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KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Special Session
Thursday, December 27, 2007
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 LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3
BRUCE OEHLER, Commissioner Pct. 4
ABSENT: PAT TINLEY, Kerr County Judge
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I N D E X
December 27, 2007
1.8 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to
adopt resolution or proclamation in support of
Cowboy Breakfast and all local and area livestock
shows and activities & the Hill Country District
Junior Livestock Show Association
1.1 Consider/discuss, approve moving the early
voting Location for 2008 March primary election
and run-off, if any, to Hill Country Youth
Exhibit Center
1.2 Set public hearing for revision of plat for
Lots 5A & 5B of Grotto Springs Ranches I, Pct. 3
1.3 Set public hearing for revision of plat for
Lots 14KR and 15, Falling Water, Pct. 3
1.4 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to
accept Letter of Credit #8014 for maintenance
of roads in Lasso Ranch Subdivision, Pct. 3
1.5 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to
authorize Human Resources Department to seek
application for open position of department head
for Court Compliance Department
1.6 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to
accept property, transfer property, and approve
deeds to correct road easement on Holloman Road
1.7 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action on
suspending ban on order prohibiting the sale or
use of restricted fireworks (i.e., skyrockets with
sticks and missiles with fins) in any portion of
the unincorporated area of Kerr County
4.1 Pay Bills
4.2 Budget Amendments
4.3 Late Bills
4.4 Approve and Accept Monthly Reports
5.1 Reports from Commissioners/Liaison Committee
Assignments
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On Thursday, December 27, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., a special
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 BALDWIN: I want to call this
Commissioners Court meeting to order. It's 9 a.m., Thursday,
December 27th, 2007. Commissioners Court is here, minus the
County Judge, and we're in the Commissioners Courtroom in the
Kerr County Courthouse. Let's just jump into the agenda; I
mean, it's such a long --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: It is long.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: -- long agenda, I wanted to
go ahead and get into the thing, get started. And so I'm
going to call Item 1.8; consider, discuss, and take
appropriate action to adopt a resolution or proclamation in
support of the Cowboy Breakfast and all the local area
livestock shows and activities and Hill Country District
Livestock Show Association. Mr. Talarico?
MR. TALARICO: Good morning, Commissioners. I
believe you all have a copy of the proposed proclamation. If
you've had a chance to read it, that's -- you got it. I
mean, we put it together and we'd like that read the morning
of the Cowboy Breakfast, which is January 11th, on the
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courthouse lawn right before the invocation, get everything
started.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Resolution looks good.
Move adoption.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion and a second. All in
favor, please raise your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Nobody opposed.
MR. TALARICO: Appreciate y'all. Have a happy new
year.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you, sir.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: You too.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We'll go back to l.l;
consider, and discuss, and approve moving the early voting
location for the 2008 March primary election and runoff, if
any, to the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center.
MS. PIEPER: Gentlemen, can we change that to just
the primary election? Should we have a runoff, it would be
back down in our lower level of the courthouse.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Why are we changing it --
any of it?
MS. PIEPER: Well, for the primary, the first
election, I just think that the election is going to be too
heavy to fit everyone down in the lower level.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: What do you typically vote?
How many down there for early voting?
MS. PIEPER: For this election?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Typically in a general
election or a general primary.
MS. PIEPER: We hit I, 000 easy, a day. I mean,
it'll go anywhere from 600-plus a day.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I mean, I don't have a problem;
the reason sounds logical to me. Just -- do you think
there's any problem on informing the public? 'Cause, I mean,
we've kind of started getting everyone used to coming down
here, and if we're changing it again --
MS. PIEPER: Right. We're going to -- I'll ask the
media, plus we'll do advertising as well.
MS. BAILEY: I'm concerned about the posting, since
it's an election matter. Since we've posted it as moving
it -- moving both to one location, I'm not sure if we can
change it.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I was curious about that,
yeah. If we set it up for the -- for the primary in one
location, that really would be confusing to move it for a
runoff, if we had a runoff.
MS. PIEPER: I can have both of them out there.
That's not a problem.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: You're saying that the
agenda item reads for both?
MS. BAILEY: I think if we're going to approve it,
we have to approve this agenda item, or repost it for
something else and approve that.
MS. PIEPER: I'd rather approve it as it reads,
then, 'cause I need to get preclearance from Washington.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We will entertain a motion.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Move approval.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Approval. Is there a
second?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I second it.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: There's a motion and second.
Any further conversation about it? All in favor, please say
aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, the right hand --
raising the right hand was the first one. This was "aye."
