F.2. Presentation by the Central Texas Food Bank regarding an upcoming Community Needs Assessment. COHEN

[K.2. Discussion and possible action to award RFP 2023-P02 Bank Depository to Sage Capital Bank and authorizestaff and District Attorney - Civil Division to negotiate a contract. BECERRA/TENORIO]

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATON.

>> THANK YOU. >> DYLAN PLEASE OPEN K2.

>> K2. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TOWARD RFP 2023-P0 TWO BANK DEPOSITORY TO SAGE CAPITAL BANKING AUTHORIZED STAFF AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO NEGOTIATE A

CONTRACT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND AND OUR TREASURE IS HERE ON STAND BY IF WE NEED ANY QUESTIONS ASKED. BUT ISAAC IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED, PLEASE

CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

[K.3. Discussion and possible action to approve changes to the Hays County Investment Policy and AuthorizedInvestments for 2024. BECERRA/TENORIO]

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER: >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K-3.

>> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE CHANGES TO HAYS COUNTY INVESTMENT POLICY AND AUTHORIZE INVESTMENTS FOR 2024.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?

>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, HAYS COUNTY TREASURE, WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A STREAMLINED THAT WE JUST UPDATED THE INVESTMENT POLICY TO DO CHANGES TO GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, THERE IS NO ACTUAL CHANGE TO THE POLICY BUT I WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD AS YOU KNOW THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT I COME AND MEET WITH YOU ONCE A YEAR REGARDING THIS POLICY AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING IT.

>> ON THE INVESTMENT PIECE THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND WHO IS ON THAT REVIEW.

>> CURRENTLY TO COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, COMMISSIONER SHELL AND WE HAVE TWO TEXAS STATE PROFESSORS THAT WORK WITH US AS WELL. I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE WILL BE MEETING MORE OFTEN, AS YOU KNOW THE MARKET HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED SO WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO RELY ON REFINANCING OUR BONDS TO SAVE MONEY, THAT IS NO LONGER AN OPTION AS INTEREST RATES HAVE CHANGED. I WILL BE CALLING THE INVESTMENT MEETINGS MORE REGULARLY AS I WOULD LIKE TO START LOOKING AT UTILIZING SOME INVESTMENT COMPANIES TO BRING IN MORE REVENUE TO THE COUNTY. CURRENTLY WE ARE UTILIZING OUR DIFFERENT POOLS AND THAT HAS BEEN A STEADY STREAM OF INTEREST PAYMENTS. HOWEVR, I BELIEVE AT THIS TIME WE NEED TO START LOOKING OUTSIDE OF JUST THE POOLS TO SEE IF WE CAN BEGIN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT REVENUE.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM, COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION UNDER THE PART OF MARKET VALUE THERE IS A STRIKETHROUGH FOR HAYS COUNTY INVESTMENT OFFICER OF CURRENT INVESTMENTS ON A DAILY BASIS AND THROUGH THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND EVERYTHING AFTER THAT IS CROSSED OUT. HOW DOES THAT REPLACE.

>> CURRENTLY WE REVIEW ALL OF THE DAILY BALANCES.

AND WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE A SPREADSHEET TO THE AUDITORS OFFICE, WE UTILIZE THE RIGHTS BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO THE POOL COMPANIES. WHILE THIS POLICY WAS WRITTEN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WOULD'VE BEEN WHERE YOU WOULD'VE GONE TO LOOK UP THAT INFORMATION AND CURRENTLY THE SOURCES FOR THE INFORMATION WOULD INCLUDE A VARIABLE OF PLACES ON THE INTERNET WHICH COULD BE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE IT COULD BE CNN, IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES SO WE DO STILL MONITOR THAT DAILY.

>> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONERS ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> ONE QUESTION FOR THE AUDITOR

[K.4. Discussion and possible action to consider salary increases for the County Court at Law Court Reporters andamend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/SMITH/JOHNSON/BROWN/HALL]

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IN THAT SECTION BUT I DON'T THINK SHE IS HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER:

> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

PLEASE OPEN K4. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER SALARY INCREASES FOR COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF REPORTERS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF LETTERS WRITTEN IN, AM I RIGHT NOW THE AGENDA ITEM PLEASE READ THOSE

STARTING THE TIMER. >> A COMMENT FROM JD SANFORD, I HOPE THE COURT CAN PASS THIS ITEM THERE IS A STATE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS, WE PAY UNDER MARKET SALARIES WE WILL LOSE OUR COURT REPORTERS AND HAYS COUNTY COURT WILL BE SEVERELY DELAYED. WE HAVE TO MEET THE MARKET PAY A FAIR AMOUNT, THIS IS NOT A GROUP OF PEOPLE SHAKING OUT THE MONEY FOR MORE MONEY THIS IS A REAL NATIONWIDE PROBLEM.

IF WE IGNORE THIS PROBLEM I'M AFRAID OUR COURTS WILL SLOW TO A CRAWL UNTIL WE HIRE CONTRACT COURT REPORTERS LIKELY A SIGNIFICANT HIGHER RATES THAN WHAT IS PROPOSED TODAY.

>> CAN YOU REPEAT THE LAST NAME. >> JD STANFORD.

OTHER WRITTEN? >> COMMENT NUMBER TWO FROM JEFF

KAUFMAN. >> I'M WRITING TO REQUEST ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTE IN FAVOR AND INCREASING THE SALARIES OF THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW COURT REPORTERS TO THE LEVEL REQUESTED IN THIS AGENDA ITEM.

OUR COUNTY COURT ALLOWS CURRENT SALARIES ARE NOT COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING TRAVIS AND BEAR COUNTIES, HAYS COUNTY NEEDS TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION TO KEEP THE HIGHLY TRAINED QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES HERE TO SERVE IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM AND HAYS COUNTY. THERE IS A REAL RISK THAT THEY COULD BE LEERED AWAY IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREERS AND HAYS COUNTY WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME REFILLING THOSE POSITIONS AT THE SUBSTANDARD WAGES THAT WE CURRENTLY OFFER, THIS LOSS COULD JEOPARDIZE THE ABILITY OF THE COUNTY COURT OF LAW TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE AND TO DO THEIR IMPORTANT WORK. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? COURT REPRTERS ARE GUARDIANS OF THE RECORD BECAUSE THEIR IMPARTIALITY AND THEIR ROLE IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS TO CAPTURE THE WORDS SPOKEN BY EVERYONE DURING A COURT OR DISPOSITION PROCEEDING, THEY CREATE THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF COURT PROCEEDINGS, THESE RECORDS ARE USED DURING THE DISCOVERY PHASE IN DEPOSITION ATTORNEYS NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR TRIAL AND WHEN THE CASE IS APPEALED. I HAVE REQUESTED BUT NOT YET RECEIVED A COPY OF THE SALARY STUDY THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS COMMISSIONERS COURTS MEETINGS.

I HAVE DONE THIS WORK FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS IN CERTAIN PRINCIPLES THT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

THAT HAS BEEN DONE PROPERLY THE NEW POLICY WILL ALLOW HIRING MANAGERS INCLUDING JUDGES TO MAKE HIRING DECISIONS AND SALARY AWARDS TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT. TO COMMISERATE WITH QUALIFICATION AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD IN WHICH THEY BE EMPLOYED TO BE COMPARABLE TO.

UNDER PREVAILING WAGES PAID FOR SIMILAR POSITION IN NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AND WITH FLEXIBILITY TO HIRE WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE APPROVE SALARY SCHEDULE BASED ON THE CRITICAL FACTORS AS DETERMINED BY THE MANAGER IN HUMAN RESOURCES.

WHEN APPROVED SUCH A GROUNDED SALARY STUDY YOU WILL GIVE THE COUNTY A LONG-TERM AND LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE WAY TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES AT A COMPETITIVE WAGE FOR ALL COUNTY POSITIONS.

PLEASE VOTE YES ON AGENDA ITEM K FOR.

>> DYLAN, I KNOW IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS AND YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB READING, IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF COURT YOU HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO READ BUT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND IT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. OUR LAST SPEAKER ON THIS AGENDA ITEM IS. [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WILL PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M AN ATTORNEY HERE IN TOWN AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OR IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON, I'M NOT OVERSTATING THIS ISSUE, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN A COURTROOM FOR THE LITIGANTS IS A COURT REPORTER. THAT IS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE JUDGES WHO ARE HERE PRESENT TO HEAR THIS PRESENTATION BUT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN A COURTROOM IS A COURT REPORTER, THEY ARE THE CHECK TO THE GUYS IN THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU WERE THE ROPES. THE GENTLEAN HERE TODAY.

THEY ARE THE CHECK THEY TAKE ON EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN ITS COMMENT AS A LAWYER, WHAT I WILL DO ONCE WE SPEAK TO A JUDGE AND THE JUDGE MAKES HIS RULING I WILL THEN TURN TO THE COURT REPORTER AND SAY MAY I NOW SPEAK TO THE COURT OF APPEALS.

I WILL BEGIN TO SPEAK IN THE EXPECTATION IS THE JUDGE ALREADY MADE THEIR RULING AND NOW I'M SPEAKING TO THE COURT OF APPEAL SO WHEN THEY REVIEW IF WE GET TO THAT POINT WHEN THEY REVIEW THE

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RECORD THEY WILL READ EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN THE COURTROOM. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE CHECK ON THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHO WEAR THE ROBE IN OUR COURTROOMS, WITH NO DISRESPECT TO THEM AT ALL.

WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY AND HISTORICALLY HOW THE COURTS HAVE WORKED IN HAYS COUNTY.

I USED TO BE A REALLY YOUNG LAWYER WHEN I CAME TO TOWN.

I CAME BACK TO TOWN AFTER LAW SCHOOL I AM NOW MIDDLE-AGED AND I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF PRACTICING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAYS COUNTY. WHAT I REMEMBER EARLY ON IN THE COURT REPORTERS DID NOT TAKE OUT EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON IN THE COURTS. AS THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED OF THE PAST 20 YEARS WE HAVE NOT PROGRESSED TO THREE COUNTY COURT'S AND WE NOW HAVE A COURT REPORTER ASSIGNED TO EACH COUNTY COURT AND EACH OF THE COURTS HAVE DOCKETS IN THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. THE COURT REPORTERS ARE ACTIVE AT EACH OF THOSE DOCKETS WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAT IT WAS BEFORE.

IF I RECALL CORRECTLY WE HAD ONE COURT REPORTER FOR 2 QUARTS WHEN I FIRST STARTED 21 YEARS AGO. THESE COURT REPORTERS ARE NOW MORE ACTIVE THAN THEY WERE BACK THEN, THEY ALSO HAVE MORE JURY TRIALS THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON. THE PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATIVE OF HAVING CONTRACT REPORTERS OR HAVING LADIES INTO COURT REPORTERS AND REMOVE IT AROUND THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP A WHOLE DIFFERENT CALENDAR SHOULD OF HIS TAKING ON WHAT PART OF A TRIAL OR WHAT PART OF THE HEARING IT COULD BE A HODGEPODGE OF THINGS WHICH IS A DETRIMENT TO THE LITIGANTS IN A CASE.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT BEING THAT IF SOMEBODY LATER ON, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ME IN THE WORK THAT I DO A CLAIM OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE IN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD, WE HAVE TO GO BACKTRACK AND FIGURE OUT WHO THE COURT REPORTER TOOK DOWN THE TRIAL.

IT IS A MESS IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE CONSISTENT COURT REPORTER, THAT IS INSTANCE OF A COURT REPORTER.

I HOPE YOU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT.

