Aug 11, 2026 Commissioners Court - Regular Session

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>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 11TH MEETING OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

[ 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.]

MR. DILLON, I HAVE YOU SPEAKING ON 39D, 56, 59 AND 75.

>> WELL, 39. SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND THEY NEED A BRAND NEW PARKING LOT FOR 1 HUNDRED GRAND, BUT I THINK THAT MONEY COULD BE BETTER SPENT IN IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN BY DOING MORE TO COMBAT ABORTION, THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, THE TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN, THE POISONING OF OUR KIDS WITH CHEMICALS, CONTAMINATING THEIR FOOD, POISONING THE WATER, THE AIR THEY BREATHE, FORCING VACCINATIONS AND SHOTS ON THEM, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDHOOD PROTOCOL, MOLESTING, MUTILATING KIDS LEFT AND RIGHT, CLOSING THE SCHOOL FOR TWO YEARS AND MAKING THEM WEAR A MASK. LIKE A BUNCH OF LITTLE DUMMIES WALKING AROUND. IT'S NO WONDER THEY JUST STARE AT THEIR CELL PHONE ALL DAY BECAUSE THE STUPIDITY THAT THEY'RE INHERITING AND BY THE WAY, THEY ARE STUPIDER THAN JUPITER, WHO IS REALLY JUST A BIG ROCK.

BUT THEY LEARNED IT FROM THE ADULTS THAT THEY MIMIC, BEHAVIOR OF THE ADULTS, STARING AT THEIR MIND CONTROL DEVICE ALL DAY LONG. SO IT'S AFFECTING THEIR BRAINS.

IT'S REWIRING AND REPROGRAMMING THEIR BRAINS TO NEGATIVE RESULTS. SO I DON'T KNOW CAN IF CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY COULD DO A LOT MORE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE KIDS OTHER THAN JUST REPAVE THEIR PARKING LOT FOR A HUNDRED GRAND. WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE, JUDGE?

>> 59 WAS ONE. >> A MILLION-FIVE.

A MILLION-FIVE. FOR LANDSCAPING.

MY FIRST CHILD WAS MOWING YARDS IN CALIFORNIA 20 CENTS A YARD.

THAT WAS IN THE 60S. I BOUGHT MY OWN MOWER WITH STARTED OUT WITH A PUSH MOWER, MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A LITTLE BEHIND GASOLINE POWERED MOWER, AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A MILLION-FIVE EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO GET A GANG OF ILLEGAL LABOURERS TO MOW THE GRASS. OCCASIONALLY THEY TRIM A TREE OR SOMETHING, RAKE SOME LEAFS. A MILLION-FIVE EVERY YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK INTO THAT ONE.

LET'S SEE. MANAGEMENT.

THAT SOUNDS FUN. BE WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE, JUDGE?

GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE. >> 56.

>> USUALLY WHEN I COME HERE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF JUICY STUFF THAT'S EASY PICKINGS. ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES AND

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EVERY MONTH ON THE CALENDER THERE'S TWO OR THREE PAID HOLIDAYS FOR YOU ALL. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE JOB, I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE DOING ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

FOR THAT REASON I ASK YOU TO DONATE YOUR SALARY TO CHARITY.

A REAL CHARITY. BECAUSE A PUBLIC SERVANT IS SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND MAKE A SACRIFICE ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC, NOT BE OVERPAID AND UNDERWORK.

IS MY TIME UP, JUDGE? >> YOUR TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU, MR. DILLON. GOOD MORNING, BILL.

>> MORNING. EMSON COUNTY, RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN. MY PRIMARY ASSIGNMENTS IN THE NAVY WERE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.

JUST NOTING A FEW THINGS ALONG THE WAY ON MY WAY TO ITEM 29.

21 TO TALK ABOUT THE MUTUAL AID AND WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS THE VICE PRINCIPAL WITH A PADDLE.

JUSTICE CENTER, YOU NEED SOME HELP THERE.

I CAN HELP YOU OUT. I KIND OF TWEAKED ME AGAIN TOO, ON 27, MY UNDERSTANDING EMS IS FOR EMERGENCIES, NOT COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE REAL CONFUSION WAS ON 29-30, IS THAT BODY CAMS AND CAR CAMS FOR I.T. OPERATIONS.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? OKAY.

MOVE ONTO 55. GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER.

ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTED THERE ON THE ATTACHMENTS, IS THAT TWO OF THE VOTING LOCATIONS ARE IN ISLAMIC CENTERS.

YOU GOT TO REMEMBER ARTICLE 6 U.S. CONSTITUTION DEFINES THE LAW OF THE LAND. AND SHARIA LAW.

ISLAMICS ARE TRYING TO HACK OUR SYSTEMS, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, MILITARY ON A DAILY BASIS. THESE FOLKS CAN'T BE TRUSTED.

SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ARE IS DO YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT AND POSSIBLE THREAT THAT WE HAVE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TAKIA IS? HAVE YOU EVER READ THE QUR'AN? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT SELECTING PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR THESE LOCATIONS? WHO'S GOING TO BE IN CONTROL THERE? I CAN TELL YOU THE CENTERS AREN'T GOING TO LET YOU TELL THEM WHAT TO DO.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PICK POLL WORKERS? HOW ABOUT SECURITY AND EQUIPMENT WHEN THE POLLS ARE CLOSED? WHAT IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF SHARIA, QUR'AN? YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HADI TH, SHARIA, ALAWITE, ALL THE COMPETING FORCES? OUR LOCAL ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION. THAT CONTINUES TO BE A DISASTER.

EVERYTHING SINCE RICK BEHRENS, WHO IS A TOTAL CONSPIRATOR WITH THE FULLTON COUNTY GEORGIA FIASCO IN 2020, WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EVERY ADMINISTRATOR SINCE AND ALL THE -- THEY ALL COME FROM BASICALLY THE SAME SOURCE.

AND FINALLY, 68. MORE LOCAL PLUNDER, STEALING

PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU, BILL.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AMY SJOSTROM.

GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.

GEORGETOWN, TEXAS. FOR ITEM 75, I BELIEVE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF SHOULD FOREGO THE 2% RAISE AND LET COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE BEING PAID AT THE LOWEST END OF THE PAY SCALE HAVE A HIGHER PAY RAISE DURING THESE TIMES OF

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IN THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX AND DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT DATED NOVEMBER 2025, BUT NOT RELEASED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS .06 POINTS SEPARATING TWO SIDES.

ONE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND ONE WITH EASY ACCESS OFF THE INTERSTATE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.

YOU CHOSE THE ONE BY SCHOOLS, HOMES AND A CHILDREN'S THERAPY FACILITY. YOU KEPT THE PLAN TO BUILD THE JAIL HERE A SECRET FOR MONTHS AFTER SIGNING THE LAND PURCHASING AGREEMENT. BY THE TIME YOU PUBLICIZED THIS PLAN, IT WAS AT THE END OF NINETY-DAY OPTION PERIOD.

YOU WERE BEING SNEAKY AND IT WAS TOO LAID FOR YOU TO BACK OUT OF THE DEAL. AND YOU STILL HAD NOT TALKED TO THE PUBLIC OR COMMUNITIES. YOUR RECENT INVITATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO VOICE THEIR OPINION AT THE END OF AUGUST DOES NOT INVITE OPINIONS TO MOVE THE JAIL ELSEWHERE.

IT INVITED ME AND THE COMMUNITY TO SKETCH WHERE I THINK THE JAIL SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE TRIANGLE SITE.

THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN QUITE CLEARLY THAT WE DO NOT WANT A JAIL ANYWHERE ON THAT SITE. BY PRESENTING US WITH THIS EXERCISE THAT WE CAN PUT A JAIL ANYWHERE WE WANT IN THE TRIANGLE, YOU'RE CLEARLY MESSAGING THAT YOU ARE NOT GENUINELY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC INPUT.

THE JAIL COULD BE PLACED AT ANY ONE OF THE SITES CONSIDERED BY YOUR CONSULTANT, BLUE SPRINGS PARKWAY, 1951 FM1460, 5451 HIGHWAY 29 WEST, 6025 AIRPORT ROAD.

OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 100 OR 130, THE LIST GOES ON.

I HAVE HEARD THE SPEAKERS YOU INVITED TO TALK ABOUT THE JUSTICE CENTER, THE JUDGE AND THE SHERIFF.

THEY OUT TOUT THE EFFICIENCIES. AN ATTORNEY CAN DRIVE FURTHER TO MEET WITH A CLIENTS AND INMATES CAN BE TRANSPORTED LONGER AND NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULDN'T BE PUT AT RISK.

THE SHERIFF ALSO BROUGHT UP THERE HAVE BEEN NO ESCAPES ON HIS TENURE. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE ERRONEOUS RELEASES AND THAT'S JUST AS CONCERNING.

IN THE SAME BREATH HE SPOKE ABOUT HOW SAFE THE AREA AROUND THE JAIL WAS. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

THE HE STOO OF GEORGETOWN HAS SPOKEN ON THE RECORD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCE AROUND THE CURRENT JAIL AND IT IS GEORGETOWN THAT PATROLS THE AREA AROUND THE JAIL.

WHY WOULD THIS COURT CHOOSE TO BRING THESE PROBLEMS TO HOMES AND SCHOOLS? AT A RECENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY WITH YOUR CONSULTANT, I SHARED A STORY ABOUT HOW THIS LOCATION WOULD CHANGE ME AND MY INTERACTIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL SEEM LIKE A SMALL THING TO YOU, BUT WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT AND IT STARTS WITH SMALL CHANGES IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

I JOG IN THE MORNING ON THE NEW HIKE AND BIKE PATH.

I CAN SEE THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THAT TRIANGLE CLEARLY.

I CAN SEE THE LAND WHERE YOU WANT THE JAIL.

IT WOULD TAKE ME LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES TO HOP THE FENCE AND TOUCH IT AND ONE DAY THAT WILL BE CONCRETE.

AS A WOMAN, I'M ALREADY JOGGING LIT UP WITH A HEAD LAMP SO I CAN SEE WHAT OR WHO IS BY ME BEFORE DAWN BREAKS.

I ONLY ONE WITH ONE EAR POD SO I CAN HOPEFULLY HEAR IF ANYONE APPROACHES ME. NOW YOU'RE ADDING ANOTHER LAYER OF SECURITY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND THE FUTURE I WILL NOT USE THAT PATH IF THERE IS A JAIL THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED, WHO IS LINGERING, AND NEITHER DO YOU. NEITHER DOES THE SHERIFF.

THE JAIL'S IMPACT GOES BEYOND LOGISTICAL DETAILS YOU MAY HAVE CONSIDERED. SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO, I ASKED WHAT ELSE YOU WANTED TO BUILD ON THIS LAND.

YOU ARE CONSIDERING THINKING ABOUT PUTTING MENTAL HEALTH ON THE PURCHASED LAND. NO ONE ON THE SAID THIS ALLOWED.

YOUR COMPLEX PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT DOES.

IF THIS COMES TO FRUITION, THE PINNACLE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE A NEW NEIGHBOR, A HALFWAY HOUSE. COMMISSIONER, I KNOW YOUR MIND IS MADE UP. YOU WILL VOTE A MILLION TIMES FOR THIS JAIL. WHILE I STRONGLY DISAGREE, I RESPECT YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD. I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD BE SO DETERMINED IF IT WAS ON YOUR COMMUNITY WALKING PATH OR A THOUSAND FOOT FROM A SCHOOL. THE REST OF YOU HAVE MADE YOUR MIND UP, YOU SHOULD BE JUST AS VOCAL.

