1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT 9 Special Session 10 Friday, February 28, 2014 11 9:00 a.m. 12 Commissioners' Courtroom 13 Kerr County Courthouse 14 Kerrville, Texas 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PRESENT: H. A. "BUSTER" BALDWIN, Commissioner Pct. 1 TOM MOSER, Commissioner Pct. 2 24 JONATHAN LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3 BRUCE OEHLER, Commissioner Pct. 4 25 2 1 I N D E X February 28, 2014 2 PAGE 3 1.1 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action on authorizing new position at Road and Bridge 4 Department and budgeting for same 3 5 1.2 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action regarding office space, vehicle and other 6 budget matters for new Veteran Services Officer 12 7 1.3 Consider/discuss, take appropriate action to 8 allow Commissioner Baldwin to sign the TAC HEBP Member Contact Designation on behalf of 9 Kerr County 21 10 --- Adjourned 23 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 On Friday, February 28, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., a special 2 meeting of the Kerr County Commissioners Court was held in 3 the Commissioners' Courtroom, Kerr County Courthouse, 4 Kerrville, Texas, and the following proceedings were had in 5 open court: 6 P R O C E E D I N G S 7 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: It's Commissioners Court -- 8 Kerr County Commissioners Court. It's a little after 9 a.m. 9 Friday, February the 28th. We're in the Commissioners 10 Courtroom. There are four commissioners in attendance. I'll 11 go straight into our agenda. Item 1.1; consider, discuss, 12 and take appropriate action on authorizing new position at 13 the Road and Bridge Department and budgeting for same. 14 Commissioner Letz. 15 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Yes. This is an item that we 16 talked about a little bit last week -- or last meeting, 17 whenever that was -- I guess Monday. 18 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Monday. 19 COMMISSIONER LETZ: In executive session. We 20 didn't take any action on it at that time. To kind of update 21 the public, I think everyone is aware that at some point, Len 22 Odom is going to retire. It's not imminent, but it's 23 sometime in the next few years. 24 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Does he know about it, 25 though? That's the deal. (Laughter.) 2-28-24 4 1 COMMISSIONER LETZ: And, you know, we have thought 2 on the Court for some time that we really need to look at a 3 transition out there and how we're going to go about getting 4 a new administrator, and just really the long-range plan. 5 Because Leonard's done a phenomenal job, and we want to make 6 sure we have a smooth transition out there. And that's not 7 going to be an easy task. Recently, Leonard and Commissioner 8 Moser and myself visited with Charlie Hastings. I'm not sure 9 if he came to us first or we went to him. Charlie, I think 10 everyone knows, was a former -- what was your title? 11 MR. HASTINGS: Public Works Director. 12 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Public Works Director with the 13 City of Kerrville, for -- he left that position a while back, 14 and, you know, kind of hung around, decided that he, you 15 know, wanted to stay in Kerrville; that was his preference. 16 He had some other job offers. We talked to him. We think 17 Charlie would make a very good Road and Bridge Administrator 18 for us long-term. And our -- our plan is to create a 19 position that will be kind of a -- I think he'll be in a -- I 20 couldn't call it -- we'll have to figure out a title for 21 Charlie. He'll basically be Leonard's assistant; he'll be 22 shadowing Leonard, learning how that department works. At 23 the same time, Charlie is a licensed engineer. Some of the 24 work, I think, that we're doing, contract work we're having 25 done, we'll phase back to Road and Bridge doing it in-house. 2-28-24 5 1 So, that's kind of the direction we're going, and which is 2 why Charlie's here today, to make the announcement. I think 3 it's -- you know, Leonard and Charlie have talked quite a 4 bit; they're both exited about it. I think -- and we're 5 excited about it. I think it will be a great opportunity. 6 We've got some time for transition, and it's -- hopefully it 7 will all work out, and it'll be a -- I think the best thing 8 for Kerr County. With that being said, we need to -- there's 9 some budget implications, obviously. There is not -- we did 10 not have a position at Road and Bridge at that level, so we 11 need to create the position. Dawn, have you thought about a 12 title? Or -- or Leonard or Charlie? 13 MS. LANTZ: I've kind of looked around a little 14 bit, and I've seen where they've got, like, an Engineer 15 Superintendent. Until you -- I don't know if that's 16 something -- 17 COMMISSIONER LETZ: That would be good. 18 MS. LANTZ: -- you may want to do until it phases 19 into -- 20 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 21 MS. LANTZ: -- wherever you're wanting that 22 position to go. But that's, I think, close to what you're 23 wanting, and without disrupting the other job descriptions 24 that we had written for the department. 