>> THANK YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS BACK TO COURT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

AND I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER INGALLS BEFORE ASKING THAT HE GO TO A CONVERSATION FOR FURTHER GRANULATED DETAILS TO HAVE THE COMMITTEE THAT WE CREATED. I GUESS HASHING OUT FURTHER, I KNOW DOCTOR IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND SHE IS NOT ONLY OUR COUNTY CLERK BUT SHE IS ON THE COMMITTEE AND SHE HAD PERSPECTIVES THAT ANOTHER JUDGE HALL WAS IN THERE AND SO WAS JUDGE JOHNSON. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONTRIBUTION AND IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT HER HR DIRECTOR SHERRY MILLER IS IN THE ROOM AS PART OF THE CONVERSATION WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NEXT IS OFFER ANY OF YOU THREE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE WE HANDED OVER TO MS. MILLER AND THE WICKED OF

THE CONVERSATION IS A COURT. >> GOOD MORNING I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF, JUDGE JOHNSON, COUNTY I WANT TO PICK UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF. HIS RECOLLECTION OF THE WAY IT USED TO BE IS EXACTLY RIGHT, THAT IS HOW WE DID IT.

AND THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE WORK IS EXACTLY AS HE DESCRIBED.

THERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART TO WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEY ACT AS A CHECK AND BALANCE ON THE JUDGES THAT HE DID NOT GET TO ADDRESS EVEN OUT OF TIME WHICH IS THEY ALSO KEEP THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE WHATEVER THAT MAY BE WHATEVER THE REPORT IS THE DRUG, THE GUN, WHATEVER IT IS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THOSE THINGS, NOT US, THE RECORD IS MORE THAN JUST OUR WORDS ON PAPER IT'S ACTUAL EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY USED IN THE ACTUAL CASE SO IT HELPS TO PUT A CHECK IN THE RESTRAINT TO ACT IN FAVOR OF THE LIBERTY BEFORE THE COURT. I THINK THAT'S THE PRINTING THAT CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. THE OTHER POINT I WISH TO MAKE AND I WILL LEAVE THE NUTS AND BOLTS TO JUDGE HALL TO DISCUS, THE OTHER POINT I WANT TO MAKE THE RISK THAT WE FACE IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL, IT IS A REAL ONE. WHAT I MEAN IS THIS RIGHT NOW IN BEAR COUNTY, THERE ARE FOUR OPENINGS FOR COURT REPORTERS THAT PAY $30000 A YEAR OR MORE THAN MY COURT REPORTER OR ANY OTHER COURT REPORTERS MAKE. ON PAPER IT REQUIRES THE SAME NUMBER OF HOURS, BUT IN REALITY IT IS MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE.

IF THEY ARE NOT IN COURT, THEY ARE AT HOME.

THEY DON'T REQUIRE THEM TO CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT, THERE IS A LOT OF FREEDOM THAT GOES ALONG WITH WORKING IN THESE OTHER COUNTIES.

THEREFORE THOSE POSITIONS IN BEAR COUNTY RIGHT NOW, ONE IN TRAVIS COUNTY. RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FIVE OPENINGS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

COME JANUARY THERE ARE TWO MORE IN BEAR COUNTY.

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SO WE ARE LOOKING AT SEVEN. I ONLY HAVE THREE COURT REPORTERS, IT DOESN'T TAKE A VERY COMPLICATED MATH TO QUICKLY SEE IBM PAID A BUNCH OF MONEY TO SCRAMBLE AT THAT POINT AND TRY TO FIND A COURT REPORTER, THE SUGGESTION OF A POOL CALLED COURT REPORTER BUT IN REALITY IT DOESN'T WORK OUT WELL AT THE SAME NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS THAT CAUSES US PROBLEMS AND MEANS THAT OUR ABILITY TO GIVE A POOL OF COURT REPORTERS IS HAMPERED IN LIMITED, THERE JUST AREN'T ANY.

IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE THERE PROBABLY GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT IS LUCK OF THE DRAW IF WE CAN GET ONE OR NOT.

AT ANY RATE ALTERED IT OVER TO JUDGE HALL.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

>> IT IS SO IMPORTANT, WITHOUT A COURT REPORTER SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE, WITHOUT A COURT REPORTER WE COULD'VE INVESTED EVERYTHING THAT WE INVESTED SO FAR WITH LEADERSHIP OF OUR COURT AND SUPPORTING AND CREATING DEPARTMENTS AND ENTIRE DIVISIONS AND STAFFING AND PHONES AND COMPUTERS AND PERSONNEL AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT. NONE OF IT GOES INTO ACTION

WITHOUT THIS REPORTER. >> ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

>> JIMMY ALLEN HALL COUNTY COURT NUMBER ONE.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HEAR ME TALK PRETTY TIMES AND I STARTED WITH THE GOLDEN RULE I'M GOING TO START OUT TODAY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RESPECT, I THINK THAT'S WITH THE GOLDEN RULE IS ABOUT. WE NEED TO RESPECT THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE IS OUR COURT REPORTERS.

WE NEED TO VALUE THEM, WHAT THE MARKET SAYS THEIR VALUE IS AND AS JUDGE WAS SAYING $125,000 BASICALLY PER YEAR, THAT IS BASICALLY $30000, $35000 MORE THAN THEY'RE MAKING NOW.

IF YOU DO THAT FOR 10 YEARS THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR RETIREMENT IF YOU WANT TO BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB.

MY WIFE IS A RECENTLY RETIRED COURT REPORTER AND SHE HAD TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF CARPAL TUNNEL SHE HAS IN BOTH HANDS THIS YEAR IT IS NOT AN EASY JOB AT ALL. IT TAKES EFFORT TO GET THERE.

IT TAKES ON AVERAGE 43 MONTHS OF SCHOOL TO GET CERTIFIED, AVERAGE $65835 COST TUITION TO GET THERE AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE SUCH A SHORTAGE IT SO DIFFICULT TO GET THE THERE IS A 63% DROPOUT RATE IN COURT REPORTING SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO VALUE WHAT THEY BRING TO US AS JUDGE BECERRA WAS SAYING IN MR. PASTRANA AND JUDGE JOHNSON, THEY MAKE OUR COURTS RUN THE KIDS WITHOUT THEM WE CANNOT RUN% THEY DO MORE THAN JUST TAKEDOWN, THEY RUN THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE COURTROOM.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT, I AM SO BUSY I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH ALL THE STUFF I HAVE TO DO.

IF WE ARE MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONTINUATION OF OUR COURT REPORTERS IN THE EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS WE CAN PUSH OFF INTO THE FUTURE A FEW MORE YEARS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, NINE OR ONE OR TWO, WE NEED TO BE EFFICIENT EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, RESPECT FOR US MAKING A JOB IS MORE DIFFICULT MEANS WERE LESS AFFECTED. AGAIN THE TAXPAYERS DON'T WANT TO START PAYING FOR FOURTH COURT SOONER THAN THEY HAVE TO.

AND AS MR. PRASANNA SAID HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ATTORNEYS ON THE APPEALS BUT IT'S ALSO THE CLIENTS OF THOSE ATTORNEYS ON THE APPEAL, THEY WANT TO HAVE A RECORD WHETHER A CIVIL LIVING IT OR YOUR PARENT DIED YOU NEED TO ÚPROBATE THE WILL.

I USED TISSUES IN MY COURTROOM ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I'M CRYING BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE BUT WE NEED A RECORD IN CASE THERE IS A PROBLEM OR IF YOU HAVE A PARENT OR LOVED ONE WHO HAD DEMENTIA OR BRAIN INJURY WE NEED TO HAVE A HEARING AND ALL THE TIME YOU SLOW THINGS DOWN BUT WERE HARMING OUR CITIZENS BECAUSE WERE NOT HAVING HEARINGS WE NEED TO HAVE COURT REPORTERS

AND ALL ENDED THERE. >> WHILE YOU'RE THERE I KNOW WE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE, WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF AN ASK OF A SALARY SO WE CAN HAVE IT IN THE RECORD.

>> AS I STATED LAST TIME AND A COMPARISON TO WHAT THE MARKET IS, I WAS LOOKING AT ACCEPTS 11 AND 12 WE HAVE THREE COURT REPORTERS ON THE 28 AND 38 OF EXTREMES.

AND WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT THE MARKET WAS IN STEPS 11 TO 12.

AND ON AN E-MAIL I SENT OUT WERE WILLING TO ACCEPT STEP 7,109,000. AND WE TALKED TO HER COURT REPORTERS, THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY COULD LEAVE AND GO MAKE

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MORE MONEY WITH 109,000 BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT IT.

THEY LIKE US, WE LIKE THEM, THERE IS ALSO THEIR COST IN CHANGING JOBS THAT THEY WANT TO TRY TO AVOID, THEY LIKE HOPE IN THE FUTURE THAT THINGS WILL IMPROVE IF THIS PROGRAM FOR SALARY INCREASES EVERY YEAR THAT GIVES THEM SOME ASSURANCE.

OUR ACCPTANCE WOULD BE 109 LEVEL.

>> BEAUTIFUL AND THANK YOU. I WOULD GIVE YOU A PART OF THIS AND ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS.

>> I WILL PROBABLY READ IT READ SOME POINTS BUT I'M HERE MORE BECAUSE I'M ON THE COMMITTEE THAT ADDRESSES SALARY CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT ALSO MY OFFICE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COUNTY COURTS OUTLAW AND IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO HOLD THE COURT IF THEY DON'T HAVE COURT REPORTERS THAT WILL AFFECT ALL OF US AND HAVE OUR PEOPLE SOMEWHAT IDLE FOR A TIME AS THE COURTS BACKUP WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN THE.

AGAIN AND SET US BACKWARDS FROM THE THINGS THAT WE ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND THE COST TO COUNTY IN THE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY. I WANT TO MAKE A FEW POINTS, YOU HEARD THERE IS NOT ONLY A LOCAL CRISIS BUT A NATIONWIDE CRISIS.

IN PART PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT A COURT REPORTER DOES IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE COULD TAKE A CLERK AND TRAIN THEM AND REQUIRES EXTENSIVE TRAINING FOR A HALF YEARS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ANYWHERE FROM THE AVERAGE OF $45000 TO TAKE THE TRAINING AND UP TO $80000, PLUS THEY HAVE TO BUY THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT FOR $10000 AND GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE RIGOROUS TESTING.

THERE IS A VERY HIGH WASHOUT RATE AND A VERY HIGH DROPOUT RATE. WE HAVE A SHORTAGE IN IT EXIST ONLY IN HIRE PEOPLE BUT IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE IN THE POOL.

WHAT I HEARD LATELY PEOPLE WHO GO TO DO WORK IN THE POOLS GET SNAPPED UP FOR JOBS OR FIRST-AID.

IT'S NOT AN EASY MATTER AND THESE ARE HIGHLY SKILLED PEOPLE THAT HAVE MANY DUTIES THAT GO WELL BEYOND JUST RECORDING IN COURT THAT TO DO THE TRANSCRIPTION THE LABELING OF ALL THE EXHIBITS AS WELL SO THEY PLAY IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL ROLE IN THEIR SCARCE. ORIGINALLY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR SALARIES AND OUR PLAN WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS, WHEN PEOPLE ARE SCARCE AND THERE IS A SCARCITY WE NEED TO FILL THEM AND THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE HERE AND WHAT WERE FACING, THE CHALLENGES THAT IT MEANS BREAKING SOME OF THE RULES AND THINGS THAT WE DECIDED EARLIER BUT WE MADE THOSE RULES AND THEIR TIMES WERE YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETHING IS UNIQUE AND THIS IS UNIQUE THIS DOES NOT EXIST ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY THIS KIND OF THING, THERE ARE SHORTAGES, THERE ARE LITTLE DIFFERENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DIFFERENT. I THINK IN THOSE SITUATIONS WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SOLVE THEM AND RESOLVE THEM SENSIBLY AND AFFECT MY FINAL POINT IS THESE PEOPLE, WE CAN SAY WERE OVER A BARREL AND WERE BEING SHAKEN DOWN BUT THEY'RE NOT UNKIND PEOPLE AND REASONABLE PEOPLE, THE POINTS THEY MADE THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY THEY ARE COMMITTED BUT THEY HAVE FAMILIES TO RAISE AND THEY FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE A LOT MORE, WERE TALKING $30000 MORE, THEY FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES, NOT TO SHAKE US DOWN, THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE IT FLAT ALREADY, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DELAY THE INCREASES UNTIL FEBRUARY 1 ALONG WITH THE OTHER ONES IN THE COUNTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE SATISFIED AT 109,000 LEVEL AT A STEP SEVEN. I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THIS, I THINK IT'S A RIGHT THING FOR THE COUNTY AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.