>> YOU HAVE ONE MORE PARAGRAPH? >> I DO.

>> I'LL LET YOU FINISH. >> I AM ASKING YOU ALL SPEAK YOUR TRUTH AND NOT DRAG OUT A DECISION THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE IF YOU HAVE MADE IT. IF YOU'RE HESITANT ABOUT PUTTING

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>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS RICK LETOWSKI. WILL YOU PUSH THE MICROPHONE

BUTTON, RICK. >> IT SEEMS TO BE ON.

>> CAN YOU HEAR IT NOW? >> GEORGETOWN.

AGENDA ITEM 22. IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

BECAUSE LAST WEEK, IT WAS ON THE MAIN AGENDA AS ITEM 35 AND WAS VOTED DOWN WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT IT WOULD NOT APPEAR AGAIN UNTIL THE PUBLIC HAD BEEN ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE OF THE JAIL. SO SINCE -- AM I CORRECT ON

THAT? >> WE VOTED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TOOK PLACE AND COME BACK.

BECAUSE OF THAT VOTE, WE HAD TO AMEND -- SUBMIT THAT AMENDMENT SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THAT TO CODIFY WHAT WE AGREED ON LAST

WEEK. >> TO CODIFY THE AGREEMENT TO HAVE A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD?

>> THE AMENDMENT HAD SOME WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE ASKED THAT THAT BE RETURNED WITHOUT ARCHITECT AND CONSULTANT AND JUST BE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

>> OKAY. THIS AGENDA ITEM 22 IS NOT QUITE

THE SAME AS LAST WEEK'S. >> IT'S JUST CORRECTING IT TO

WHAT WE VOTED ON. >> OKAY.

SO HAS THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU AGREED TO LAST WEEK

HAPPENED YET? >> I BELIEVE IT'S SCHEDULED.

>> IT'S SCHEDULED. >> IT'S IN PROGRESS.

>> SO THIS AGENDA ITEM IS NOT TO MOVE FORWARD, UNQUOTE, WITH THE JAIL. IT'S TO CODIFY WHAT YOU SAID LAST WEEK INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> GOOD QUESTION.

GOOD QUESTION. >> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> BY THE WAY, THIS MIC HAS A PROBLEM.

IT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY BAD THING IN THIS COURTHOUSE.

IT DOESN'T SEEM TO PICK UP VERY WELL AND YOU REALLY NEED THEM FOR TWO SPEAKERS AND THEY NEED TO BE BETTER ONES.

>> PARDON. >> I CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE.

>> BASICALLY I'M PUTTING THE THING ON MY MOUTH.

>> MOST PEOPLE COME BACK. >> NOTED.

THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SYLVIE.

>> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SYLVIE STOTTY.

I WILL SOON BE 66 YEARS OLD AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THIS IS NOT MY FIRST RODEO. I AM A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF MY COMMUNITY AND I SAY MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE I TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PLACE I CALL HOME. MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO GEORGETOWN FROM BARTLET, ILLINOIS.

WE ARE THE PARENTS OF FIVE ADULT CHILDREN AND GRANDPARENTS OF THIRTEEN. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR BARTLET COMMUNITY AND WE SERVED IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS INCLUDING CATHOLIC WOMEN'S PRESIDENT, PTO PRESIDENT, BOOSTER PRESIDENT IN WHAT WAS THEN A SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ILLINOIS. WE SERVED ON COMMITTEES THAT HELPED ESTABLISH ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES FOR TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS. THE WAY WILLIAMSON COUNTY IS ONLY NOW ASKING FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REMENDS ME OF HOW OUR FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT ASKED FOR PUBLIC INPUT AFTER ITS PREFERRED BOUNDARY LINES HAD APPARENTLY ALREADY BEEN DECIDED.

THE COMMUNITY WAS ALLOWED TO SPEAK BUT IT DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH OUR COMMENTS WERE MEANINGFUL AND CHANGED THE OUTCOME BECAUSE THEY DID NOT. THAT OBSERVATION SUFFICE TO SAY THIS SMACKS OF OUR PAST TWO INVOLVEMENTS.

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY WATCHED THE ROCK RIDE DOCUMENTARY WHERE THE HORSES HEAL THE SOUL.

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VETERANS DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AS WELL AS THOSE LIVING WITH AMPUTATIONS, BURNS AND NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS BENEFIT IN THIS PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT AND EQUINE ASSISTIVE PROGRAMS. I'M GOING TO SAY PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT AGAIN BECAUSE IT REALLY FITS.

FROM A FACILITY WHERE HORSES HELP CHILDREN, VETERANS AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS HEAL. IN OUR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS OF LIVING IN GEORGETOWN, THIS WILLIAMSON COUNTY DECISION, YOUR DECISION, HAS REMINDED US THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS DO NOT ALWAYS PLACE THEIR CONSTITUENTS, COMMUNITIES OR CHILDREN FIRST.

I ATTENDED THE COUNTY'S FIRST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING, LARGE POSE POSTER BOARDS DISPLAYING ATTRACTIVE RENDERINGS OF THE PROPOSED COMPLEX WERE POSITIONED AROUND THE ROOM.

ONE BOARD CONTAINED A MAP OF THE SITE.

SO I APPROACHED IT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT SURROUNDED THE PROPOSED LOCATION, CONVENIENTLY THE DISPLAYED MAP DID NOT SHOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE TWO NEARBY SCHOOLS, NOR DID IT DISPLAY ROCK RIDE. HOW CAN THE COUNTY CLAIM TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION WHILE LEAVING THE MOST AFFECTED NEIGHBORS AND CHILD SERVING FACILITIES OFF THE PRESENTATION MAP? I HAVE ONE PARAGRAPH.

THAT FELT LESS LIKE TRANSPARENCY AND MORE LIKE SMOKE AND MIRRORS TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. THE COUNTY IS NOW ASKING FOR OUR COMMUNITY INPUT, BUT RESIDENTS DESERVE TO KNOW WHETHER THAT INPUT CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE THE LOCATION.

IF THE DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE, PLEASE BE HONEST WITH US.

IF IT IS NOT, THEN LISTEN CAREFULLY, CONSIDER THIS SITE AND DEMONSTRATE THAT GEORGETOWN'S CHILDREN, FAMILY, VETERANS AND VULNERABLE RESIDENTS MATTER MORE THAN CONVENIENCE. PLEASE DO BETTER.

>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES HEADRICK.

>> GOOD MORNING. GEORGETOWN RESIDENT.

ON ITEM 22, THANK YOU FOR BEING REASONABLE WITH UPDATING THE SPENDING ON THIS. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK APHID TO LEAVE FOR WORK.

TALKING ABOUT THE UPCOMING PUBLIC SESSIONS, YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC FROM PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO BUT REFUSING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AT THESE SESSIONS. PRETENDING THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED ABOUT DESIGN IS MOVING THE GOALPOST SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THAT YOU CLOSED ON A 75.8 MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY KNOWING THAT IT HE WENT WITH A SUPPORTED. YOU MADE A MISTAKE AND THE WAY THAT YOU'RE FORMATTING THESE PUBLIC SESSIONS IS JUST PUTTING ON A SHOW TO SAY THAT WE ENGAGE THE PUBLIC WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING DISCUSSIONS. YOU ALREADY KNOW OUR CONCERNS.

PLEASE DON'T PRETEND OTHERWISE. YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AND ACTUALLY TALK TO THE PEOPLE. COMMISSIONER COVEY, YOU'VE BROUGHT UP THE SHERIFF AND OTHER STAFF HERE DURING SEVERAL MEETINGS TO REDIRECT THE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM THE VOICE OF CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC. I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU DO NOT WORK FOR THE SHERIFF. YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY. WE FULLY SUPPORT THE NEED TO RENOVATE OR RELOCATE THE JAIL. WE HAVE BEEN CLEAR ON THAT FROM DAY ONE. I LOVE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND I HATE THAT THE CURRENT FACILITY HAS SO MANY ISSUES AND HAZARDS TO STAFF. THOSE ISSUES NEED TO BE FIXED.

THAT CONVERSATION IS SUBTLE AND WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP DIGGING THAT UP. THE PUBLIC OPPOSITION IS ABOUT THIS CHOSEN SITE BEING INDEFENSIBLE FOR A JAIL.

PLEASE START ENGAGING IN THE REAL CONVERSATION AND STOP THE MISDIRECTS. YOU SAID LAST WEEK THAT THE JAIL IS SAFE, ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN DISAGREES.

THE CITY MANAGER AND POLICE CHIEF RECENTLY TALKED TO THE STATE OF THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE JAIL RELEASES BEING AN ISSUE. AND SPOKE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION BEING BROUGHT IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, REOFFENDING AND GOING BACK INTO THE JAIL.

THEY CALLED IT A VICIOUS CYCLE. ANOTHER OFFICIAL SAID THAT THE CITY'S ALSO VERY FOCUSED ON THE ISSUE OF WHAT HAPPENS TO INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY LEAVE THE JAIL AS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. SO NO, IT'S NOT SAFE.

A DENSE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE IS MORE SUITED TO HANDLE INMATE RELEASE, EVEN MORE SO THE HOMELESS POPULATION.

THOSE ISSUES ARE REAL AND YOU'RE MOVING THE RISKS TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT EVERY IN ANTICIPATED IT BEING THERE.

THERE'S NO BUSINESSES AROUND, NO NONPROFITS, NO SERVICES.

THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE A HUGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO WALK AND BIKE TO SCHOOL WITHOUT AN ADULT.

OUR CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS TO SOMEBODY WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR VIOLENT TENDENCIES WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED FROM JAIL WITHOUT SUPPORT. THEY DON'T WANT THE SERVICES.

YOU CAN'T AND WILL NOT TRANSPORT EVERY SINGLE PERSON BACK HOME.

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THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO THE AGENDA. WE WILL START WITH AGENDA ITEM

[1. Review and approval of minutes.]

>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> BY WAY OF MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

[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.]

HEAR FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR. WELCOME, JULIE.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A FUNDING REPORT ON FRIDAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $3 MILLION 385,575.79 AND I PLACE BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING THE ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS WHICH CONSIST OF FIVE ADDENDUMS, THREE WIRES, ONE QUICK PAYMENT, TWO IMPRESSED ACCOUNT PAYMENTS AND ONE BENEFIT PAYMENT WHICH TOTAL 31 MILLION

194,344.43. >> I MOVE WE APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR?

[ 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 – 51)]

COURT MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3 THROUGH 51 ARE PRESENTED TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT ITEM NUMBER 21 AND THE RESPONSE TO HOUSE BILL 33 AND THANK OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTY FOR BEING PROACTIVE TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND COMPLY WITH THAT.

>> JUDGE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PULL ITEM 30.

IT'S A DUPLICATE. SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 3

THROUGH 51 EXCLUDING 30. >> EXCLUDING 30.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK.

ALL IN FAVOR? ITEM NUMBER 52, TAKE APPROPRIATE

[52. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action to consider the use of ARPA Interest for the Animal Shelter Expansion.]

ANIMAL SHELTER. >> DALE IS HERE ALSO TO UKHTA

ABOUT IT. >> GOOD MORNING.