25 COMMISSIONER MOSER: So, what is the title again? 2-28-24 6 1 MS. LANTZ: Engineer Superintendent. 2 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Okay. 3 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 4 MS. LANTZ: And I do have a job description I can 5 share with the Court that I've -- I was able to locate on 6 that specifically, and it can be tweaked to whatever needs to 7 be done with that department. 8 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Do you have that with you? 9 MS. LANTZ: I do. 10 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Could you just read it 11 briefly? 12 MS. LANTZ: It's very long. 13 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Well, summarize. Synopsize, 14 if you could. Primarily -- yeah. 15 MS. LANTZ: It has a lot more duties. What the 16 administrator does is schedules, reviews daily work 17 assignments of the engineering department staff, including 18 overseeing the public work projects; plans, designs, oversees 19 various roads, bridges, and other construction projects; 20 reviews and makes recommendations regarding subdivision 21 plats, maps; compiles reviews and submits engineering agenda 22 items for Commissioners Court. It also does have some of the 23 things to do with employment, which I'm not sure if that's -- 24 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Yeah. No. 25 MS. LANTZ: -- where you're wanting to go, but 2-28-24 7 1 basically it's geared towards the Road and Bridge 2 engineering. 3 COMMISSIONER MOSER: What you said -- what you said 4 is -- that's what I was looking for, so thank you. That was 5 good, thank you. 6 COMMISSIONER LETZ: All right. And the -- you 7 mentioned projects. One of the projects -- other projects -- 8 this is another reason that this was -- the timing was very 9 good. At the last meeting, we approved submitting the 10 application for the wastewater project for east Kerr County. 11 Whether or not it's done this year or next year, at some 12 point that will take place, and that will require an engineer 13 to be involved with that. And our -- our plan is, and our 14 hope is that Charlie can work with that project, and have 15 quite a bit of savings to the county doing it in-house. So, 16 anyway, that's kind of where we are. So, I'll make a motion 17 that we authorize a new position in Road -- as Road and 18 Bridge Department Engineering Superintendent. 19 COMMISSIONER MOSER: And I'll second that. 20 COMMISSIONER LETZ: And the -- the -- on the budget 21 side this year -- 22 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Let's just do one at a time. 23 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 24 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: One at a time. Now, so 25 you're creating the position right now? 2-28-24 8 1 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Yes. 2 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And then you're going to 3 get -- later, you're going to get to naming a name and 4 putting money in a line -- or do you want to do all that at 5 one time? 6 COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think I'd like to name the 7 name at this point, which is naming -- that person will be 8 Charlie Hastings. 9 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. 10 COMMISSIONER LETZ: And at the -- have you looked 11 at the level -- at the salary level? We're talking about the 12 salary level as published is 95,000. We need to calculate 13 that into our scale. So, Charlie, it might be slightly -- we 14 have a step and grade system, and we need to get it into that 15 system. 16 MR. HASTINGS: Might be 95,101? 17 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Or 94. 18 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Or 94,101. 19 MR. HASTINGS: I heard 95. 20 MS. LANTZ: Are you wanting this to be on the 21 position schedule, step and grade, or are you wanting it to 22 be as admin? Because it's easier -- 23 MS. HARGIS: It's easier. 24 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. The Auditor says it 25 would probably qualify as an exempt position. Okay, the 2-28-24 9 1 salary is 95,000. That's it. 2 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have a motion and a 3 second. Any further discussion? 4 COMMISSIONER MOSER: I would just add -- and I 5 think I mentioned this at the last court. Knowing Charlie 6 for several years, I worked with him as professional engineer 7 to professional engineer. Great job. I think what 8 Commissioner Letz said, there -- there are a lot of things 9 that having that type of person on staff can -- can, I think, 10 significantly reduce some of our costs in other areas, so I 11 think it's a great -- great opportunity for the County, and 12 hopefully for Charlie. 