* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING. IT IS 9 35 AND WE HAVE A QUO. SO I'LL OFFICIALLY CALL THIS JULY 28TH MEETING OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER. UM, I THINK WE STILL ARE LACKING AUDIO, SO WE'LL TRY TO PROJECT A LITTLE BIT. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME, UH, OH WAIT, LEMME PRESS. THERE WE GO. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE, UM, SOME ALTERNATE, UM, CAMERAS AND MICS. SO, UH, IF YOU'RE COMING UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, JUST PROJECT A LITTLE BIT SO THE ALTERNATE MICS CAN, CAN PICK YOU UP. SO WE'LL [ Public Comment Period for Agenda Items.  The Commissioners Court will conduct a Public Comment Period to allow members of the public, who have properly submitted a Public Participation Form, to address the Commissioners Court regarding specific Agenda Items that are on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.  During such Public Comment Period, speakers shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes to make his or her remarks regarding an Agenda Item. Each member of the public who appears before the Commissioners Court to address the Commissioners Court regarding more than one (1) Agenda Item on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda shall be limited to a cumulative maximum of five (5) minutes to make his or her remarks for all such Agenda Items.  The maximum overall discussion time allowed for an Agenda Item, regardless of the number of members of the public wishing to address the Court on such Agenda Item, shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes.  Speaking time, to the extent possible, will be evenly allocated among speakers should more than ten (10) speakers desire to speak on the same Agenda Item.  In matters of exceptional interest, the Commissioners Court may, by majority vote, lengthen the maximum overall public discussion time allowed on a particular Agenda Item.  The Presiding Officer of the Commissioners Court reserves the right to conduct public comment regarding an Agenda Item at the time in which the item is called for the Commissioners Court’s consideration as opposed to including such public comments during this Public Comment Period.] START PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH MR. JIM DILLON, THE ALTERNATE MIKE, HUH? MM-HMM . I, EXCUSE ME, THE FIRST NAME, BUT YOU GOTTA BEEN REVERSING YOUR, YOU KNOW, MIKE HALMAN. YOU SAID THAT AGAIN. YOU DON'T KNOW THE GUY? NO, I, MR. DYLAN, I HAVE YOU SPEAKING ON 1335 AND IT LOOKS LIKE 48. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK 13. IS THAT FLU SHOT NONSENSE, UH, ISN'T IT? YEAH. YEAH. THE ILLNESS PROGRAM FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS, INFLUENZA VACCINES. I DON'T KNOW. SHE Y'ALL DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING AT ALL AFTER MR. MIC? HUH? IT'S A MIC. MIKE ALTERNATE. MIKE ALTERNATE. OKAY. SO A FEW YEARS AGO, Y'ALL PUT A STEW, UH, NOT ME, BUT YOU PUT A LOT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES THROUGH A VACCINE REGIMEN OF PROTOCOL THAT KILLED SOME OF 'EM, MAKE SOME OTHERS SICK, AND, AND, UM, AND I WAS OPEN. YOU HAD LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE TO, UH, BE THAT VOLUNTARY TO THE INDIVIDUAL. HOPEFULLY IT IS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEING ENCOURAGED BY THE COUNTY AND WHY, WHY Y'ALL WOULD DO THAT. I HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S, IT'S AS IF YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THE, THE FIRST THAT COVID WAS. I MEAN, Y'ALL, Y'ALL PURSUED THAT WITH A FRENZIED ZEAL THAT WAS ALMOST ANISH, YOU KNOW, SHOTS IN ARMS. SHOTS IN ARMS. SO IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, GET THE JAB, GET THE JAB FROM UP THERE. Y'ALL WERE PUSHING IT, I MEAN, WITH NO MEDICAL TRAINING WHATSOEVER, ANY OF YOU, UM, ENCOURAGING KIDS TO, TO HAVE THEIR LIVES RUINED. AND, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES DOING THAT. I MEAN, IT WAS KIND OF A WORLDWIDE THING, BUT IT WAS CRAZY AND, AND MORE INSANE THAN EVEN THE FLU SHOT. BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN. SO EVERYBODY GET A NEEDLE IN THEIR ARM. IT'S A GOVERNMENT NEEDLE, SO IT SHOULD BE SAFE. NOW LET'S DO, GOT 35 AND 48. 48, 35. WE GOT DATA SOLUTIONS, FREE DATA SOLUTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT FREE. WELL FREE YET. I SAID IT FREE. UM, WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, 120 MIL IN THE LONG RUN. THOUSAND. A HUNDRED THOUSAND. 