Remarks by Andy Eads
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“Second by Commissioner Mitchell. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. I will say that on behalf of the DCTA, I'm very proud of the partnership between Denton County and DCTA and that we have the number of officers that are on our transit system here locally. And we're working to have 100% coverage, and I think we'll be doing that this next year or so. So unlike many other transit agencies across the U.S. or around the world, we will have full coverage, and we encourage people to ride DCTA. All right. I did the commercial. Next is 12C, approval of…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Motion by Commissioner Falconer, second by Commissioner Mitchell. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Next is 13F. This is approval of the revision of the information security and data protection policy. This is TS012 versions 1.2 as recommended by Kevin Carr, Chief Information Officer. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Second by Commissioner Falconer. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Now to legal. We've got 13A, approval of the agreement for construction of electrical and generator upgrades. This is Phase 2 CSP 262910 between Denton County, Texas and the Energy Product Experts LLC. in the amount of $3,322,098, which the amount includes a contingency allowance for $413,382, with funding to come from Fund 1080, Permanent Improvement, CC 90100, Permanent Improvement Annual, SC 9003, Building and PR 9010, PRJCV 1198, as recommended by the Denton County Purchasing…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“A motion by Commissioner Falker, second by Commissioner Mitchell. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. All right. This is 14B, approval of the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool. Member contact information form, identify an assistant director of human resources, Julie Hydock, as a billing coordinator, workers' compensation coordinator, And contact person, poor coordinator for daily matters pertaining to Denton County's TAC RMP insurance coverages as requested by the Denton County Human Resources Director. The chair will move for…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“I thought you were saying 60, and I'm like, 60. We didn't go to 60. It felt like it. My voice is doing that.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“6C, approval of the report on proceeds from online surplus auction 262931 held in September 2026. I'll move to approve. Motion by Commissioner Falconer. Second by Commissioner Mitchell. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Bianca.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Let's do that. In the list. Let's do that. Okay, Julie, go ahead and read it for the record. We're going to read open 8A. Go ahead and read that. Thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Appreciate you. Thank you for mentioning that. All right, let's go to item 17, which is community updates. We'll start with Commissioner Precinct 1.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Perfect. I'll give a quick shout out to the Bands of America for their North Texas regional finalists. Congratulations to Hebron High School, Flower Mound High School, Marcus High School, and Argyle High School for ending up in the top five in the North Texas region for Bands of America. We're super happy for them. And that was located here in Prosper. And Hebron High School was the 2026 Bands of America North Texas regional champion. So congrats to Hebron High School. And I would like to close this part of the meeting today just with a special acknowledgement to the for the memory of Hank…”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“We have a second by Commissioner Williams. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Did we get everything, Bianca and John? Ma'am?”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“All right, here are another action before the court. We are adjourned. Thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Oct 13, 2026
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“Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 meeting of the Denton County Commissioner's Court. We're glad to have so many people with us in attendance here at the courthouse. And those of you who are watching online, welcome. We're glad to have you. At this time, I'd like to welcome our friend T. Ron Hicks. He is going to lead us in our invocation and our pledges will be led by our Civil Air Patrol Cadet Captain Owen Kramer. If you will please stand. I want to remind everybody, please turn off your cell phones. Thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Well, thank you to you, Ron, and thank you Owen, for that. Very nice. At this time, we have one individual registered to speak in our public comment portion. So Terry Sinney. Sinney. Sinney.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Sinney like Penny. I love it. Okay. All right. Terry Sinney like Penny. Good morning. Glad to have you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. All right. Let's appreciate that. Let's go to item 3A in Australia, if you'll come forward. We're excited to have you. Item 3A was approval of a resolution honoring the retirement of Australia Whitfield. You looked at me like, who, me? And I thought, well, it is your big day. We're excited to have you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Well, let me thank you for being here, and we have this resolution honoring you. This is a resolution honoring Australia Whitfield for 20 years of service to Denton County. Whereas Australia Whitfield has faithfully served the Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department for more than 20 years, beginning her career on July the 26th, 2006, and retiring on September 30th, 2026. Whereas Australia began as an intake clerk at the Oak Street office before moving to McKinney Street, where she managed the absconded caseload and assisted wherever needed. In 2012, she moved to the…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“20 years of service. I appreciate you and I appreciate your active civic involvement in addition to your day job. I really appreciate that. It's always great to see you and Fred out and about at all the functions that we go to and cheering on just the broader civic community here in the county. So thank you, and I wish you all the best.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Oh, yeah. Hang on. We might have a couple more comments here. Oh, yeah. You get the last word. You get the last word. Absolutely.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. Well, the thanks is all ours. We have a motion and a second. Any other discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Congratulations.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right, next is item 3B in T-RON, if you'll come down. Item 3B is approval of a proclamation recognizing National Bullying Prevention Month. Any appropriate action? You're up. All right. Good morning. Good morning again. Thank you for that lovely invocation.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“We have your proclamation here, and we'll let you say a few kind words, all right? This is a court proclamation recognizing National Bullying Prevention Month, and whereas October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and it is a, wonderful opportunity to educate our children on the seriousness of bullying and its effects on our lives. Whereas bullying is physical, verbal, sexual, emotional harm, or intimidation intentionally directed at a person or group of people. Whereas bullying occurs in neighborhoods, playgrounds, schools, and through technology such as the internet and cell phones.…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“You save it for me. She bullies everybody.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“Well, thank you, T-Rod. Oh, yeah. Thank you. Thank you. That was wonderful. Thank you, sir. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right, we have a motion and a second. And any other comments? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, T. Ron.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. OK, Owen, if you'll come down. Good morning.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 29, 2026