13 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Bruce, do you -- 14 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Only thing I want to say is 15 I'm -- this is another one of the things that I think is 16 going to work out well for the county. We and the department 17 heads and elected officials have put together a really fine 18 team of county people. I think this is just an extension and 19 extending that for the future, and welcome aboard is all I 20 can say. 21 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Very good. I just -- my 22 only comment is, I never dreamed that we -- there would be 23 life after Leonard. (Laughter.) We don't even know life 24 after Leonard, you know? Can -- can we open the doors of the 25 courthouse any more after Leonard? You know, kind of thing. 2-28-24 10 1 But I -- I don't know anybody I would rather have fill in in 2 that position. You're dealing -- this young man is a man of 3 integrity, and everything that Kerr County needs, in my 4 opinion, to fill that position. So, all in favor, raise your 5 right hand. 6 (The motion carried by unanimous vote.) 7 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That motion carries. 8 COMMISSIONER LETZ: And related to the budget, for 9 the remaining -- actually, the start date, I think, will be 10 April 1st, and the budget will be handled internally by Road 11 and Bridge Department. It will come out of their current 12 budget, and Leonard will present a budget amendment to 13 reallocate some funds and some personnel positions that he 14 has not filled this year to get us to the end of this year, 15 and then we will address it in the budget for next year. 16 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So, what I'm hearing is that 17 because Leonard's a conservative man and has kept his eye on 18 his nickels and dimes in his department, he is able to hire 19 this position out of his present budget without us going 20 anywhere else? 21 COMMISSIONER LETZ: That is correct. And that -- I 22 don't know if the budget amendment's prepared now, but if 23 not, it can be done at the next meeting. We can prepare the 24 budget amendment. 25 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. Is there any other 2-28-24 11 1 motions you want to -- the budget issue is strictly in-house, 2 so we don't have to do any -- take any action? 3 COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think we'll vote on that at 4 the next meeting, really. I mean, you know, it's just how 5 it's going to be handled. 6 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. Anything else on this 7 particular item? Very good. We'll go to Item Number 2 -- 8 MR. HASTINGS: May I speak on that? 9 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No. (Laughter.) 10 MR. HASTINGS: Thank you. 11 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: No, please do. Go ahead. 12 You have to say something nice about us, though; that's the 13 only deal. 14 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Quit while you're ahead. 15 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: You're winning right now. 16 MR. HASTINGS: First of all, filling the shoes for 17 Len eventually is not going to be an easy task. He's got 18 very big shoes to fill. He's done an outstanding job with 19 this county out there through the years. We've seen it; we 20 drive on it every day. We know it, we feel it, we touch it. 21 And all that really comes from the fine, fine people that he 22 has that work under him. They make it happen. That's all I 23 want to say. 24 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's it. That's plenty. 25 Thank you very much. 2-28-24 12 1 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Thank you. 2 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Thank you very much. Item 3 Number 2; consider, discuss, take appropriate action 4 regarding office space, vehicle, and other budget matters for 5 new Veteran Services Officer. Commissioner Letz? 6 COMMISSIONER LETZ: I put this on the agenda just 7 as kind of more of a clarification item. Obviously, we 8 budgeted for this position last time, and we have talked in 9 broad terms about office space, but I don't feel that we've 10 ever really decided where that spot would be, and what else 11 needs to be done in kind of directing other county staff to 12 do what is necessary to get that office up and running. 13 Clearly, the budget's here. My mind, at least initially, 14 would be -- I think what we've talked about is to put this 15 position in the Collections office at this time. 16 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: That's a good idea. 17 COMMISSIONER LETZ: That's a good idea. And -- and 18 that's pretty much it. I just want to clarify it, make that 19 point. And then we need to get -- you know, when Ms. Baker 20 comes on board, you know, and I'll ask you, Dawn, to kind of 21 coordinate with her to have everything up and running. We 22 can get John Trolinger involved with computers. I'm not sure 23 what we need to get. I think there's plenty of funds in the 24 budget line items that we've designated to get this 25 accomplished, and I just wanted to pretty much direct staff 2-28-24 13 1 to do what is necessary, and ask Dawn to oversee getting that 2 office up and running, supplies, everything that she may 3 need, and kind of coordinate that. And then do we know a 4 start date yet? 5 MS. LANTZ: Yes, March 11th. 6 COMMISSIONER LETZ: March 11th will be the start 7 date for Ms. Baker. 