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I need to pay attention,
okay.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah. Okay, 1.2, set a
public hearing for revision of plat for Lots 5A and 5B of
Grotto Springs Ranches I, Volume 7, Page 287, Precinct 3.
Commissioner Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Quick one. All we're doing is
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setting a public hearing to combine two 25-acre tracts. Move
approval.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Well, what is the public
hearing date?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: January 28th at 10 a.m.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: 1/28. Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion and second. All in
favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you. Motion carries.
1.3, set a public hearing for revision of plat for Lots 146KR
and 15 in Falling Water, Volume 6, Page 300 through 306,
Precinct 3. Commissioner Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: This is the same thing, setting
a public hearing for revision of two lots. Set a public
hearing for 10:05 a.m. January 28th. Move approval.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion and a second. All in
favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Approved. 1.4, consider,
discuss, and take appropriate action to accept Letter of
Credit Number 8014 for maintenance of roads in Lasso Ranch
Subdivision, Precinct 3. Commissioner Letz.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: This is one where the -- we
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have a letter of credit in Lasso Ranch Subdivision that
expires today for the construction of the roads, and we need
to replace it with Letter of Credit Number 8014 that will
expire December 26th, 2008, for the amount of 72,000 for the
maintenance of the roads. Move approval.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: For maintenance, not
construction?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Correct. Construction has
taken place.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I have a motion and a
second. I have a question. How did -- no, not how did, but
what would happen if we weren't meeting today? It's really a
question to Road and Bridge. Are they here?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I don't see them.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And I understand that they
chose not to be here because they didn't have any agenda
items on here. So --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I don't -- I think it's a good
question. I don't know. Certainly, it probably should have
been caught at the last meeting, in my opinion.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It should have been on the
last meeting, and get -- in case there was something wrong,
these people would have had time to --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Correct it.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: -- correct it. But --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The other option -- I mean, the
other side of that, the County's at some risk of not
having -- if something were to happen and if the road was to
fall apart between the expiration of one letter of credit and
the new letter of credit being accepted, the letter of credit
wouldn't be in place, and the County would be liable for, you
know, any conditions of the road. And that is pretty --
that's a, you know, remote possibility that could happen.
But to keep a continuous line, that's why it was put on the
agenda for today.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I just don't want to
encourage Road and Bridge staying away when we're dealing
with some of their issues. I think they need -- somebody
needs to be here during these in case serious questions come
up. One -- one letter of credit is 100,000 and the other one
is 72. Is there some -- been some work done already?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The road's built.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: The road's completed?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: This is maintenance.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So, we can drop it down --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: -- to a certain amount.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Any other questions?
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: This is a one-year letter
of credit, right?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Correct.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: All in favor, please say
aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion carries. 1.5,
consider, discuss, and take appropriate action to authorize
III! Human Resources Department to seek application for open
position of department head for Court Compliance Department.
Commissioner Oehler?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I put this on the agenda. It
came to my attention that we really need to go out and get
applications to fill Brad's position. Linda Uecker talked to
me the other day and said that, really, the collections are
really off and we do need another person in there, and that
we're actually losing money by not getting it done as quickly
as possible. So, I put on it the agenda to authorize the
Human Resource Department to seek applications for that open
position, and I move for the agenda item.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion and a second. Any
questions, besides mine? I have searched the world over, and
I can't find anybody that will say that we're losing money at
this time. But, definitely, the workload has built up to the
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point to where he -- he's handling everything down there okay
right now, but it looks like, you know, you may be -- it may
be getting a little out of hand for him. Plus it's -- I
understand that -- you remember we used to collect for 198th
District, and they chose to go somewhere else and do
something else; I don't remember what, but I understand that
they are -- there's a possibility -- a large possibility that
they will be coming back real soon for us to collect for
them. So, I agree it needs to be filled. Now, let me ask
you a question, Mr. Oehler. Is -- this is -- we styled this,
the verbiage here, to replace the head of the department,
Brad's position.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Exactly.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: What if it's filled by the
fellow that's in there right now? What if --
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We'd have to reconsider.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And then go back and then
fill his slot?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We'd fill his slot. But I --
you know, I think that there will be some applications that
might fill that -- the head position, but we'll see.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah, I understand there's
all kinds of people out there.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Depends on what we get.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah.
