Commissioners Court - Regular Meeting

All right, I'd like to welcome everyone to our regular Commissioner's Court. It is September the 15th, and we're in the annex as usual. We're going to begin with our usual opening with our prayer and the pledges. If you'd join me and stand, please. Father, we're thankful for this day. We're thankful for every day that we're here, that we can serve our fellow men, and that we can always follow in your footsteps the best that we possibly can. We're thankful for you, especially for our young folks today that are here from the 4-H organization, that they live a life that gives back, is what they'r

United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one and indivisible.

Thank you. Okay, we have our consent agenda. We have three items on there. Y'all have had time to look at those. Any questions or comments? I'll make a motion for you have a motion for mr. Phelps do I have a second I'll second mr. Crowe makes a second all in favor say aye motion carries dr. Ben I'm glad you made it come on up we'll just keep you just for a second I was told by one of the commissioners did that I would come over there and do this and he said maybe he'll give you a shot Just hand out free ones. And he said that you probably need one for something. We're not sure what it was. We

Mr. Moore makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Lane makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Okay. If you'll come on up here, we'll do this real quick. Yes, sir. And when I say aye, just say your name. Aye.

Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. That I have not directly or indirectly paid. That I have not directly or indirectly paid. Offered or promised to pay. Offered or promised to pay. Contributed. Contributed. Employment forgiving or withholding. Employment for giving or for withholding. Of any public office. Of any public office. For a vote of the election in which I was elected. For a vote of the election in which I was elected. As a reward to secure my appointment.

Whichever the case may be. Whichever the case may be. So help me God. So help me God. All right, that's that one. I'm going to do one more. We'll get you signed this one too. Well, you can do that. Yeah. I, Benjamin Brazier, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of the Office of Health Authority of the State of Texas and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, and defend the Constitution, and the laws of the United States, and the laws of the United States, and of this state, so help me God, and of this state, so h

Appreciate it very much. Yes, sir. Appreciate it. Thank you, sir. Yes, sir. Okay, number four, Ms. Lorena and all her purchasing departments. Okay, number four, accept the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute on behalf of the Kauffman County Purchasing Department, Lorena Diaz, Zanell Andy, Christian Minyard, Fabio Carrillo, and Jessica Moya. This is the first time that we have ever managed to acquire such an award due to Lorena's leadership and all the guys' help A lot of hard work this past year. And kind of explain how many applied for this a

Well, it has been a breath of fresh air to have someone who's meticulous in everything that you do. You work a lot of extra hours. That's obvious because I get emails at 9, 10 o'clock at night, which is good. It's good. But you're always on the job, and your team is always behind you, and you guys have done an excellent job also, and we're grateful for that. It saves the county a lot of money, but it makes things work better. efficiently, and if there's a legal issue, we've got our DA and assistant DAs here who back you and back us, and that's important, and it shows in the way we conduct busi

And she shared with me too. She'll do it every year.

All right. We need to get a picture. Y'all come on up. Y'all come up here. Arlene, you want to join them, please? Sure. Thank you. Thank y'all. Thank you. So I need a motion to approve this. I'll make a motion. Mr. Phillips makes the motion. I have a second. I'll second. Let's go make a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you all. Okay, Ms. Carrie Sharp and all the team that she brought with her this morning, a good-looking bunch of young ladies.

I'll make that motion. Thank you. I'll second it. I have a motion. I have a second by Commissioner Phillips. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carried. Okay, y'all come up here. We need a picture and... When y'all want to hold this, you hold this. Get in the middle there. There you go. All right, ready?

Did you get it? Okay. Thank y'all very much. It's interesting their conversation at breakfast this morning. A lot of good leadership here, and I want y'all to continue on with your dreams and hopes, and you'll do great. Maybe some of y'all will be sitting up here. I hope so.

Breakfast was good. Word, Tandy. Ms. Tandy, discuss, consider, and adopt the resolution for re- recognizing September the 15th is 2026 as National Voter Registration Day in Coffman County, Texas. Good morning, Andy.

How many registered voters do we have in the county?

So we have about a population of 220,000?

And what percentage on an average vote in midterms?

Yes, but you're out there doing a lot of things to get people registered too.

Right. Well, we appreciate all that you do because you're always busy bringing us all the new innovation and trying to help us make things move smoothly. Absolutely. That's appreciated. Guys, do you all have anything you want to? Thank you for the T-shirt.

You've done good. Okay, need a motion to approve. I'll make the motion. Mr. Moore makes the motion. Have a second? I'll second. Mr. Lane makes second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Chuck. Discuss, consider, and approve agreement with UKG Kronos Systems LLC under Omnia Master Agreement number 24-6833 and related to order forms and addendum for UKG ready and UKG tele-staff services and authorized by the county judge to execute the same. Good morning, Judge.

Okay. Cliff, do you have anything to say? Yes.

So, okay, so we're talking about pay now and get the goods later.

Yeah, when we start using it, not during the time you're working on it.

Yeah, because we don't want the warranty to start until we get to use it. Like, I'm driving out of the car and want the warranty to start that day, not while you're building the car. And how long is the warranty for?

