Remarks by Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe
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“Janine, thank you for being here. We really appreciate it. And, you know, to recognize the importance of this document. So thank you for being here.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Judge, I just want to also thank Chris and the entire team. We have an awesome team that does so much for our county. I don't know that we even realize the amount of work that they do. on a daily basis, and there's a lot of late phone calls, a lot of weekend call outs, and I just really want to say thank you and appreciate every one of you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Good job. Good job. Good job. Good job. Good job. Good job. Good job.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“AND JUDGE, THIS WILL FUND A FULL-TIME HIGH-RISK JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER WHICH INCLUDES TRAVEL AND EQUIPMENT.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Let's see. I have just a quick question for Tammy Crumley, Judge. On item number 15, I know that we're asking you to repair this freezer for $18,775.86. What is the cost of a new freezer? Have we had issues with this previously? And are we just putting money into something that we should maybe consider buying new?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm happy to do that unless I don't know what that's going to cause. If they're not able to utilize it at all, are we getting spoiled food?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Can we maybe look into this today? I can look into it while we're here. Why don't we do that? We'll pull this one out.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ESTABLISH THE NO PARKING ZONES ALONG SUNRISE DRIVE AND SUN RICE CIRCLE, WE'VE HAD MANY RESIDENTS CALL WITH SAFETY CONCERNS, BASICALLY. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE PARKING ALONG THOSE SIDES OF THE ROADS, AND THEY'RE BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS, AND SO WE FELT, AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FELT IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO GO AHEAD AND ESTABLISH THESE. PERFECT. NO PARKING.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Judge, both of these were selected back in November, and this is the negotiated contract that's coming back for consideration.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Judge, the City of San Marcos has requested our tax assessor to collect the PID taxes, and so this is at their request.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Judge, we're reducing the cost for the, wait, we're reducing the prevention cost as one video will cover the necessary needs and then also removing the assessor expense as the SO will cover these costs.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“I just wanted to reiterate Commissioner Inglesby So judge, can I we just let the sponsoring?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“So, Judge, I just felt that last week was really important to get some people together to talk about what some of those issues were. As Eric mentioned, it's a $66,000 savings overall, really not a whole lot of savings. regarding those. I mean, I appreciate the discussion and I'm hoping that, you know, we can maybe look past that and then on as we continue to move on, Eric, then maybe we maybe do things just a little bit different to ensure that we're looking at all of the positions equally and if there aren't matches, then, you know, we make some kind of determination. Did you have a comment?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. And then I would just say, Judge, I mean, you know, last week I made some comments regarding, you know, the process that we've used in years past and just feeling that it's time to move forward with a holistic approach to our employees.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“So this is the item that we have to take a vote on for those? Yes. So I'm supportive of the district clerk's request at 6%, and I appreciate that consideration of that. amount of increase and not the full 12%.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Yeah, I think I prefer to hold off on that one, Judge.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“And I appreciate that. I didn't know you were here to bring that up. I, you know, I guess my concern though is here we go again, right? With the market. So are we going to compare everybody's? You know, if we feel that we're not making what we should be making, are we going to select what elected officials pay?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Scott, I wanted to ask, the DA's positions that are up there, did we actually approve those or did we say we were going to put money aside when the new DA came into office and then we would make those determinations?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay, and then the new attorney-free mental health and juvenile programs, I DON'T RECALL. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. DID WE APPROVE THAT POSITION ALSO? IS THAT WHY IT'S IN THERE AND WE'RE PUTTING THAT ASIDE ALSO?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think Hammer seconded it. Is that correct?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“And I, you know, Judge, the other thing I'll say is that, you know, our demographics, JUST PROVES THAT WE NEED MORE SPANISH SPEAKING EMPLOYEES AND I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TRY TO RECRUIT MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT SPEAK SPANISH. THIS COULD BE A TOLL.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Judge, I'd like to go ahead and just address the Axon issue, if we may. Okay. You know, I spoke briefly to the sheriff this morning. I know that I received a text from Chief last night also. And I really wanted to take the time for myself to go on research, you know, and I will say that I specifically looked at the translation piece of this because Um, that was the demonstration that was given in court. That was what I thought that we were looking at is more the translation. I know now that there are, uh, and I knew then, I mean, I knew that it wasn't going to be that much money for just that…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“Well, it's not a fear that I have. It's a concern that I have, which I think is a little bit different. But anyway, when I looked at that, I felt that I just needed to address it and to make you all aware of my concern regarding it.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026
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“So I don't know if you guys feel comfortable, what that looks like. Well, I don't know, but I would not. I mean, I would put it maybe in countywide or something, you know.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 15, 2026