Commissioners Court - Regular Meeting

Welcome everyone to our regular Commissioner's Court. Last meeting of the month this year is really going by quickly. All the notices have been posted and we're going to begin today with our invocation and our pledges. If you'd join me, stand please.

Okay, does anyone have any routine correspondence today? If not, we'll move on to the consent agenda. We have just one item to discuss to accept the Commissioner's Court regular meeting minutes for August 18th of 2026. Y'all have had these, look them over, any changes or comments? Do I need a motion to approve? I'll make a motion for you. Mr. Phelps makes the motion to have a second. I'll second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Number three, discuss, consider exit in regular meeting, and enter into a public hearing. Need a motion?

Commissioner Moore makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Lane makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. It's 9 o'clock. Number four, public hearing proposed budget for FY26 and 27. We have some people who'd like to speak on that. Let me get my forms out here. First, we have Ms. Vicki Hoffman. Would you like to come forward, please, ma'am? State your name and address. And you have three minutes, please. Good morning.

Thank you very much. Next, we have Dennis McFadden. Good morning, Dennis.

Well, thank you very much. Okay, the people, the data center is not on the agenda, but let me go ahead and address this since you all are here because you're concerned, and we all are. They've not applied for anything yet. They've bought property for what we've been told. We will not and do not give tax abatements to data centers or any other type of thing like this. It would definitely increase the tax base for the county, which would lessen your county tax that you'll have to pay, which is a good thing for our citizens. And that's one thing we'll look for. They still have to meet all the req

We've got we have some neighbors out there now, but not I so anyway We're way ahead of the game I know the concern But they have not come to the county with any requirements or requests even start a project sure when and if they do I We will have a public hearing. Okay. Fair enough. Thank you. Yes, sir. Thank you all. Thank you for your concern. Anyone else on the proposed budget for 26 and 27? No one else? Then we will move on to number five, which is a proposed tax rate for 26 and 27. Any questions, comments there? You've all had these. You've looked at them. For the general public, let me j

Motion carries. Okay, so we've exited the public hearing and back into a regular meeting. It is 9-11. Do you have a motion for that, too? I make a motion. Mr. Phillips makes the motion.

Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Number seven, discuss, consider setting salaries, expenses, and other allowances. for all elected county and precinct officers. This was posted in the newspaper how long ago? Two weeks ago? Two weeks ago. All the elected officials have had their opportunity to protest it, but none have. Usually somebody does, but they didn't this year. They didn't this year. So that's all been done by legal matters and posted correctly. So if no one else has any comment there, any commissioners have anything? Need a motion to approve? I'll mak

Make a motion. No. This is record vote. You're just voting aye. Yes.

And I vote aye. Need a motion to approve then? We all voted aye. Mr. Phelps makes the motion. Do we have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crowe makes a second. All in favor say aye again. Aye. Motion carries. Number nine, discuss, consider setting a debt service rate 0.057504, operations tax rate 0.277350, and a road and bridge tax rate of 0.0550. 8-0-2-5-9 for FY 26-27. Need a motion? Mr. Phillips makes the motion. Have a second? I'll second. Mr. Lane makes a second. All in favor say aye.

All carried. Motion carries. Number 10, discuss considering adopting a total tax rate for 25-26-27, 0.415113, the exact same thing it has been. Any questions? Need a motion to approve? I'll make a motion. Commissioner Delaney makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Crowell makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Number 11, discuss, consider exit regular meeting and enter back into a public hearing to receive input regarding the adoption of the Kauffman County Clerk's Archive Funding Plan pursuant to Local Government Code 118.025G. Ms. Laura Hughes, ou

I'll make a motion to enter the public. Yeah, make a motion. I'll make a motion to enter the public.

It's 9-14. Hold on. Tommy made the motion. Mr. Skeet made the second. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carried. Yes, ma'am.

Bring us up to date on where we are as far as digitizing everything. How far are we along?

Can they still do a profile? If some of the commissioners hasn't been, can they still go up there? Can you set that up so they can see how they do these records? We can. If y'all are interested, talk to Laura about it. It's fascinating how they restore records. It's a neat building.

