Remarks by Andy Eads
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“14th, 2026 meeting of the Denton County Commissioner's Court. We're glad to have so many guests with us today. And I know many people will be watching us online. So welcome and thank you for making time to tune in. At this time, I'd like to welcome for our invocation, Sydney Haas. She's going to lead us from our, if our invocation and our pledges will be led by Natalie Seegers. If you'll please stand, I want to remind everybody to please turn off your cell phones. All right. And these are our 4-H kids this morning, so we're glad to have our 4-H'ers in the house. Good morning.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“All right, then our invocation. Good morning.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Amen. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, they're hired. Both of them. Thank you. Thank you, ladies, for being here. All right, we have no one registered to speak for public comments. We do have a few public comment forms that were sent to us. We appreciate your public input. Thank you. All right, let's go to, we have several different presentations this morning. We're glad to have you all with us today. This is, we'll start with item 3A, which is approval of a resolution recognizing Debbie Hunter's retirement. Debbie, are you with us today? Good morning. How are you?”
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“Good. Good to see you. Thank you for being here. And what we'll do, Debbie, is I'll read this proclamation. We'll have a few comments and we'll give you the last word. Does that sound good? That sounds good. All right. Thank you for being here. So this is a resolution honoring Debbie Hunter for 20 years of service to Denton County. The Denton County Commissioner's Court, Denton County, Texas, during a regular session on the 13th day of October 2026, considered the following resolution, whereas Deputy Bailiff Debbie Hunter has been a loyal and dedicated employee of the Denton County Sheriff's…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Motion by Commissioner Mitchell, second by Commissioner Williams. Well, Debbie, congratulations. Two decades, two decades of service, and when I read this proclamation, it makes me so pleased that number one, you stayed with us and that you sought advancement and sought new and different ways to serve the public. And I just want to say thank you on behalf of the Sheriff's Office and all those individuals that you came in contact with. And what's especially great is how you've mentored the people who are coming behind you. And so your legacy will continue once you've retired and go off to…”
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“So thank you all. I can tell. He's generally fond of you. He is.”
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“As are we. All right. Well, thank you. Thank you for your service. And don't be a stranger. Don't be a stranger. All right. We wish you all the best and many blessings. All right. Thank you. All right. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Motion passes unanimously. Let's give her a big hand. either way all right so next we're going to go ahead and order just briefly and the 4-h kids will either love me or hate me for this but i'm gonna let them get back to school so we're gonna we're gonna move them ahead in the agenda if that's okay let's do item 3d which is approval of a…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Good morning. It's all good. There you go. Let's speak right to that microphone. You can move it around. There you go. There you go.”
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“Perfect. Thank you very much. All right. Good morning.”
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“That's a great headline right there. And we're very proud of you.”
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“I think it's incredible. That's great. Absolutely.”
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“Perfect. Thank you. Thank you for what you do. Great presentations are always doing great work, and I have this proclamation we'll read, and then we'll take a group picture. So this is Beyond Ready. This is a court proclamation recognizing National 4-H Week. This year's National 4-H Week theme is Beyond Ready. It reminds us that 4-H is building a ready generation in a world of change and equips young people with skills for the future while meeting them where they are today. 4-H is America's largest youth development organization, supporting 6 million youth across the country. Whereas 4-H…”
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“I think they're thinking they're proud of them.”
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“All right, thank you. Thank you. All right.”
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“All right. Hearing no other comments, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Y'all all come down here while I'll take a group picture.”
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“I'm going to send it to Gene and Darrell. You look good. You brought your pen. Well, I thought I better get the kids back to school. Okay, the kids are heading back to school. Let's go back to item 3B, which is approval of a proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Denton County. I think Yvette has got this item, or who's doing the item? Matt?”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“I think I have one up here. It's the same one. Well, thank you, Yvette. I appreciate you. Let me read this proclamation. And we've got here. And we took a great picture about an hour ago out back, and it's always going to be posted online. Don got some great shots of that, so we're going to. put that out there to just kind of visually as well remind people the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So this is a court proclamation recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Denton County. And whereas while considerable progress has been made in the fight against breast…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Perfect. Thank you. All right. Thank you all for your comments. Thank you for what you all do annually. And we have a motion and a second. Any other discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Yvette.”
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“All right. Next is our item 3C, which is approval of a proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All right, Kevin, are you all going to come down? Very important topic. Very important topic. Good morning.”
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“Will you come help me with it? Yes, sir.”
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“Very good. Well, we're going to laugh about the training. But I will tell you, this is an important topic. This is an important topic. The threats to our systems here in the United States and coming from inside of the U.S. and from outside the U.S., that is a real threat to our way of life, to be quite honest. And we at the county provide essential county services And so very few of the things that county governments do are discretionary. Most of our things are statutorily mandated and people are counting on us. And so, so much of our business enterprises are based on technology and not…”
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“This is 3E, approval of a proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and October the 19th as Domestic Violence Survivors Day. Who do we have with us today, Teresa, for this? Oh, Friends of the Family. Where's Friends of the Family? There they are. There they are, Tony. Come on up. How are you? Good morning.”
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“Perfect. Thank you. All right, we'll go ahead and read this. This is a court proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and October the 19th is Domestic Violence Survivors Day. Domestic violence has a profound impact on individuals, families, and communities, causing lasting physical, emotional, financial, and psychological harm, and too often the loss of life. Domestic Violence Survivors Day recognizes the courage and resilience of those who have survived abuse while affirming our collective responsibility to create communities where every person can live free from violence.…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“All right. Hearing no other comments before the court, all in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Y'all come down and get this picture.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“glasses all right next let's go to item 3f judge you're up i appreciate you being here and being patient with us this morning we got item 3f is a presentation and approval of the 2026 COUNTY BEST PRACTICES AWARD FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO DITTON COUNTY AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION AND JUDGE RITA DO YOU WANT TO COME SHE IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND SHE WAS A FORMER”
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