8 MS. LANTZ: And the only recommendation I probably 9 would make is that if she could shadow Tami King in Gillespie 10 County for the first week, I think that will give her a lot 11 of oversight to see how she needs to initially get it set up, 12 and Tami King has agreed to do that. 13 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right. 14 COMMISSIONER MOSER: I think Tami has agreed to 15 serve as a mentor for her for some period. 16 MS. LANTZ: Correct. 17 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Which would be fantastic. 18 MS. LANTZ: She has. 19 COMMISSIONER MOSER: I think she's done a great 20 job. Good deal. 21 MS. LANTZ: I think that will be a good 22 relationship -- working relationship. 23 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Right. 24 MS. LANTZ: Where we can get up and going how it 25 needs to be. 2-28-24 14 1 COMMISSIONER LETZ: And the other issue that -- and 2 I don't think any of these need court action, but a vehicle. 3 Her job is going to require a fair amount of driving around 4 the county; there may be something outside the county, but 5 quite a bit in the county. My thought would be that we have 6 a vehicle that -- what's the one downstairs that got new 7 tires recently? Is that the Jeep? 8 MS. HARGIS: No, it's a Taurus. 9 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Taurus? 10 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Buster's private vehicle. 11 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Buster's vehicle. I thought it 12 would be -- that would kind of, as needed, be, you know, for 13 her to use. Just my thought. You know, and for her to do 14 that, as opposed to using her personal vehicle. 15 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I want to make a comment 16 about that. At first I agreed with you on that, but I -- the 17 more I think about it, the reason that we bought -- bought 18 the vehicle for a county-wide -- county-wide use, in my mind, 19 goes back to the County Attorney talking about our public 20 officials using their private cars on county business, and 21 the insurance issue; that we should not be doing that. So, 22 that's what triggered getting this car. I don't know who all 23 uses it. I think the Treasurer -- the Treasurer uses it some 24 to go to the bank. I've used it twice to go to AACOG. I 25 still haven't figured out how to put gas in it, but we'll get 2-28-24 15 1 that worked out. But I kind of -- I can see where it's 2 really being -- it's being used more and more inside the 3 county system for, you know, these county-wide employees. 4 Now, I can't remember what was -- what the deal was with the 5 insurance and private vehicles and all that, but there was 6 a -- there was a dispute over that, I remember. Do you 7 recall what that is, Ms. Auditor? 8 MS. HARGIS: Yes. The -- the TAC insurance that we 9 currently have does not cover you -- doesn't cover anyone if 10 they're driving their own personal car. Now, if you are 11 driving a rental car, it will cover you, but it will not 12 cover you if you're driving your own personal car. That's 13 just -- it's been that way ever since I've been in 14 governmental business. Insurance covers, you know, board 15 members, elected officials, and employees if they're driving 16 a county vehicle, but it does not cover you if you're on 17 county business in your own personal car. 18 COMMISSIONER MOSER: So, someone going to a 19 conference, which we often do -- or not many of us, but some 20 do, and they take their own vehicle. They're not covered? 21 MS. HARGIS: That's correct. 22 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: By county insurance. 23 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Not by the County. You're 24 covered by your own -- 25 MS. HARGIS: Your personal insurance. 2-28-24 16 1 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: You're covered by your 2 personal insurance. 3 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Right, but not by TAC. Not by 4 county insurance. 5 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Right. We had an incident 6 recently; we probably need to budget for it coming through, 7 or check if a -- one of our elected officials at work hit a 8 deer, or a deer hit the car, and it's not covered under our 9 TAC policy. So, you know -- 10 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Okay. 11 COMMISSIONER LETZ: So, you know, Buster, I wasn't 12 thinking of her exclusively having this. I was just saying 13 make it available for her, and she would probably be using it 14 quite a bit, especially going to Fredericksburg back and 15 forth for the first week or so. I wasn't saying that it was 16 hers to take home or anything. 17 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Sure, I understand. 