MISTY VALENTA, DIRECTOR WILLIAMSON ANIMAL SHELTER.

>> DALE BUTLER, FACILITIES DIRECTOR.

>> WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THE USE OF ARPA INTEREST FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE LONGEVITY, CAPACITY AND OVERALL SERVICE QUALITY OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR EXPANSION AND THERE'S A FEW PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE AS WE'RE WORKING ON THE BUILDING AT THIS TIME. SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT WORKING ON THESE THINGS IN THE FUTURE. WE HAD VALUE ENGINEERED SOME OF THE KENNELS SO THAT WAY WE COULD FIT WITHIN THE BUDGET; HOWEVER, WITH THAT VALUE ENGINEERING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO MAINTENANCE EVERY TEN YEARS. SO BY GOING WITH THE HIGHER QUALITY MATERIAL, THAT MAKES THE BUILDING LAST FOR 30 YEARS WITHOUT THAT TEN-YEAR MAINTENANCE.

IT'S REALLY JUST A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE EFFORT INVESTING NOW RATHER THAN IN EVERY TEN YEARS. ALSO WITH THIS LOCATION OF WHERE WE'RE BUILDING THE BUILDING, WE HAVE THIS ONE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND IT JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO GET 12 MORE LARGE DOG KENNELS IN THIS BUILDING. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO

DECIDE ON NOW TODAY. >> WHY THE ADDITIONAL TWELVE KENNELS. WAS THAT VALUE OUT?

>> IT WAS VALUE ENGINEERED OUT. WE'RE TRYING TO FIT WITHIN OUR BUDGET. AND THEN WE REALIZED THAT THIS

IS OUR ONE CHANCE. >> ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE VALUED ENGINEERED OUT WHEN WE REALIZED --

>> WE HAD A BUDGET WE WERE TRYING TO FIT.

>> WE WERE TRYING TO FIT -- ALSO BECAUSE THE DELAYS IN GETTING

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STARTED BECAUSE THE AG. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> SAT IN THE AG'S OFFICE FOR A LONG TIME.

>> WE ASKED THE QUESTION OF, IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS, HOW MUCH WOULD IT BE? AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VALUE OF ASKING THIS QUESTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT BECAUSE IT IS A SMART INVESTMENT AT THIS TIME.

AND I THINK WE WOULD REGRET NOT MAKING THIS INVESTMENT AT THIS TIME LATER ON. AGAIN, I WANT TO BUILD THIS BUILDING SO IT LASTS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND NOT JUST A FEW YEARS. >> MY HEARTBURN WAS THAT TOWER THAT GEORGETOWN'S MAKING YOU DO TO TRY TO MAKE A WALL MORE

INTERESTING. >> WE'RE EXPANDING IT BECAUSE OF

GEORGETOWN. >> IT'S A HIGH PRICE TAG.

>> SO RIDICULOUS. >> I TOO -- I TOO AM UPSET ABOUT THAT. HOWEVER WHEN WE AGREED TO GEORGETOWN, WE AGREED TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT RULES AND EXTENDING THE BUILDING TO WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO TO GET EVERY KENNEL WE CAN DO AND NOT HAVE ANY LAND THERE.

REQUIRES IT. EVEN MORE SO.

AND THE MAIN THING THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED THE LAST 19 PLUS YEARS WE'VE HAD THE SHELTER OPEN.

TWO MAIN THINGS. ONE IS CAPACITY AND ONE IS MAINTENANCE. THESE ITEMS WILL HELP US EXCEPT FOR THE TOWER, OF COURSE. BUT THESE ITEMS WILL HELP US ADDRESS THOSE TWO ISSUES. SO THAT WE'RE NOT TURNING RIGHT AROUND AND SAYING, WHAT I, WE NEED TO EXPAND FURTHER.

ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE THAT THE COUNTY HAS DONATED TO OR DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE, WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS USABLE AS POSSIBLE. AND SO IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO CUT -- FOR THE PRICE THAT IT IS, A MILLION DOLLARS, MAKES SENSE TO NOT. PLEASE HELP US IN THAT FUR BALL EFFORTS TO RAISE MORE MONEY. THAT'S HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SOME THESE ITEMS. THE THOUGHT IS THAT WE WOULD USE ARPA INTERESTS. THE PROBLEM, AND DALE CAN SPEAK TO THIS, IS THE STEEL AND THE CM YOU WENT, THE WAIT TIME IT TAKES TO GET THE LEAD TIME IT TAKES TO GET IN.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> THE GLAZE PRODUCT WE ARE RECOMMENDING WE USE VERSUS EPOXY COATED BLOCK, TO MISTY'S POINT, MORE OF A 30-YEAR, MAYBE A 50-YEAR, WHO KNOWS, TYPE PRODUCT, IT HAS LONG LEAD TIME F WE DON'T ORDER IT SOON AND HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE ORDERING IT FOR, IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE EXPANDING THOSE ADDITIONAL 12 KENNELS OR NOT, SO WE NEED TO ORDER OBVIOUSLY MORE OF THAT BLOCK FOR THAT AREA.

WE NEED TO ORDER THAT SOON WITHIN A MONTH OR SO TO NOT DELAY THE SCHEDULE. THE SAME THING WITH THE STEEL.

YOU HAVE ALREADY APPROVED GMP1 WHICH IS THE STEEL PACKAGE AND THAT ORDERS IT EARLY. WE HAVE ALREADY ORDERED IT.

WE'RE IN LINE FOR THE STEEL. BUT WE NEED TO KNOW AGAIN, ARE WE EXPANDING THE BUILDING BY TWELVE KENNELS? WE NEED TO ORDER THAT ADDITIONAL STEEL.

OF THE TIMING, IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH USING ARPA INTERESTS FOR THE UP TO $2 MILLION OF THE DELTA AND THEN THE COUNTY WOULD BE REIMBURSED OVER TIME WITH OUR -- IN THAT FUND OR WHEREVER WE WANT IT TO GO.

FROM THE CITIES, YOU KNOW, OVER TIME.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE WORST TIME TO ASK ANYBODY FOR EXTRA MONEY BECAUSE IT'S ALL BUDGET TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING NOT TO MAKE THE BUILDING COST EVEN MORE BY DELAYING IT FURTHER. SO THAT'S WHY WE COME TO YOU TODAY. I THINK IT'S A GOOD APPROACH.

IT'S A GOOD WAY OF BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH OF THE BIGGEST

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AND LET ME JUST SAY IN ADDITION TO THE CM UCONN SEPTEMBER, WE DID VALUE ENGINEER THAT OUT AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND EVERY TEN YEARS VERSUS 30 YEARS. SO THREE TIMES IN THE TIMEFRAME OR MORE. IT'S WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE DOGS WHILE WE'RE REPLACING IT? IN THE PAST, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKEN THE ANIMALS DOWN TO THE ST. GABRIEL PARK IN A BARN THAT THE COUNTY OWNED AND WE SET UP SHOP THERE FOR A WHILE.

DIDN'T WE, MISTY? >> YES, WE DID.

>> THAT BARN DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE.

IT'S BEEN RECLAIMED. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPACE.

THIS JUST SEEMS LIKE A GREAT APPROACH AND A WAY OF ACCOMPLISHING THE TWO MAIN THINGS AS WELL THE OTHER AND TIMELY ALSO. THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS BUT I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH UP TO $2 MILLION OF ARPA INTEREST TO BE REIMBURSED TO THE COUNTY FOR THE CITY'S

PORTIONS. >> WE HAVE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND.

>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLES. ANY MORE DISCUSSION?

>> THE EQUALIZATION FUND, I DON'T RECALL THAT -- WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THAT WAS TO BASICALLY GEORGETOWN IS HAVING TO PAY INTO BECAUSE THEY WERE ASKED TO BE PART OF THE SHELTER ORIGINALLY. THEY SAID NO.

THEY SAID NO AGAIN. THEY FINALLY CAME BACK AND SAID YES. BUT THAT, IF I REMEMBER, THAT WAS TO REDUCE EVERYBODY'S OVERALL EXPENSE, NOT NEW STUFF.

>> TRUE. >> LED ME ASK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY. >> GO AHEAD.

>> YOU ARE CORRECT. AND THE BOARD TALKED ABOUT IT AND THIS IS A WAY TO LOWER THEIR COSTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH.

INSTEAD OF THEM -- DNAER >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REST

OF THE CITIES. >> CORRECT.

>> SO INSTEAD OF THEM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO I PA FOR THIS NOW, WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THIS PROJECT NOW INSTEAD OF LATER WHEN IT WOULD COST MORE.

>> I GET THE LATER COST. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS WHAT

THAT FUND WAS FOR. >> THE ORIGINAL INTENT IS, AS YOU SAID, THE BOARD DID TALK ABOUT IT AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AND THOUGHT THAT TRANSFERRING THESE FUNDS INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ACTUALLY WOULD SAVE THEM IN THE LONG RUN.

>> SO WHAT'S THE -- I STILL THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS -- THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS TO ALLOW GEORGETOWN TO JOIN IS THE SHELTER AND 125,000 DOLLARS OF IT IS TO MAKE IT PRETTY TO MEET SOME OF THEIR CODES. DID WE NOT ASK FOR A VARIANCE OR

SOMETHING? >> SO COMMISSIONER, ON THAT POINT, THE UDCS THAT GEORGETOWN HAS ADOPTED REQUIRES AN ARTICULATION IN THE DESIGN OF A BUILDING.

DON'T QUOTE ME ON IT. I THINK IT'S EVERY 89 FEET.

THERE'S A NUMBER. I THINK IT'S 89 FEET.

SO YOUR BUILDING EXTENDS TO THAT POINT.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ARTICULATION IN THE DESIGN.

THAT'S TO KEEP OUR CITY LANDSCAPE FROM BEING A BUNCH OF LONG, STRAIGHT TALL BUILDINGS WITH NO CHARACTER.

>> NOT UNLIKE THIS BUILDING. >> I HAVE ARGUED THE SAME

THINGS. >> I WANT TO GO ON RECORD.

I THINK THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN NEEDS TO DO A VARIANCE ON THIS.

THEY ARE THE REASON THAT -- AND BECAUSE OF THIS, NOW, THE REST OF THE COUNTIES HAS TO PAY FOR THIS.

>> THERE ARE TWO OTHER ITEMS THEY DID GIVE US LEEWAY ON AND THAT WAS LANDSCAPING AND AS WELL, WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE?

PARKING. >> OBVIOUSLY DOGS AND CATS AREN'T PARKING. WE WORKED TO WHAT THEY WERE REQUIRING, ESPECIALLY ON LANDSCAPING AND THEY HAVE NOT VOTED ON THIS BUT DISCUSSED USING OTHER FUNDS TO HELP COVER

THAT. >> HE THIS CERTAINLY OUGHT TO.

THIS IS ALL FOR THEM. >> WE'RE GOING TO BENEFIT -- THE REST OF US WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS BUILDING ALSO.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR THEIR ANIMALS. IT'S ALSO GOING TO HELP WITH THE ADDITIONAL ANIMALS THAT WILL COME IN FOR THE REST OF THE PARTNERS. THAT HIS WHY I THINK THEY ARE AMENABLE TO PARTNERING WITH US IN THIS MANNER.

>> WHAT'S THE PAYBACK TIME PERIOD?

