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KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Special Session
Monday, March 31, 2008
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
March 31, 2008
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1.1 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to
authorize continuation of Median Household
Income Survey in Center Point and Eastern
Kerr County proposed sewer service area for
submission to Texas Water Development Board;
additional funding not to exceed $2,000 to be
transferred from Nondepartmental Professional
Services, 409-486. This should cover both
door-to-door solicitation as well as additional
CRG expenses
Adjourned
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On Monday, March 31, 2008, 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: Okay, I'll call this
Commissioners Court session to order. It's 9 a.m. Monday,
March 31, 2008. We're in the Commissioners Courtroom in the
Kerr County Courthouse. Item l.l; consider, discuss, and
take appropriate action to authorize continuation of Median
Household Income Survey in Center Point and eastern Kerr
County proposed sewer service area for submission to Texas
Water Development Board. Additional funding not to exceed
$2,000 to be transferred from Nondepartmental Professional
Services, 409-486. This should cover both door-to-door
solicitation as well as additional CRG expenses.
Commissioner Williams.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Thank you, Commissioner.
This is kind of a good news/bad news item, because the good
news is that the responses that are coming in establishing
the median household income survey are in the parameter we
want them to be. The bad news is, for it to be an acceptable
survey by T.W.D.B. standards, it has to be a 30 percent
response rate from the area that you're soliciting. Right
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now we're at 20 percent, and we've had two mailings. The
first mailing was bracket-wide, then we went back and had a
second mailing where we corrected addresses that were
incorrect, so in many cases, some of these people received
two envelopes. So, as is the case in situations like this,
folks are nervous about stating income, putting it in an
envelope and thinking that Big Brother is looking over their
shoulder, and whatever, whatever. And so we have -- we have
two options, and we can explore both of them here, but the
preferable one would be to go door-to-door with someone who's
a known face in the community with a survey, and the return
envelopes, additional ones, and solicitings. When we get to
the 30 percent response rate, we can shut it down
immediately, or 31 or 32 percent, whichever. But I'm asking
the Court to approve sufficient so that we can do at least
four weeks, if necessary, at $10 an hour for this individual,
and whatever extra expenses that would be incurred by CRG for
mailing and preparation of things and so forth and so on.
So, that's what it's all about. We need it. We need to
complete it. We're two-thirds of the way home; we need to
get the other third out of the way. So --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I have a question for you.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes, sir?
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Do you consider this person
that's going out and doing this work, do you consider that a
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professional service?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Well --
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Are we just dealing -- when
we talk -- use the word "professional" service, are we just
dealing with the line that were taking it out of?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Yes, sir, basically. We're
dealing with a line item where we know the funds are
available. And I checked with Ms. Hargis about that, and
there's sufficient money in that line item. This individual
would not be designated as professional, but would do the job
for us.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: But the -- the person's really
working for CRG, and they're a professional service. I mean,
they're --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: -- under the direction, or
working for --
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: At the end of the year, when
we see the budget and how much has been expended out of
Professional Services line, it would be kind of neat to make
sure that all of that money was used for professional
services.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Understood. And I think
Commissioner Letz is -- his comment is correct, because we're
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really contracting with CRG, and we're just making the funds
available to continue this.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll entertain --
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Do -- excuse me. Do they pay
the individual, or do we?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Probably be preferable if
they did, but I'll sort that out with the Auditor.
Whichever.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think it's preferable if they
do as well.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Okay.
COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yeah, 'cause it's really a
contract deal between them and the person, I would think.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: We don't have to mess with all
the other stuff that we have to usually mess with.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I'll sort it out with them.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'll entertain a motion at
this time.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I would approve -- I would
propose a motion to approve the agenda item as described, and
authorize the expenditure of an additional $2,000 for Median
Household Income Survey to be taken from Line 409-486.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: There's a motion and second.
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All in favor, please say aye.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And no opposed?
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Anything else?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: No, sir. Thank you very
I much.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: This meeting is adjourned.
(Commissioners Court adjourned at 9:06 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 31st day of March, 2008.
Certified Shorthand Reporter
JANNETT PIEPER, Kerr County Clerk
BY: lG
Kathy nik, Deputy County Clerk
3-31-08
ORDER NO. 30786
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME SURVEY FOR TEXAS WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Came to be heard this the 31st day of March, 2008, with a motion made by
Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Letz. The Court
unanimously approved by vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve the continuation of Median Household Income Survey in Center Point
and eastern Kerr County proposed sewer service area (as described) for submission
to Texas Water Development Board, to include both door-to-door solicitation as
well as additional CRG expenses, and authorize the expenditure of an additional
$2,000 for Median Household Income Survey to be taken from Line 409-486.