>> THINK YOU DOCTOR, ALSO RDA KELLY HIGGINS IS HERE AND I WOULD GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE WE PASS IT OVER TO

MS. MILLER. >> I WILL BE VERY, VERY BRIEF I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS RE-EXAMINING AND DECIDING TO SUPPORT THE COURT REPORTERS, ALL I CAN ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION IS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR THE COURTS HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD MY OFFICE WORKED HARD AND WE HAVE REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF CASES AND CREATED A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FLOW OF ALL OF THE CRIMINAL CASES ESPECIALLY RUNNING THROUGH HER COURT NONE% OF THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN

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WITHOUT CONFIDENT HAPPY COURT REPORTERS.

THEY ARE AN ESSENTIAL KEY TO ANY PROCESS THAT WE DO.

WHAT I'M ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO DO, CONTAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE EFFORT TO STREAMLINE AND MAKE A HOUSE MORE EFFICIENT BY REMOVING THE INSECURITIES THAT ARE OVERLAIN ARE COURT REPORTERS AT THIS TIME THAT IS ALL I WANTED TO ADD PLEASE DECIDE TO SUPPORT THE COURT REPORTERS, KEEP THEM HERE AND KEEP RECORDS FLOWING SMOOTHLY.

>> THANK YOU MR. HIGGINS, TO RECAP THEY WOULD BE OKAY AND GOOD AND GRATEFUL FOR FILL-IN THE BLANK STEP SEVEN AT 109 TO START WITH EVERYONE ELSE ON THE VERY FIRST? MISS MILLER IF YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL

INSIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SHERRY MILLER HAYS COUNTY HR DIRECTOR I AM A BIT CONFUSED, LET ME BACKTRACK.

THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DID MEET A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT THE COURT REPORTER AND WE MET WITH JUDGES BROWN, HALL AND JOHNSON AS WELL, THEY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS AND WE ALL HAVE LIVED THROUGH SHORTAGES ARE OWNED SHORTAGES OF COURT REPORTERS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DID ULTIMATELY COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE WOULD ASK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CONSIDER, WE WOULD ASK THAT THE COURT CONSIDER WHEN WE ADOPT THE STEP PLAN IN FEBRUARY THAT WE WILL PLACE EXISTING COURT REPORTERS THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF AT THE STAFF THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR YEARS OF CERTIFICATION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BE GREATER THAN THE 110 ARBITRARY AMOUNT THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT SIGNIFICANTLY BUT IT WOULD ALIGN THEIR STEP FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND CONCRETE TIED TO THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED. WE HAVE THE FAVOR OF THREE COURT REPORTERS WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

A COUPLE OF THEM ARE REALLY NEW AT HAYS COUNTY WE HOPE THAT THEY LIKE US HERE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND THAT THEY WILL STAY WITH US FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME AND WE HAVE A THIRD COURT REPORTER THAT HAS BEEN HERE BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE YEARS AND I THINK SHE IS HANGING ON, THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO TRAVIS COUNTY IN THE PARKING IN THE DRIVING AND ALL OF THAT OR TO BEAR COUNTY FOR THE DAILY GRIND, THEY LIKE IT HERE.

THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAT I'VE HEARD THIS MORNING FROM ELAINE AND THE JUDGES AND THEY WOULD SETTLE FOR 110 BUT IF WE COULD TIE THE PLACEMENT AND THE STEP PLAN TO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT THEY ARE ONE OF THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES, YOU CANNOT JUST BE A COURT REPORTER YOU HAVE TO BE A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER, NOT ANYONE AND WE DO GET APPLICANTS FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T COURT REPORTERS BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CERTIFICATION.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT SOMEBODY IN OUR COURT THAT DO NOT HAVE THE CERTIFICATION. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER JOB CATEGORIES IN THE COUNTY, THE ATTORNEY AND THE DAY DAS OFFICE ARE TIED TO THE USER THEY HAVE BEEN LICENSED SO DOING THE CERTIFICATION AND WHERE THEY WOULD STEP, THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE WOULD PLACE AT THE SALARY AMOUNTS THAT WAS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED THEY WOULD PLACE AT STEPS 11 AND 12.

IN THE PROPOSED STEP PLAN THAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE.

WHAT I AM SAYING THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO ASK THE COURT TO SUPPORT THAT TYPE OF ANALYSIS AND PLACEMENT FOR THE COUNTY

COURT OF COURT REPORTERS. >> THANK YU MS. MILLER FOR THE

RECAP, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> I AM YOUR COSPONSOR I WOULD

NOT MIND SAYING SOMETHING. >> I WAS GET A DOUBLE LINE BUT

WE CAN GO THIS DIRECTION. >> MY QUESTION IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD IF THEY WERE PLACED IN THE STEPS WHAT WITH THE ACTUAL PAID FOR THE SLOTS BE.

>> TO WOULD BE PAID $123,405.1 WOULD BE PAID $127,107.3

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QUESTION EXPECT TO HAVE TH THEM.

>> TO EMPLOYEES TO EXISTING EMPLOYEES WOULD LAND AT 123405.

IN ONE EMPLOYEE AT 12707. >> I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE JUDGES WORKING ON THIS.

I THANK YOU FOR GOING TO THE SALARY COMMITTEE THAT'S WHAT WE ASK AS A COURT, I INITIALLY WHEN WE FINISH THE SALARY SURVEY WHICH I THINK ALL OF US CAN AGREE IT TOOK WAY TOO LONG AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, WE MADE A COMMITMENT AS A COURT THAT WE WOULD TRY TO ADDRESS THE WHOLESALE IN FEBRUARY, IF THERE IS AN ASSUMPTION FROM THESE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK UNTIL FEBRUARY I THINK THAT'S A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER RATE THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS, THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD SAY AND ASK THE JUDGES, SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE EMPLOYEES BROUGHT FORTH PREVIOUSLY IN THE LETTER THAT WAS GIVEN TO US IN THE LAST DISCUSSION CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE THOSE ARE IN ACTUAL SERVICES TO THOSE EMPLOYEES? AND WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN

ADDRESSED. >> THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT LACK OF EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

>> AS FAR AS THE SAFETY STRUCTURES IN THE COURTROOM? THOSE HAVE NOT CHANGED AS FAR AS WOMEN FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THOSE. THOSE HAVE NOT CHANGED.

NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED. >> IS A REAL CONCERN.

>> AND FOR AS JUDGES THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE AND WORK THE

SYSTEM AS BEST AS WE CAN. >> I WANT THOSE EMPLOYEES AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE TO STAY HERE, THOSE ARE REAL CONCERN.

>> MORE TO THE POINT THE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO WORK THEY NEED TO WORK AND WE RELY ON THEM REGARDLESS OF THE HAPPINESS OR UNHAPPINESS OF THE EMPLOYEES THOSE SYSTEMS MUST WORK TO

PROPERLY FUNCTION AS A COURT. >> I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR COSPONSORING THIS ITEM I HAVE TOURED HER FUTURE JUDICIAL COMPLEX WITH HER CONSTABLE IN CHARGE OF SECURING THE FACILITIES AND AM ACTIVELY WORKING ON A CONVERSATION TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE WHOLE BUILDING. I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT I'M WITH YOU AND ARE BRINGING SOMETHING TO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE

SESSION ITEM. >> THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THE ONE THING THAT I'VE TRIED TO DO MOST OF US ON THE COURT IS TRYING TO LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY AS WE DO THESE THINGS I LOOKED AT THE COURT REPORTERS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE IF WE WERE LOSING EMPLOYEES I KNOW WE PAID FOR IT IN THE END BUT WERE GETTING 10% PAY RAISES TO EVERYONE UNDER $100,000, IT CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR US.

IF WE HAD DONE THAT TODAY WHATEVER ACTION HAPPEN HERE THESE FOLKS WOULD'VE NOT GOTTEN ANYTHING THEY GOT A 10% RAISE LAST YEAR WERE LOOKING AT A LARGER THAN 10% RAISE INTO THE PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY. AS WE LOOK AT THESE ARRAY ALSO THINK IF WE HAVE OPENINGS HERE AS OPENINGS COME FORWARD WE REALLY NEED, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GO ABOUT IT BUT WE NEED A COMMITMENT ON HALF OF THESE EMPLOYEES AND WE INVEST LONG-TERM AND WHEN THEY HAVE ISSUS IN THEIR JOB OR WHATEVER THEIR EQUIPMENT ISSUES OR PERSONNEL WE TRY TO ADDRESS THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY CONCERN TWO OF THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN HERE LESS THAN A YEAR HAVE REALLY GOTTEN PAY RAISES IN THE LAST YEAR AND NOW THERE'S A BETTER MARKET SO WE CAN LEAVE OUR TIME COMMITMENT FOR A LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THIS IS FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAS TO BE SOMETHING WILL BE TALK TO THE EMPLOYEES AND BRING THEM ON BOARD TO SAY YOU'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN YOU WE EXPECT YOU TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN US BUT I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE AS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO FUND IT BUT I WANT CONSISTENCY ON HOW WE ADDRESS THESE THINGS GOING TO THE COMMITTEE LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE WAS SET UP TO ADDRESS

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THIS IN THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION IT APPEARS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION IS PROBABLY BETTER THAN WHAT YOU ASKED FOR

THAT'S ONLY STATEMENT I HAVE. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER AND THANK YOU JUDGE JOHNSON. I THINK THE JUDGE'S COMMENT ABOUT STEP SEVEN, I KNOW IT SOUNDS POTENTIALLY BAD BUT IT'S NOT HORSETRADING THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO SAY THAT WE DON'T SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AT LEAST DO THIS SO WE CAN KEEP OUR COURTS MOVING MOVE THE CONVERSATION WHAT.

>> COMMISSIONER. >> FIRST LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CASE AND TALK IN GENERAL WHERE SHOULD COURT REPORTERS BE IN THE PLAN AS FAR AS A GREAT BASED UPON THE MA

MARKET. >> WE JUST WENT THROUGH PROCESS, LIKE HALF OF MY LIFE WAS SPENT TALKING ABOUT SALARY PLANS AND GRADES IN RANGES AND HOW TO APPLY THEM AND ALL OF THE THINGS READ WE WENT TO THE PROCESS NOW WE SAY IN THE SPECIFIC CASE WE BELIEVE THE MARKET IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS POTENTIALLY PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE RANGE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE INDIVIDUALS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHAT SHOULD THE RANGE BEFORE COURT REPORTERS.

>> THERE IN A RANGE BEGINNING AT 918 AND MAXINE AT 137700.

THEY DID NOT BENCHMARK THE COURT REPORTERS, THEY DID NOT GO OUT AND QUERY THE MARKET COUNTIES FOR COURT REPORTERS BUT I HAVE ALIGNMENT WITH THIS REQUEST AND WITHOUT BEYERS INFORMATION, THEY DO NOT USE THE SALARY RANGE FOR THESE POSITIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE APPOINTED BY THE JUDGES. WITHOUT BAYER IN THE MIX, THE MARKET AVERAGE IS 86 - 111. WITH OUR RANGE OF 91800 - 126000 WE ARE CLASSIFIED IN THE CORRECT RANGE IN OUR PAY SCALE.