120,000. THAT'S ALL. YEAH. BUT LAST, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THEY WERE IN HERE GETTING HALF A MILLION FOR ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS, [00:05:02] AND ALL THEY ARE IS ONES AND ZEROS. AND, AND, AND THEY GOT, UH, THREAT LOCKER. SOMEBODY PUT Y'ALL IN A LOCKER AND THREATENED YOU IF YOU DIDN'T APPROVE THIS ITEM. WHAT, WHAT DOES THREAT LOCKER MEAN? IT'S A CYBERSECURITY PLATFORM, BUT, UH, NOBODY KNOWS WHY WE NEED IT. I MEAN, I WOULD THINK IT'S MORE OF A DATA CENTER THAN A DATA, DATA SOLUTION, BUT, UH, IF YOU KEEP TEXTING EACH OTHER ALL DAY LONG BACK AND FORTH, YOU ARE GONNA NEED THAT EXTRA PROCESSING UNIT AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. BUT IT'S A BIG JOKE. FREE DATA SOLUTIONS, AND THEY CHARGE US 120,000 ALMOST EVERY WEEK. AND THEN, AND THEN RIGHT BELOW IT IS NETWORK SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS NO SOLUTION AT ALL. UM, THEY'RE DANGEROUS. THEY'RE ONLY GETTING 20,000 PLUS 3000 THIS TIME, BUT THEY'LL BE BACK FOR MORE. THEY MM-HMM . Y'ALL JUST THROWING MONEY AT IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY. SO THROWING MONEY AT IT. THANK YOU MR. DILLON. YOU'RE WELCOME, WELCOME BACK. WHERE DID I GO? YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK. OH, THAT'S TRUE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER [1. Review and approval of minutes.] ONE, REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. I MOVE. WE APPROVE THE MINUTES, AND I'LL SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COOK, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VOLES. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. AGENDA ITEM [2. Hear County Auditor concerning invoices, bills, Quick Check Report, wire transfers and electronic payments submitted for payment and take appropriate action including, but not limited to approval for payment provided said items are found by the County Auditor to be legal obligations of the county.] NUMBER TWO HERE FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR. WELCOME, NATE. GOOD MORNING. NATHAN MEYER WILLIAMS COUNTY'S OFFICE. I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TODAY FOR THE FUNDING REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY LAST WEEK IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,151,188 AND 33 CENTS. IN ADDITION, I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THREE ADDENDUMS, TWO WIRES, ONE QUICK PAYMENT, AND ONE BENEFIT PAYMENT TOTALING $722,807 AND 14 CENTS. I MOVE, WE APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COOK. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, COURT, [ CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine items that the Court may act on with one single vote. The Judge or a Commissioner may pull any item from the consent agenda in order that the court discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular Agenda. (Items 3 –32)] I'LL PRESENT TO YOU THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS THREE THROUGH 32 WITH NO CORRECTIONS IN THE, UM, CONSENT. A UH, AGENDA. I WILL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO ITEM NUMBER 21. AND THAT IS THE, UH, OFFICIAL, UM, HIRE OF CATHERINE TOTTY AS TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR. REMEMBER, WE HAD THE SWEARING IN, UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING. SO I PRESENT, UM, CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENT. I MOVE, WE APPROVE 3, 2 32. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COOK. I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO ONTO THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. IS IT WORKING? OBJECT CHECK. TRY WORKING. I'VE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT ON. CAN Y'ALL HEAR THAT THERE AGAIN? TRY IT AGAIN, SIR. TEST, TEST, TEST, TEST. NO, NOT YET. OKAY. IT WAS WORKING. ALL [33. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding IFB #26IFB24 Pharmaceuticals and Clinic Supplies for the Williamson County Animal Shelter, on a per-item basis, to Covetrus North America LLC and authorizing the execution of the agreement. (Funding source 01.0545.0545.003200 and 01.0545.0545.004975 for FY26).] RIGHT. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 33. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE PRO PRODUCTION ON AWARDING IFB 26 IFB 24 PHARMACEUTICALS AND CLINIC SUPPLIES FOR THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER ON PER ITEM BASIS TO COVID TRUST NORTH AMERICA LLC IN AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. NOT SURE IF MISTY'S HERE IN THE ABSENT OF MISTY. COMMISSIONER COBY A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. LONG. ALL IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, ITEMS 34 THROUGH 36. DEAL WITH TECHNOLOGY. I KNOW RICHARD IS HERE IF NEEDED. 34 [34. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve an amendment to the agreement between Williamson County and Tyler Technologies, Inc., adding an annual license fee of $8,250.00 and an annual maintenance fee of $1,733.00, increasing the original amount to $277,838.00, as approved in Commissioners Court on December 07, 2010 (under agenda item #27), for the continued use of Tyler Technologies’ VINES integration in partnership with SylogistGov, Inc. to support Williamson County’s compliance with state-mandated victim notification requirements through Texas IVSS and Odyssey data connections, and authorize executing of the agreement. (Funding Source: 01.0100.0503.004505).] IS DISCUSSED. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, ADDING AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE OF $8,250, AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE OF $1,733, INCREASING THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT TO $277,838 AS APPROVED IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2010 UNDER AGENDA ITEM 27TH. SO I THINK I READ IN HERE, I DUNNO IF Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME. PROJECT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOT A PROBLEM. MICROPHONE OR NOT . UM, THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE STATE HAS MANDATED, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT COURTS SOMETHING THE STATE HAS MANDATED. YES, BUT THE STATE HAS, HAS A MANDATE [00:10:01] THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THAT WE WRITE DOWN, RIGHT? WITHOUT FUNDING, I MIGHT ADD UNFUNDED. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER COY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. [35. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving Goods and Services Agreement 2026-258 with FreeIt Data Solutions, Inc. for a subscription to the ThreatLocker Cybersecurity Platform in the amount of $120,246.00, for an initial 12-month period that will run from August 1, 2026-July 31, 2026 with renewals, utilizing the DIR Cooperative Contract DIR-CPO-5687, and authorizing the execution of the agreement (Funding will be 01.0100.0503.003011 for FY26).] ITEM 35. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING GOODS AND SERVICES AGREEMENT, 2 0 2 6 DASH 2 5 8 WITH FREE DATA SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE THREAT LOCKER CYBERSECURITY PLATFORM IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,246 FOR AN INITIAL 12 MONTH PERIOD THAT WILL RUN FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2026 TO CORRECTED ON HERE, JULY 31ST, 2027 WITH RENEWALS UTILIZING THE DIR COOPERATIVE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREE. I MOVE, WE APPROVE. I'LL SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE AS CORRECTED. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. MOVING [36. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on an amendment to the original contract approved by Commissioners Court on January 6, 2026, Agenda Item #15, between Williamson County and Netsync Network Solutions, Inc. for the Information System Department, increasing the original purchase order amount from $15,795.00 by an additional $2,788.00, increasing the total purchase order amount to $18,583.00, to add features not included in the original scope of work, per Cooperative Agreement DIR-CPO-4866, and authorizing the execution of this agreement (Funding source 01.0100.0503.004100).] ON TO 36, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15, BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND NETSY NETWORK SOLUTIONS FOR THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT, INCREASING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE ORDER FROM 15,795 BY AN ADDITIONAL $2,788 FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE ORDER AMOUNT OF 18,583. NOW WE HEAR, LET THERE BE AUDIO . I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS EVER A COMMAND, LET THERE BE SOUND, BUT WE GET THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR TECH, UM, POLICY. SO THAT IS NUMBER 36. IS THERE A MOTION I VOTE WITH APPROVE. AND ALL SET. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COOK SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM CARRIES FIVE ZERO, UH, [37. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving the Supplemental Agreement No 2 for Architectural and Engineering Services between Williamson County and Halff Associates, Inc. relating to the Road & Bridge (R&B) Training Building.] 37 IS A FACILITIES ITEM DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES BETWEEN WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND ALF ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED RELATING TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE TRAINING BUILDING. AND I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH YOUR PARKING LOT. YEAH, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT. I, I, I KNOW BOB WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LOT MORE PARKING IN THAT AREA BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE EXPANSION. I JUST DON'T WANNA LOSE ALL THOSE TREES THAT ARE, THAT ARE THERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT. SO I WOULD ASK THAT THEY TRY TO WORK AROUND THEM AND NOT TAKE THEM ALL OUT JUST TO MAKE PARKING. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TREES, SO, AND WE ALL NEED SHADE. SO ANYWAY, IF YOU COULD WORK, UH, AROUND THOSE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THANK YOU. IS BOB STILL HERE? WELL, DALE, I'M LOOKING AT DALE. DALE'S GONNA MAKE THAT HAPPEN, HOPEFULLY. YEAH, HE'S IN THE BUILDING. UH, BUT YEAH, BOB'S HEARING ME. SO ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CAN, TO KEEP THE TREES. YES. GOOD MORNING. DALE BUTLER FACILITIES. UM, SO THE IDEA IS TO EXTEND, TO GET AS MUCH PARKING AS WE CAN TOWARDS THE ROAD. MM-HMM . UH, BUT YES, THERE ARE SOME TREES THERE AND THERE, WHILE WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO WORK AROUND THOSE, AT LEAST AS MANY AS WE CAN. YEAH. ENCORE HAS THAT EASEMENT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH ENCORE TO GET PERMISSION TO ACTUALLY PARK IN THERE EASEMENT. SO, YEAH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU JEFF. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. UM, I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONG WITH THE CAVEAT TO KEEP AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. LOOK, AND THAT WAS DONE LIKE WITHOUT A TREE ORDINANCE. THERE YOU GO. . THERE YOU GO. UM, ALL RIGHT. UM, COURT, [38. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on transferring $35,000.00 from P733 (Misc Signal Construction) to P753 (Larkspur School Zone Improvements).] [39. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action regarding change order #1 for Project 26IFB4 CR 417 Cross Culvert Replacement.] [40. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action regarding change order #1 for Project 26IFB5 — County Road Seal Coat FY 26.] [41. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $330,045.27 for Project 26IFB6 – CR 110 North (Joe Bland Construction).] [42. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding Change Order No. 1 in the amount of ($226,812.56) for Project 26IFB1 CR 460 Reconstruction (Liberty Civil Construction).] [43. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding Change Order No. 9 in the amount of ($471,245.01) for Project 24IFB59 East Wilco Hwy Segment 2 Phase 1 (Capital Excavation).] [44. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a negotiated self-move request with Anthony and Jill Van de Walle for personal property relocation caused by the proposed right of way acquisition.] [45. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a TXDOT Resolution and an Agreement for a Local On-System Improvement Project with TXDOT for a new intersection at CR 214, adding a right turn land and signal with modifications at FM 3405, starting at FM 3405 to 0.330 mi North of FM 3405 on US 183 in Williamson County, Texas.] I PRESENT TO YOU ITEMS 38 THROUGH 45. THOSE ARE ALL ROAD AND BRIDGE. UM, ITEMS TO PAY BILLS. I MOVE ITEMS 38 THROUGH 45 AND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOWL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. UH, COOK. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO [51. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on the engagement of the law firm of Howry Breen & Herman, LLP to represent Williamson County relating to the case of Jason Nassour and Robert Chody v. Shawn Dick, José Garza, Michael Waldman, Dexter Gilford, Williamson County, and Travis County, Civil Action No. 6:26-cv-00462-CRW (W.D. Tex., Waco Division); and provide legal counsel and advice to Williamson County, to the members of the Williamson County Commissioners Court, and its employees on litigation matters and non-litigation matters in relation to civil, administrative and other legal matters that may arise from time to time, if the scope of which is agreed to by Howry Breen & Herman, LLP and confirmed by the Williamson County Commissioners Court or its Office of General Counsel in writing at the time of assignment; and exemption of these services from the competitive bid/proposal requirements of the County Purchasing Act pursuant to the discretionary exemption for personal or professional services, as set forth under Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 262.024(a)(4).] COURT. AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA SKIP DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 51 51 STATES DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF LAW FIRM HOWIE GREEN AND HERMAN LLP TO REPRESENT WILLIAMSON COUNTY RELATING TO THE CASE OF JASON NUR AND ROBERT C***E VERSUS SEAN DICK, JOSE GARZA, MICHAEL WALDMAN, DEXTER GUILFORD, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, AND TRAVIS COUNTY. CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 6 2 6 CV 4 62 DASH CRW UM, W TEXAS WACO DIVISION, AND PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AND ADVICE TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND ITS EMPLOYEES ON LITIGATION MATTERS AND NON-LITIGATION MATTERS IN RELATION TO CIVIL ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS THAT MAY ARISE TIME AND TIME IN THE SCOPE, WHICH IS AGREED TO BY HOWIE GREEN, HERMAN LP CONFIRMED BY WILLIAMS COUNTY [00:15:01] COMMISSION, COURT BOARDS GENERAL, UM, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL IN WRITING AT THE TIME OF ASSIGNMENT. SO THIS ITEM, UH, I'M ASKING THE COURT TO ENGAGE WITH THE LAW FIRM SO WE CAN TAKE, UH, MATTERS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY RELATED TO ITEMS 46. THIS IS JUST A REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY, CORRECT? NOBODY ELSE IN THAT CORRECT? COUNTY. COUNTY ONLY AT THIS POINT. GOOD, GOOD. UH, NOTE COMMISSIONER APPROVAL MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER LONG. I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. JUDGE, ARE YOU GONNA MENTION 52 BEING MOVED TO EXECUTIVE? YES, SIR. ? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, SO MOVING [ EXECUTIVE SESSION "The Commissioners Court for Williamson County reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultations with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations regarding Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations regarding Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations regarding Security Devices) and 551.087 (Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations)."] [52. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the funding of legal services for Shawn Dick, the elected District Attorney of Williamson County, Texas, and Michael Waldman, who serves as a Williamson County Assistant District Attorney, relating to the case of Jason Nassour and Robert Chody v. Shawn Dick, José Garza, Michael Waldman, Dexter Gilford, Williamson County, and Travis County, Civil Action No. 6:26-cv-00462-CRW (W.D. Tex., Waco Division).] TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL TAKE UP ITEMS 46, UM, CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT LEGAL MATTERS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071. WE WILL DISCUSS, UH, ITEMS 46 A, B, C, AND D. UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING 47, 48 OR 49. Y'ALL CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. UM, BUT WE WILL DISCUSS ITEM 52, WHICH IS DISCUSSED. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON FUNDING LEGAL SERVICES. UM, FOR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. UM, 46, DID YOU MENTION THAT WE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT? A, B, C, AND D? YES. YEAH. YEAH. BUT NOT 47, 48, 49, BUT WE WILL TAKE UP 52. ALL RIGHT. HEY, YOU WANT EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE NEED TO TAKE UP 52? YEAH, 52. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FUNDING OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR SEAN DICK IN, UH, THE ELECTED DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF WILLIAMS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND MICHAEL WALMAN, WHO SERVES AS WILLIAMSON COUNTY, UH, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY RELATING TO THE CASE OF JASON NASER AND ROBERT CHOTE VERSUS SEAN DICK, UM, JOSE GARZA, MICHAEL WALMAN, AND DEXTER GUILFORD, WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND TRAVIS COUNTY. UM, SO WE WILL DISCUSS BOTH OF THOSE. WE'LL DISCUSS THE COUNTY, UM, UH, STAKE IN THIS LAWSUIT, AND THEN WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS, UH, THE APPROPRIATENESS OF REPRESENTING, UH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO MIGHT BE ACTING AS A STATE ACTOR, UM, VERSUS A COUNTY ACTOR. SO THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSION WE TAKE UP. SO WE WILL ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE OFFICIAL TIME IS 9 52 RECESS. THANKS FOR THAT CORRECTION. THE TIME IS 9 52. THANK YOU. OKAY. IT IS 1147 AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. UM, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, SO WE WILL MOVE [50. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding Property Damage Claim No. 040257-002751-AD-01 and Claimant Brittany Williams for an auto liability incident occurring on or about 3/31/2026] TO ITEM 50, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY DAMAGE. CLAIM NUMBER 0 4 0 2 5 7 2 7 5 1 AD OH ONE CLAIMANT BRITTANY WILLIAMS FOR AN AUTO LIABILITY INCIDENT OCCURRING ON OR ABOUT 3 31 20 26. COMMISSIONER BOWLES JUDGE, I, UH, MOVE TO PROVE THE TERMS OF THE RELEASE AND, UH, INDEMNITY AGREEMENT OF THE CLAIMANT, BRITTANY WILLIAMS, REGARDING TO AUTO LIABILITY CLAIM NUMBER 0 4 0 2 5 7 0 0 2 7 5 1 AD OH ONE, INCLUDING AUTHORIZATION, A PAYMENT PER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, UH, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,794 AND 9 CENTS. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER'S, COURTS PRESIDING OFFICER TO EXECUTE SETTLE DOCUMENTS, SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS, IF ANY, APPROVED TO US FORMED BY GENERAL COUNSEL AND OR OUTSIDE COUNSEL. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BOWLES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH COMMISSIONER, LONG BEING ABSENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER, UH, 52. WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION ON THAT ITEM, UH, THIS WEEK. THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 53. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS. SHE'S BACK. ANY COMMENTS? NONE. HEARING NONE, I AND THERE ARE NO PUBLIC, UH, COMMENTS RELATED TO OFF AGENDA ITEMS. SO I OFFICIALLY ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 1149. THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WILL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.