Commissioner's Court - Regular Meeting

Jim Wolf County Commissioner's Court for today, September 21st, 2026, 1 p.m. is now in session. How's everybody doing today? A little different, 1 o'clock instead of 9 o'clock. Very different. Gendado number three, public testimony. Is there anybody who would like to address the court at this time? Hearing none, we'll move forward. Sheriff Department, Sheriff Guy Baker. Discuss, consider, take action regarding the sheriff's request for five additional correctional officers position. Determine the fiscal impact. If available funding source, determine whether the request may be funded through a

And the answer to that back then was no. And it is true, because we've got to have the amount of money in another line item to be able to transfer. And we don't. The second part of it, we have to show a grave need for the situation, whether this this fits the criteria or not, if it may, I just I'm trying to make a logical decision and the best decision. The issue that I have is there's been so many different changes and I need a guarantee. I need I need Not only for you to come request this, but if this is going to be it, this is going to be it because we're going to spend that money transport

Is this number going to save us that amount of money?

Once I get the officers, once I get the officers hired.

Do we have a number that if this was to happen, how much we'd actually save this year? Because I don't think we'd save Half a million dollars in three months.

12-month period. Yes. All right. Well, I mean.

The only thing I remember is the two special operators.

A question. We have it approved in next year's budget to 1.4. So we're really not going to add anything more to that budget because this is going to take precedence.

And I need numbers for this year before I can make any kind of decision. Because this is telling me a yearly, we have three months left.

It's in the budget already there for next year. That's part of the 1.4.

Yeah, but what I'm saying is if this were to get approved for next year, the money is already in the budget. We would take it from the 1.4. We just have to make that decision. Monday before we approve that was my guess.

So that affects the ratio when that was happening. And they were coming over here and doing and doing those inspections that they wouldn't catch that you can come over here during the day and doing an inspection.

Oh. If we did approve What's the timeline?

On next year's budget, what you just said on the agenda right now is to make changes to this year's budget, 2026 budget.

Well, 27, because I was thinking that this was to make an adjustment for 2026. If it's not. I don't even know what we can be talking about.

I think I think we need to table this item, not have any action on it because we're talking about 27 budget. So we have to put it on the agenda for Monday before we approve the budget and come back and make a decision on it. And then we'll have to We have to give Cindy time to make her adjustments. Regardless, can I have a motion to table this item?

Second. I have a motion and a second. Further discussion? Further discussion is we'll put it on the agenda for 2027. Yes.

That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. We'd have to go into that court hearing with that agenda in the beginning and then recess. Or we can have one and one.

Yeah, but he's saying to approve this or not approve this.

So if there's four platoons and we add one to each one of those platoons, we have an odd number. We have one more.

You all have two vacant jailers. Do you have any other vacant positions around the Sheriff Department?

Otherwise, you're fully staffed right now?

We have a motion to second the table. For your question on the dates, we can file for the approval of the budget on the 29th, on that Tuesday.

I won't. It won't work for Friday. It'd have to be either the 29th or the 30th. And I'd rather take care of it the 29th. We'll post for the 29th and 30th just to be safe. But I'd rather take care of it on the 29th.

So what I need, if this were to get approved, what I need is I need an adjusted amount for the housing of inmates. We approved 1.4. If this gets approved, Basically, the $316,000 is going to come out of that. So that's going to change the amount we need for housing of inmates and somewhere else.

Yes. that's what would happen but it also should take care of the rest of the 1.4 which is 1.1 whatever it is almost taking out the 500 uh no we won't need the whole 1.4

Yes. It should be less. It should be less. So with the numbers that you're figuring right now that we're going to house outside of county, I want an updated number because those numbers are going to change. Well, correct me if I'm wrong.

And this number is going to be above the $600,000 that's already there, right? On your budget.

Yeah, but what I'm saying is what we have left in the contingency for housing of inmates and what you have on your budget for housing of inmates, which is $600,000, it should be less, way less, because we're going to house a huge number over here in Jim Wells.