I think we need longer than 90 days because, I mean, there's a lot of learning in 90 days.

I don't have an issue with the upfront. I get that. I really don't like making payments when I don't have something I can use. And it's about $100,000 a year. What is it? $100,000.

Almost $200,000 total. Per year. Every year? Yeah. Every year?

And I think we need to work through that with your legal side. And you're going to be in charge of this, Cliff? Yes, sir. Okay. And I think that's what we need to do because everyone needs to be plain and simple. Here, it's one or two. Which one are you going to take? Let's go. Okay.

And I think when we met with Chuck and you guys, it was real clear what the product can do for us. It will save us money over the long time. Yes, absolutely. And so it's not like we're out roughly $200,000 a year for nothing. because we have issues with time right now with people fudging on. So it will alleviate not just that, but other things, too, as far as scheduling. So it's a good product.

And he's been working on this for a couple of years.

I don't have an issue with the up front.

So I guess the motion would be to go ahead and implement it with the understanding that you all get the warranty things worked out before any further payments are made.

Okay. Karen, you've got a question mark on your page.

The sooner the better. Yep. I'll make a call now.

So we're going to pass it until September. What's our meeting in September? 29th.

Yep. Okay. You all okay with that? Need a motion to move it to the 29th? I'll make a motion. Commissioner Lane makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. I'm going to put this back on the 29th.

Thank you. There's more. Discuss, consider, accept the appointment of Troy Kelly to fill an unexpired term of Mike Covington to EDS 5 beginning 9-15 and ending on 10, I mean 12-31-26.

Steve knows Tim and I both, and I think he met me here. But anyway, I'll make a motion to appoint Troy for that position. Okay. Timmy won't be here today. Okay.

I'll second. There you go. We just got Tim on here.

I thought, what's going on here? I think Steve mixed us up. There's that twin thing going.

Well, you don't have Steve, so it's Tommy. Do I have a motion? Oh, you made the motion. Tommy made the motion. Do I have a second?

Mr. Crowe makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Ms. Lorena? There she is. Discuss, consider, and approve the renewal of RFP 24-11, food services for Kauffman County Detention Center with five-star correction services for the renewal term October 1 of 26 through September 30 of 27 and the associated CPI-U price increase Effective October 1st of 26. Y'all all got those in your packet? Yes, ma'am.

Okay. Any discussion? No, I need a motion. I'll make a motion. Mr. Crowell makes a motion. Have a second? I'll second. Mr. Phillips makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Okay, Mr. Commissioner Lane, discuss, consider, and approve the interlocal contract with the town of Portree for Kaufman County, County Road 249 between Hunt County Line and County Road 243 for potholes, edge repair for total project cost of $1,150.

Yeah, just a little work we're helping portray out with a little contract. I'll make a motion.

Okay. Commissioner Lane makes the motion. Do I have a second? Second. Mr. Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Number 11 is mine. Discuss, consider entering, exiting regular meeting and enter public hearing to discuss abandoning and vacating and closing a section of County Road 364 pursuant to section 251-058 of the Texas Transportation Code. I need a motion. I'll make a motion. Commissioner Lane makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye.

Motion carries. It is 935. We'll enter into a public hearing. Number 12. To receive input regarding abandoning, vacating, and closing a section of County Road 364, for 2,470 feet long and a width of 16 feet. That is boarded by landowners Jesse Patino and J.W. and Evelyn Williams pursuant to Section 251-058 of the Texas Transportation Code. Does anyone here want to speak on this?

I may need to make one change. The footage, I'm not correct. I think it was, there may be a little difference in the footage right there, but I know we have it down.

Yeah. So do you want to change that? I may, but let me get the correct footage on that. But I think it's like, I thought it was like 1,700 and something feet. I might be thinking about the front section, but. Do you want to postpone that? Not really. Not really. Let me. Do you have that paperwork with you? The paperwork. Oh, that may be what I'm looking at right there. Make sure I'm not making a mistake myself. Yeah, I want to make sure I'm correct. No, you're right. I'm thinking about the front section. Yeah, 2470. Okay. Yes, that's correct.

So there's no one else here to speak upon this item?

It's been basically closed down for going on 33 years anyway. Okay.

Since there's no one here to speak on it, then we'll move to number 12 to discuss exit public hearing and entering back into a regular meeting. 9-38, have a motion. Commissioner Lane, do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crowe makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Kelly Lane, discuss, consider, and approve the order to abandon, vacate, close the section of County Road 364 for 2,470 feet long and 16 foot wide. Then it is boarded by landowners Jesse Patino and J.W. and Evelyn Williams. Pursue it to section code 251-058. of the Texas Transportation Code. Commissioner Lane. Ye

Y'all saw those last week. Any questions, concerns? I'll make a motion. I have a motion of Commissioner Phillips to approve and a second. Second. Commissioner Crowell makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Okay, Ms. Archer, once again, claims for payment.

Any questions, Ms. Archer? I need a motion to approve. I'll make a motion. Mr. Lane makes the motion. I have a second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Phillips makes the motion to adjourn. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Will makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you, gentlemen. Amen.