Remarks by Pedro "Pete" Trevino, Jr.
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Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“I have a motion and a second. Any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item number 9.2, discuss, consider, and take action on request by Mr. G's Barbecue LLC for approval for temporary sale of alcohol at the 89th Annual Jim Walsh County Fair at the Jim Walsh County Fairground starting Wednesday, October 2021. October 21, 2026 through Saturday, October 24, 2020.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“Second. I have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? This is just sell of alcohol through the county fair. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Is Chris up there? He's not, right? He did. OK. Maybe we need to remind him, because I'd rather him explain why we're going to abandon current contract, go to a new contract. We'll come back to agenda item 10.1. We'll come back to 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4. Agenda item 10.5, discuss, consider, and take action on approval on a contract between Jim Walls County and Local Government Solutions, LP, for case…”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“That being said, I'll make a motion we approve. Second. I have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Motion carries. agenda item number 11 fiscal year 2027 proposed budget 11.1 discuss consider and take action to approve modification of a draft of the draft fiscal year 2027 proposed budget to reallocate funds from the president detention line item to applicable salary and fringe benefit line items in an amount sufficient to pay for additional jailer positions approved by commissioner's court With no increase in the total…”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“How many How many jailers? How many jailers' titles were changed? Because that makes a huge difference. If you change their titles and these jailer positions are no longer able to supervise, then it's a problem that we created, not a problem that was in existence. Okay, so I didn't want. I have a hard time if we created that problem now. I'm going to ask to fix that problem that was created because as far as and my thoughts, unless you can change my thinking, I think the positions were there. So once we made those changes, they're no longer there. Now we got a big problem, a huge problem…”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“Sir, I'm not. I'm thinking about what I just explained to you.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“I have a motion and a second to deny the agenda item. Is there any further discussion?”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“But you took them off the ability to run the floor, right? Not necessarily. So if today it's once you change their titles, they're longer, no longer able to run the floor.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“And we're trying to approve those solutions, but it's very difficult for us to approve those solutions when the solution is different every time. That makes any sense. And I think I think the confidence they've lost confidence in in the recommendation that you're doing now because we need proof that it's going to save that. I mean, you've told us before that if we do this, this is going to happen. We've done it. It didn't happen.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“Well, well, well, sure. We we've all sat here it's not just me we've all sat here and listen to it and and believe me, I want to fix this problem, I want to give you what you need, but I want to make sure, because once we put. That money we transfer it into into into your budget it's there forever reoccurring every year. And there's no change in that. So we want to make sure that we want to have all our ducks in a row to make that decision, to make sure that what you said is going to happen is going to happen.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“It's not that we don't believe you. It's that you came with different solutions, three or four different.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“I know for sure you came here and told us because certain sections of the jail were not operable because of maintenance and mechanical issues.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“But if I think we need some more information, maybe we we can we can all get. Get a meeting with Joe standards so we can all be on the same page.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“So that money is already in the budget. It's not like we're here trying to make a motion to add more money to it. The $1.4 million is there. If we can hear and have that meeting with jail standards, And we can verify some of the things that are going on in the jail. Maybe the answer would change. Okay, so I suggest we schedule those meetings sooner than later and give us an opportunity to speak with them and verify some of the things that y'all are saying and then we can move forward. But the money's already there. The $1.4 million is there.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“I can't make that happen. No, because the money's already there. When we're trying to add a position in the middle of the year and the money is not allocated for it, that's the problem.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“We have the 1.4Million because you're telling me if you're telling us if we add those positions, it's going to relieve that 1.4Million dollars. Not not the whole thing, but it's going to relieve some of it. Yes. Okay. So that money's there. So right now, the approval is probably going to be a no. But that doesn't mean it's a no-no between now and January. We need to have these meetings. We need to do verification from GEL standards that, hey, this is the absolute must that we need. And then we can move forward. Or at least my part, I don't know about COMMISSIONERS, BUT IT WILL MAKE ME FEEL A…”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“NEW SPEAKER MAYBE, I FORGET HIS NAME, THE ONE THAT COMES”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“OKAY. WE'LL REACH OUT TO HIM BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE OF THEM OVER HERE TO ASSESS OURS, BUT HE KNOWS MORE. I FORGOT HIS NAME. I CAN SEE IT.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“YEAH, OKAY. AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“That was going to be for prisoner detention, transport, all of them.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“For the 1.4, we'll make a transfer to the Sheriff's Department.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“Yeah. Create the line items for the personnel.”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026
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“Okay. I have a motion and a second to deny. Is there any further discussion?”
Commissioner's Court · Sep 28, 2026