WERE ACTUALLY CLASSIFIED A SMIDGE HIGHER THAN THE MARKET.

>> WE BELIEVE THE RANGE IS ACCEPTABLE.

>> YES. >> FOR OUR MARKET?

>> YES. >> WE HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE THEN IN GENERAL APPLYING THIS PLAN WITH THE RULES AND PROCEDURES ON HOW NOT JUST TO PLACE ALL OF OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES INTO THIS PLAN BUT ALSO HOW WE HIGHER EMPLOYEES INTO THE PLAN THAT IS THE NEXT GENERAL QUESTION.

AGAIN RETURNING TO SET POLICIES, ONE OF THE JUDGES SAID RESPECTED FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND RESPECT FOR THE JUDGES MINE IS RESPECT FOR ALL TO MAKE SURE WERE PUTTING POLICIES AND RULES TOGETHER THAT CAN BE APPLIED FAIRLY, CONSISTENTLY AND THAT CAN BE AFFORDED. I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT IN THE LARGE PICTURE BEFORE RESUMING INTO THE CURRENT SITUATION WHICH IS UNIQUE. WHAT ARE THE IDEAS FOR FEBRUARY OF WHAT WE WOULD DO TO PLACE CURRENT EMPLOYEES ASSUMING ALL THE RANGES ARE WITHIN THE MARKET AS STUDY AND WHAT WILL WE DO AS WE HIRE PEOPLE, WHAT ARE THE IDEAS OF THE COMMITTEE HAS

DISCUSSED. >> THE IDEA IS THAT EMPLOYEES WILL BE PLACED IN THEIR GRADE AT THE STEP THAT ALIGNS WITH THE LINK OF TIME THEY HAVE BEEN IN THEIR CURRENT POSITION AND WE STILL NEED TO DEFINE CURRENT AS THAT OF JANUARY 31 THE DAY BEFORE THIS IMPLEMENTATION OR AS AT SEPTEMBER 30 THE DAY BEFORE OR OCTOBER 1 THE DAY THE PLAN WAS ULTIMATELY ADOPTED.

PLACING EMPLOYEES IN THIS STEP THAT ALIGNS WITH THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE POSITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COURT REPORTERS WE WOULD PLACE THEM AT THE STEP SHOULD YOU APPROVE THIS AT THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT ALIGNS WITH HER CERTIFICATION. AND FOR NEW EMPLOYEES IN NEW COURT REPORTERS IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE STILL

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NEED TO FINALIZE THIS IN THE COMMITTEE AND AMONG OURSELVES THAT WE WOULD HIRE BASED ON YEARS OF CERTIFICATION.

WE WOULD HIRE THEM AT THE STEP FOR COURT REPORTERS BASED ON THE YEARS OF CERTIFICATION. OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT

COURT REPORTERS. >> FOR D.A. ATTORNEYS.

>> IT WOULD BE AT STEP ONE UNLESS WE DEVELOP A SALARY EXCEPTION PROCESS, REMEMBER OUR GRADES THE MINIMUM OF HER GREATEST MARKET YEARS PAST THE MIDPOINT OF A GRADE RANGE WAS MARKET WE BUILT OUR GRADES FROM THE MIDDLE OUT BUT MAG BUILT OUR GRADES FROM THE MARKET AND AMONG.

SO WITH THE MINIMUM EQUALS MARKET, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SALARY EXCEPTIONS IF THAT IS THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS TO PAY MARKET, THEN WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT TYPE OF SALARY EXCEPTIONS WOULD WE NEED.

>> I THANK YOU CAN SEE THAT IS WHERE I'M HEADED I DON'T WANT TO BORE EVERYBODY TO DEATH BECAUSE I SAID THIS A THOUSAND TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND EVERYBODY FEELS THAT YOU CAN HAVE PLAN AND WE GOING TO BE REALIZE IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY PEOPLE WERE BLAMED IN THE PAST FOR MISHANDLING THE POLICY OR THE SALARY EXCEPTIONS WERE OUT OF CONTROL AND THEY WERE OFFERED SIMILAR STUFF AND PEOPLE ARGUING FOR THIS TODAY WERE ARGUING OPPOSITE IN MY OPINION A YEAR AGO.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS NOT PUT US IN A PATH WHERE WE COMPLETELY REDO THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE ONE OF THESE ISSUES OR CRISIS OR POSITION THAT IS HARD TO FIND WHERE PEOPLE LEAVE US OUT OF THE BLUE THAT WE HAVE SOME IDEA OF HOW WE WILL DO THAT FAIRLY, FOR ONE BUDGETING FOR NEW HIRES BASED UPON THEIR YEARS OF CERTIFICATION WOULD BE VERY TOUGH IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO SAY HERE PREDICT WHEN 70 IS GOING TO LEAVE THEY MAY HAVE FOUR YEARS OF CERTIFICATION OF THE ONLY PERSON WE CAN HIRE HAS 20 YEARS OF CERTIFICATION THAT WOULD BE PRETTY DIFFICULT HOW WE BEST CAN DESIGN THE POLICY AND IMPLEMENT IT IS WHERE I'M HEADED IN GENERAL NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS BECAUSE I'M USING THIS AS AN EXAMPLE TO TALK ABOUT MY VERY FRUSTRATION WITH THIS PROCESS.

WE WERE TOLD THAT LONGEVITY IN THE COUNTY WAS NUMBER ONE IN ALL OF THIS, THAT SHOULD BE WHERE PEOPLE ARE PLACES BASED UPON TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY, NOW IN THIS INSTANCE, WE HAVE TO SOMEHOW GET A GRIP OF ALL OF THESE THINGS SO WE CAN ATTEMPT TO CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENT A PAY PLAN IN FEBRUARY AND BEYOND, NOW I'M JUST SHARING WHY THIS IS NOT FULLY COOKED IN MY OPINION. IT'S NOT BEEN THOUGHT OF WITH RESPECT TO HOW WERE GOING TO TREAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, ALL OF OUR NEW HIRES AND SOME ARE THERE OTHER POSITION SIMILAR, CERTIFICATION WE MENTIONED ATTORNEYS, WE KNOW THAT ALREADY, ARE THERE OTHERS THAT IS VERY SIMILAR, MAYBE EVEN AUDITORS OR ACCOUNTANTS, WHAT GROUP OR CLASSIFICATION OR EMPLOYEES WOULD BE BE MAKING THE SAME ARGUMENT FOR IN THE BEST WAY TO GRADE AND HIGHER THEM IN STEPS OR REPLACEMENT STEPS SHOULD BE BASED UPON A CERTIFICATION BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT AND FORGET TO DO IT FROM THIS CASE THEN IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO DO IT AND ALL OF THE CASES BEFORE WE MAKE THAT DECISION. IN SPECIFIC WE GET INTO THE QUESTION IF WE DECIDE THAT THE CERTIFICATION IS IN THIS CASE IS THE WAY TO PLACE THAT WE'VE MADE A DECISION OF THE CERTIFICATION THE WAY TO BE USED IN ANY JOB THAT WE HAVE THAT REQUIRES A CERTIFICATION IN MY OPINION. I WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT WERE DOING IN THE RIGHT WAY SO WITH THE NEXT THING COMES UP, THERE WILL BE ONE THAT WE CAN APPLY A CONSISTENT APPROACH TO.

>> HERE'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL FEBRUARY, BUT AS FINALIZE THE SALARY ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDED POLICIES FOR THE STEP PLAN THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THE GUIDELINES AND COME TO YOU THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY AND WE NEED TO DO IT NOT RIGHT

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UP AGAINST THE VERY FIRST FOR PAYROLL PROCESSING TIME.

BUT COME THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY WITH THE RECOMMENDED

ADMINISTRATION POLICIES. >> I WILL TELL YOU COMMISSIONER SHALL, YOU BRING UP HOLISTIC THOUGHT PROCESSING POINTS BECAUSE WE ARE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE GOVERNMENT WE ARE POLICY CREATORS FOR HOW DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD RUN THEIR SPACES.

ONE OF THOSE AHA MOMENTS IN THIS COMMITTEE I BELIEVE IT WAS SHERRY THAT CAME UP WITH THE CERTIFICATION OF JUSTIFICATION BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE WERE NOT ONE OFFS THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE NOT JUST BAND-AIDS BUT SYSTEMIC, I'% GLAD YOU STARTED WITH THE HOLISTIC GLOBAL THOUGHT PROCESS BECAUSE SHERRY, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WENT THROUGH AND ANALYZED, WHAT OTHER PLACE OR DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE THE CERTIFICATION CONDITION AND THE SCARCITY IN THE MARKET THAT THIS COULD APPLY FOR. WHEN YOU PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER I BELIEVE I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE LONGER THAT WE TAKE TO THINK OF THINGS THE MORE THINGS WE CAN THINK OF, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I BELIEVE OURS PUT INTO THIS CONVERSATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND I BELIEVE A REAL THOUGHT PROCESS CONSCIENTIOUS THOUGHT PROCESS BROUGHT US TO THIS MOMENT I DO APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE MACRO AND THE MICRO.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE JUDGES FOR REVISITING THIS AGAIN IN THE COMMITTEE. NO ONE IS SAYING THAT COURT REPORTERS ARE NOT IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE AND SO ARE MANY OTHER POSITIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.

MY HOPE AT THE TIME WHEN WE MET LAST TIME YOU SEEN THIS WANTED TO GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY OR THEY WERE GOING TO WALK AWAY IS THE SUNSET I GOT. I WILL TELL YOU HONESTLY THAT DID NOT FEEL VERY GOOD IN MY OPINION TO THINK THAT THEY WERE% GOING TO WALK AWAY IF THEY DIDN'T GET THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT MY CONCERN IS I AM THINKING ABOUT OUR ENTIRE EMPLOYEE BASE AS I'M TAKING THROUGH THE SCENARIO WITH THE WAGES AND LOOKING AT EACH ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY AND COURT REPORTER ONE THAT'S HOW IT'S LISTED HAS BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR FIVE YEARS AND STARTED AT 79000 WITH THE RAISE BROUGHT HER TO 91 AND NOW THE ASK IS TO 109 GIVING THE EMPLOYEE AT 30000-DOLLAR INCREASE THIS YEAR, COURT REPORTER TO LESS THAN ONE YEAR WITH THE COUNTY STARTED AT 77000 WITH THE RAISE MOVED TO 91000, NOW THE ASK IS 109,000 GIVING HER A $32000 RAISE THIS YEAR AND COURT REPORTER THREE HIRED IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR STARTED AT 100,000 AND IF APPROVED GIVES HER A $9000 RAISE IN THE SHORT TIME THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE.

I UNDERSTAND THERE IS RISKS OF THEM LEAVING AND I HOPE THEY WOULD NOT LEAVE BECAUSE THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO WORK AND I HOPE THEY WOULD STAY I LIKE THAT I HEARD TODAY THAT POSTPONING UNTIL FEBRUARY THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR WE WILL LOOK AT THIS AGAIN AND I DO LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT SHERRY MILLER MADE ABOUT REEVALUATING THE LEVELS IN THE CERTIFICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE I WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO BE REVISITED.

I'VE ASKED OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY BEFORE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING WERE EITHER ALLOWED TO GET THE FUNDING THEMSELVES. TO ME IT FEELS LIKE IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR TO THEM OR THE 750 EMPLOYEES THAT WORK HERE I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS MYSELF.

IT UNDERMINES ALL THE EXTENSIVE WORK THAT THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE IN THIS COURT HAS DONE TO BE FAIR TO EVERYONE AND THEIR

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INCREASES IN BRINGING THEIR MINIMUM UP THAT'S WHERE I AM WITH THIS RIGHT NOW. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF A COURT REPORTER AND WHAT THEY BRING IN

THE SPECIFIC NICHE. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> I TO HAVE SOME OF THE SAME FEELINGS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COURT REPORTERS TO THIS COUNTY INTO YOUR COURTS AND WILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME AND SO ARE ALL ARE IN UNDER ANOTHER EMPLOYEES IS NOT A MATTER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE IS A MATTER OF WHETHER OR NOT WERE PAYING THEM ACCORDINGLY AND WITH THE MARKET. SHERRY, WE ALWAYS LOOK TO YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS WHEN IT COMES TO SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND YOU HAVE DONE THE LEGWORK IT APPEARS.