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COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think, also --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Nothing would prevent the
number two person in that department, you know, from
applying.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: No.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, not at all.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: And then the manager would be
under just general authority, able to hire that replacement
without having to come to the Court.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: With the slot in the budget.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right. But I think that, at --
probably at our next agenda, I'll probably put it on the
agenda to discuss this position a little bit. I think if
we're going to make any adjustments, changes in how
everything works, and what you're talking about, Commissioner
Baldwin, the 198th coming in, it's always a good time to look
at organizations when we're making personnel decisions.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I agree.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I agree. And encouraging
some job descriptions. There is -- there is no such thing
down there. It's hard to -- like, when personnel people walk
in there, it's hard to tell what these people -- what they
do. You know, and they really don't handle money. But,
anyway, so we have a motion and a second for Item 1.5. All
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in favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Aye. Motion carries. 1.6,
consider, discuss, and take appropriate action to accept
property, transfer property, and approve deeds to correct
road easement on Holloman Road. That would be under the
County Attorney's office. Ma'am, take your liberty with us.
MS. BAILEY: I don't have any of the documents in
my folder, so -- I believe Rex told me someone else had
those, but my understanding is that, basically, this is a
transfer that will make the actual documents match where the
road location is. It's a correction similar to ones that
we've done previously, and what we need is approval for that
transfer to go forward. And I understand that the paperwork
is prepared; it just needs to be executed.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I have the paperwork; Rex
gave it to me. And I initiated this thing, actually, through
a man named Gene Moretich. What happened was the County
realigned the road some years ago, long before any of us were
in office. Even before Buster, I think, was in office. And
the right-of-way where the road is does not match the
property description. It puts the property line on one side
real close to the edge of the road, and on the other side
it's a long way away. And all this is, is both parties are
-- one's giving property, the other one's taking property, so
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that we have the actual survey where the road runs. And
there's no money involved in the thing other than, you know,
doing the survey and Rex doing the paperwork.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That is fantastic.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: So, you know, it's just a --
it's just basically a realignment and putting it in proper
survey, rather than having it be off. And the property owner
wants to build a fence, and we didn't want his fence being
right up with the corner post next to our road.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Mm-hmm.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: So, this was just a
give-and-take thing from both property owners to make it
work.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It's a rarity that something
like this actually works.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: It is; it's real rare. And
it's been going on for a long time. It was brought to my
attention several months ago. And this will cure the
problem.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: So, we're ready to do it?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We're ready to do it. I have
the deeds that Rex prepared; I need to take a notary out and
get him to sign the documents, and it'll be over finally.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And is that a motion?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: That's a motion.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have a second?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have a motion and second.
All in favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: None opposed. Motion
carries. 1.7, consider, discuss, and take appropriate action
on suspending ban on order prohibiting the sale or use of
restricted fireworks; i.e., skyrockets with sticks and
missiles with fins, in any portion of the unincorporated area
of Kerr County. Commissioner Letz?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I put this on the agenda, as we
discussed last time, to see if we're going to suspend the ban
we put in place. With the weather conditions, I'm not voting
for that, so the ban stays -- in my opinion, the ban stays in
place.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That would be Court Order
30657. We're just kind of approving -- so we're not taking
any action.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: No action.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: We're withdrawing Number 7?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Yeah, we're withdrawing. No
action on it. No motion.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Let me ask a question. Do we
have -- we don't -- does the County have or not have the
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authority to suspend sale of all fireworks at some point? I
mean, we can't do it this year. I'm just -- just a question.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The Legislature --
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Not just aerial.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: The Legislature really limited
county authority in the last couple of sessions in that area.
We used to be able to do a lot more than we can now, as I
understand it.
MS. BAILEY: I'll ask Rex to look into that and
give you a memo.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: They got a heck of a lobby,
fireworks people.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I don't think that we have
the right to suspend sale of all fireworks.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I don't think so.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I don't think so either.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: There's some misconception in
the community.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I think this right here.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: This is what I know that we
can do. And I don't -- you know, that's why I asked the
question.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Just to clarify with the
public what we have the authority to do and not do.
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COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Well, cities can do it
under municipal codes and their ordinances, but I don't think
~ we can.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I don't think so either, but
I want to make sure the public understands that it's an
authority we do not have.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: This is all we can do.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I wouldn't vote for it
anyway, so that settled that.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Okay.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Do we need to go into
executive session for any reason anybody can think of?
Attorney, do you have anything to talk to us about in
private? No personnel matters. Let's pay bills. What do
you think?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Good idea.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: The Judge left with me a
couple of questions. Page 5 of the bills, about halfway
down, First Insurance Agency, bonds and insurance. Something
to do with liability in the County Clerk's office, I think.