That's what we would say, Evangeline. So we're taking out the $316,000 already. And then we should be able to take out another $500,000.

Yeah, we're going to move that out. We're going to have 1.1 left per se. Okay, well then at that point... We can subtract the 500,000 from that 1.5, so we're going to save that.

So you would have to... You know what I'm saying?

But if we're saving $505,000, we should take that from the contingency also. That's what I'm saying.

That's what I'm saying. That reduces the 1.4 by a lot.

OK, I have a motion and a second to table. Any further discussion? All in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries.

Board of Trustees Meeting No. 5, County Judge Pedro Trevino, Jr., 5.1, discuss, consider, and take action to authorize County Judge Pedro P. Trevino, Jr. to issue a request for proposals for administrative services, RFP, and RFQ for engineering services for the Texas General Land Office GLO Disaster Recovery Reallocation Program, DRRP. Okay, so this one, These are three grants, which are on the agenda later on also. Three different grants, $1 million each. Each one of these programs, and I'm going to need you guys help because we have to tie them back if you guys want to use this. we have to t

yeah uh we we qualify we had to back in 2024 i think we brought it into commissioners court we have to fill out a questionnaire that are that right uh and we filled out the questionnaire we send it we finally got the uh the answer back which was a couple of last week or week before last and uh saying that we qualified for for the three um and um The only thing is tying it back, tying it back.

I think on, was it Dolly, maybe? The fringes of Frixing IV, maybe?

And then it's probably a different grant because this is right.

Very quick return on this. I'll leave it. If you guys want to undertake it, we can. If not, it's fine with me also.

I have a motion to not proceed and a second. Is there any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. 5.2, discuss, consider, and take action to approve a declaration of local and state disaster declaration for Jim Wells County due to public health and safety emergency and drought conditions pursuant to chapter 14 of the Texas government code. 5.2, I'm gonna read 5.3 also. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve declaration for local state disaster declaration for Jim Wells County due to threat of new world schoolworm. as it continues to threate

The main one over there. What's his name? He's a good friend of mine. He's the tip of my tongue, man. Regardless, he recommended that we do file them in case something does come up that we'll be eligible for it. So can I entertain a motion? I'll make a motion to approve 5.2. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. I make a motion to approve 5.3. Second. Second. Our motion is second. Any further discussion?

The item six, six grant administrator normal solace six point one. Discuss consider and take action to approve a local on system improvement project agreement between Jim Wells County and the state of Texas acting by through. The Texas Department of transportation. Text dot for the Jim Wells County GLO Mitigation Stormwater Improvement KBAR Ranch Project CDBG Mint number 22085027D268 and authorize County Judge Pedro P. Trevino Jr. to execute agreements and all necessary related documents on behalf of Jim Wells County.

I have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item 6.2 discuss consider and take action to approve a local on system improvement project agreement between Jim Wells County and the state of Texas acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT. for the Jim Walsh County Global Mitigation Storm Water Improvement Rontron Negative Project, CDBG-MIT-22085-027-D268 and authorize Jim Walsh County Judge Pedro P. Dominguez Jr. to execute the agreement and all necessary related documents on beha

Second. I have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Next one. Motion carries, right? Thank you. Thank you, Carlos.

You don't ask you. Thank you all, man. Appreciate it. Before we adjourn, like to address the court real quick on On Saturday night, we had the boxing event at the fairgrounds. We had six boxing matches. I think we had three from Alice. They did an excellent job. The facilities were wonderful. The promotion was really good. We had a full house over there at the merchant's building. And everyone had a good time. They want to have another one next year. So they want to make it bigger and better. And I want to thank everybody who had a hand in it. I know we had several people from around the count

He's lost. OK. Anybody else like to address the court at this time? Hearing none, can I entertain a motion? Motion to adjourn. Second. I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Thank you all very much.