Jun 24, 2026 Commissioners Court

[* A portion of this meeting is without audio *]

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

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THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL FOR. FOR HARRIS COUNTY. HARRIS COUNTY IS, WHAT, FIVE TIMES OUR SIZE? I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN TRASH, BUT WE STOP THAT. EVERYONE SAYS YOU CAN'T STOP THAT, PEOPLE. THE ONLY POWER ANYONE HAS OVER YOU IS THE POWER THAT YOU GIVE THEM.

IF WE FIND THESE PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR COUNTY AND MISTREATING US BY BY POISONING OUR WATER, POISONING, OUR AIR POISONING, OUR COMMUNITY, THEN I PROMISE YOU, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THAT. IT IT IS. IT IS SAD THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, INSTEAD OF BRINGING UP AWARENESS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT CHANGING PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE WOULD JUST ROLL OVER. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. I WANT TO SEE US PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS FAR AS HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE COUNTY AND HAVING VERY LITTLE AUTHORITY, THIS COUNTY HAS CHANGED SO MUCH UNDER JUDGE DUHON. YOU HAVE THE POWER THAT ANY POWER THAT YOU NEED TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY, TO DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNITY, TO PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORS. ALL RIGHT. I'M SAYING NO TO DATA CENTERS, AND THIS WORRIES ME. YOU SPENT THREE PAGES SINGLE TYPED, TALKING ABOUT THIS. I WONDER WHY THIS IS ON YOUR MIND SO MUCH. MISS MADDOX. JUST SO FOR DOCTOR MADDOX. DOCTOR MADDOX FOR REFERENCE INFORMATION. WHEN IT COMES TO THE LANDFILL, WE DID HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PASS A LANDFILL ORDINANCE. THAT IS AUTHORITY THAT WAS GRANTED TO THE COUNTY BY THE LEGISLATURE. AND WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT STOPPED THE LANDFILL, JUST FOR REFERENCE SAKE. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING? DANNY, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT. GO AHEAD. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY NEW FACILITIES ASSISTANT COORDINATOR, AMANDA BOYD. SO SHE'S ON BOARD NOW WITH ME AND. EVERYONE KNOWS I NEED SOME HELP. AND SHE'S ALREADY BEEN THROWN RIGHT INTO THE FIRE, SO WE'LL GET GOING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. SO DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP HIM IN LINE. AMANDA. I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DAIS? ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? LAST CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. THAT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[00:05:05]

ALL OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE ARE NOW ON

[PROCLAMATION]

AND WHEREAS THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS REFLECTS NOT ONLY ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE BUT ALSO VALUES OF PERSEVERANCE, UNITY, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY THAT INSPIRE FELLOW STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.

AND WHEREAS THIS CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A DEFINING MOMENT IN KATY HIGH SCHOOL'S PROUD ATHLETIC TRADITION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE COMMUNITY HEREBY RECOGNIZES, COMMENDS AND CELEBRATES THE KATY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2026 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND EXTENDS HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PLAYERS, COACHES, FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS WHO MADE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT POSSIBLE. BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT THEIR SUCCESS SERVES AS A LASTING SOURCE OF PRIDE AND INSPIRATION FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. ALL RIGHT, SO I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR SOFTBALL STAFF HERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS. I TELL YOU WHAT, IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM. PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. THAT'S OKAY. Y'ALL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. HELLO, MY NAME IS MEGAN VERNETTA. I'M THE HEAD COACH OF THE SOFTBALL TEAM, AND I'M JUDY WOLAK, ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS. WELL, COACH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. OBVIOUSLY CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WHAT A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT. I THINK ANYTIME I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE REALIZE, ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, HOW MUCH WORK AND TIME AND EFFORT GOES INTO GETTING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH A SUCH A THING.

SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW, KATY HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUES TO EXCEL AND SET THE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO EXCELLENCE, NOT JUST NOT JUST IN SPORTS, BUT ACADEMICALLY AND, AND OTHERWISE. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. HOW ABOUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR KATY HIGH? YAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING WHERE? WE'RE GOING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS PROCLAMATION. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK.

OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. NO, I JUST AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, KATY'S ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN AS KIND OF A FOOTBALL POWERHOUSE FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL DECADES. BUT THE LADY TIGERS ARE GIVING THEM A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY. THIS IS Y'ALL'S WHAT? SECOND IN THE THIRD IN THE LAST. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, THOUGH. AND SO THEY'RE REALLY MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES. AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, AS SOON AS SCHOOL GOT OUT, MOST OF THOSE GIRLS INSTEAD OF GOING ON VACATION, THEY'RE STILL PLAYING SOFTBALL. SO THEY'RE ALL ON SPECIAL LEAGUES AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE STATE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, CONTINUING TO PLAY. AND SO I HAVE A FEELING WE MIGHT BE HERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR DOING, YOU KNOW, BACK TO BACKS. YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD THE PRAIRIE VIEW A&M. YEAH. THAT WAS HERE. OH FUN. AND I WOULD LOVE AT SOME POINT, COACH, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME THE DYNAMICS OF HOW SOMEBODY THROWS A SOFTBALL AS FAST AS THEY DO UNDERHANDED, I HAVE NO I CAN IF YOU NEED ME TO. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S JUST AMAZING. YEAH. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE DAIS? BUT NOW PLEASE EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GIRLS. WE WILL THANK YOU. WE WISH THEY COULD BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? PROCLAMATION IS APPROVED. LET'S TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. YAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. DO YOU HAVE ANY. JUST ONE. SO BACK IN JULY. ONE. TWO. THREE.

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CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT.

[22. Request by County Treasurer to approve Salary Order amendment 2026.7.]

[ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT OF AN EXISTING SPEC ABATEMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR URBAN COMPANIES. A NEW COMPANY IS PURCHASING THE BUILDING, AND IT WILL BE OCCUPIED BY A COMPANY CALLED SWI VALVES. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE BUILDING IS FINISHED OR NOT, BUT THEY'RE CONVEYING OR EXCUSE ME, ASSIGNING THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT TO THE NEW COMPANY C, Y S PROPERTIES WOULD BE THE PURCHASER OF THE BUILDING AND SWI VALVES, I BELIEVE WILL BE OCCUPYING THE BUILDING. OKAY. WE HAVE A SPEC ABATEMENT SPEC AGREEMENT THAT IS NOW A NEW OWNER. SO IT'S JUST BEING TRANSFERRED. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 43? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 43 CARRIES. GO TO 44 MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON 44, VINCE. SO THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS. IF YOU RECALL, WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR IGLOO BEING NOMINATED AS AN ENTERPRISE ZONE PROJECT WHEREBY WE HAD TO DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF KATY TO BE ABLE TO NOMINATE TO BE THE NOMINATING ORGANIZATION FOR THAT PROJECT. SAME THING IS BEING DONE HERE FOR TESLA, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BROOKSHIRE. SINCE TESLA IS ACTUALLY LOCATED INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR VINCE? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 44 CARRIES. 45 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM. IT IS 9:18 A.M. THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT IN THAT HEARING? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S STILL TIED IN TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO DO THIS IN ORDER FOR TESLA, LIKE A PROJECT LIKE TESLA TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE ENTERPRISE. THAT'S CORRECT.

THIS IS A STATE INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHEREBY TESLA CAN RECAPTURE SOME OF THEIR SALES TAX SPENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AND OR POTENTIALLY QUALIFYING EQUIPMENT. WE ARE JUST SIMPLY NOMINATING ENTITY. THAT'S IT. AND WE BECAUSE IT'S A LOCAL PROJECT, IT GOES THROUGH THE LOCAL PROCESS IN ORDER TO GO UP TO THE STATE, WHICH WE DON'T COLLECT SALES TAX TO BEGIN WITH. SO THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR THEM TO RECOUP SOME OF THEIR MONEY WHEN IT'S INSIDE THE NO. WE DON'T COLLECT SALES TAX THERE. THAT'S CORRECT. MADDOX, DO YOU

[00:15:03]