18 COMMISSIONER LETZ: During the day, she would be 19 able to use it, and I don't think it would be -- I don't know 20 what her schedule is, and I think that we do need to look at 21 that, and if we need to get a second county car, -- 22 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Right. 23 COMMISSIONER LETZ: -- that can be an option. 24 There probably -- I think Bruce looked at -- pointed out, you 25 know, there's probably money in this budget to buy another 2-28-24 17 1 car, because we're starting -- the salary was for the full 2 year, and -- 3 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: You can get another used car. 4 It doesn't have to be a new one, just -- it doesn't have to 5 be -- I mean, not an expensive vehicle. 6 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Well, this thing is -- is 7 that. It's not a brand-new car, and it's a -- I mean, I have 8 to unfold myself to get in and out of the dadgum thing, you 9 know, 'cause it's so small. But either -- I guess if you did 10 an allowance, you're still dealing with this insurance issue, 11 aren't you? 12 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Yeah. 13 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I think we need to get a 14 vehicle for her, because she -- her job does require a lot of 15 mostly driving. 16 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: See, I think she needs a 17 full-time vehicle if she's going to do this job. If we're 18 going to do this thing, let's do it right. 19 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: We don't want this to be an 20 issue of whether she's out working or not. 21 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Right. 22 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Exactly. And I don't want 23 her and the Treasurer fighting over who gets to use the car. 24 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: That's right. We're not 25 going to start a fight between two offices. 2-28-24 18 1 COMMISSIONER LETZ: So, the -- you know, obviously, 2 if you look at the -- there's a line item for operating 3 equipment, $6,000. There's also office supplies of 3,500. 4 Between those two and the salary, there ought to be enough 5 funds to buy a vehicle, I would think. 6 MS. HARGIS: I think we can probably find a decent 7 vehicle for about $10,000. 8 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yeah, 10,000 or less. 9 MS. HARGIS: That -- yeah, we paid 79 for that. 10 This one needs to be a little bit better than that one, 11 'cause she's going to be driving more. 12 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yeah. 13 MS. HARGIS: We are currently having that one 14 serviced today, and we need two additional tires, which I'm 15 going to try to get put on there before -- because we haven't 16 really driven it that much, so the tires have kind of rotted 17 on them -- on it. And we replaced the two front ones because 18 they were really bad. I didn't replace the back ones, but I 19 think if we're going to put it in full service, we need to 20 have it up and running. So, we're getting it ready for her 21 today. 22 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I would suggest you start 23 looking for another used car. 24 MS. HARGIS: Okay. 25 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 2-28-24 19 1 MS. HARGIS: Let me get some bids, and I'll bring 2 them to court and y'all can decide. 3 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 4 COMMISSIONER MOSER: So, do we need to take -- 5 COMMISSIONER LETZ: No action at this time. Just 6 so a car is available for her to use initially for -- in a 7 couple weeks. And probably by then, we'll maybe have another 8 car. 9 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: So, I can't imagine them 10 officing anywhere else other than the I.T. place -- I mean 11 the Collections office. 12 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Yeah. 13 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: She's going to start March 14 the 11th, which is next week sometime, or 10 days or so, 15 something. And what else? 16 COMMISSIONER LETZ: I think that's it. I mean, we 17 just -- 18 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: For now. 19 COMMISSIONER LETZ: -- need office supplies, and 20 Mr. Trolinger needs to make sure she has a computer. 21 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I'm sure that office is 22 wired. I mean, you can just walk in with a computer and plug 23 it in and go, I think. 24 MS. PIEPER: I think so. 25 MS. HARGIS: It has some things already in it. We 2-28-24 20 1 do need to get a couple of doors. 2 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Couple of doors? 3 MS. HARGIS: Yes. 4 MS. LANTZ: Locks. 5 MS. HARGIS: So it can be locked. Remember, one of 6 the things we had to have was locked file cabinets, and so 7 that's one of the things -- the doors were taken off those 8 storage facilities. We don't know how long ago they were, 9 but there's two nice large storage cabinets -- I mean 10 closets, but they just need a door so that she can lock them. 11 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: There's a safe in there too, 12 isn't there? 