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PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF THIS
MADE BY: Pat Tinley OFFICE: County
MEETING DATE: June 26, 2006 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider and discuss County Treasurer's notification that her office will
discontinue human resources functions as of August 1, 2006; obtain clarification from
Treasurer of what functions or activities comprise or fall under "human resource
function"; obtain clarification from Treasurer of the specific duties or functions which aze
currently being performed outside of her office and which she believes are required by
law to be performed by her office and should be returned to her office; Consider and
discuss adequacy of staffing and resources provided to County Treasurers' office and its
performance.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: County Judge
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
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:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

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Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towazds your request being
addressed at the eazliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
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MEMO
TO: County Judge Pat Tinley, Commissioner Baldwin, Commissioner
Williams, Commissioner L,etz, Commissioner Nicholson, County Attorney
Rex Emerson
FROM: Barbara Nemec, County Trea'~ure
DATE: June 12, 2006
RE: Constitutional Duties
"Over the past sixteen years my office has been performing, in addition to my constitutional
duties, the human resources duties for the County. Sixteen years ago we had just over one
hundred (100) employees and I had one full-time employee. Today, the County employs over
three hundred (300) individuals and I have one part-time employee. In addition, the number of
services provided to each empbyee has also increased over the years.
Working with and for our employees has been a source of great pride and fulfillment forme.
Our employees are the backbone of our county government and are truly dedicated public
servants.
Unfortunately, we have reached a skuation where my office does not have the staff or the
resources to perform both the Treasurer's constitutional duties and the human resources function.
Because human resources, and all that entails, are not part of my constitutional duties, it is time
to realign the Treasurers office duties with the Texas constitution. Therefore, please allow this to
serve as my formal notice that, effective August 1, 2006, the Treasurer's office will no bnger
provide the human resource function for Kerr County.
Furthermore, at this time, there are duties listed as constitutional duties of the Treasurer's
office being performed in other departments. As part of this realignment, I am asking that those
duties be returned to the Treasurer's office where they properly belong. I will be happy to work
closely with the County Attomey and anyone else you designate to identify those duties and
make a smooth transition.
Again, it has been my pleasure and privilege to work with and for our employees -they are a
great bunch of hard-working folks. I will do whatever I qn to make this transition a smooth one
for their benefit"