Yeah, you've been. Oh, yeah. It's a neat, it's a very good process. A lot of people don't understand that. Okay. Okay. They can take a piece of thing you can't even read, and the next thing you know it looks like it's brand new. Yeah, interesting. And it's the original document. Thank you.

So I need a motion to approve. Make a motion. Do I need to go out of the hearing and then the next one? I thought that's what we did on the last one. Well, we did it on the last one. We're going to stay into the public hearing. Okay. And we're going to come out here in just a second. Number 12 is on Kauffman County's archive funding plan. We've heard that. And number 13, discuss the exit and public hearing and go back to regular meeting. Need a motion for that? I'll make the motion. Commissioner Moore makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Lane makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Now discuss, consider, and approve the adoption of the Coffman County Records Clerk Archive Funding Plan. And Ms. Laura had just told us about that. Need a motion? I'll make the motion. Commissioner Moore makes the motion. Do I have a second?

Commissioner Phillips makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Mr. Chuck, our treasurer. Discuss concern and accept the treasurer's month report for July of 26. Morning, Chuck. Good morning, Judge and commissioners.

And that does help us balance the budget. Yeah, it does. Okay. Any questions for Chuck? I need a motion to accept. I'll make a motion. Mr. Lane makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crow makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, carries. Thank you, Chuck. Thank you very much. All right, Mr. Sheriff. Discuss, consider, and approve the memorandum of understanding between Kauffman County Sheriff's Office and the United States Marshal Service for Fugitive Task Force Mission. Yes, sir.

Any questions for the sheriff? Need a motion to approve. I'll make a motion. Mr. Crowell makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Phelps makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Ms. Shannon, discuss, consider, and approve the preliminary plat of Cheryl Acres located on Cheryl Lane in Precinct 1. Good morning.

Okay. Any questions? Commissioners in your precinct? I'll make a motion. I have a motion. Commissioner Crowe, do I have a second? I'll second. Commissioner Phillips makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Ms. Shannon, once again, Discuss, consider, and approve the final plat of McKinney Ranch Estates, located on Canyon Road 349 in Precinct 3. Yes, ma'am.

Commissioner, is this in your precinct? Yes, I'll make a motion. Have a motion. I'll second. Commissioner Lane, have a second. Commissioner Moore, any questions? If not, everyone's approved. Say aye. Aye. Motion carries.

Ms. Tandy. Thank you, Commissioner Shannon.

She's going to discuss, consider, and approve the appointment of election judges, alternate judges, early voting officers, ballot board judge, alternate ballot board judge, central counting station personnel for the 26-28. Submission term in accordance with Texas Election Code. Morning, Ms. Tandy.

Need a motion, Ann? I'll make the motion. Commissioner Moore makes the motion. Have a second? I'll second. Mr. Lane makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you, Tandy. Stay in here. Next page. Hold on. Once again, discuss, consider, and approve the election of a joint election contract for entities to join the county on November the 26th, 2026, ballot in accordance with Section 271 of the Texas Election Code.

Okay. All right. Any questions? I need a motion. I'll make a motion. Mr. Lamb makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you, Ms. Dandy. Ms. Auditor, discuss line item and budget transfers.

Can you all receive these last week to look them over? I'll make a motion for you. Mr. Phelps makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Crowell makes a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. Ms. Alton, once again, claims for payment.

Y'all forgot those last week also to look them over any questions in a motion to approve I'll make a motion mr. Lane makes the motion to have a second I'll second mr. Cole makes a second before we adjourn if I Would like to take credit for this, but I didn't do this If you go online Once it's posted we have a QR code and everyone can see the entire budget and every line item is there and and it will be posted on the county website. My assistant coordinator came up with this, so there it is for you to look at. And here is the budget. It's like 125 pages long. It's very detailed. If you want to

I got it checked. Yeah, we didn't vote on that one. We said it was first and second, and then we say aye? Yeah. Okay. I thought we missed it. Sorry, I apologize.

Don't be sleeping down there. Now I need a motion to adjourn. Ms. Phillips makes the motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Mr. Moore makes a second. All in favor say aye.