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>> ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ARE BILLED A CERTAIN AMOUNT FROM THE BUDGET, BUT CERTAIN PERCENTAGE BASED ON THEIR INTAKE.

AND WE SPEND WHAT WE NEED TO SPEND THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING LEFT OVER AND I'M JUST -- IT ALWAYS COMES. YOU KNOW, WE GET THE MONEY BACK OVER TIME. SO ANYWAY.

>> WE ALSO LOSE THE INTEREST ON THAT MONEY FOR ALL THAT --

>> BUT THIS IS INTEREST ON ARPA. THESE ARE EXTRA FUNDS THAT WE

HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER TIME. >> SOMETHING TO SPEND IT ON TO

GET BANG FOR OUR BUCK. >> WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

THREE. ALL AGAINST? TWO AGAINST. MOTION CARRIES.

>> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON, THANK YOU, MISTY.

[53. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the amended 2027 Retiree 8-15 Years of Service Monthly Rate Premiums. ]

A PRESENTATION. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO SUMMARIZE IT REALLY QUICKLY? WHEN WE WERE DOING THE CALCULATIONS IN THESE KNEE-DEEP SPREAD SHEETS, WHEN WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT, THERE WAS ONE PIECE THAT GOT LEFT OFF IN TERMS OF COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION. IT'S ALWAYS -- WE ALWAYS HAVE DONE THAT. THIS WAS ONE PIECE THAT GOT LEFT OFF AND WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE BENEFITS COMMITTEE MET AGAIN LAST WEEK. THIS GOES BACK TO WHERE WE HAVE BEEN WITH THAT GROUP OF RETIREES.

AND THE OVERALL NET EFFECT IS $3,000.

>> SHELLY. >> JUST TRYING TO SAY --

>> GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION.

>> YOU HAVE TO REMIND ME. >> IS IT ON?

>> OKAY. >> IT'S ON.

>> IS THE POWER ON THE REMOTE? >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO ON 6-2, THESE WERE THE APPROVED RATES FOR THE EIGHT TO FIFTEEN-YEAR SCHEDULE FOR THE

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THE BENEFIT COMMITTEE MET AND WE ARE PROPOSING ADJUSTING THAT WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT THE 8 TO 15-YEAR EMPLOYEES RETIRE EAST HAVE TO PAY, WHICH IS LOWERING THEIR COST.

SO WE FEEL THAT'S THE RATE THING TO DO BECAUSE THE COUNTY'S ALWAYS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE RETIREE RATES SO WE WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE COURT'S ATTENTION SO WE COULD CORRECT

THAT ISSUE. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLES.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, SHELLY. ALL RIGHT.

[54. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to order the General Election to be held on November 3, 2026.]

[55. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to approve the voting locations for the General Election to be held on November 3, 2026.]

WELCOME, BRIDGET. >> THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.

ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

BEFORE YOU YOU HAVE THE ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, ELECTION. IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS ARE LISTED THERE.

WE ARE PROPOSING THE EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE STARTING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH.

VOTING EVERY DAY FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH FROM 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M.

>> ALL THESE SITES ARE ONES WE HAVE USED BEFORE?

>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NEW SITES ON HERE.

SO WE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY SECURING SITES THIS YEAR SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE AGREED TO HOST VOTING. AND SO THIS LIST REFLECTS THAT.

>> A COMMENT WAS MADE TODAY ABOUT SECURITY OF OUR EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY DURING EARLY VOTING BECAUSE IT'S THERE.

AND YOU LOCK IT UP. COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE SECURITY

AT ALL OF THE LOCATIONS, PLEASE. >> YES, MA'AM.

PART OF OUR PROCESS IN SECURING A LOCATION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS IS SECURE, THAT THERES A LOCKABLE SPACE AND WE WORK WITH THE FACILITY TO TAKE POSSESSION OR A CLOSET OR SPACE THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER SO THAT THERE'S NO ACCESS TO THAT LOCATION. WHERE OUR EQUIPMENT IS STORED SO THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS. IF THERE IS NOT A LOCKABLE LOCATION, WE WORK WITH THE FACILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UNDER CAMERA OR IT'S AS PROPERLY SECURED.

>> SO YOU FEEL NO MATTER WHERE IT IS, YOU FEEL SAFE LIKE THE EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO BE -- WON'T BE MESSED WITH.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> QUESTIONS ASKED.

BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

>> SURE. >> AT ELECTION TIME.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE COVERED ALL THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THERE'S THE PROCESS AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT.

THERE ARE SEALS APPLIED AND RECORDED.

SECURITY SEALS RECORD ON A SHEET OF PAPER.

SO THE EVENING CREW, THEY RECORD ALL OF THOSE SEALS THE MORNING CREW COMES IN THE MORNING AND MAKES SURE THOSE SEALS ARE STILL THE SAME SEALS THAT WERE APPLIED THE NIGHT BEFORE, MAKE SURE THEY'RE INTACT AND THERE'S NO TAMPERING WITH ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT IS A PROCESS EMBEDDED IN OUR PROCEDURES.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> I'M DOING WELL, SIR. THANK YOU.

>> SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK -- WE'RE HELPING YOU LOOK FOR SITES. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR LETTING US USE THE HUDDLE CITY HALL.

A LOT OF DISCUSSION -- I KNOW IT'S A BIG INCONVENIENCE FOR THEM, AND I COMPLETELY APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE PROCESS -- YOU'RE HIRED BY THE ELECTIONS BOARD, NOT BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND I GUESS I WOULD SAY IF YOU GET DIRECTION FROM ANY PLACE ON HOW TO RUN AN ELECTION, IT WOULD BE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

GENERALLY THAT IS THE PROCESS. WE, AS THE COURT, WE GET TO SUPPORT YOU FINANCIALLY, GET TO COVER THE ODDS AND ENDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WE CAN HELP YOU DO THAT.

ABOUT WHILE YOU ARE THE COUNTY'S ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, IT'S A SPECIFIC PROCESS LAID OUT IN STATE LAW AND WE JUST --

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QUITE THAT STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

EVERY COUNTY ACROSS STATE OF TEXAS HAS AN ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, ELECTION OFFICIAL THAT CONDUCTS ELECTIONS.

WE ALL ADHERE TO THE ELECTION CODE.

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT SUPPORTS US FINANCIALLY IT HAS VERY LIMITED RESPONSIBILITIES, APPROVING POLLING LOCATIONS, APPROVING AN ORDER FOR ELECTION ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT BUT WE DO ADHERE TO THE ELECTION CODE SET OUT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFERS.

>> FANTASTIC. IT'S A TOUGH JOB.

YOUR STAFF GET TO SEE THE BEST AND WORST OF US AND JUST TELL

THEM WE APPRECIATE THEM. >> THANK YOU.

I WILL. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

ON ELECTION DAY, HOW MANY SITES DO YOU HAVE? I SEE ONE. I SAW ONE ON EARLY VOTING, THE OAKS. IS THAT RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> IS IT THE SAME ON ELECTION DAY? I SEE THE OAKS.

>> WE HAVE WE HAVE THE OAKS. WE HAVE -- IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY BUT VERY CLOSE, FIRE STATION 6. WE HAVE THE TRUEWOOD BY MERRILL

OUTSIDE SUN CITY. >> OKAY.

IS THAT THE SAME AS YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST? HAS THAT BEEN SUFFICIENT FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT VOTE OUT

THERE? >> YES, MA'AM.

WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD -- THIS IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

25 IS OUR HIGH WATER MARK. WE USE 25 EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

WE ARE TREATING THIS ELECTION LIKE IT WAS A PRESIDENTIAL -- LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

WE HAVE 25 EARLY VOTING, 75 WAS NOT THE NUMBER WE HAD HOPED.

WE HAD HOPED TO GET MORE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ELECTION DAY; HOWEVER, WITH THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR, IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO SECURE 75 LOCATIONS AND SO WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVERY SINGLE ENTITY AND BUILDING ON THIS LIST BECAUSE THESE PARTNERS REALLY STEPPED FORWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEIR VOTERS AND CONSTITUENTS OR COMMUNITIED NEEDED AND THEY STEPPED FORWARD TO DO THIS.

WE HAD A LOT OF NO'S. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SECURING POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW AND SO WE WANTED TO HAVE MORE LOCATIONS SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY; HOWEVER, WE HAVE A MAP FOR YOU INSIDE YOUR PACKET AND WE DO FEEL LIKE THIS MAP REFLECTS A GOOD COVERAGE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THERE'S PLENTY OF POLLING LOCATIONS AND WE HAVE TO DRIVE A POINT HOME -- WE HAVE CATHOLIC CHURCHES, METHODIST CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE HAVE LIBRARIES, APARTMENTS.

WE REALLY HONESTLY BEAT THE PATH THIS TIME AROUND.

AND TO COMMISSIONER BOLES' POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PERSONALLY THANK JUDGE SNELL AND COMMISSIONER BOLES WITH THE HELP IN HUDDLE. THE STAFF AND I GOT IN OUR VEHICLES AND DROVE UP AND DOWN EVERY SINGLE STREET IN HUTTO.

THE SPACE WAS JUST INADEQUATE. IT WAS VERY, VERY SMALL.

AND SO WHEN I ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED THIS PACKET FOR COMMISSIONER'S COURT, THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE HAD TBD BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL, THEY HELPED FACILITATE THAT CONVERSATION AND THE CITY OF HUTTO HAD THEIR COUNCIL MEETING AND AGREED TO ALLOW US TO USE THE CITY CHAMBERS AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS PACKET IS REFLECTS THE CHANGE IN HUTTO.

>> BRIDGET, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

ONE LAST THING. AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY, WE HAD SOME ISSUES COME UP. JUST TO CLARIFY FOR ALL VOTERS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, THIS IS VOTE CENTER APPROACH AND THIS IS NOT WHAT WE EXPERIENCED ON ELECTION DAY AT THE PRIMARY.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

SO JUST TO REITERATE, THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS AN ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE PARTIES. THE COUNTY HAD VERY LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT ON ELECTION DAY.

THE COUNTY DID CONDUCT EARLY VOTING.

WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. ON ELECTION DAY THE ENTIRE PROCESS WAS PRETTY MUCH RUN BY THE DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES AND SO THEY DECIDED TO GO BACK TO PRECINCT LEVEL VOTING AND IT WAS CAUSED A LOT OF CONFUSION. HOWEVER, EVERY ELECTION SINCE

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ANY VOTER CAN VOTE AT ANY LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THAT WILL BE THE CASE HERE IN NOVEMBER.

>> THANK YOU. >> I KNOW I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE IN EXPLAINING THIS.

WHEN PEOPLE GO TO VOTE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPTION.

THEY CAN USE THE -- I ALWAYS FORGET THE ABBREVIATIONS.

THE KIOSK WHERE THEY CAN STAND IN FRONT OF A SCREEN AND TAP THE SCREEN AND IT GOES THROUGH AND CONFIRMS IT.

MARKS THE BALLOT. BUT THEY CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO HAVE A PRINTED BALLOT. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, WE ARE PROVIDING AN OPTION FOR VOTERS. WE HAVE THE BMD WHICH IS THE BALLOT MARKING DEVICE. IT ACTS LIKE A GIANT PENCIL.