AND I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE HAD AT THE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND THE DELAY UNTIL FEBRUARY IS ALL OUR OTHER EMPLOYEES WILL BE WAITING UNTIL FEBRUARY TO RECEIVE ANY KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SALARIES.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT ACTION WE ARE PROPOSING TO TAKE IF ANY TODAY I KNOW SHERRY HAS ASKED THAT SHE GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER POSITIONS OF THE COUNTY I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE IF THE MARKET SAYS WERE IN NEED OF AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THESE POSITIONS, I CAN BE SUPPORTIVE I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHATEVER WE DO WITH ALL THE EMPLOYEES AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE DISCUSSING ALL THIS IN MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION.

PLEASE NOTE I AM SUPPORTIVE AS LONG AS THE MARKET SAYS THAT THESE ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, THE IDEA AS COMMISSIONER SMITH COSPONSORING SHOWED SUPPORT OF THE EMOTION TO FOLLOW, LAST COURT YOU AT SHERRY TO MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE TO CREATE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR TODAY THE MOTION WILL BE TO SUPPORT THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PASSED IS A COURT, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT BACK IN THE MOTION WILL BE TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION AND CUT THE JUDGES IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM LOOSE TO GO TO WORK.

THAT IS EMOTION. >> WHEN THE JUDGES CAME IN AND THE REQUEST WAS AT STEP SEVEN AT 109,000 AND NOW I KNOW THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE.

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. >> FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE ONE WHO MADE THE MOTION TO START AND IT WAS A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION.

I WOULD PREFER I LIKE THE SUGGESTION OF MS. MILLER TO HAVE A LOOK AT WHERE NOT ONLY THESE INDIVIDUALS WOULD FALL ON THE PROGRAM AND SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN FEBRUARY I THINK THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY END UP A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WAS IN BACKUP TODAY.

COMMITTEE THE TIME TO COME BACK IN EARLY JANUARY AS THE SUGGESTION AND HAVE AN EVALUATION OF EACH OF THESE POSITIONS AND WITH RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUES I WOULD RATHER NOT CONSIDER THIS TODAY AND HAVE THE TRUE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE WHICH VERY WELL MAY BE BETTER FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES IN

EARLY JANUARY. >> AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE I THINK A TRUE RECOMMENDATION WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE FULL AND

BRENT. >> WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS

TODAY. >> JUST ALLOW ME TO FINISH MY

SENTENCE PLEASE. >> THE TRUE RECOMMENDATION WAS PROVIDED AND I THINK THE CONDITION OF STEP 7109 STARTING FEBRUARY 1 WAS A GROUPING TO THIS IS NOT A CONDITION, THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD BUT STEPPING INTO STEP SEVEN AS A MINIMUM

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THRESHOLD BUT NOT WAITING MONTHS TO DETERMINE WHAT IF ANY CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE. I THINK THOSE WOULD NOT BODE WELL WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE JUDGES IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION PIECE.

BUT WE DID ASK AND I FEEL AS THOUGH WERE STREAMING THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ALONG, IF WE ASK THE HR DIRECTOR TO MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE MEETS FIVE OF US IN THE COMMITTEE ARE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW AND DO THE WORK IN ME AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD INTO NEGOTIATION FROM THE JUDGES AND NOW WERE SAYING LET'S GO TO COMMITTEE AND LOOK AT MORE THINGS. I FEEL HERE IS A WORD I WILL BORROW I FEEL DISINGENUOUS ABSENT COURT IF WE DO THIS AG AGAIN. IF I DON'T GET A SECOND THAT IS OKAY BUT I'M GOING TO MOVE AT THE BARE MINIMUM MOVE THESE POSITIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED WITH PROPER CREDENTIALING WITH PROPER THOUGHT PROCESS WITH A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF IMPLICATIONS AND RAMIFICATIONS. I MOVE AT A MINIMUM WE MOVED TO STEP SEVEN STARTING AT THE 109 THAT WILL START ON FEBRUARY 1, IF I DON'T GET A SECOND, THAT IS OKAY BUT THAT IS MY MOTION.

I'M WAITING FOR A SECOND, I AM NOT GETTING ONE, IS THAT

CORRECT? >> OKAY.

>> BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT FOR COMMENT, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE PLEA TO THE JUDGES, THAT IS PLEASE, PLEASE, LET YOUR EMPLOYEES KNOW. I THINK IF WE GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, ONCE WE ACTUALLY GET IT AGAIN YOU SAY THE RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BUT WE HAVE GOT NO PAPERWORK ON THAT OTHER THAN WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN BACKUP TODAY.

BECAUSE I DON'T SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. I WOULD HOPE THE COMMITTEE COULD SHARE THAT WITH THE JUDGES AND WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU SHARE THAT WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES.

I THINK AS WE COME BACK IN JANUARY THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED.

AND IF THE EXPECTATION UNDER THE PROPOSAL IN BACKUP WAS FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON FEBRUARY 1 WHATEVER RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE MADE WOULD BE PERMITTED ON FEBRUARY 1 BUT I WOULD WANT THOSE EMPLOYEES TO LOOK AT WHATEVER THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE WAS AND TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION YOU BROUGHT FORTH TODAY AND HAPPY TO COSPONSOR AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THEY MAY END UP

MORE SUPPORTIVE OF WHATEVER >> MS. MILLER WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND PROVIDE THE COURT MEMBERS THE NUMBERS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED OR LEFT OUT OF AND THE BACKUP SO EVERYONE SEES THE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.E-MAIL THEM-

[K.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a Professional Services Agreementbetween Hays County and HDR Architecture Inc. for a needs assessment for Precinct 1 and Precinct 2. INGALSBE/COHEN]

I THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WERE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE LONGER.

PLEASE OPEN K5. >> K5, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HDR ARCHITECTURE INC. FOR A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PRECINCT ONE AND PRECINCT TWO.

>> SO MOVED, SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THE CONVERSATION.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT IS ASKING HDR ARCHITECTURE TO CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR PRECINCT ONE INTO OFFICE AND WILL BE LOCATED ON THE EAST OUR NEEDS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN ALL DEPARTMENTS BEFORE WE CAN TAKE ANY FURTHER ACTION ON WHAT WE WERE GOING TO GO WITH THIS.

SO THIS IS WHAT THE CONTRACT IS FOR, ANYTHING ELSE?

>> LET ME JUST ADD, IT IS A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THIS FACILITY WOULD REQUIRE.

I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AND INVITED COMMISSIONER COHEN TO A MEETING. WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A DEVELOPER WHO IS INTERESTED IN BUILDING A FACILITY FOR OUR NEEDS BUT AS A COURT WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A DIRECTION WE WANT TO TAKE.

WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT BUILDING OUR FACILITY AND OWNING IT.

EITHER WAY I THINK THIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT

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THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE AND WE CAN HAVE THOSE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT DIRECTION THIS COURT FEELS IS IMPORTANT TO GO WITH. THAT IS WHAT WERE TRYING TO DO

HERE. >> I APPRECIATE THE CONVE CONVERSATION, AS I SPOKE WITH YOU COMMISSIONER ABOUT SOME OF THE CONVERSATION IN BROAD STROKES COUNTYWIDE HOLISTIC, I FULLY SUPPORT I SEE THIS AS A SUBSTATION POTENTIAL IN THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY EAST OF 35 IF YOU WILL BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM IN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COUNTY THROUGHOUT WEST OF THE HIGHWAY IN DIFFERENT PRECINCTS THERE IS A YEARS LONG VISIBLE SHORTAGE OF THE REPRESENTATION IN THE SPACE, THAT'S WHY I'M GRATEFUL TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS IDEA, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN BETWEEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOME MEDICALS ARE EVOLVING IN AGGRESSIVE RATES AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF BRICK-AND-MORTAR IS ABSOLUTELY KEY.

IN ADDITION TO ME IT'S NOT EITHER/OR IT IS YES AND.

AS I SEE THINGS THROUGH THE COUNTYWIDE LINES THE HOLISTIC APPROACH THE LONG-TERM AND THESE ARE NOT MY PLANS I AM JUST SUPPORTING THEM BUT THE LONG-TERM PLAN IS TO TURN OUR CURRENT GOVERNMENT CENTER INTO A JUDICIAL CENTER ONLY WHERE IT IS JUST JUDGES BECAUSE OF THE RATE THAT WERE GROWING AS A COUNTY AND CREATE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT COUNTYWIDE AS WE KNOW WE RECENTLY PULLED OFF IT AND PULLED OFF OF ACTIONS AND WE HAVE EVEN PULLED OFF THE COUNTYWIDE OPERATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE ARE GROWING AT AGGRESSIVE RATES INTO BE A GOOD FISCAL STEWART, INVESTING IN THOSE ENERGIES THAT YOU ARE BOTH LEADING INTO IS NECESSARY, ESSENTIAL AND REQUIRED OF US AND WE WOULD NOT BE DOING OUR JOBS IF WE WERE LOOKING 10, 13, 30 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

YES, THE FACTS ARE WE HAVE OUTGROWN OUR GOVERNMENT CENTER YEARS AGO ACTUALLY. YEARS AGO WE'VE OUTGROWN IT AND WE ARE ADDRESSING IT NOW. TO HEAR THAT YOU HAVE THIS AGENDA ITEM IN MIND FOR YOUR PRECINCT FOCUSING ON THE SHARED SPACE OF THE EASTON 35 IS PERFECT AND I'M COMFORTED BY THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S IN SUPPORT OF MY COUNTYWIDE NEW GOVERNMENT CANVAAS ROADMAPPING PERSPECTIVE.

IT IS NONCOMPETITION IT IS IN CONCERT, IT IS YES, AND IN ADDITION TO. I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THE ENERGIES BUTTING INTO BEING PUT IN THE SPACE AND THANK YOU FOR BRING

THIS FORWARD. >> I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT COMMISSIONER COHEN AND I MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR OF KYLE AND HAVE ASKED THEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO COME INTO THE AREA EAST OF I 35 THAT THEY SPEAK TO DEVELOPERS AND ASK IF THE COUNTY CAN KICKSTART THEIR DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING A FACILITY MAYBE THEY ARE WILLING TO DONATE LAND TO THE COUNTY, CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAVING AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DECIDED HERE AND WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT WERE HAVING

THOSE DISCUSSIONS. >> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER

COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS. >> I WANT TO SAY THIS PROCESS I CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR MOVING FORWARD, THE WAY THAT WE WENT ABOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WE DO INTERVIEWS AND THE CONTRACTOR DID INTERVIWS WITH ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEY DID A 20, 25 YEAR OUTLOOK OF WHAT THE NEEDS IN THE AREA WOULD BE. AND THE BIGGEST ATTRIBUTE TO THAT IS WHAT YOU SAID COMMISSIONER AND AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT YOUR BUILDING TO FIT ONTO A PIECE OF PROPERTY. YOU FIND WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE AND YOU GO OUT AND IDENTIFY THAT THE PROPERTY THAT WORKS FOR YOU IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN SAYING WE HAVE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK AND IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THIS RELATIONSHIP SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE CITY OF KYLE TO SAY OUR OVERALL NEEDS ARE 16000 SQUARE-FOOT OR 30000 SQUARE-FOOT WHATEVER IT IS HELP US FIND A PLACE THAT FITS THAT, HAVING IN THE BACK POCKET

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OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHEN THEY DO THIS NEGOTIATION IS A VALUE IS INTANGIBLE, IT'S GREAT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORTH I TELL YOU ON THE PRECINCT FOR WE WORK TO THE CONTRACTOR AN EXISTING CONTRACTOR THAT DID THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON THE PRECINCT FOR FACILITY.

