Commissioners Court - Regular Meeting

Okay, I'd like to welcome everyone to our regular Commissioner's Court meeting. It's September 8th, and we're going to be in action as usual. We're going to begin with our pledges and our invocations. If you'd join me in standing, please.

Let's pray. Lord, thank you for such a beautiful day. We pray for more rain. Thanks for good dust season. Lord, watch over our first responders. And Lord, we also want to keep Bobby C. Bartlett in our prayers for the loss of her mother. And Lord, help us in court today go in your name as we need to be. Christ, let me pray. Amen.

On the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the state of Texas, one state, under God, one individual.

Thank you. Y'all have your mics on. Any routine correspondence today? If not, we move on to our consent agenda. We have four items there. Discussed, accept the commissioner's court regular meeting minutes for September the 1st. Discuss and accept the Tax Assessor Collector's Property Tax Collection Report for July of 26. Discuss and accept the Tax Assessor Collector's Monthly Auto Collections Report for July of 26. And discuss and accept the $100 donation from Stephen Bozeman to the Kauffman County Pet Adoption Center. Any comments, any questions? No. Nothing? I'll make a motion for you. I have a motion. Commissioner Phillips, do I have a second? I'll second. Okay. Mr. Crowe makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Morning, Sheriff. Good morning, Commissioner. He wants to discuss and approve renewal of a second amendment to the annual jailed inmate health services contract with Turnkey Health Clinics, LLC, DBA, TK Health. Morning.

Good morning. This is our inmate health care, which they're doing a good job, but just due to the number of inmates that we're getting. And what's also approved by budget is adding another LVN position in. So that was also admitted, but we just need permission to sign the contract and move forward. So that's why I'm reaching out to y'all, which they've done a good job and which I think we've got another couple of years before we. to put it back out for bid. Just routine. I just got to get permission to sign it with the new amendment to take effect October the 1st for another LVN position.

Any questions for the sheriff? I need a motion to approve then. I'll make a motion. I'll second. Mr. Crowe made the motion. Mr. Moore made the second. All in favor say aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Mr. Chuck. He wants to discuss, consider, and approve a resolution authorizing Coffman County to participate in the U.S. Fixed Income Trust investment pools and designating an authorized representative for the Treasury Department. Good morning, Chuck.

Good morning. And that's exactly why I'm here, to ask for your approval on this resolution so we can move forward on opening investment accounts with Texas Fit, who has been actually paying – Better interests on the average over the past month compared to the other pools. They have been averaging about 3.93% compared to 3.80% on Texas Pool and Texas Connect, which are the two highest ones. And then Texas Class at 3.78% and Logic at 3.79%. Not a great difference, but still higher.

Well, every dollar counts as we're trying to save dollars.

That's right. Give us another option.

Who is it? I don't know that one.

It is operated in Texas by Deep Blue Investment Advisors. Ken Couch is the director in this area. And they've been around now for quite a few years. So he's been talking to me about it. joining, and I put him off for quite a while, but since their performance has improved here quite a bit lately, well, over the last few years, actually, but there are several other counties that are participating now.

That was my next question?

Yeah.

Anybody else was into them by then?

Yeah, there are Dallas County, Ellis County, Hunt County, and Denton County are the closest ones to us.

Well, you've had time to vet them. You've talked to them numerous times. I have, yes. You feel comfortable we can get our money whenever we need it. Right. That's the important thing.

Yep. Okay.

Any other questions for Chuck? Need a motion to approve then. I'll make a motion. Mr. Lane makes a motion. Do I have a second? Commissioner Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you, Chuck, very much. Thank you. You do well for the county. Number five, Ms. Lorena, discuss and approve the purchase of two concrete box coverts. From MB Concrete for Precinct 2 Road and Bridge using BIT 2025-003. Good morning.

Good morning, Judge and Commissioners. So this meets all purchasing requirements and specifications. The total price tag on this is $180,000 for both coverts. It's amazing what those things cost nowadays.

It's crazy. Yeah. People don't understand the expense that some of these supplies cost us. Correct. So that's just to fix one road. Okay. I'll make a motion to. Okay. It's in your precinct. Commissioner Phillips makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Crowe makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Thank you. Motion carries. Thank you, Lorraine. Okay. Ms. Archer, discuss consider line item and budget transfers.

Yes, sir. We do have routine line-on transfers and budget amendments, and we ask for the court's approval if there are any questions.

Okay. You got these last week. We had time to look at them. Any questions? I have. Any motions to approve, then? I'll make a motion. Mr. Phillips makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Ms. Archer, once again, discuss claims for payment.

Yes, sir. This week we have accounts payable invoices mostly made up of health care expenditures and county road expenditures, and we also have jury payments, and we ask the court's approval to pay.

Any questions? You got those last week also? Nothing? Need a motion to approve then. I'll make a motion. Mr. Lane makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. I'll make a motion to adjourn this meeting. Mr. Phillips makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you.