YOU GET YOUR BALLOT CARD AND INSERT IT AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS ON THE SCREEN AND YOU CAN PRINT IT OUT AND VERIFY YOUR CHOICES BEFORE YOU DEPOSIT IT. THERE IS GOING IT BE A BOD, BALLOT ON DEMAND. YOU CAN ASK THE ELECTION JUDGE TO PRINT OUT A FULL BALLOT FOR YOU AND YOU MARK THAT BALLOT.

YOU HAND MARK IT WITH THE PEN. AND YOU REVIEW YOUR CHOICES AND YOU DEPOSIT IT IN THE SCANNER AS WELL.

BOTH OF THOSE OPTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS COMING NOVEMBER.

>> AND THE STAFF MAY SAY SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF YOU CAN CHOOSE EITHER ONE. IF YOU CHOOSE THE HAND MARKED BALLOT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE AN EXTRA MINUTE FOR THE BALLOT TO PRINT BECAUSE IT HAS TO FORMULATE WHAT YOUR BALLOT LOOKS LIKE AND PRINT. IT'S NOT A LONG PROCESS.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THE BALLOT MARKING DEVICE.

IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS, CONVERSATION?

>> BRIDGET, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM.

I KNOW FINDING THESE SITES WAS NOT EASY.

HAVING GOOD SITES THAT ARE WELL LIT WITH PARKING AND ACCESSIBILITY SO EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO VOTE IS CRITICAL.

TO THE PROCESS. THANKS FOR WORKING SO HARD TO

GET AS MANY SITES AS YOU DID. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON

NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. MOTION CARRIES 5-0 AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION ON APPROVING VOTER LOCATIONS FOR THE GENERAL

ELECTION. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. >> SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONG. ALL IN FAVOR? THERE WE GO. MOTION CARRIES 5-0.

>> THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT.

[56. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on awarding RFP #25RFP75 to Claims Administrative Services (CAS), Inc. for Third-Party Administrative Services for the Williamson County Risk Management Department for the budgeted amount of $566,292.67 and authorize execution of this agreement. The actual amount of spend will depend upon the number of claims. (The funding source is 01.0840.0840.004069 and 01.0100.0409.004015 for FY 2027.)]

AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

THE ACTUAL SPEND WILL DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS AND YOU HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCE LISTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.

>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. >> I'LL SECOND.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? >> HEARING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. 5-0.

[57. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding the termination of the Third Party Claims Administration Agreement with Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. and authorization for General Counsel to provide notice of the termination in accordance with the Agreement.]

THANK YOU. >> 57, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, REGARDING THE TERMINATION OF THE THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF TERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE AGREEMENT. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COOK. MOTION CARRIES 5-0.

[58. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving the Master Service Agreement No. 2026-263 with Westhill Paving, Inc and Williamson County for Parking Lot Striping and Repair Services in the not-to-exceed amount under this agreement is Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) pursuant to TIPS Cooperative Contract #250503 and authorize execution of the agreement. The funding source is 01.0100.0509.004510.]

[59. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action by awarding RFP #26RFP44– Landscape Maintenance Services to Red & White Greenery, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of One Million, Four Hundred Twenty-One Thousand, Four Hundred Six Dollars ($1,421,406.00) per fiscal year, effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and authorize execution of the agreement (Funding sources: 01.0100.0509.004810, 01.0545.0545.004810, 01.0100.0507.004545 and 01.0200.0210.003541).]

[60. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action by awarding RFP #26RFP44– Landscape Maintenance Services Backup Contract to Yellowstone Landscape Central, Inc in the not-to-exceed amount of One Million, One Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred Four Dollars ($1,184,904.00) per fiscal year, effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and authorize execution of the agreement (Funding sources: 01.0100.0509.004810, 01.0545.0545.004810, 01.0100.0507.004545 and 01.0200.0210.003541).]

[61. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on approving the Master Service Agreement No. 2026-262 with IES Communications, LLC and Williamson County for Cabling, Fiber, Network and Security Installation and Maintenance Services in the not-to-exceed amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), pursuant to TIPS Cooperative Contract #230105 and authorize execution of the agreement (Funding sources: 01.0100.0509.004509, 01.0100.0503.004510 and 01.0100.0509.004510).]

[62. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on authorizing the Purchasing Agent to advertise and receive competitively sealed proposals for a contractor for Inner Loop Annex Dehumidification RFCSP, under #26RFCSP61, designating DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc for Architectural/ Engineering services. The funding source is 01.0100.0509.004509.]

>> I MOVE WE APPROVE 58 THROUGH 62.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOLES.

>> JUST ON 59 AND 60 ARE BOTH FOR LANDSCAPING.

ONE IS THE PRIMARY AND ONE IS A BACKUP, I BELIEVE.

BUT WE DON'T ADD THEM TOGETHER TO GET THE BUDGETED AMOUNT.

JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COVEY.

ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? ITEMS PASS 5-0.

[63. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with HPI Liberty Hill Storage, LLC to acquire 2.04 acres needed as right of way on the SH 29 Bypass project.]

[64. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with Robert D. Johnson to acquire 1.03 acres needed as right of way for the future corridor B project. ]

[65. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with Brandon Keith Benton to acquire 2.199 acres needed as right of way for the Ronald Reagan Segment C project parcel 40.]

[66. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a letter agreement with JMA Entity LLC to acquire an electric easement 0.0204 acres needed for the construction and maintenance of the SH 195 ramp improvement project.]

[67. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a real estate contract with Hollywood Mobile Systems, Inc to acquire 0.090 acres needed as right of way on the East Wilco Highway Segment 1 project (parcel 1).]

ARE ALL PAYING BILLS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE.

I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ONE OR ALL OF THOSE ITEMS.

>> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM 63 THROUGH 67.

>> ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND?

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>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COVEY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.

[68. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a resolution determining the necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn (0.1775 acres, 0.0140 acres, and 0.0939 acres) required for the construction of Ronald Reagan Blvd Segment C. (Marvin and Karen Ragsdale/ Parcel 35).]

>> 68. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF DOMAIN TO CONDEMN 0.1775 ACRES AND 0140 ACRES AND 0939 ACRES REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD SEGMENT C, MARVIN AND

KAREN RAGSDALE, PARCEL. >> I MOVE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO REQUIRE 0.1775 ACRES, 0.0140 ACRES AND 0.093 ACRES NEEDED AS RIGHT OF WAY AND OWNED BY MARVIN AND KAREN RAGSDALE LOCATED IN GEORGE UP TO, TEXAS, REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND PROPOSED ROADWAY AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RONALD REAGAN SEGMENT PARCELS 35, PART 1 AND 2 AND PARCEL 35B.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LONG.

WE NEED TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE. ON THIS ITEM.

SO WE'LL START WITH PRECINCT 1. >> YES.

>> PRECINCT 22. >> YES.

>> YES. AND COUNTY JUDGE VOTES "YES" WE

[69. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on a resolution determining the necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn (30.526 acres; 0.0594 acres; 0.0678 acres; 0.1548 acres and 0.0317 acres) required for the construction of Corridor A2. (HS Farms LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company/ Parcel 35).]

69. ANOTHER IMMINENT DOMAIN.

THE PROPOSED ROADWAY TO THE CORRIDOR A2 PROJECT, PARCEL 35.

>> SECOND. >> WE MOTION AND SECOND AGAIN RECORD VOTE. PRECINCT 1.

>> PRECINCT 1. >> PRECINCT 3?

>>> YES. >> PRECINCT 4?

>> YES. COUNTY JUDGE VOTES YES.

MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU.

[70. Hear a presentation from the Budget Officer on the 2026-2027 recommended budget.]

HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM THE BUDGET OFFICER ON THE 2026/2027

RECOMMENDED BUDGET. >> GOOD MORNING:

>> PUT THE MIC CLOSE TO YOU. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, ASHLEY HOLIDAY, BUDGET OFFICE AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FY27 RECOMMENDED BUDGET. ALL RIGHT.

LOOKING AT OUR TIMELINE FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS, FIRST, A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE THANK THEM FOR GETTING US TO THE FINISH LINE OR VERY CLOSE. OUR FISCAL YEAR BEGINS OCTOBER 1ST OF EACH YEAR. WE WORK WITH THE COURT TO HAVE A KICK-OFF WORKSHOP SOME TIME END OF FEBRUARY AND THEN DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS ARE ALWAYS DUE BEGINNING OF MARCH WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BUDGET FOLLOWING IN LATE JULY/EARLY AUGUST. AND THEN THE GOAL IS ULTIMATELY TO GET TO AN ADOPTED BUDGET, AN ADOPTED TAX RATE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OF EACH YEAR. JUMPING INTO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN ADOPTED BUDGET OF $401 MILLION.

THE REQUESTED BUDGET MINUS ANY KIND OF COMPENSATION INCREASES 433 MILLION. THE BUDGET OFFICE HAS RECOMMENDED 411.5 MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 10.3 MILLION OR ROUGHLY 2.5%.

SO SOME AM GENERAL FUND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS, THERE IS A CARRYOVER OF ROUGHLY 10.1 MILLION DOLLARS.

YOU'LL SEE THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF THAT BEING AMBULANCES.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

FY24, 25 AND 26 AMBULANCES ARE STILL ON HOLD.

WE DO EXPECT TO GET THE FY24 AMBULANCES IN.

I THINK IT'S MID TO END OF SEPTEMBER.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE THAT WAS SO CLOSE TO THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WE WANTEDED TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDED THAT IN THE BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE CARDIAC MONITORS AND THEN SOME BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO ALL OF THOSE WILL BE A CARRYOVER.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS $7 MILLION FOR A LONG RANGE

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THIS IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF 20 MILLION DOLLARS. AND IN ADDITION, THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE SELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

WE'VE GOT A WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY OR I SHOULD SAY AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'LL BE PLACING ON SO THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER AND REVIEW PROJECTS THAT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> CONTINUING ON THE OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS FOR OUR I.T.

DEPARTMENT, WE PUT $500,000 IN THE BUDGET FOR ENCRYPTION AND SECURITY EFFORTS. ALSO SERVER REPLACEMENTS.

I.T. WOULD LIKE TO SET A GOAL OF 20% PER YEAR.

THIS 400,000 ADDRESSES FOUR OF THE SIX REQUESTED SO WE DON'T QUITE GET THERE. WE CERTAINLY IT'S A GOOD START.

IS IT WILL REPAIR THE EXISTING TRAINING WALL AND PREVENT THE EROSION OF THE TRAIL. ALSO THE EXPO HVAC REPLACEMENT THAT IS A LITTLE OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM BACK IN 2015.

SO THE 1.19 MILLION TLARTS WILL GET A REPLACE THE ROOFTOP, ADDRESS VENTILATION AND HUMIDITY CONTROL.

PUBLIC SAFETY. AS YOU RECALL, TASER REPLACEMENTS IN THE JAIL AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THIS WILL BE YEAR THREE OF THREE.

$385,000 EARMARKED FOR THAT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ON OUR RADIO REPLACEMENT SIDE. WE WILL BE ENTERING YEAR TWO OF A THREE-YEAR PLAN FOR RADIO REPLACEMENT.

JUST UNDER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AS YOU MAY RECALL THIS YEAR INCLUDED ALL OF YOUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

PHASE TWO WILL INCLUDE EMS. OUR CONSTABLE OFFICES, JAIL, INVESTIGATORS AND OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES AND 9/11. PHASE II CONSISTS OF 343 HAND-HELD RADIOS AND 138 IN-CAR RADIOS.