MS. HARGIS: His question was, was that an overlap
of coverage from TAC to us, or did we have professional --
and Tommy is the one who drew up the policy, and was here the
day we actually did the check. I called TAC this morning;
they're not there. But he said it was not covered under our
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current policy, nor is it a duplication. This is
professional liability insurance, very similar to what we
have for Rex.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: All right.
MS. HARGIS: But we will hold it just to make sure,
until we know for sure with TAC.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Page 20, the second one
under Windstream for $139, and it's described as office
supplies. Should that not read telephone?
MS. HARGIS: I believe I saw this one. I think
they were buying -- actually buying some phones, because they
dropped one of the phones, or one of the phones -- they had
to replace it. I think there was more than one phone
involved, but I will look. It was not just paying of the
phone bill; it had to do with products.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I see. Okay.
MS. HARGIS: Telephones and such.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It was probably coded
correctly, then. That's all for Judge Tinley. Anybody else?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I just have one, and it's
under -- on Page 34.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Page 34?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: It's under -- it's Constable
Precinct 2, and it comes under operating equipment, but then
it's uniform expense of $333.30. And there really isn't a
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uniform line item in the budget for any of the constables
that I found.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: There's not that I'm aware
of .
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: And so I kind of question --
if we're going to buy uniforms and furnish them, we need to
have a separate line item for that. Otherwise, I don't know
what we're really paying for. Operating equipment would just
seem like, you know, flashlights, billy clubs, handcuffs, you
know, guns, things that come under equipment. And I don't
think uniforms is equipment.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Well, this particular
business, Sew What, that's kind of an embroidery place.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Right. So, I don't
understand that one at all.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Do we have the bill? Can
we check that and see what that is?
MS. HARGIS: Yeah. I'm sorry, I don't remember
this one. I remember looking at it, but I don't remember
exactly what it is, so let me look at this one.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Why don't we pull it and
put it on next time?
MS. HARGIS: Okay.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Find out what it is.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: That's fine with me. It just
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doesn't seem quite right. The only one that's -- you know,
that I've seen that's --
MS. HARGIS: I looked at all of them, but just
right now, I can't --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: We'll pull that one out and
come back after you come up with an explanation.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: That's all I have.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Move approval.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have a motion and a
second to pay the bills. Except this one item?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Correct.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: All in favor, please say
aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Any opposed? Zero. Motion
carries. Any budget amendments?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Here's reports.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Any budget amendments?
MS. HARGIS: No, sir. We'll have some next time.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. Late bills?
MS. HARGIS: No, none.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have monthly reports.
Let's see here. We have reports from J.P. 4, J.P. 1,
District Clerk, and Environmental Health. Do I have a motion
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to approve these as presented?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: So moved.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion and second. All in
favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No opposed. Motion carries.
Any reports from anybody?
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Nothing, other than we're
going to -- we have suspended the efforts to drain Ingram
Lake until next September.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I see.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I was going to ask you
about that.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We do not have time, if we
were to get the plug out right now, for it to drain and dry,
so we think it can be done --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Probably too cold.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: The divers said it's really
cool down there.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll bet it is.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: So we have another plan. But
we will come up, have that ready to go in September, and --
just so everybody will know, and San Antonio news will leave
me alone and everybody else. It's kind of turned into a
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comical thing.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: It coincides maybe better with
also dam repairs, be able to do both at the same time.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I think it will work better.
You know, it's best not to force an issue when you do not
have to.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Particularly one like that.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yeah. It's a -- and,
actually, it may work to where the same equipment and people
that may help us with that can sometime help us with draining
Flat Rock as well, if need be.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: We're going to need help
out there.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I think we -- this will --
we're going to make it all work together, I hope.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Want to give the dams to the
City of Kerrville?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Just the dams? We keep the
lake and give them the dam?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We'll give the other one to
Ingram.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: City of Ingram. Anything
else? Good to have Commissioner Williams back with us.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Good to be back.
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COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Very good.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Good to be seen, isn't it?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: You bet you.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Only other thing I have is --
on my liaison duties is the Animal Control. They are doing
quite well with adoptions. They have gone on a statewide web
site, and there are people coming in here from all over the
state adopting pets.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: You're kidding.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: It's unbelievable. I don't
know -- Janie told me the other day that they hadn't had to
euthanize a dog in over three weeks. Pretty amazing.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It is.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: So I think that's a good
report from that office; they're really working hard.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Also has an engagement ring.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I know she also has an
engagement ring. That's not part of my liaison duties,
though. That's between her and her boyfriend.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I do want to say thanks to
Jody for keeping up with my -- helping me keep up with my
work and bringing things out for me to do. Thank you for the
care package from the Christmas -- from the Christmas
luncheon. The pork loin was excellent. Appreciate it very
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much.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We had a good crowd.
