
htR. SHULTS: All of you, Buster, are in
trouble.
MR. BAKER: I premise not to take 20 minutes.
JUDGE TINLEY: If you'll give your name and
address, please?
MR. BAKEF: Okay. I'm Bruce Baker, 625
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Scenic Valley Road, property owner since Sa nuary 1976. I
ihinY. that's 29 years. Precinct 1, the premier precinct in
this county.
COMIdISSION ER BALDWIN: Hear, hesr.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: What a commercial.
C JNAII SSICN ER BALDW I!!: It's true.
MR. BAKER: Clergymen Central Texas
Conference, United Methodist Church. I believe the issue
before us this morning is one of fundamental fairness. I
believe rt is funtlamentally unfair to request Chat the
Commissioners Court amend the budget, especially since they
have demur strated physical xespons ibility in creating a
delica ce balance between receipts and tlisbvrsements. They
should be complimented as good stewards. I believe it is
fundamentally unfair if -- if the Library Advisory Board has
pot presided over a professional audit of current receipts
and disbursements, thereby justifying their request for
additional funds. If this has not been accomplished, then
it is fundamentally unfair to ask the present Lihrary
airector to justify his own recommendations. Also, who
mows what will happen if the library downsizes its current
operations? Perhaps it's never been done before. Last, but
not least, if the present budget request as presented this
morning is absolutely unconditior.a lly necessary, need
remind you that perhaps $300,000 is really not an
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1 unrealistic dream for a communi[q et 4A ~ atacure?
2 By way of illustration, the Sunday after Katrina -- pardon
3 me - struck the Gulf, a church rn Houston -- a church in
9 Houston tor.k a special offering. Preachers lake to do that.
5 The pastor made a very strange request -- he must not have
6 been a Me [hodis[ -- that no one in the congregation that
7 morning wn to a check for over $1,000. He wanted everybody
8 to take part. The result of that, in less than five
9 minutes, that one little old church collected $1,500,000. I
10 thought to nyself, man alive, it took former President Bush
11 and Clinton over 29 hours to raise one and a half million
12 dollars. If we, this morning, need to raise additional
13 funds, then, folks, let's just do it. Let's not request
19 that duly elected officials perform our work for us. Thank
15 you for letting me share with you.
16 JUDGE TINLEY: Thank you, sir. We have
17 another procedural issue that I'm going to dispose of right
18 quickly, and then we`ll be back. At this point, I'm going
19 to recess our Commissioners Court meeting, and I will open a
20 public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Kerr
21 County budge.
22 iThe regular Commi saloueca. COUCt a`ee ting was
recessed at 10:30 a. a.~ a~j,a public hearing
23 was held in open coux'C...y~7.3Ors:}
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