>> MOVING ONTO -- >> ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE ON THE IN-CAR CAMERAS, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REQUEST. I'LL BRING IT UP NEXT WEEK WHEN WE START OUR MODIFICATION SESSIONS BUT TO ADD IN-CAR CAMERAS IN ALL OF THE ROAD AND BRIDGE VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT ON

THE ROAD AS WELL. >> AT THIS.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

INVESTMENTS IN COUNTY WORKFORCE. THIS YEAR WE HAD 114 POSITIONS REQUESTED TOTALING 15.5 MILLION DOLLARS.

FIVE PART-TIME AND THEN ONE PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME CONVERSION. THE BUDGET OFFICE HAS RECOMMENDED 37.4 FULL-TIME POSITIONS TOTALING 5.6 MILLION.

>> EXPLAIN THE .46789. >> I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.

IT IS NOT JUST -- SO IF YOU ARE CONVERTING -- IF YOU ARE ASKING FOR A PART-TIME POSITION INSTEAD OF THE COUNT OF 1 THAT WOULD BE .5. TO GET TO THE .4 OR .7, THOSE

ARE TYPICALLY SPLITS. >> CAN IT ALSO BE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO START LATER IN THE CALENDER YEAR SO IT'S NOT A

FULL-TIME NEED FOR THEM? >> THAT WOULD BE IN THE SALARY DOLLARS. THIS IS ACTUALLY BODY COUNT.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT'S SPLIT 50% BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE YOUTH DIVERSION FUND, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT WOULD SHOW A HALF.

WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER SPLITS OBVIOUSLY IF WE WANT TO UTILIZE

OTHER FUNDS IF POSSIBLE. >> ALL RIGHT.

WHERE DID THOSE POSITIONS GO? 48% JUST UNDER WENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THESE WILL BE PLACED OR RECOMMENDED FOR OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE, EMS, PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF I.T. 20.9% IN OUR JUDICIAL CATEGORY.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE PRETRIAL, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT 4, COUNTY ATTORNEY AND ALL DISTRICT COURTS FOLLOWED BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT, 29%. THIS WOULD INCLUDE DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS I.T. OR FACILITIES OR YOUR TAX OFFICE.

AUDITOR ELECTIONS HR AND COUNTY MANAGER AND LASTLY COMMUNITY SERVICES AT 2.OF% AND THAT IS IN YOUR OSSF DEPARTMENT.

WHICH WOULD BE ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES.

AND I BELIEVE A SHEET WAS SENT OUT TO YOU VIA E-MAIL LAST WEEK

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ALL RIGHT. AS ALAN STATED OUR CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER, A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE BY HR TO INCLUDE A 2% COLON FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THESE WOULD BE ANY POSITIONS ON OUR LRC CHART. THE COST OF THAT IS 1.2 MILLION.

THE STEP INCREASE HAS ALLOWED BY POLICY BASICALLY SAYS THAT ANYONE IN A SLOT ON THE LRC CHART MOVES UP ONE STEP EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST. THAT COST IS JUST OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS. AND ON OUR CIVILIAN SIDE, IT WAS RECOMMENDED AT 2% TOTALING $2 MILLION AS WELL AS A 3% MERIT FOR JUST OVER $4 MILLION: ON OUR FRENCH SIDE, OUR CURRENT CONTRIBUTION RATE IS 15 IT%, THIS IS THE RATE THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUST CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLAN, THE RETIREMENT PLAN, TO SUSTAIN IT. OUR PROPOSED RATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS ALSO 15%. AS OUR HR DIRECTOR MENTIONED, THE 15% IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN OUR REQUIRED RATE OF 14.4%.

THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT $9 H 00,000 DOLLARS.

IT STABILIZINGS THAT RATE AND PREVENTS LARGE FLUCTUATIONS UP OR DOWN WHICH WE DON'T WANT TO SEE EITHER.

ON OUR INSURANCE SIDE, EMPLOYER INSURANCE TOOK A HEAVY HIT THIS YEAR. CURRENTLY THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES A LITTLE OVER $10,000 FOR EVERY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE SELF-INSURED. THIS MONEY GOES INTO THE BENEFITS FUND AND HELPS TO PAY OUR CLAIMS. THE PROPOSED RATE FOR NEXT YEAR IS 14,400.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER $7 MILLION.

GENERAL FUND BUDGET HISTORY. THIS IS SIMPLY AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE BREAKDOWN BY ADOPTED BUDGET AND THEN YOUR RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR BETWEEN PERSONNEL, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, YOU CAN SEE YOUR PERSONNEL MAKES UP ON AVERAGE 56% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOLLOWED BY OPERATING AT 30% AND CAPITAL AT 14%. AND THEN LASTLY ON THE GENERAL FUND, THIS IS SIMPLY AN ILLUSTRATION THAT SHOWS HOW THE RECOMMENDED BUDGETS FALL BY CATEGORY.

AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET IS 411.5 MILLION DOLLARS.

PUBLIC SAFETY BEING THE LARGEST PORTION OF THAT SPEND.

45% AND THEN FOLLOWED BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT, JUDICIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. MOVING ONTO ROAD AND BRIDGE.

THE CURRENT ADOPTIVE ROAD AND BRIDGE BUDGET IS 78.5 MILLION.

REQUESTED BUDGET WAS OVER 101 MILLION.

WE HAVE RECOMMENDED 70 -- 74.9 MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS A DECREASE OF 3.58 MILLION OR 4.56%.

ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE, YOUR ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT REQUESTED 11 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TOTALING $2 MILLION.

THE BUDGET OFFICE HAS RECOMMENDED SEVEN FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TOTALING JUST OVER 700,000.

ON THE COMPENSATION SIDE, AGAIN, 2% WAS PLACED IN THE BUDGET FOR CIVILIANS AND 3% MERIT. JUST ABOUT 750,000 DOLLARS ON OUR FRINGE SIDE. SAME AS GENERAL FUND.

THE EMPLOYER RETIREMENT RATE AT 15%.

REQUIRED RATE AGAIN IS 14.4%. THE DIFFERENCE IS ROUGHLY 80,000 DOLLARS. AND THEN ON THE EMPLOYER INSURANCE SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT INCREASE FROM $10,000 TO 14-4.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ROUGHLY 726,000.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND, YOUR LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THERE IS AN INCLUSION OF $10 MILLION IN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE.

ALSO HEAVY VEHICLE, VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS OVER $2 MILLION.

ONGOING CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, 12.74 MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE RADIO REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BEING IN YEAR TWO. WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT, RADIOS AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE SIDE THAT WOULD BE JUST UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS NEXT YEAR.

KEEPING THAT RADIO SHOP BUSY. AGAIN, ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND BUDGET IS BROKEN DOWN BY PERSONNEL, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL.

ON AVERAGE, YOUR PERSONAL MAKES UP ROUGHLY 23% OF THE TOTAL ROAD

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THAT DOES INCLUDE $10 MILLION FOR MAKE DOWN DEBT EARLY.

AUGUST 18TH AND 25TH WILL BE BUDGET MODIFICATION VOTING SESSIONS. THIS IS WHERE THE COURT WILL COME IN AND ADD ITEMS OR REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. THAT WILL BECOME THE COURT'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND WILL GET FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK.

AFTER THAT THERE ARE MO MORE CHANGES UNTIL ADOPTION DAY WHICH WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. WE ALSO HAVE SEPTEMBER 15TH EARMARKED FOR A CAPITAL WORKSHOP AND A SECOND ONE TO BE DETERMINED IF NEEDED IF WE GET THROUGH THE ALLOCATION OF 16.9 MILLION, WE'RE DONE. IF NOT WE CAN SET UP SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR

ASHLEY? >> THAT WAS A LOT.

>> YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD.

>> IT'S BEEN ROUGH. HOPEFULLY WE MAKE IT LOOK EASY.

[71. Hear a presentation from the Williamson County Tax Assessor/Collector on the 2026 certified no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates.]

>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.

>> IS THIS WORKING? ALL RIGHT.

CATHERINE TODDY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY TAX OFFICE.

I'LL BE PRESENTING THE CALCULATED RATES FOR THE COUNTY TODAY. THEY ARE THE NO NEW REVENUE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. MY OFFICE CALCULATES TWO RATES FOR THE COUNTY AND MANY OTHER TAXING UNITS WHICH ARE BENCHMARK RATES THAT TERM DETERMINE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO PREPARE IN ADOPTING A TAX RATE. THE RATES I AM PRESENTING TODAY ARE A COMPILATION OF GENERAL FUNDS, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, DEBTS, ROAD AND BRIDGE, CALCULATED BASED ON THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR CURRENT 2025 TAX RATE PRESENTED .413776.

THE CALCULATED 2026 NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

IT'S TO CALCULATE THIS, IT WAS IF YOU WOULD ADOPT, THIS RATE WILL GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE THIS YEAR AS YOU RECEIVED LAST YEAR ON THE SAME PROPERTIES THAT WERE TAXED LAST YEAR. THAT RATE WAS CALCULATED AT .421 A 47 AND THE 2026 VOTER APPROVAL RATE WAS .3250.

THESE ARE THE BENCH MA, RATES FOR THE COURT TO REVIEW AND TAKE A RECORD VOTE ON ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM TO PROPOSE A TOTAL TAX RATE. IF THE TAX RATE VOLTED ON IS HIGHER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE, YOU WILL NEED TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE.

IT THE PROPOSED RATE IS AT OR LOWER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THEN YOU CAN SIMPLY ADOPT THAT RATE AT A FUTURE MEETING WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU VOTE FOR A PROPOSED RATE HIGHER THAN THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, YOU'LL BE REQUIRED TO PUT THAT RATE ON THE BALLOT AND HAVE THE VOTERS APPROVE THE HIGHER RATE THAN PRESENTED HERE. TODAY IS JUST FOR THE PROPOSED RATE WITH A RECORD VOTE AND THAT RATE WILL DETERMINE NEXT ACTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. QUESTIONS?

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR -- ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS FOR CATHERINE? >> NO, IT YOU.

>> THANK YOU. FIRST TIME.

>> GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU.

>> NO ACTION REQUIRED, CORRECT? >> NOT YET.

>> OKAY. SO 72, DISCUSS AND HEAR

[72. Discuss and hear a presentation from the County Auditor's Office regarding Revenue estimates for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year Budget.]

[01:20:01]

WELCOME, JULIE. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE PLACED BEFORE YOU A HAND-OUT THAT IS ALSO AVAILABLE UP ON THE SCREEN WHERE I HAVE ESTIMATED THE REVENUE BASED ON THE CURRENT RATE THAT THE COUNTY HAS IN PLACE FOR 2025 TAX YEAR MEANING KEEPING IT THE SAME.

I HAVE ALSO ESTIMATED THE REVENUE ON THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THEN I HAVE ESTIMATED THE REVENUE ON A RATE THAT WOULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, AND I AM JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING.

>> SO JUST BY WAY OF REMINDER, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE ONLY INCLUDES THINGS THAT WERE ON THE TAX ROLL LAST YEAR.

THEY DON'T INCLUDE ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAME ON. AND WHEN ALVIN DID HIS PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, WE SAW THAT THOSE APPRAISALS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW IT AS THEY GOT THEIR APPRAISAL NOTICES THAT SOME OF THOSE WENT DOWN AND SO THIS IS REMINISCENT OF -- I THINK COMMISSIONER COVEY AND I ARE THE ONLY TWO ON THE DAIS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE.

