Remarks by Shane Stolarczyk
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“Good morning, everyone. It is Tuesday, the 8th day of September, 2026 at 9 a.m. on this regularly called session of the Kendall County Commissioner's Board. It's now called to order. We'll begin by calling roll. Commissioner McCollum? Present. Commissioner Wieschen? Present. Commissioner Chapman? Here. Commissioner Carpenter? Here. And I'm present. We have a quorum consisting of all five members of the court. Before I hand it over to my colleagues for announcements of prayer and pledge, I'd just like to... Take a moment of silence. The Kendall County family lost one of our longest serving…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Father, we love you. And Father, I pray for this family, Lord, the Prescott family, that you would comfort them. Father, be with them today. Let them know. Father, the love this county has for them or this room has for them. We just pray for your peace that only you can give. Father, we thank you for this county, for our country. We pray for the decisions made today and just for wisdom to be in this room and hear this sermon.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Next up, declarations of conflict of interest. Anything from you ladies today? Nothing gentlemen from you? Nothing from me? Comments from the bench? Commissioner McCall?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Now comments. Commissioner McCall.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“At this time, I'm writing a motion as to accounts payable claims for purchase services of vendors.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Do I have a second? Second. Second by Commissioner McCall. Any further discussion?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Okay. With that, if there's no further discussion, Teresa, please call the vote.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Aye. Motion carries 5-0. Judge, would you all like to go ahead and start? Yes, please.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Next up, we got consideration of possible action regarding Proclamation P-2026-0908-1, proclaiming September 2026 as Disaster Preparedness Month in Kendall County. We have our fire coalition and Brady here today. Would you all mind coming up? So, Y'all want to introduce yourselves again? I know we have some face changes on there. Welcome, Mike.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Hey, can you remind where Mike comes from? He has a great background, so everyone needs to know what he brings to the table.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Right. We're glad to have you. So the proposed proclamation reads as follows. Whereas the safety and resilience of Kendall County depend upon the ability of individuals, families, neighborhoods, businesses, and local governments prepare for and respond and recover from emergencies and disasters. Whereas Kendall County residents may face a variety of natural and human cause hazards, including wildfires, floods, thunderstorms, extreme heat, drought, winter weather, power outages, and other emergencies that can occur with little or no warning. Whereas recent disasters in Texas and throughout the…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right, and so with that, I move to proclaim September 2026 as disaster preparedness month in Kendall County, pursuant to Proclamation P-2026-0908-1. Do I have a second? Second. Motion by the judge, second by Commissioner Carpenter. Any further discussion? There being none, Theresa, please call the vote.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Aye. Motion carries 5-0. We'll get you a signed copy. Is it just one? It's two. One for us, one for them.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Consideration of possible action regarding Proclamation P-20260908-2, recognizing September 11, 2026 as the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks and proclaiming it to be 9-11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Day in Kendall County. The proposed proclamation reads, whereas on September 11, 2001, four commercial aircraft were hijacked by 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda and were used to carry out coordinated attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 2,977 innocent victims. And whereas throughout the United States of America, September 11, 2026 shall be commemorated as 9-11…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Aye. Motion carries 5-0. Next up, consideration of possible action regarding Commissioner's Court meeting with the pre-child services who reports directly to Commissioner's Court to allow a department an opportunity to communicate with their supervisors to discuss various matters, which may include job duties and responsibilities, challenges, concerns, departmental operations, and upcoming projects. Good morning, Erica. How are you? Good morning.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“And we meet annually. And since I took office and you just, you get your job done, you don't cause any problems. And it's just always positive reports from when we visit. So thank you for everything you do.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“I concur. Does anyone have any executive session questions for her? Otherwise, we're going to release her so she can get back to taking care of business.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. Okay. Next up, the burn ban, Brady. So as of last court, we put the burn ban back on because of the The drought index was well into the, I think it was around 573, if I'm not mistaken, and now it looks like it's creeped up to 645. So I assume, in your opinion, it's only gotten worse.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“And those changes are internal operating procedures, nothing that the public needs to be aware of at this time?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Are you seeing one particular county being more having a higher call volume for roadside fires, you know, things like a zone that we need to be highly more susceptible to.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Basically, it's vigilance is required, especially in that part, but everywhere else.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Any objections to continuing with the current status of the burn ban remaining on? Okay. Thank you, Brady.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Next up, consideration posplash regarding resolution 202609081, a resolution for funding for the DA testing of forensic evidence from 2027, award 5404202, in the amount of $185,000 from the Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026
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“Motion made by Commissioner Wieschen. Is there a second? Second. Second by Commissioner McCall. Any further discussion? There being none, Teresa, could you please call the vote?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 8, 2026