Remarks by Jennifer McCall
88 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
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“So I'd like to address that. I received an email from Melissa with her job description, asked her to go to her department head as the instructions. Again, it's a guidance tool for submitting these, which was reflected in what our vote was for the process. And the job description itself was put in a chair in the lobby, signed. We want to have a chain of custody for these with employee signatures on them.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“So I'd like to mention what the wording was for what the court adopted, and it was the countywide job description review and maintenance process. This is a new process. The instructions that I put together, I wanted there to be every possible, um, scenario envisioned and address it. And that's why it's quite wordy. And then if I, if, if the receptionist who receives those is not available, those same, um, instructions are repeated for me to receive those, um, And in the instructions, it does talk about that if there are minimal changes to the job description, again, this is the first time…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Especially with Road and Bridge, we had the flood. I've talked with the engineering department. I understand there are challenges.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“So again, this is a process for every department, not the newest or the oldest. It's everybody. And we didn't say whether it was one department that just started them or not. It's a process. It's new. It's a review.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“I have received one. I'm sorry. I've received three so far and they're getting them together. They started them in July. It's a process again, but I have, we have appointments this week for more. And so.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Well, it is up to the department head. And again, as Juanita mentioned, they know what's best. They know their employees the best. And so for this initial year, we are going to start with this process and it will be up to the department head. And as we review them going forward. If there are changes that need to be made and they need to come back to court, we can do that.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Right. And then that's stated in the directions.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“The department head and I would think especially, so with the ones we're going to go through that we are rewriting, I have already requested a meeting with Juanita and with Jen to make sure that they're accurate for the full department that needs to be redone. And so it'll be HR and the department head and myself.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Then I would say that she has the opportunity to let us know that and we can address it at that time.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“So I go back to the fact that this is a new process. And if there is a job description that HR receives that they feel as too many changes, then we can address it at that time. We will go back to the department head and get the necessary changes. I just don't think we need to wait to the end of the year. We've already passed this process through commissioner's court.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“They're receiving them. The last step is to get them to HR to be put in the employee's file.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“No. We can add that. Again, this is new. There's definitely, I mean, you're pointing out some things that need to be tweaked.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“OK, we can add that. And I do want to say that we have guidelines for use of AI, which almost everyone I've talked to”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes, I just wanted to say that I appreciate Commissioner Wieschen bringing this forward. I think it's a forward-thinking approach to meeting the county's growing needs. And I would also like to add that I think we need to exhaust every resource we have here in the building. And I wanted to ask and add that that the commissioner's court coordinator work with the district judges and visiting judges coordinators in using the commissioner's courtroom, because we need to exhaust all the spaces we have here. So just wanted to add that.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Good. I just want to make sure we were using every space we had here in this building before sending Judge Falkenberg across the street or having to change buildings.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes. On April 28th, 2025, Kendall County Commissioner's Court approved, I'm sorry, on April 28th, 2026, Kendall County Commissioner's Court approved an amendment to the Hill Country Energy Sub-Regional Planning Commission's interlocal agreement to address oversights in the November 2025 agreement. Specifically, the amendment revised the board membership structure to reflect the addition of Gillespie County and clarify Gillespie County's responsibility. appointing a landowner representative to the board within the established rotation of odd and even years. The amendment before the court today…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“So I move to approve an amendment to the Hill Country Energy Sub-Regional Planning Commission, HCESRPC, interlocal agreement to renew the agreement through FY2027.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“They just want the engineering department.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“I want to say one thing real quick. I think this is a great idea because it seems for some departments, the only time we see them is during budget. And so I do think we need to interact and have them feel the freedom to be able to bring things to us. And I think as we start the process, they'll feel the ability to bring things to us that they may not have before. And so I think this is a great idea. Thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 25, 2026
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“Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this morning. And I would like to welcome John Breese, the senior pastor at Creed Creek. He's going to open us in prayer.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Yes. I'm conducting a comprehensive review of all contracts and agreements related to the FLOC camera program. I've heard the concerns raised by our citizens, and I take those concerns seriously. My responsibility is to ensure that we fully understand our contractual obligations and the legal options available to us. I will continue reviewing the agreements and applicable law so that we can make informed decisions about that are in the best interest of our citizens in Kendall County. And then for those of you who have inquired about property tax relief or flooding damage, the Kendall County,…”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“Good afternoon, Commissioners. Morning. Today we have accounts payable claims in the amount of $380,675.91. Does anyone have any questions on any of the 27 pages of accounts payable?”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“No, we had talked about whether we could raise that fee in light of the HERO program, and we're still looking into that, but I don't think that this really applies.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“No, just one other thing. So you did mention that if the tax rate goes down, we were talking about this, that those people who are frozen, their rate will go down as well.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026
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“I move that we accept the audit of the CDA Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report as required by Article 59.06 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
Commissioners Court · Aug 11, 2026