BUT JULIE, WAS IT -- >> I THINK IT STARTED IN '29 OR

2010. >> 2009 OR 2010.

THE GOAL OVER THAT TIME PERIOD WAS TO NOT HAVE WILD SWINGS TO NOT GO AS HIGH AS YOU COULD AND NOT DROP AS YOU COULD BECAUSE IT ALLOWED FOR MORE PREDICTABILITY THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR MOST OF YOU ALL TO SEE IT LIKE THIS BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REALLY -- IT STARTED BEFORE I GOT HERE, BUT OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS, REALLY TRIED TO MAINTAIN A STEADIER RATE SO THAT THERE WEREN'T WIDE SWINGS.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND, THERE WAS A MINOR ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PORTION OF THE RATE AND THE DEBT SERVICE RATE.

THE TOTAL OF ALL THREE RATES ADDED TOGETHER THE .413776 IS

THE CURRENT RATE. >> BUT IT'S STILL NOT SUFFICIENT

TO COVER ALL THREE FUNDS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> AT THE CURRENT RATE. NO MATTER HOW YOU SPLIT IT UP.

>> IF I ADD IT UP IT'S OVER $13 MILLION.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, IT COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.

SOMETHING IN BETWEEN MIGHT BE ALSO, OKAY.

>> YES, MA'AM. >> I KNOW TODAY WE HAVE TO SET THE TAX RATE, THE TOTAL, OF ALL THREE FUNDS TOGETHER.

>> PROPOSED TAX RATE. >> THE OTHER THING IS I'M MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT DEBT. I THINK WE CAN GET THERE WITH THE RATES. I THINK WE CAN GET -- OBVIOUSLY WE'LL COVER OUR BITS. WE HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. IT'S HOW WE DO THAT.

AND SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS, STARTING NEXT WEEK, REALLY, OF ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FROM THE BUDGET, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO NOT JUST WE NEED TO INCREASE THE RATE IN THE DEBT COMPONENT.

AND ROAD AND BRIDGE ACTUALLY HAS A HEALTHY CASH BALANCE THAT WE COULD MOVE MONEY OFF OF AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, TRIED TO ATTEMPT, IT LOOKS LIKE, FROM I'M LOOKING AT THE RATES, YOU'VE MOVED SOME RATE OFF OF THE ROAD AND BRIDGE INTO DEBT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK THAT'S THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'LL HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPENSE SIDE STARTING NEXT WEEK.

BUT THE RATES ARE IMPORTANT TO COVER THAT.

THANK YOUMENT >> AS YOU ALL BEGIN TALKING ABOUT THE EXPENSE SIDE, THEN WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE MANAGE WITHIN THE TOTAL RATE ACROSS ALL THREE FUNDS.

>> YES. >> NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WITH THAT, AND THE FACT THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT REDUCING THE EXPENSE SIDE, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR PAYMENTS AND ALSO FUTURE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DEBT RATE.

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THAT IS A PURPOSEFUL DRAW-DOWN OF OUR AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE FOR CAPITAL-RELATED PROJECTS. THEN THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 10.1 MILLION WORTH OF ITEMS THAT WE REFER TO AS CARRY-FORWARD ITEMS. THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WERE BUDGETED IN PRIOR YEARS.

THOSE ITEMS HAVE NOT ARRIVED OR THOSE PROJECTS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE COMPLETED AND SO THOSE MONIES WILL FALL INTO OUR AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE AND WE'RE REAPPROPRIATING THOSE ITEMS. AGAIN YOU'RE TAKING THAT 10.1 MILLION FROM CASH RESERVES.

SO THAT'S HOW YOU GET DOWN TO ROUGHLY ABOUT A 385 MILLION DOLLAR ESTIMATED BUDGET. THERE IS ONE SLIGHT TWEAK THAT ASHLEY WILL HOPEFULLY ADD WITH COMM COMMISSION BOLES' NEXT WEEK IN VALUES HAD BEEN CERTIFIED AND DOUBLE- DOUBLE-CHECKING ALL THE CONTRACTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE NEEDED TO MAKE A SLIGHT INCREASE OF 600,000 ON THAT LINE ITEM.

>> SAMPSON GOT A LITTLE -- HAD SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT MOVED IN

AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. >> SOONER THAN WE THOUGHT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR

JULIE? >> I APPRECIATE IT, JULIE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[73. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action, to include a record vote, on a proposed TOTAL maximum tax rate for the Williamson County and Road and Bridge funds.]

>> 73, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO INCLUDE A RECORD VOTE ON A PROPOSED TOTAL MAXIMUM TAX RATE FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDS.

>> JUDGE, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOTAL RATE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M SAYING THAT RATE.

IT'S NOT THE APPROVED RATE. BUT IT'S THE APPROVED PROPOSED TOTAL RATE MAXIMUM RATE OF .421547, WHICH IS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WHICH, IN DEFINITION, DOES NOT RAISE

TAXES. >> THAT ACTUALLY -- THAT WOULD ACTUALLY LOWER THEM A LITTLE BIT.

>> EXACTLY. >> OKAY.

SAY IT AGAIN. >> I'LL SECOND.

>> .421547 PER 100. >> SO THE MOTION AT HAND IS TO APPROVE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BOLES AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BASED ON THE MEDIUM HOME VALUE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, THE TAX BILL -- WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WE LOWER TAXES THAT PEOPLE END UP PAYING MORE BUT BASED ON THE LOWER VALUES OF HOMES, OUR VOTERS AT LEAST ON THEIR COUNTY LINE, IF THIS IS APPROVED AND FINALIZED, COULD SEE A REDUCTION. IS THAT ACCURATE?

>> YEAH. THE CURRENT ESTIMATED HOME VALUE AND AGAIN, JUST FROM THE -- I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PART OF THE BUDGET.

BECAUSE THERE'S A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF ROLLED INTO THAT. BUT LAST YEAR, THAT VALUE WAS 415,000 DOLLARS ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD.

THIS YEAR IT'S 396,000. AND SO THAT WOULD ALSO PLAY INTO -- ON THAT AVERAGE COUNTY TAX BILL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ROUGHLY 725 DOLLARS IF -- ON THIS NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

IT WOULD BE ROUGHLY 1678. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> SAY A SAVINGS -- >> AGAIN THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION

FOR -- >> THIS IS SETTING OUR CEILING

TO START THE DISCUSSION. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. >> SEE WHERE WE CAN GO FROM

THERE. >> AS YOU KNOW, HAVING DONE IT LAST YEAR, IF WE WERE TO GO OVER THIS RATE, WE WOULD HAVE TO START OVER WITH OUR PUBLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC.

THAT'S WE'RE SETTING THIS RATE AND I'M SUPPORTING THIS.

>> I THINK THE COMMITMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ALL MAKE IS THAT ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE TAX BILL.

I KNOW WE'RE ALL IN A POSITION WHERE WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE MONEY. CITIES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE MONEY. EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE MONEY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE DO NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY WE CAN SAVE THE TAXPAYER MONEY AND SHOW WE'RE GOOD STEWARDS OF THAT MONEY I THINK IS A GOOD THING. SO THE NO NEW TAX REVENUE IS A

GOOD START. >> IT'S BEEN A DECADE SINCE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. OVER A DECADE.

>> ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

WE NEED TO TAKE A RECORD VOTE. WE'LL START WITH PRECINCT 1.

>> PRECINCT 1. VOTES YES.

>> PRECINCT 2? >>> YES.

>> PRECINCT? 3?

>> YESMENT. >> COUNTY JUDGE VOTES YES.

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[74. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action to schedule a date and time to hold a public hearing before adopting the tax rate if the proposed tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue rate of $0.421547.]

SINCE WE VOTED NOT TO EXCEED THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, NO ACTION IS NEEDED ON THAT ITEM. THAT BRINGS US TO 75.

[75. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on salaries and other compensation for Fiscal Year 2027 to include, but not limited to, Elected Officials' salaries and supplements.]

SUPPLEMENTS. >> NOW WE HAVE TO SEND OUT THE NOTICES TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I THINK WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE SALARY STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD.

I DON'T RECALL IN YEARS PAST THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED ACOLA ON TOP OF THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT THAT THAT PUTS US BEHIND, BUT I FIGURE WE'LL PLAY CATCH-UP.

I'LL GO WITH THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS BUT NOT THE 2%.

>> TO THAT POINT, I KNOW HR IS FOLLOWING POLICY TO DO THE ADJUSTMENT TO ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GET THEM TO THE MEDIAN VALUE AND WE DO THAT EVERY THREE YEARS.

SO TWO YEARS AGO, FIRST RESPONDERS, I BELIEVE, AND SOME IF YOU OTHERS LAST YEAR WAS LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO THIS YEAR IS ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE. >> YES.

IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS. I AM IN AGREEMENT, I DON'T THINK IT IS RESPONSIBLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 2% ON TOP OF THOSE

ADJUSTMENTS. >> ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> ON THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. >> NOT TALKING ABOUT STAFF OR ANYBODY ELSE. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER.

>> JUST ON THIS ITEM. >> IT'S 59,370 DOLLARS.

SO IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S MORE FOR APPEARANCE THAN ANYTHING.

>> YOU FIGURE THE COST OF LIVING IS THE ADJUSTMENT.

>> THAT'S BEEN MY PHILOSOPHY. >> THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

>> WITH THE SALARY STUDY PROCESS.

I MEAN, THIS IS MY LAST BUDGET BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE COURT GET TO A PLACE WHERE THE SALARY STUDY WAS DONE AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE STAFF ON THE FRONT END BUT IF YOU COULD GET THROUGH THAT EVERY TWO YEARS, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE THAT IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WITH EACH CYCLE OF THE SALARY STUDY. WE'VE TIGHTENED THAT WINDOW DOWN OVER TIME. BUT THAT'S BEEN MY GOAL THE WHOLE TIME IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOCUS ON COLOS BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THAT MARKET RESET, YOU KNOW, IN THE SALARY STUDIES.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION --

>> YEAH. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS

ITEM? >> I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH -- DO WE NEED VALIDATION? IS THAT THE DEAL WITH LET US BE MEDIAN I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.

I THINK WE ARE PAID FINE AND I THINK WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN MORE THAN EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN. THAT'S 2% COLA.

>> I'M TAKING THE 2%. >> I'M SAYING NO TO MEDIAN.

AND SAYING GIVE US 2%. IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, IT SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.

>> THE EMPLOYEES ALL GO THROUGH THE SALARY STUDY.

WE RESET -- >> BOTH.

>> THEY GET BOTH. AND I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT, THAT'S. WE'VE GOT OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT ME BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE. WE HAVE GOT OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS BEYOND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

>> I KNOW. >> ADDING TO THAT, KNOWING THAT IT'S POLICY, NOT ALL POLICY IS GOOD JUST BECAUSE IT'S POLICY.

>> I AGREE. >> TO CHANGE IT AFTER THE

STUDY'S DONE -- >> I WILL.

CYNTHIA LONG WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> MY MOTION IS THAT WE ACCEPT THE SALARY STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS BUT NOT ADDING 2% COLA ON TOP OF THAT.

>> I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ADD TO YOUR MOTION TO REMOVE ME FROM

THE INCREASE IN SALARY. >> EVENTUALLY IT WILL GET ADDED BACK IN. YOU CAN DO THAT.

