Remarks by Jim Wolverton
195 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 8
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“Because we are, there's a possibility of losing people. You heard them today. And it's just a way of saying thank you very much for sticking with us, because it's been a rough year. And we weren't able to do as much as we'd like. Maybe if the crystal ball gets a little clearer, we'll be able to figure out what's going to happen. I'm just one vote, so. Anybody got a suggestion? I would like to see the Precinct 4, the part-time, go into full-time to help him out. Do we have any other part-time people?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Precinct 4 has got the same issue. They had two full-time and one part-time. They would like to make the part-time full-time also. Because between one and four, you're your most active constables.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“One quick question. How long will that fund last? Is it reoccurring, regenerating every year?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“It's not a fee that's going to go away. You can continue funding this thing.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, just relocating. Yeah, I've got no problem with that.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Okay, so Constable 4 and 1 also part-time to full-time.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“He said he could handle it for a while. For one year. For one year.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“We'll have to look at it next year because he runs out of money and he needs the person. What is the actual cost of it right now? Paralegal? Grade 8?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“and i hate to hurt him next year you know if he doesn't have the money he needs the person so why don't we just go ahead and give it to him now and then save his forfeiture fund”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“So that's one, two, and four, part-time to full-time, right? Correct.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I can't support that because you're just throwing money at a problem and you're not solving it.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“No, sir. It's just you keep throwing money at it and things aren't getting any better.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“There are volunteers that have to hold down two jobs at times. If you really want to help these people, you need to get a full-time fire department over there through ESDs or special tax initiatives or continue to expand Guadalupe counties.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS. WHAT WE'RE PAYING THEM NOW ON REGULAR IS FINE FOR NOW. BUT TO KEEP THROWING MONEY, I DON'T SEE IT SOLVING THE PROBLEM.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“When you buy gear, do you get all eight volunteer fire departments together and do it at one lump sum to get a better price?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“What I'm getting at, if you've got Guadalupe Fire Department and all the other ones put together, even the cities, say, are you guys going in for any particular equipment right now? Piggyback. I know the sheriff allows the constables to piggyback on everything he does. It saves us a tremendous amount of money. When you can buy by train loan versus a car load, you're going to save money. Absolutely. And so I'm just asking you to look into something like that, because ones and twos, it's tough.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, that's why Commissioner Engelke is saying that, you know, just come back for a budget amendment. Instead of having this lump sum sitting right there. Once you get the contracts going, then you come back and say, this is what we're going to need to fulfill what we need today. At that point, instead of just sitting there and you're buying by ones and twos, you can buy by the gross.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Because everybody in the city, sure, they pay taxes that go to that fire, EMS, animal control, library systems, all that. I understand that, too. So, you know, I've tried for 24 years to get something going on on ESDs. But once again, like everything else, it takes three votes.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“You can't help the past. But I doubt very seriously if we did it today, I'd get three votes.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Let's regrade in the clerk's office and everything else. The other thing I'm upset, you know, I can't support the extra money for the volunteer fire departments. They get enough. But I would like to add Precinct 3, the JP, not JP, the constable just called and said he would like to also move one of his part-times to full-time. I'm waiting for who's left.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Any thoughts? No, but Judge Hines had just texted over and said if we're considering regrade, she would like to consider her administrator because they have taken on the entire court workload after one judge has moved over to Comal County.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“On giving up your education hours, will you still have enough to get 18 hours?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“Just come back when you're through. We'll probably still be here.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026
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“By taking it out of people's minds, you're just creating a problem.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 1, 2026