13 MS. HARGIS: No safe. 14 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: There's not one in there? 15 MR. BOLLIER: No, sir. 16 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: I thought there was. 17 MR. BOLLIER: Those two doors -- I've been 18 everywhere. I've called Will Brown, 'cause they were in that 19 office. 20 MS. HARGIS: And I think possibly we might 21 consider, 'cause we -- Tim and I kind of looked at it, that 22 we go ahead and close that opening between the clerk's office 23 and that office, because that's supposed to be a private 24 function. 25 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yes. 2-28-24 21 1 MS. HARGIS: And it wasn't really built for a door. 2 It's probably easier, as Tim said, to just wall it back in, 3 and they can -- they can come through the side door. That 4 gives her privacy. Then she can lock her own door when she 5 goes back and forth so that there's not any problem with -- 6 with the privacy issue. And they -- if they're handicapped, 7 they still can -- 8 COMMISSIONER MOSER: We can't -- let's curtail this 9 and just say make it -- outfit it as necessary. That's the 10 thing. Doors, pencils, et cetera. 11 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Whatever's needed. 12 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Right. 13 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: And, Tim, you need to be in 14 charge of the doors. 15 MR. BOLLIER: I got it. 16 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. 17 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Okay. 18 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Is that enough on that one? 19 COMMISSIONER LETZ: That's enough on that one. 20 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Item 1.3; consider, discuss, 21 take appropriate action to allow Commitschner Baldwin -- 22 that's Spanish, for y'all -- Commissioner Baldwin to sign the 23 TAC HEBP member contact designation on behalf of Kerr County. 24 Dawn Lantz. 25 MS. LANTZ: I was notified by TAC on Monday that we 2-28-24 22 1 needed to go ahead and get a new contact person on our 2 designation form, so this is why I'm bringing it to the 3 Court. Judge Tinley -- 4 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: I thought we had done that. 5 MS. LANTZ: Not on the medical. This is strictly 6 for our medical insurance. 7 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. Is that what HEBP is? 8 MS. LANTZ: Yes, sir. 9 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. There it is. 10 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Move approval. 11 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: We have a motion. Is there 12 a second? 13 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Yep, you've got a second. 14 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Got a motion and second. 15 Any further discussion? All in favor, raise your right hand. 16 (The motion carried by unanimous vote.) 17 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Motion carries. 18 COMMISSIONER OEHLER: Judge Pro Tem Baldwin. 19 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Judge Pro Tem. We have to 20 get some big bumper stickers. 21 COMMISSIONER MOSER: Black robe. 22 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: "Vote for..." 23 COMMISSIONER LETZ: "Vote for..." So that we ought 24 to remember when we do appoint the new County Judge, it would 25 be a good idea to have one of the commissioners authorized to 2-28-24 23 1 sign a lot of these things. I don't know -- we have to check 2 with the new County Attorney to see if that can be done, 3 because there are certain documents that come through, like 4 this one there, that are set up for the County Judge to sign. 5 And, you know, it's -- I think you need -- it would be 6 helpful, 'cause, I mean, who knows what's going to happen 7 with -- you know, can't just always be incapacitated. We 8 need to have someone set up who can do things, at least sign 9 for the county. 10 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. 11 MS. LANTZ: And I will bring -- be bringing some 12 other documents to the Court at the next Commissioners Court 13 for the same purpose, through our medical contracts that were 14 signed back in October. We have to get a new designee signed 15 on there. 16 COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Okay. Anything else to come 17 before the Court? We're adjourned. 18 (Commissioners Court adjourned at 9:34 a.m.) 19 - - - - - - - - - - 20 21 22 23 24 25 2-28-24 24 1 STATE OF TEXAS | 2 COUNTY OF KERR | 3 The above and foregoing is a true and complete 4 transcription of my stenotype notes taken in my capacity as 5 official reporter for the Commissioners Court of Kerr County, 6 Texas, at the time and place heretofore set forth. 7 DATED at Kerrville, Texas, this 28th day of February, 8 2014. 9 10 JANNETT PIEPER, Kerr County Clerk 11 BY: _________________________________ Kathy Banik, Deputy County Clerk 12 Certified Shorthand Reporter 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2-28-24