>> YOU CAN JUST DO IT AGAIN. >> JUST REFUSE IT?

>> YEAH. >> I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE GONE.

>> I'M WITH TERRY COOK. I THINK I GET PAID JUST FINE.

I DON'T NEED A RAISE. >> YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

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WE CAN SET IT AND YOUR MOTION, THOUGH, IS TO ACCEPT -- COULD

YOU REPHRASE IT. >> THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS

MINUS THE 2%. >> GOT IT.

THANK YOU. WHAT EACH INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL DECIDES THERE'S BEEN OTHERS IN THE PAST WHO HAVE NOT

TAKEN THEIR FULL SALARY. >> THERE'S A MOTION IN THE

SECOND. >> JUST LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> MOTION IN THE SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SO ALL IN FAVOR? WE HAVE THREE.

ALL OPPOSED? AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS MOTION.

I THINK OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WORK VERY HARD AND THEY DESERVE THEIR RAISES. I DON'T THINK THEY DESERVE THE ADDITIONAL COLA LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT ESPECIALLY SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR AS WELL, BUT UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO

FOLLOW POLICY AS WELL. >> 3-2.

THAT PASSES. >> THEN JUDGE, I'LL MOVE TO

[76. Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on authorizing written notice to each elected official of his/her salary/supplement.]

APPROVE THE NEXT ITEM 76. >> 76, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AUTHORIZING WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL OF HIS OR HER SALARY SUPPLEMENT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.

>> WE'RE LETTING THEM KNOW. >> I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS POINT, WE WILL RECESS. DISTRICT, SO ROAD DISTRICT IS ADJOURNED AT 11:11. BACK TO THE REGULAR

[81. Comments from Commissioners.]

>> WE HAVE SOME ROAD -- WATCH YOUR E-MAILS.

WE HAVE RIBBON CUTTINGS COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF RIBBON

CUTTINGS IN PRECINCT 3. >> WE ALSO HAVE SMALL LITTLE ROAD -- COUNTY ROAD -- FORMER COUNTY ROAD 5 8.

WE ARE GOING TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING ON THAT A WEEK FROM

FRIDAY. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> AND THEN JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

I35 STUDY HAS A PUBLIC MEETING. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, FROM 4:30 TO 6:30 AT 100 WILCO WAY. FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON TEXDOT.

[82. Public Comment Period for County Matters that are not on the Agenda.  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 matters pertaining to or affecting Williamson County, but that do not appear as an Agenda Item on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.  During this Public Comment Period, speakers shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) minutes to make his or her remarks and the maximum overall discussion time allowed for this Public Comment Period, regardless of the number of members of the public wishing to address the Court during such period, shall be limited to ten (10) minutes.  Speaking time, to the extent possible, will be evenly allocated among speakers should more than five (5) speakers desire to speak during this Public Comment Period.  Please note that the members of the Court may not comment during the meeting about matters that are not on the Commissioners Court’s Agenda.]

WELCOME, MICHAEL. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MIKE AM NEWMAN FROM HUTTO AND I AM A RESIDENT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND A DISABLED VETERAN. FOR MONTHS I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS SERIOUS CONCERNS BY CONTACTING ELECTED OFFICIAL AND IS COUNTY AGENCIES MULTIPLE TIMES.

SOME HAVE RESPONDED BUT THE MAJORITY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR RESPONDED TO MY CONCERNS. THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND THE DIFFICULTY THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED TRYING TO BE HEARD CONTRIBUTED TO A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT RESULTED IN MY HOSPITALIZATION FOR SIX DAYS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO.

I HAVE NOW SOUGHT ASSISTANCE THROUGH ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL CHANNELS AND THOSE MATTERS ARE BEING HELD SEPARATELY. WHAT I ATTEND TO DISCUSS HERE IN THE COMING WEEKS CONCERNS WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

HOW IS IT AGENCIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS AND HOW WE ARE ASKING LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS AND SEEKING ASSISTANCE? I WILL REMAIN WILLING TO MEET PRIVATELY AS I HAVE REQUESTED FOR MONTHS.

I WOULD WELCOME AN AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS WHETHER WILLIAMSON COUNTY NEEDS A CLEARER POLICY ON ACKNOWLEDGING AND COMMUNICATING WITH RESIDENTS WHO CONTACT COUNTY OFFICES.

UNTIL THEN I INTEND TO RETURN WEEKLY AS MY SCHEDULE ALLOWS AND PUBLICLY SHARE THE CONCERNS I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS PRIVATEDLY. I AM STILL ASKING FOR THE SAME THING I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR FROM THE BEGINNING: COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. >> WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

LOOKING AT THE INITIAL BUDGET NUMBERS UP THERE FOR EVERY $100 THAT WILLIAMSON COUNTY TAXPAYERS PAY, $36 OF THAT GOES TO DEBT SERVICE OR ESSENTIALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO 36% GOES TO TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. EARLIER DISCUSSIONS ON SECURITY, FEELING SECURE DOESN'T CREATE REALITY.

GETTING INTO COMPUTERS IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.

IN THE 1980S, I NEEDED ACCESS TO DO SOME WORK IN COMPUTERS.

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I ERASED ALL THE LOGS AND BACKED OUT AND NO ONE EVER SAW IT.

IN 1984, WHEN WHITE AREA NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CAME IN, I COULD ACCESS EVERY COMPUTER AND EVERY HARD DRIVE OUT ON A SYSTEM.

1995, I TRAINED ENGINEERS. I USED CONTROL SOFTWARE TO TAKE OVER CONTROL OF ENGINEERS' COMPUTERS TO SHOW THEM HOW TO DO THEIR JOB. IN 2011, I HACKED INTO THE U.N.

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PART LOOKING FOR A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT THAT IMPACTED MANY PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION 1618. I EXTRACTED THE COPY WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY SECURITY ISSUES, SENT THAT WORLDWIDE.

INTERNET TECHNOLOGY CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH ACL.

IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

IT CAN BE DONE FROM ANYWHERE IN A BUILDING OR EXTERIOR TO A BUILDING. I'VE DONE CENTRAL COUNT POLL WATCHING AT WILLIAMSON COUNTY AND ONE OF THOSE TIMES SEVEN WIFI SIGNALS WERE ACTIVE IN THE CENTRAL COUNT ROOM VIOLATING STATE LAW. PHYSICAL SECURITY ALSO HAS MANY VULNERABILITIES, QUITE OFTEN VERY SIMPLE TO OVERCOME.

WHAT SOME PEOPLE THINK IS SAFE. I'M ALSO FAMILIAR WITH BRIDGES

PERFORMANCE IN PRIOR YEARS. >> THANK YOU, BILL.

YOU DIDN'T ADMIT TO A CRIME, DID YOU? BY HACKING INTO GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS?

>> PIECE OF CAKE. >> OKAY.

>> WE USED TO DO A LOT OF TOP SECRET TRANSFER OF MATERIAL.

>> NOT ON THE AGENDA. >> THREE WE'LL TALK LATER, BILL.

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH THAT. SO AT THIS POINT, WE WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE -- I'M SORRY.

I DID NOT SEE YOU BACK THERE. JIM DILLON.

YES, SIR. YOU DID.

>> I THINK THE STATUTE OF LIMITS HAS EXPIRED BY NOW.

ON THOSE ACTIVITIES. >> A LITTLE CONCERNING

NONETHELESS. >> I'M NOT GOING TO PRESS CHARGES. I LIKE WHAT HE DID.

CONGRATULATIONS, KIDS, ON YOUR MASSIVE PAY INCREASE.

WHETHER IT'S DESERVED OR NOT AND EVEN THE MAKE BELIEVE REFUSAL OF, YOU KNOW, COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE AND ALL THAT.

THAT'S FINE. BUT YOU STILL ARE GETTING A MASSIVE PAY INCREASE. AND IT DOES IMPACT COMMISSIONER LONG BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN HER LIFETIME PAYMENT AND RETIREMENT SO JUST BECAUSE SHE'S NOT HERE DOESN'T MEAN SHE DOESN'T BENEFIT FROM THE MASSIVE PAY INCREASE AND THAT HALF A BILLION DOLLARS THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO WASTE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS SHOCKED ACTUALLY THAT THE TWO LADIES ON THE LEFT VOTED NO. THEY'VE ACTUALLY VOTED NO ON SOMETHING. WASTEFUL SPENDING.

THEY VOTED NO ON IT. ALL YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE.

BUT I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER COVEY THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE WASTED ON SOME OTHER PROJECT ANYWAY.

WHY NOT WASTE IT ON THE DOGHOUSE? EVEN A DOGHOUSE FOR TWELVE PUPPIES.

IS THAT WHAT WE WERE -- THE EXPENSIVE EXPANSION OF THE

HUMANE -- >> ANIMAL SHELTER.

>> ANIMAL SHELTER. HUMANE SOCIETY, WHATEVER IT IS.

THE DOG POUND. YOU SHOULD JUST ADOPT THOSE DOGS OUT IF THERE'S TWELVE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> STOP ON YOUR WAY HOME AND GRAB A FEW. WE'LL SEND SOME HOME WITH YOU.

[ 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)."]

>> THANK YOU, MR. DILLON. >> I ALREADY GOT DOGS.

>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL DISCUSS ITEM 77, CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT LEGAL MATTERS. WE WILL DISCUSS BOTH A AND B.

AND THEN 78, PROJECT SPEED RACER.

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>> IT IS 12:05 AND WE ARE RETURNING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVING ON TO ITEM 76, WE HAVE A

QUICK DOCLARIFICATION. >> WANT TO BRING ITEM SIX BACK UP. THE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE DISTRICT JUDGES OF $25,000, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF $70,000 AND COUNTY JUDGE OF $4800. WANT TO MAKE THAT A FRIENDLY

AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION. >> OK WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I CAN'T REMEMBER?

I THINK MR. BOLES. >> COMMISSIONER BOLES SECOND AGAIN. IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES. ARE WE REVOTING ON THE WHOLE

THING? >> I DON'T KNOW.

JUST THE CHANGE? >> SECOND MOTION.

>> I WILL MAKE THAT A SECOND MOTION.

>> OK, JUST -- JUST ON THOSE. JUST ON THE STIPEND.

>> PRESENTED. THAT IS 5-0.

>> NO, 4-1. >> WHO VOTED NO?

>> ME. >> AS NOTED, FOR THE RECORD --

>> 25 FOR THE JUDGE, 70 FOR THE D.A. AND 48 FOR THE COUNTY

JUDGE. >> OK.

[80. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding Property Damage Claim No. 040257-002775-AB-01 and Claimant Valerie Escobedo for an auto liability incident occurring on or about 5/14/2026.]

>> I DO ON ITEM 80. APPROVE THE TERM OF RELEASE, WITH CLAIMANT VALLEY ECBIDOS. REGARDING AUTO LIABILITY CLAIM 040257002775-AB-01, PAYMENT FOR THE TERMS IF THE AGREEMENT IN

THE AMOUNT OF $18,517.41. >> SECOND.

>> SORRY. ALSO SAME MOTION, I ALSO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER COURTS PROVIDING OFFICER TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT IF ANY APPROVED BY FUND -- OUTSIDE

COUNCIL >> MOTION, SECONDED BY

COMMISSION COVEY. >> IT IS 12:08 AND THE AUGUST 11TH COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS

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