>> I ALSO PLAN IT ON HAVING TUCKER BRING BACK AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THAT REASON TO WORK WITH THOSE FOLKS THAT WE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST AND BUILT OUR GOVERNMENT CENTER BECAUSE OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTINUITY IN THE FLOW COUNTYWIDE EFFORT.

COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> I'M GOOD.

>> OF NOTHING ELSE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> NO GET TO WORK. THANK YOU I'M GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S GOING TO PLAY TOGETHER THE PRECINCT WITH

[K.6. Discussion and possible action to amend the Fee Schedule for the Development Services Dept., the FireMarshal's Office, and the Transportation Dept. BECERRA/PACHECO/JONES/BORCHERDING]

THE COUNTYWIDE LINES. I'M GLAD THAT YOU SEE THAT NOT JUST IN THE CONVERSATION. PLEASE OPEN K-6.

>> K-6, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND THE CHANCE WERE TO TAKE A DEPARTMENT.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> I MET WITH HER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND WITH OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR AND WE FEEL IT'LL MAKE MOST SENSE T% PULL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION AND JUST TO FIRE MARSHAL AND TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS THE EDIT TO THE AGENDA ITEM, WE WILL BRING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BACK, WE NEED A LITTLE% MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT THE FIRE MARSHALL SPACE OR IS IT ALL SELF-EXPLANATORY, THEY ARE HERE AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

>> AND I EMBED MY EMOTION TO CONSIDER TO REMOVE THE

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. >> SOUNDS GOOD.

THE FIRE MARSHAL IS ON HAND WE HAVE JERRY BUTCHERING AND WHITTEN PORTERFIELD ON HAND AND MIKE JONES ON HAND, NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ALL GOOD? I WILL TELL YOU IN PUBLIC A TINY TIDBIT THESE ARE INCREMENTAL AND I TRY MY BEST TO WEIGH IN ON HELPING OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO SEE THESE ARE INCREMENTAL AND JUSTIFY INCREASES NOT JUST WILLY-NILLY BECAUSE AS COMMISSIONER SCHELL SAID WE HAVE A DUTY TO OUR RESIDENTS.

I KNOW THE CENSUS HAS IS A LITTLE LOWER BUT WE HAVE 300,000 PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T TAKE THE APPROACH OF JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD, WE ARE BEING VERY METHODICAL AND CONSCIENTIOUS WITH INCREASES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND JUSTIFIED AND USEFUL AND THAT'S

[Items K.8. - K.12.]

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. IF NOTHING ELSE PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> GET. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> @.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> WE HAVE PULLED KATE SEVEN, PLEASE OPEN A EIGHT THROUGH 12.

>> 88, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF HAYS COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN RECOVERY DONATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY IN SAN MARCUS COMMUNITY RADIO ASSOCIATION CASE ESM, CANINE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF HAYS COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN RECOVERY DONATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

KETAN, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HAYS COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN RECOVERY DONATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE MARCUS YOUTH COUNCIL.

K11 DISCUSSION OF THE HAYS COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN RECOVERY DONATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER. K-12, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE HAYS COUNTY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE COST

OF CENTRAL TEXAS INC. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR THE HARMONY THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE, DISCUSSED AND VETTED, THIS IS JUST A FORMALITY TO EXECUTE. I AM HAPPY TO CALL THE ROLL.

[J.1. PLN-2325-PC; Hold a Public Hearing; followed by discussion and possible action regarding Studio Estates Subdivision, Sec 2B, Blk D, Lot 38, Replat. INGALSBE/MACHACEK]

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> PLEASE OPEN J1.

>> K-1 PL -- 2325-PC, HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWED BY A

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DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING STUDIO ESTATES SUBDIVISION SECTION TO BE BLOCKED THE LOT 38 REPLY.

>> I HAVE OPENED THIS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM PLEASE

APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> I SEE NO MOVEMENT, THERE IS ONE. IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE IF YOU HAVE ONE TIED TO THIS FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

>> I'M DAVID CODEY I AM THE DEVELOPER AT STUDIO STATE I HAVE NO COMMENT TO MAKE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT I CAN MAKE ANY.

>> THINKTHANK YOU, SIR. >> I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO COMEY.

>> TAKEN COMMISSIONER'S, MY NAME IS COLBY WITH THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLATING DEPARTMENT. THE STUDIO STATE SECTION TO BE BLOCKED THE RE-PLAT THIS IS LOCATED OFF NEWMAN WILL THE BARN WITHIN THE STUDIO STATE SUBDIVISION AND KYLE AND WITHIN COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE. THIS PROJECT WILL DIVIDE LOT 38 CONSISTING OF 4.79 ACRES INTO TWO LOTS.

THE PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED AS AN AMENITY PARKLAND LOT, LOT 38 A WHICH WILL COME OUT OF THIS WILL BE DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL AND THE REMAINDER OF OT 38B WILL BE DESIGNATED AS PARKLAND DRAINAGE AREA. IN THE SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THE SEWAGE FACILITY.

AND IS PURSUED TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 232 AND THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULUS SET FORTH, THERE ARE NO VARIANCES REQUESTED IN THIS ITEM HAS. RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> @. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> @. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> @. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN HAYS COUNTY. IT'S A BIG DEAL AND SOME FOLKS ERRONEOUSLY THINK SPEAKING AGAINST PROJECTS WILL STOP THEM

[CONSENT ITEMS]

AND PEOPLE WILL NOT MOVE HERE AND THAT IS NOT REALITY.

THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN US, THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

PLEASE OPEN ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

>> G1 APPROVE PAYMENT OF COUNTY INVOICES.

G TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF JUROR CHECKS.

G3 APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CLAIMS. G4 APPROVED COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 21, 2023.

G5 APPROVED THE PAYMENTS OF DECEMBER 15, 2023 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,100,000 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 152023 AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES, WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED. G6 APPROVED VENDORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION E OF THE HAYS COUNTY PROPERTY USE POLICY FOR A MONTHLY MARKET KNOWN AS VANILLA BEAN MARKET TO SELL VINTAGE CLOTHING, ART AND OTHER VINTAGE GOODS ON HISTORIC COURTHOUSE GROUNDS. G7, PREVENTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION E OF HAYS COUNTY PROPERTY USE POLICY FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENT ON JANUARN THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE GROUNDS AND ORGANIZED BY THE DUNBAR HERITAGE ASSOCIATION.

G8, APPROVE THE DECEMBER 2022, GENERATE 2023, FABRIC 2023 AND MARCH 2023 TREASURER AND INVESTMENT REPORTS.

GENE NINE. APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINA NELSON AND DARRELL DEBITS TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE BOARD OF EMERGENCY SERVICS COMMISSIONERS, A TWO-YEAR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

G10, PROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SAMANTHA WILEY, JODI STEIN AND ASHLEY MARTINEZ TO THE BOARD OF HAYS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD THREE YEAR TERMS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

G11 AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE DH AS COVID IT DETECTION OF MITIGATION AND CONFINEMENT GRANT CONTRACT AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,465,000 AND AMEND A BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G12 APPROVE SPECIFICATION VARIETY 2020 FORECAST THE TWO LAWN AND LANDSCAPE SERVICES AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO SOLICIT BIDS AND ADVERTISE.

G13, APPROVE THE REJECTION OF THE BETA VIA P2024-B1 PX CDBG WATER OAKS MESSE WSE WATER IMPROVEMENTS.

G14 APPROVE SPECIFICATION FOR IMP 2024-B4 TX CDBG CEDAR OAKS

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MESSE WSE WATER IMPROVEMENT AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT FOR BIDS. G15, AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF AN ORDER FORM WITH CLEARVIEW AI USED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES AND EVEN% THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY TO OBTAIN THREE QUOTES. G16 AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WITH THE AM LAW GROUP FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VALUED AT $1127 AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING WAIVER TO OBTAIN THREE QUOTES. G17, APPROVE RENEWAL OF IFB 2023-B4 ROADBUILDING MATERIALS. HOT LAKES WITH BRAWN TEXT MATERIALS INC. COLORADO MATERIALS AND LONE STAR PAVING, TEXAS MATERIAL GROUPS FOR ONE YEAR.

G18 APPROVES THE MICRO SESSION INC. REGARDING META- INTERVIEW SOFTWARE SERVICES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 8, 2024.

G19, APPROVE RENEWAL OF IFB 2023-B5 ROADBUILDING MATERIALS.

COLD MAKES WITH BRAWN TEXT MATERIALS INC. TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP, AND COLORADO MATERIALS LIMITED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR.

G20, APPROVE RENEWAL OF IFB 2023-B8 EMOTION OILS WITH YOUR GONE ASPHALT AND EMOTIONS INC. FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR.

G21, OVERNIGHT LODGING FOR RECORD DIVISION SUPERVISORS WITH HAYS COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE TO ATTEND THE 69TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. G22 APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF IFB 2021-B12 COUNTYWIDE DUMPSTERS WITH WASTE CONNECTION LONE STAR INC. FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR, G23, AUTHORIZE BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO SIMPLEX LOCKS AT IT BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $102,046.98 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G24 APPROVE SPECIFICATION FOR RFP 2024-B6, HVAC PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SERVICES COUNTYWIDE AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT FOR BIDS.

G25, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE OFFICE TO PURCHASE ONE REPLACEMENT L LATITUDE 554 LAPTOP AT $4119 FOR THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGER AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G26 AUTHORIZE THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT OFFICE FOR ONE REPLACEMENT HP LASERJET PRINTER NOT TO EXCEED $620 AND NOT TO AMEND ACCORDINGLY. G20 SUMMIT, EXCEPT DELIVERY OF THE COUNTIES AUDITORS MONTHLY REPORTS PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 114.23 AND 114.25 FOR JULY AND AUGUST 2023. G28, EXCEPT DELIVERY OF THE AUDITORS OFFICE QUARTERLY INTERNAL EXAMINATION REPORTS, G29, AUTHORIZE A COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE HAYS COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE FUNDING WITH BLANCO RIVER REGIONAL RECOVERY TEAM BR 3T REGARDING THE USE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARPA FUNDS FOR THE RENTAL UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE HAYS COUNTY CITIZENS WHICH WAS APPROVED ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 7, 2023, G30 APPROVE PAYMENTS TO BIANCO SYSTEMS INC. WERE NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS REQUESTED AS REQUIRED FOR THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY.

G31, PREPAYMENTS TO $900 FOR THE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND PURCHASING ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED BY THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY.

G32, PROVE UTILITY PERMITS. G33 AUTHORIZE A CONSTABLE PRECINCT TO OFFICER PURCHASE ONE RAPID.

AR E TIME AND DATE STAMP AUTHORIZE PREPAYMENT TO ID BADGES UNLIMITED INC. AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK MR. DAN LYONS.

>> THANK YOU JUDGE BECERRA. LET ME LEAVE READ THE SUMMARY HERE. COUNTY CLERK'S SEEKING COURT APPROVAL FOR RECORD DIVISION SUPERVISORS TO SECURE OVERNIGHT LODGING TO ATTEND THE 69 ANNUAL VITAL STATISTICS CONFERENCE.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ON DECEMBER 723 TO DECEMBER 8, 2023. THE COUNTY WILL NOT PAY FOR LODGING UNLESS THE MEETING IS AT LEAST 45 MILES FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, THE ACTUAL MILEAGE FOR THIS CONFERENCE TRIPLE B42.2 MILES, FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COUNTY CLERK'S CONTINUING EDUCATION BUDGET.

