1 1 2 3 KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT 4 Special Session 5 Monday, July 31, 2017 6 11:30 a.m. 7 Commissioners' Courtroom 8 Kerr County Courthouse 9 Kerrville, Texas 78028 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PRESENT: TOM POLLARD, Kerr County Judge HARLEY BELEW, Commissioner Pct. 1 24 TOM MOSER, Commissioner Pct. 2 JONATHAN LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3 25 BOB REEVES, Commissioner Pct. 4 2 1 I-N-D-E-X 2 NO. PAGE 3 1.1 Consider, discuss and take action on 3 personnel matters, including investigation 4 regarding Animal Services employees. 5 *** Adjournment. 5 6 *** Reporter's Certificate. 6 7 * * * * * * 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 2 JUDGE POLLARD: It's time for the closed 3 session, and it's posted and we're going to proceed now 4 under that. What section, 551.07 something. 5 (Off the record.) 6 MRS. STEBBINS: It's under Open Meetings Act 7 exceptions Section 551.071 and 551.074. 8 JUDGE POLLARD: Okay. Under those two 9 particular sections -- 10 MRS. STEBBINS: Yes, Sir. 11 JUDGE POLLARD: -- we're going into closed 12 session at this time, and anybody that's not related, 13 involved in this is asked to remove -- is asked to leave 14 the room. 15 (Executive Session.) 16 JUDGE POLLARD: We're back in open session 17 now. It's about seven minutes to 1 p.m., and is there 18 any business to consider now? 19 COMMISSIONER REEVES: We need to recess 20 until 3:15 p.m. this afternoon. 21 JUDGE POLLARD: Okay. All right, we are 22 recessed until 3:15 this afternoon. 23 (Recess.) 24 JUDGE POLLARD: Back in session, open 25 session. 4 1 MRS. STEBBINS: I request that we go into 2 Executive Session at this time under the same -- 3 JUDGE POLLARD: Under Section 551.071 and 4 .074 -- 5 MRS. STEBBINS: Yes, Your Honor. 6 JUDGE POLLARD: -- of the Government Code. 7 MRS. STEBBINS: Yes, Your Honor. 8 JUDGE POLLARD: All right, it is so ordered. 9 (Executive Session.) 10 JUDGE POLLARD: All right, we're going to 11 close the closed session and go into open session at 12 this time, and still the 31st of July, it's now about 13 5:16 p.m., it's been a long day. And are there any -- 14 is there any business to handle in open session? 15 COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'll make a motion that 16 we accept the resignation of Ray Garcia. 17 COMMISSIONER REEVES: I will second the 18 motion. 19 JUDGE POLLARD: It's been moved by 20 Commissioner Letz and seconded by Commissioner Reeves to 21 accept the resignation of Ray Garcia as the Director of 22 Animal Services and Environmental Health, and there is a 23 written resignation from him in the record, and that he 24 just executed a few moments ago. Is there any further 25 discussion or comment? There being none, those in favor 5 1 of the motion signify by raising your right hands. 2 It's -- I'll add mine to that, so it's 5 of us uniform, 3 okay. It passes five to zero. Is there any further 4 business for the open session? 5 COMMISSIONER REEVES: Yes, Sir, at this 6 time, I would like to make a motion to designate 7 Constable Charlie Hicks to act as Kerr County local 8 rabies control officer for the process, Chapter 80 -- 9 826 of the Health and Safety Code, and at that time -- 10 that's the motion. 11 COMMISSIONER LETZ: Second. 12 JUDGE POLLARD: Been moved by Commissioner 13 Reeves as stated to appoint Charlie Hicks as the 14 temporary rabies control officer, and that was seconded 15 by Commissioner Letz. Is there any further comment or 16 discussion? There being none, those in favor of the 17 motion signify by raising your right hands. I'll join 18 in that, too. It passes five to zero. 19 Any further business? There being no 20 further business this session of Commissioners' Court is 21 concluded. 22 * * * * * * 23 24 25 6 1 2 STATE OF TEXAS * 3 COUNTY OF KERR * 4 I, DEBRA ELLEN GIFFORD, Certified Shorthand 5 Reporter in and for the State of Texas, and Official 6 Reporter in and for Kerr County Commissioners' Court, do 7 hereby certify that the above and foregoing pages 8 contain and comprise a true and correct transcription of 9 the proceedings had in the above-entitled Commissioners' 10 Court. 11 Dated this the 1st day of August, A.D. 2017. 12 13 /s/DEBRA ELLEN GIFFORD Certified Shorthand Reporter 14 No. 953 Expiration Date 12/31/2018 15 * * * * * * 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25