Remarks by Hank Whitman
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to the, I'm going to call this meeting to order of the Wilson County Commissioners Court. Welcome. Today's date is Monday, August 24th, 2026. It is nine o'clock a.m. As we normally do, we'll have our prayer by Elder Brown and then followed by our pledge of leave.
Okay, we're going to move to agenda item number three. We have public comments, but before we go into that, I need to find out, I need to read through these and find out which agenda items are, because I suppose that you're going to want to talk public comments to that agenda item. Is that correct? Or nobody wants to talk? Okay, very good. All right. Six. We have a number of them for six and 10. I'm gonna mark those down so that I'll be ready to ask for those. We have a number of speakers. We have a limited amount of time, 30 minutes, so folks, I'd ask you to please try to get your comments…
It's not. Here's the problem. Ladies and gentlemen, here's the problem. Our form says it has not been corrected, and it says comment on an issue not on today's agenda. Until this is corrected, we're going to do this.
OK, the other comments will be reserved for those agenda items when they come up. Are certificates of completion awards and bond continuations? Training and cybersecurity awareness training for Dawn Barnett, Angelica Cuellar, Jennifer and Texas Association of County Cyber Awareness Training for Commissioner John Scott Aiken, bond continuations for Rachel Gonzalez, Administrative Assistant to the County Judge, and Liliana Lopez, Deputy County Clerk. Those enter into the minutes. agenda item number five we have christian lavis county auditor nine o'clock a.m discuss and it says discuss take…
or is there anybody from the public would like to come up and speak on this agenda item okay hearing none we move to agenda item b discuss and take action to propose to propose a tax rate by a record vote the proposed tax rate is 0.424932 per 100 dollars of value taxable value
What would that number mean, Commissioner, so we can have it for the record? Well, I made a motion.
Motion made by Commissioner Martin. Second. Seconded by Commissioner Aitken. Is there any other discussion regarding agenda item number 58? Hearing none, call for the vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those against, nay. Ayes have it. Motion passes. 5C, discuss and take action to set tax rate hearing date.
Motion made by Commissioner Aiken, seconded by Commissioner Morton. Any other discussion regarding this action item number 5C? Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those against? Ayes have it. Motion passes. All right, we move to agenda item number six. Now I'm going to save the public comments, so I'm going to be calling your name right now before we go to that, and that will be the Fullerfield Peanut Festival Association. And I'm going to read... I want to read through the whole thing, because this is the whole agenda. Discuss and take action on the…
So that's all I'm asking. I think that if they use any of our properties, they're liable for it. Is this anybody correct?
Well, let's work on that. And I want to work on it. Okay. All right. Thank you. Is there anybody from the peanut pistol here? Good morning.
I just want to make sure that we coordinate with our task force or director of officers on the back to pay their bills, and sometimes Carnival gets a little ahead of their time and washes things off. We make sure there's coordination. We'll just warn Ed on that. It because it comes up every year every year they come in a little early and which is fine but they need to coordinate with her office so that she has smooth services for our citizens it's more than last last year it shut down basically all of her operations by Thursday and that's one of the items I want to talk about that's got to…
are you sure that happens okay very good all right thank you thank you very much all right commissioners I'll entertain a motion on agenda item number eight I'll make a motion to table approval until the county attorney's office can prepare the hey there's a motion to table by Commissioner Morgan second by Commissioner King all those in favor say aye aye all those against okay the motion is table thank you In item number seven, we have Michelle King Children's Alliance of Texas Children's Agents. Agents could be centered, discussed, take action to use. 1105 railroad street for cast annual…
I believe precinct one and two have you there yeah okay all right very good okay the question is how many do you need definitely two All right, I'll ask for a vote.
We have another discussion on regarding agenda item number seven. Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, against? Aye's have it. Motion passes.
Thank you. Agenda item number eight. Hey, discuss and take action to approve cooperative sharing agreement Alamo area radio interoperability network between Alamo area council governments and Wilson County. Do we have anybody from EST here that wants to talk on that? Well, Chief Wilkerson's here. I think that was supposed to be Bobby Blankenship sent that in. It's on the take action on the approved cooperative sharing agreement between Alamo Area Radio Interoperability Network between the Alamo Area Council of Governments and Wilson County.
Okay. Let's just discuss and take action. that at any time?
Well, I think we should take action. We don't know if there's an agreement for signing. We haven't seen it. Not to my knowledge.
Alright, I'm going to recommend we table both A and B until we get somebody from is table move the agenda item number nine discuss and take action on approach does take action to appropriate action concerning the present presentation of wilson county local match commitment requirement of communal reality community service of fiscal year 2027. anybody from yes good morning good morning we do have some packets that we'd like to distribute Let's make sure we identify ourselves for the record. Thank you.
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Aye. Here now, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Those against? We'll just have that motion passes. Thank you, and thank you for what you do for the community. We move to agenda item number 10. We have Gary Horn, Committee to Proceed 1, 10A, discuss and approve the review of the amended tax abatement application submitted by Moonstone Solar Scout Energy for completeness under the Wilson County policies and guidelines and determination of whether to proceed with diligence in the proposed project, including consideration of a reinvestment zone in a future meeting. We…
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Well, okay, so I just said that earlier, Commissioner. We have not changed this form, and this form does not say that. It says comment on an issue not on today's agenda. Can we change this form? Well, if we're going to do that, then we should be able to do it. Go ahead, sir.
Boy, I'm having trouble reading this. Gabriel? Last name, please? I. Come on up, sir. Thank you for helping with that. I read that right.
OK, that's all the public comments. That agenda item now invites somebody from the Project Loon solar, scout energy, and they want to come up and address the court. Judge, I have a point of order. I'd like to go to 31A for just a second.
I'm going to break the rules, but we'll suspend the rules. I need a motion. I'm going to take a motion to suspend the rules and go to 31A. Second. Motion made by Commissioner Martin, seconded by Commissioner Akins. All those in favor, say aye.