FROM WHAT I READ, IF THEY ARE NOT OVER 45 MILES OR FURTHER NO COUNTY FUNDS SHALL BE SPENT ON PROVIDING LODGING.

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ALSO IN THE BACKUP THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST FOR LODGING AND THEREFORE BECAUSE YOUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT IS TO NOT APPROVE THIS GRADE I WOULD SAY DO NOT APPROVE IT, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE IS ALSO A CORRECTION ON G10, JODI STEEN IS ACTUALLY NOT UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT BUT THE OTHER TWO ARE JUST AS A CORRECTION ON G10. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> ACTUALLY TO JUMP IN CAN I MAKE A SLIGHT CLARIFICATION ON ITEMS SIX AND SEVEN. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW SECTION IN OUR POLICY IS ACTUALLY SECTION LOCATED IN ARTICLE ONE.

>> SECTION E ARTICLE ONE. GOT IT.

>> ON THE TRAVEL TO AUSTIN DID OUR CLERK MENTION THE COST ASSOCIATED THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF THE COST.

>> MAY HAVE BUT I DON'T REMEMBER.

DO YOU KNOW DYLAN? >> IS OFF BY 2 MILES.

IT COULD BE AND COMING OUT OF THE RECORD DIVISION THAT FLOCKED

INTO HER DEPARTMENT. >> I WOULD ASK IN THE FUTURE IF THAT CAN BE EXPENDED LITTLE BIT BETTER OR EVEN WHERE THE EMPLOYEES LIVE FOR INSTANCE. ANDERSON TRAVELING TO AUSTIN MAY ONLY BE 42 MILES BUT WE KNOW IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THE.

THERE COULD BE SOME EFFICIENCIES INVOLVED IN IT WOULD BE NICE TO

HAVE A EXPLANATION. >> I AGREE I WILL PASS THAT

ALONG. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to sign a supplemental work authorization to theProfessional Services Agreement between Hays County and Binkley & Barfield, Inc. for the design of aroundabout for the Windy Hill Road/Shadow Creek Blvd. intersection. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES PIMA COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> YOU. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> PLEASE OPEN I ONE. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN A SUPPLEMENTAL WORK AUTHORIZATION TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND BINKLEY AND BARFIELD CORPORATION RATED FOR THE DESIGN OF A ROUNDABOUT FOR THE WINDY HILLS ROAD/SHADOW

CREEK BOULEVARD INTERSECTION. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER DAN LYON HAS

SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU JUDGE BECERRA, LET ME READ THE SUMMARY. THIS ACTION PROVIDES FOR THE WINDY HILL SHADOW CREEK BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT AS PART OF THE WINDY HILL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

AND IT HAS DOWN HERE THE AMOUNT REQUIRED.

21,253,385. I'M NOT AGAINST ROUNDABOUTS AND I THINK THEY CAN SAVE GASOLINE AND THINGS LIKE THAT TIME IF THE ENGINEER PROPERLY. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IT'S GOING TO COST $212,000, $533, $212,533.85.

THAT SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO MAKE, JUST TO DESIGN A LOOP OR IS THIS A COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION, EITHER WAY IT SEEMS EXCESSIVE JUST TO PUT DOWN SOME PAVEMENT IN A CIRCLE.

BUT THEN AGAIN I'M NOT AN EXPERT.

THANK YOU. >> .2 REFERENCE ARE IMPORTANT I GUESS. COMMISSIONER YOU WANT TO GO TO THE DOLLAR GENERAL AND GET A ROUNDABOUT?

JUST KIDDING. >> ANYWAY JUDGE, THIS IS A SAFETY MOBILITY PROJECT AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OPTIONS OF WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS INTERSECTION AND WE DETERMINED A ROUNDABOUT IS THE BEST OPTION. IT IS FOR DESIGN AND THERE IS A NEW BACKUP DETAILED INFORMATION O WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THAT AND THERE'S PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, THEY ARE WANTING TO HOLD SOME MEETING TO STAKEHOLDERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA WHICH I BELIEVE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROJECT ENTAILS. I WOULD ASK FOR THE COURT'S CONSIDERATION. MARIA: WHEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT COMMUNICATION CONTRIBUTION IS PUT OUT, WOULD YOU E-MAIL MY OFFICE SO I KNOW IT'S HAPPENING AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOW UP.

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YOU NEVER KNOW I COULD ACCIDENTALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF IT'S OPENED ITSELF UP.

WONDERFUL, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO SEE THESE EFFORTS MOVING ALONG, WELL DONE.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> WELCOME TO THE ROUNDABOUT

WORLD. >> YES.

[I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Change Order No. 7 in the amount of $194,731.50to the Construction Contract with Jordan Foster Construction, LLC for the Dacy Lane (IFB 2021-B02) project aspart of the Hays County Road Bond Program in Precinct 2 and 1. COHEN/INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES PIMA COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES OPEN ITUNES. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN AND 1,947,050 CENTS TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH JORDAN FOSTER CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE D.C. LANE IFB AS PART OF THE HAYS COUNTY ROAD BOND PROGRAM IN PRECINCT TWO AND ONE.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALRIGHT, MR. DAN LYON LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

>> THINK YOU ONCE AGAIN JUDGE BECERRA I THINK WERE BECOMING EXPERTS OF AVOIDING WHAT MY QUESTIONS ARE BUT I'LL TRY AG AGAIN. I GOT DOWN HERE THE REASON FOR CHANGE, THIS IS FROM BG&E THIS CHANGE ORDER WILL ADD THREE MONTHS BARRICADE 75 WORKING DAYS AND PROJECT OVERHEAD COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADDED DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 4.6.2.

ADDITIONAL WORK ADDED TO THE CONTRACT AS WELL AS WORKING AROUND CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING UTILITIES.

THE PROJECT HAS CAUSED THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT TO EXTEND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL 400 WORKING DAYS, PROJECT COMPLETION IS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED BY THE END OF 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.

ANY DELAYS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT EXTEND THE COMPLETION DATE BEYOND THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR WILL BE EVALUATED AT THAT TIME FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ADDED OR ADJUSTED.

502 JOSH 6001 BARRICADE SIGNS AND TRAFFIC HANDLING.

SEALED SEVEN -- ONE PROJECT OVERHEAD COSTS, THE CHANGE ORDER RESULTS IN A NET INCREASE OF 19,473,152 THE CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE ADJUSTED TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 20648, I'M SORRY $20,648,012.40. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS 19 MILLION. AS A RESULT AND ALL CHANGE ORDERS, 41% IS WHAT IS GOING TO GET US TO THE CONTRACT.

T SAYS RIGHT HERE ADDITIONAL WORK ADDED TO THE CONTRACT AS WELL AS WORKING AROUND THE CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING UTILITIES. , THE UTILITIES ARE EXISTING, THEY KNEW THIS WHEN THEY PUT IN A BID, SOMEBODY DIDN'T COME IN AND STICK UTILITIES TO GET IN THEIR WAY, THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN IN THE BID PROCESS. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM, WHY DO WE CONSTANTLY HAVE THESE CHANGE ORDERS, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WE ARE THE ONES OF PAPER ALL OF THIS.

THEY DON'T EVEN STICK TO THE TIMELINE BECAUSE THERE IS EXISTING UTILITIES. DOC, EXCUSE ME, I BEG THE COURT FORGIVENESS FOR SAYING THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. BELIEVE ME BUT WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH UTILITIES ON DIXIE LANE AND IT'S BECAUSE THERE PROJECT TO MOVE A LITTLE FASTER. I KNOW WHERE RESIDENTS WERE HOPING THAT THIS WOULD END UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO PUSH IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, I DON'T KNOW IF QUINTON OR JERRY WANT TO ADD

ANYTHING MORE. >> THERE IS A MYRIAD OF SPECIFICS THAT WE COULD GO INTO IF I HAVE A RECORD IN FRONT OF ME BUT YOU ARE RIGHT ASSUMING UTILITIES WERE ACTUALLY MISSED AND CAUSES DELAYS IN THOSE COSTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY. HERE WE ARE.

>> COMMISSIONER I WOULD ALSO ADD AND JERRY YOU CAN CLARIFY THIS AS WELL A NUMBER OF THE PROJECTS WERE WORKING ON ALL USE THE CITY OF BUTTE ACID EXAMPLE THEY HAVE A CONTRACT TO IDENTIFY THEIR UTILITIES, WHATEVER WE BID THESE PROJECTS WE DO THE BEST GOOD FAITH. YES, MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS DON'T EVEN OVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS, THAT'S WHAT WERE RUNNING INTO AS WE EXTEND

[02:05:02]

THESE ROADWAYS. >> IN THE RURAL AREAS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED IN DECADES THEY ARE STARTING TO UNVEIL THE UTILITIES THAT NOBODY KNEW WERE THERE.

>> ESPECIALLY BAD IN THE STATE RIGHT AWAY.

THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES.

[I.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of$50,000.00 to the Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and K Friese + Associates, LLC toprovide post construction drainage report & documents for the Lime Kiln Road project in Precinct 3 and amendthe budget accordingly. SHELL/BORCHERDING]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> PLEASE OPEN I3.

>> I3 DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF $50000 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND K FRIES ASSOCIATES LLC TO PROVIDE POST-CONSTRUCTION DRAINAGE REPORT AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE ROAD PROJECT PRECINCT THREE AND AMEND THE BUDGET

ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> WELL DONE DYLAN.

COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, THE COURT MAY REMEMBER THIS ITEM THIS IS THE PROJECT FOR THE MOST PART THE BRIDGE AND SOME ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE WORK FROM POST ROAD A MILE OR SO DOWN WHICH WAS A 20 PLUS YEAR PROJECT OF THE COUNTY IF NOT 30 PLUS YEAR PROJECT OF THE COUNTY.

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS, WE COMPLETED THROUGH A REQUIREMENT BY FEMA TO PROCESS A LETTER OF THE VISION WHICH MEANS SOME SECTION OF THE FLOODPLAIN IS BEING CHANGED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE DONE.

I THINK WE MADE GOOD ARGUMENTS AS WHY THAT WOULD NOT BE NEEDED.

IN THE END FEMA IS REQUIRING THAT THAT REVISION TO BE CREATED AND FILED, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE LANDOWNERS THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND DONE SOME INITIAL WORK AND SUBMITTED THAT TO FEMA AND I BELIEVE FEMA TOLD US WHAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING SPENDING UP TO THE 50000-DOLLAR AMOUNT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT AND WERE ALSO EXTENDING THE TIME BECAUSE WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED BY FEMA UNTIL LATE NEXT YEAR.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS SIMILAR THAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU RUN INTO ON A PROJECT THAT WAS NOT FORESEEN AND BEING REQUIRED WE TRY TO ARGUE THAT IT ISN'T FOR THE VARIOUS REASONS WHICH WE BELIEVE IN OUR IN THE END FEMA REQUIRES THE LETTER FROM THE REVISION WORK AND HAVE TO COMPLY AND TAKE CARE OF AND WE WILL OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

>> MR. DAN LYON DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE APPROACH

THE PODIUM. >> TICKET FOR THE EXCLAMATION COMMISSIONER SHELL. WHAT I GOT HERE IS EXHIBIT D.

IT SHOWS THE CPI RATE ADJUSTMENT, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICE RATE ADJUSTMENT. AS IS THE DELTA WHICH IS A FANCY WORD ENGINEERING WORD FOR CHANGE IS 16.5% POSITIVE.

I WILL READ HERE, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER WAS ONLY GETTING 200 IN OUR NOW HE WILL BILL 233.1 IN OUR.

CLERICAL WAS ONLY GETTING $90 AN HOUR AND THEY WILL BILL US FOR 104 AND 85 CENTS. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT FEMA ON THERE. BUT MAYBE YOU DO.

YOU KNOW THIS WAS FROM APRIL WHEN THIS THING WAS PASSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND THEY CHARGE 16.5% MORE.