Everything was eaten.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Thank you, Commissioner, for
cooking once again.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: No problem. Anytime you can
feed 200 people for 300 bucks, it ain't bad.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That is excellent.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I finished mine up last
night; it was excellent. Very good. Anything else?
Anything from anybody? And so we're all going to the County
Auditor's home for New Year's Eve? Meet over there about
8:30?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: 8:30 at the County
Auditor's home.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Dinner.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Dinner and New Year's Eve
~ party.
MS. HARGIS: If we have potluck, we can have
dinner.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We weren't thinking about
potluck.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No. But --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Thinking about a sit-down.
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she furnishes the drinks.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: All we need to know is, how
sturdy are your tables? When we start dancing on the tables,
will they hold Bruce and I?
MS. HARGIS: No, one of them will break, but the
other one will hold.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Oh, well, what's one? We're
adjourned. For the year.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Thank you.
(Commissioners Court was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.)
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF KERR I
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 27th day of December,
2007.
JANNETT PIEPER, Kerr County Clerk
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Kathy nik, Deputy County Clerk
Certified Shorthand Reporter
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ORDER NO. 30664
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COWBOY BREAKFAST, ALL LOCAL AND
AREA LIVESTOCK SHOWS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE HILL COUNTRY
DISTRICT JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Adopt the Resolution in support of the Cowboy Breakfast on January 11, 2008, and
all of the local and area livestock shows and activities and the Hill Country District
Junior Livestock Show Association.
ORDER NO. 30665
EARLY VOTING LOCATION FOR THE 2008 MARCH PRIMARY ELECTION
AND RUN-OFF, IF ANY
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court unanimously
approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve moving the Early Voting Location for the 2008 March Primary Election
and run-off, if any, to the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center.
ORDER NO. 30666
SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR REVISION OF PLAT FOR LOTS SA & SB OF
GROTTO SPRINGS RANCHES I
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Williams. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve setting a Public Hearing on January 28, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. for the
Revision of Plat for Lots SA & SB of Grotto Springs Ranches I, Vol. 7, page 287,
Precinct 3.
ORDER NO. 30667
SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR REVISION OF PLAT FOR LOTS 14KR & 15,
FALLING WATER
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court unanimously
approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve setting a Public Hearing on January 28, 2007 at 10:05 a.m. for the
Revision of Plat for Lots 14KR & 15, Falling Water, Vol. 6, Page 300-306,
Precinct 3.
ORDER NO. 30668
LETTER OF CREDIT #8014 FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS IN LASSO
RANCH SUBDIVISION
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Oehler. The Court unanimously
approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Accept the Letter of Credit #8014, in the amount of $72,000.00, to expire on
December 26, 2008, for Maintenance of Roads in Lasso Ranch Subdivision,
Precinct 3.
ORDER NO. 30669
SEEK APPLICATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR COURT
COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Oehler, seconded by Commissioner Letz. The Court unanimously
approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Authorize Human Resources Department to seek applications for open position of
Department Head in Court Compliance Department.
ORDER NO. 30670
CORRECT ROAD EASEMENT ON HOLLOMAN ROAD
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Oehler, seconded by Commissioner Williams. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Accept property, transfer property and approve deeds to correct road easement on
Holloman Road.
ORDER NO. 30671
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, came to be considered by
the Court various Commissioners Precincts, which said Claims and Accounts are:
Accounts Expense
10-General	$	145,372.50
15-Road & Bridge	$	95,194.09
18-County Law Library	$	3,448.77
28-Records Mgmt & Preservation	$	9,976.75
31-Parks	$	1,618.68
50-Indigent Health Care	$	73,927.15
62-1994 Jail Bond	$	375.00
76-Juv Detention Facility	$	4,927.89
TOTAL
$ 334, 840.83
Upon motion made by Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner
Oehler, the Court unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to pay the claims and
accounts, with the one exception to pull Item #I-200712171369 from page 34, for
Constable Pct. #2, for Operating Equipment/Uniforms in the amount of $333.30.
ORDER NO.30672
MONTHLY REPORTS
Came to be heard this the 27th day of December, 2007, with a motion made by
Commissioner Letz, seconded by Commissioner Oehler, the Court unanimously
approved by vote of 3-0-0 the following monthly reports:
JP #4
JP # 1
District Clerk
Environmental Health