Remarks by Hank Whitman
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I'll move again. The rules have been suspended to go to 2.
Will? This is not a public hearing, OK? We're going to have to stay with the quorum, I'm sorry. I do have a question though, is this all this acreage is privately owned or there are leases in this?
Yeah, that would be fine. Let's move along.
I'll ask a question again. Yes, sir. You know what it is. So if we don't give you an abatement, are you still going to build it?
All right, commissioners, I'll entertain a motion on agenda item 10A.
Motion made by Commissioner Martin, do I have a second? Hold for a second again, is there a second? There's no second, motion dies for lack of a second.
In item number 11, we have Commissioner Warren proceed one that's supposed to take action to declare Volvo L70 loader as surplus and to authorize the sale of the loader on the GovNeil app function.
All right so yeah so basically I received my new loader last week so I'm ready to declare this just in surplus and sell it I'll make a motion to also your loader a surplus and operate authorized the sale of the loader all right second by Commissioner case Commissioner did everything get signed you sent me an email last week the county attorney said all that this bleeding is All right. We have a motion and a second. Is there any other discussion regarding the agenda item number 11? If there's none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those against? Ayes have it. Motion…
Yeah. No problems. You know, I kind of look at it, Commissioner, the same way we do our volunteer community work with the food bank, and we let them go on duty. I don't have any problem with letting an employee go vote while they're working for the county. They're either going to be gone for a long time.
So they can choose the day of inspiration, day off, and year of inspiration.
Okay. So as it stands down, I'll, as it stands down corrected, I'll entertain a motion on agenda item number two.
Motion made by Commissioner Akin, seconded by Commissioner Keene. We have a discussion regarding agenda item number 12. Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All in favor say aye. Aye. Who's against? Ayes have it. Motion passes. In item 13, we have Genevieve Martinez, county clerk, discuss take action on setting sheriffs and constables
Okay, so you have two on there. The old one and the new one. Oh, I don't know. I...
We're good here. All right, we'll entertain a motion to attend item number 13.
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Correct. Mr. President, we want to make sure it's within your budget currently. Oh, you're asking, okay, I meant to factor in for 2027 budget.
If it's within today's budget, will we get it? How soon will we know he has a fund so that we can decide on a budget?
Are there any suggestions on how you want to proceed?
The reoccurring cost would be $13,000 approximately. Oh, is that the way everyone would make money?
You want us to table it, and you return next time after we get all the information, whether we can do the amendment, that would be good? Yes, sir. Motion to table, gentlemen. Motion to table. Second. Motion made by Commissioner Keene, seconded by Commissioner Aitken. The table, all those in favor say aye. Aye. All those against? I have a motion that the table 14 is in effect. So we'll re-table it. We've got to come back and wait. All right, y'all, you understand where that puts my budget? Okay, very good. Right. What your budget is. Yeah. So we can get, we got two weeks to get that.
All right. Okay, great. Thank you. Gen item number 15, discuss and take action on the request for commissioners for the view of past sister collector under tax code 33.001 regarding LLC. Let me ask, do we have any of the Kirchhoff family here? Okay, very good. Okay, so thank you. All right, kind of educate us on this. What's the deal here?
Do you want me to go over everything? Yes, please. I mean, it's an action item that we could possibly take, so I'd like...
That's correct. Going forward, I think we're in great shape.
I'll let this one come up with pressure from a lot more, but then I'll have some questions. I'm sure all of us will. OK, all right now.
How did, okay, so how did he get the wrong zip code?