WHERE ARE THE CONSERVATIVES ON THE COURT, WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WITH COMMON SENSE ON THIS COURT. I JUST DON'T SEE THEM.

THEY'RE NOT HELPING US, THE PEOPLE.

I AM FLABBERGASTED. BUT ALL YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I WILL ADDRESS THAT, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT MENTIONING THAT IS WHAT IS INCLUDED IN BACKUP, THE SUMMARY YOU CAN TELL THE ISSUE WITH THE LUMBER. WHEN WE ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH ENGINEERS THAT INCLUDE THEIR RATE SHEETS WHICH SHOWED THESE, THINK OF EXPLAIN THAT MULTIPLE TIMES HOW ENGINEERS CHARGE AND OTHER PAID IN THE LAWS THAT DICTATE HOW THAT HAPPENS THOSE ARE SIGNED AND OBVIOUSLY NOT WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS MAKING THAT INCLUDES ALL OVERHEAD AND SERVICES AT THE FRANCE PROVIDE ASSOCIATED WITH HOURS AT THE

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INDIVIDUAL PUTS INTO THE SPECIFIC PROJECT.

IN THE CONTRACTS WE DO AGREE TO HIS CPI RATE ADJUSTMENTS READ UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAD A GOOD 30 MINUTE CONVERSATION ABOUT WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE, FIRMS DO REQUIRE THAT WE TRY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITHOUT CPI INCREASES. THERE IS TIMES WE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN TIMES WE WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL AND WITHIN CAUSE US TO COMPLETELY RENEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT FOR SOMETHING THAT% WERE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO PAYING MORE MONEY FOR ANYTHING, IT IS UNFORTUNATELY THE INDUSTRY AND WHEN MANY OF THESE CHANGES HAPPEN IN WAGES AS QUICKLY THE RESULTS ARE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POST, THE CPI AND OUR CONTRACTORS ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR INCREASES BASED UPON THE CONTRACT WE AGREE TO THEM WITH.

WE COULD DEFINITELY TRY TO WORK HARDER, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WORK TO SEE IF WE CAN CHANGE THAT TREND IN THE INDUSTRY AND NOT INCLUDE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I THINK THAT IS WORTH THE EFFORT.

WE DEFINITELY NEGOTIATE THESE AND CHECK ON THE RATES VERSUS WHAT TECH STOCK PAYS FOR ON THEIR PROJECTS RGC GOES TO THAT WITH EACH FIRM THAT WE CONTRACT WITH TO MAKE SURE WERE PAYING WITH THE CURRENT MARKET AND THEG TO BE VARIABLES UNFORESEEN AND WHEN WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD A ROAD AND WE FIND UTILITY OR SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF IT IT IS GOING TO BE OUR JOB TO FIX THAT IN ORDER FOR THAT PERSON TO DO THEIR JOB IF NOT THE GOING TO CHARGE US MORE.

I DON'T THINK HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH US NOT WANTING TO GET THE BEST PRICE AND VALUE, SOMETIMES THINGS BECOME MORE CHALLENGING THAN OTHERS AND I GUESS THAT IS JUST MY OPINION.

>> A DEAL, IT IS TRUE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of$50,000.00 to the Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc.for the FM 2001 East (Graef Road to Southeast of SH 21) project as well as extending the limits of the project toinclude FM 2001 Gap Section (West of Graef Road to North of Satterwhite Road) in Precinct 1, as part of the2016 Road Bond Program and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> I FOR DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR AND $50000 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND KIN KINDLEY HORN AND ASSOCIS INC. FOR THE FM 2001 EAST ROAD TO SOUTHEAST OF SH 21 PROJECT AS WELL AS EXTENDED THE LIMITS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE FM 2001 WEST OF GREAT BRITAIN NORTH ROAD AND PRECINCT ONE AS PART OF THE 2016 ROAD BOND PROGRAM AND AMEND THE

BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SECOND.

>> COMMISSIONER. >> JUDGE THIS IS FOR SURVEY WORK AND ALSO UNFORTUNATELY TO AUTHORIZE CONDEMNATION SUPPORT FOR SOME OF THE PARCELS OF COURSE THAT IS OUR LAST RESORT WE ALWAYS TRY TO WORK WITH HER PROPERTY OWNERS BUT IT'S GOTTEN TO A POINT THAT WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER CONDONATION.

>> OKAY. >> MR. LION IF YOU STOP

QUESTIONS COME ON UP. >> I JUST ONE ABOUT YOU NO THAT THERE HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC NEW DEVICE THAT CAN HELP YOU LOCATE UTILITIES, IT IS CALLED THE CELL PHONE YOU CAN STORE THOUSANDS OF PICTURES IN IT. ANYWAY ALRIGHT.

THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE GRAVE ROAD WHEN YOU SAY IN GERMAN IT IS GR GRID THAT THE NAME OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME AND SHE HAS A LOT OF RELATIVES TOLD AREA. ANYWAY ON THE RATE SCHEDULE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN GETTING BIG JUMPS IN THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO

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PAY FOR SO-CALLED LABOR OR WHATEVER.

THE PRINCIPAL IS GOING FROM 252 TO $315.36.

AND IT GOES DOWN TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL THERE JUMPING FROM 89 - $110.67. IT IS TIME WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE. GETTING BACK TO AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE, IF MY GRANDMOTHER SEEN THIS SHE WAS A GOD-FEARING LAW-ABIDING WOMAN THAT SHE WOULD BE ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOWN THE SIGN AND SHEER EMBARRASSMENT FROM THE PRICES THAT THEY ARE CHARGING. SOME OF THE ROADS I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE SAFETY RELATED, IT'S ALWAYS SAFETY RELATED.

BUT SOME OF THESE ROADS ARE PUTTING US IN THE POORHOUSE.

WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY CAN AFFORD THE TAXES THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

SOMEHOW WERE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP THIS EMERGENT HAVE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT AND THEN WILL BE ABLE TO USE ALL OF HER MONEY FOR THESE PROJECTS AND NOT TO BORROW A BUNCH OF MONEY FROM THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AMONGST OTHERS.

BUT THANK YOU. >> IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> YES WE MET JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> MR. LION I LEFT YOU LATITUDE BUT YOU WERE VEERING OFF THE AGENDA ITEM AND I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF OPEN YOU WOULD

[I.5. Discussion and possible action to accept fiscal surety for street and drainage improvements in the amount of$2,017,737.50 for the Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club, Ph 4, Final Plat (Site Improvement Performance Bond No.800169803). SMITH/BORCHERDING]

REMEMBER THAT THE STAY IN YOUR NEXT DISCUSSION STAY TIGHTER TO THE AGENDA SO I DON'T INTERRUPT YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> PLEASE OPEN I-5.

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT PHYSICAL STREET IN DRAINAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,017,737.50 FOR THE DRIFTWOOD GOLF AND RANCH FINAL PLAT SITE IMPROVEMENT 816983.

>> SOME OF. >> SECOND.

>> A LITTLE JUMPY THERE COMMISSIONER.

>> I WAS READY TO GET DONE WITH IT.

>> NOW IS YOUR SPACE. >> PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

[I.6. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a No Dumping zone on Marsh Lane. COHEN/BORCHERDING]

>> ANY CONVERSATIONS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> I AM OPENING ICEX FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE DUMPING ZONE, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, I SEE NO MOVEMENT.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> THANK YOU JUDGE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH A NO DUMPING ZONE ON MARCH LANE.

>> SECOND. >> I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT TO BE COUNTYWIDE. JUST KIDDING.

[M.2. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts andcosts. BECERRA]

NOT JUST CERTAIN SPOTS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN I WOULD

LIKE YOU TO OPEN IN TWO. >> DISCUSSION TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATON COUNTS AND

COST. >> I THINK OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR E-MAILING OUR OFFICE THE POPULATION REPORT THE CURRENT MAXIMUM JAIL CAPACITY REMAINS AT 410 INMATES.

BUT JAIL STANDARDS ASK US TO KEEP 10% OF THE OPEN WHICH LOWERS HER ACTUAL CAPACITY TO 368 THE JAILS DAILY AVERAGE WAS 580 AND WAS 585 ON NOVEMBER 27. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $183, THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCED MALES IS 281 AND FEMALES ARE SIX.

THIS WEEK'S INMATES ARE HOUSED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND MAVERICK. PERIOD COUNTY INMATES AND STATE INMATES AFTER GOING TO THE JUDICIALSYSTEM HAD THEIR DAY IN COURT AND WE ARE HOLDING 54 STATE INMATES WHICH MEANS THEY SHOULD BE FUNDED FROM ANOTHER BUCKET OF TAX DOLLARS.

HOWEVER, LEGISLATION HAS ALLOWED US AFTER 45 DAYS TO GET

[EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]

REIMBURSED. THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. JORDAN WE OPEN ALL EXECUTIVE

SESSIONS, PLEASE OPEN THEM ALL. >> L1, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 551.71 AND 551.72 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE

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CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION OF THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE AND VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH PARK AND OPEN SPACES PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY HAYS COUNTY, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L2 PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.71 AND 551.87 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATION ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT HOT PURSUIT AND PROJECT MIDTOWN, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L3, EXECUTIVE SESSION TO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.71 AND 551.72 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH DELIBERATION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY OF AN AUTHORIZING THE USE OF COUNTY POWER INTIMATE DOMAIN TO REQUIRE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN .37-ACRE OUT OF THIS 81.25 ACRES OWNED PROPERTY BY HC ALEXANDER LLC A NORTH CAROLINA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND GBH DEVELOPMENT LLC AND WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSAL, AND JEN ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENT AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION IN TRACK 28.

POSSIBLE ACTION MIGHT FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L4 EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 551.71 AND 551.72 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION FOR A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY'S POWER OF INTIMATE DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST AND .346 ACRES OUT OF THE 140 ACRES HC ALEXANDER PLACE LLC AND GBH L DEVELOPMENT LLC WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENT TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN TRACK 29.

POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

>> WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH.

>> IF IT'S OKAY THREE AND FOUR I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING. I THINK WE ARE READY,

[L.1. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: consultation withcounsel and deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease and/or value of real property associated withParks and Open Space Projects being considered by Hays County. Possible discussion and/or action may followin open court. BECERRA]

COMMISSIONER SHELLEY. >> THIS IS NUMBER ONE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, L1 TO AUTHORIZE THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ADDRESS AND OFFER LETTER FROM HAYS COUNTY TO THE LANDOWNER PHASE TWO IN RELATION TO THE ACQUISITION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER APPROXIMATELY 218 ACRES LOCATED IN HAYS COUNTY PRECINCT THREE IS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AUTHORIZE A'S COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN DOCUMENTS TO THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR SAID

CONSERVATION NRCS. >> SECOND.

>> WAVE MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> THIS BE CONTENDED UPON AN AWARD FROM NRCS IN THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE UP TO $100,000 IF WE WERE AWARDED THE PROJECT WHICH LIKELY WOULD

HAPPEN NEXT YEAR. >> A MOTION IN THE SECOND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD POSSIBILITY AND WERE GIVEN OUR CIVIL DIVISION THE GREEN LIGHT TO PURSUE IT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[Additional Item]

>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> A MOTION L1. I WOULD MOVE THAT THE COURT AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE APPRE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT OF $1 MILLION FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS RESERVES BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE FRANK W ZIMMERMAN JUNIOR AND JANICE ZIMMERMAN TRUSTEES OF THE LAZY Z RANCH TRUST DATED AP APRIL 24, 2023 IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION EASEMENT ESTATE ON APPROXIMATELY 49716 ACRES IN PRECINCT FOUR AS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AUTHORIZE THE CIVIL DIVISION THAT HAYS COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH ALL DOCUMENTS INCIDENTAL TO

CLOSING THIS TRANSACTION. >> SECOND.