THEY ASSIGN TO THAT ONE. TESLA HAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EMPLOYMENT. SO THEY QUALIFY FOR THE BASICALLY THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECAPTURE OF SALES TAX IN THAT PROGRAM. SO YOU HAVE, I GUESS, A JUMBO, NORMAL, JUMBO, TRIPLE JUMBO, THAT SORT OF STUFF. IT'S JUST A DESIGNATION FOR THAT, BUT IT IS TIED TO THE JOB CREATION. AND SINCE THEY ARE CREATING SO MANY JOBS, THEY QUALIFY FOR TRIPLE JUMBO DESIGNATION, WHICH WOULD GIVE THEM THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ABILITY TO RECAPTURE SALES TAX. AND CAN YOU MAYBE, MAYBE EXPLAIN JUST BRIEFLY HOW THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM WORKS? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPLOYING X NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, IF APPROVED, WHAT, WHAT WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS THEY RECEIVE AS A RESULT? SO THIS IS TIED TO PULLING JOBS FROM LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CENSUS TRACTS. HISTORICALLY, IF MY MEMORY SERVES, IT STARTED OFF USED TO ACTUALLY HAVE A ZONE, AN ACTUAL AREA THAT WAS DESIGNATED THAT'S KIND OF GONE AWAY. AND NOW AS LONG AS YOU CAN PROVIDE DATA THAT YOU'RE PULLING EMPLOYEES FROM LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CENSUS TRACTS, THOSE JOBS WILL BE THE ONES THAT QUALIFY. TESLA'S PAY SCALE IS CLEARLY ABOVE THE REQUIRED MINIMUM FOR THE EMPLOYEES COMING OUT OF THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AREAS TO QUALIFY, SO IT WILL BE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF JOBS. I DON'T RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HOW MANY JOBS IT'S REQUIRED TO QUALIFY FOR A TRIPLE JUMBO. I THINK IT'S AROUND 500 OR SO. SO AS OBVIOUSLY THE BENEFIT TO THE EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE COMING OUT OF A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CENSUS TRACTS, WORKING FOR A TOP NOTCH COMPANY LIKE TESLA. TESLA IN, IN EXCHANGE, WILL BE ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF THE SALES TAX THAT THEY HAVE PAID FOR MATERIALS AND SUCH, FOR THEIR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS THEY'RE DOING ON THE BUILDING. AND ANY EQUIPMENT THAT MAY HAVE THEY MAY HAVE ACTUALLY PAID SALES TAX ON OR CERTAIN TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ALSO QUALIFY. AND IT'S A STATE PROGRAM, CORRECT? IT'S A STATE PROGRAM. THE COUNTY HAS NO MONEY IN THIS AT ALL. WE JUST SIMPLY ARE THE NOMINATING ENTITY. AND THAT TELLS THE STATE THAT WE SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND THAT IT IS A LEGITIMATE PROJECT HERE IN WALLER COUNTY. BASICALLY, KIND OF TO SUM IT ALL UP, IF YOU'RE PROVIDING X NUMBER OF JOBS THAT BASICALLY GO TO FOLKS FROM PREDOMINANTLY LOW TO MODERATE, YOU KNOW, LOW, LOW INCOME AREAS, YOU QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM, YOU CAN GET SALES TAX REBATES OR WHATEVER ON MATERIALS THAT YOU, YOU USE IN YOUR PRODUCTION PROCESS. THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S SO MUCH PER JOB. SO THE MORE JOBS THEY BRING, THE HIGHER THEIR REBATE CAPABILITIES BECOME. WIN WIN. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. I THINK THAT SUMS IT UP. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS. WOULD ANYONE ELSE YOU KNOW WE ARE IN A PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL RIGHT JUDGE, I DO HAVE A MEMBER OF TESLA HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. AARON. AARON BRADLEY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. MY PLEASURE. GREAT JOB. HOW WHERE ARE THEY STAND IN THE PROCESS AS FAR AS RAMPING UP PRODUCTION? ARE THEY STILL THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO THEY'RE TRYING TO I BELIEVE THEY WANT TO BE IN PRODUCTION BY THE END OF EITHER THIS QUARTER OR THE FIRST PART OF THE NEXT QUARTER. WOW. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, FOR SURE. IS THERE A TARGET DATE? AND THEY'RE RAMPING UP FAIRLY QUICKLY. LAST TIME I WAS OVER THERE, THERE, THERE HAD TO BE 200 PEOPLE, 300 PEOPLE WORKING ON THAT SITE, GETTING THINGS READY. AND THEN VINCE, ARE YOU TELLING THEM THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM EXPANDING AGAIN? YES, I AM, AND I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH THAT ENDEAVOR. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. IT IS 9:23 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AND WE WILL MOVE TO 46 MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 46. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 46 CARRIES. THANK

[TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR]

IT WAS 900,000 AND TOTAL COLLECTION OF A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION. AND FOR MAY IT'S 616,000. 1.2 MILLION IS THE TOTAL. I DID WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE THAT THE

[00:20:04]

VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES 47. LET'S GO

[COUNTY ENGINEER]

THIS EXTENDS THE DESIGN BEYOND THE INTERSECTION WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN HARRIS COUNTY. I WILL NOTE THAT HARRIS COUNTY HAS AGREED TO PAYING FOR THEIR PORTION OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND. AND THE SIGNAL FOR CLAY AT AT PITTS. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT THE PROJECT EXTENDS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE CAPACITY. YEAH. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT. SO WE'RE WITHIN LIKE 1200FT OF BEING TO THE INTERSECTION. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY LANES THAT WE PUT IN, IF WE DON'T GET TO THE INTERSECTION, IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUE. AND SO WE'VE REACHED OUT TO HARRIS COUNTY. THEY'VE AGREED TO, TO FULLY REFUND AND PAY FOR EVERYTHING. BUT INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO PROJECTS OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT ALL BECAUSE WE'RE AHEAD OF THEIR SCHEDULE. YEAH. AND PURCHASE RIGHT OF WAY AS WELL. PURCHASE RIGHT OF WAY. SO 49 IS TO EXTEND THE PROJECT FOR OWENS ROAD TO THE CITY OF WALLER. THE INTENT OF THAT WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE PAST IS TO TAKE IN WALLER COUNTY SECTION. I WILL MENTION THAT THE CITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW. THERE IS AN ILA THAT WERE A DRAFT VERSION WE'RE CIRCULATING THAT WILL COME TO YOU, AND THEN 50 IS. CHANGE ORDER FOR OUR BRIDGE PROJECT. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE, BUT. BUT ADDITIONAL PAVING SINCE THE CONTRACTORS ALREADY OUT THERE, WE FOUND A WAY THAT WE COULD USE THEM IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PROJECT AND, AND DO THE WORK TO REHAB SOME, SOME ASPHALT PAVING. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THAT THAT COST IS FOR, THAT'S ACTUALLY BENEFITS THE COUNTY BECAUSE THERE'S NO MOBILITY COST, TRAFFIC CONTROL. IT'S ALL THE SAME IN OUR CURRENT EXISTING CONTRACT. SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT CLEANED UP AS WELL. ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. WELL WE COVERED EVERYTHING AND JUST WAS DISTRACTED BY A TEXT MESSAGE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THEN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED 48 THROUGH 50. CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. NOW THEY'LL MOVE US TO 51

[COUNTY COURT AT LAW II]

[COUNTY JUDGE]

[00:25:08]

[PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR]

[LIBRARY]

[MISCELLANEOUS]

YEAH. RIGHT. DISCUSSION. OH, YOU HAVE SOME DISCUSSION? YEAH. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I THINK WE POSTPONED THIS AGENDA ITEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BECAUSE WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM JOAN. JOAN IS HERE, SO I WANTED TO GIVE A MINUTE OR A SECOND FOR YOU TO, I GUESS, WHAT WOULD BE THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR US DOING THIS? BECAUSE WE DID. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU I'M PRETTY SURE ALAN MADE YOU AWARE THAT TWO WEEKS AGO THIS WAS A CONVERSATION AND WE POSTPONED IT BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T HERE. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND. I'M I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER THE COURT WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO DO. I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S MY DECISION ONE WAY OR. BE SO GREAT. THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TO NOTE THAT SEVERAL OF THESE EMPLOYEES NO LONGER WORK AT THE COUNTY, THAT THAT IS TRUE. AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO, WE JUST HAVE TO BE UNIFORM ABOUT IT. WE CAN'T ALLOW SOME EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TO REPAY THE AMOUNT AND OTHERS TO NOT. AND SOME OF SOME ARE NO LONGER EMPLOYED, BUT SOME ARE. SO YOU HAVE THAT AS WELL. AND THIS WAS THROUGH NO, NO FAULT OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THEIR OWN. NOBODY REALIZED THIS UNTIL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS LOOKED INTO AND REALIZED THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS AN OVERPAYMENT THAT WAS MADE OVER TIME. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TALKING $5,000 SPREAD OUT OVER 13 EMPLOYEES IN REGARDS TO SB 22. SO, I MEAN, WE'VE WE'VE DISCUSSED IT EXTENSIVELY. AND I

[00:30:06]

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 57 CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO 58 MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON 58. AGAIN THIS IS BASICALLY A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE. AS WE GO FORWARD. YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE YET TO LOOK B GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE HISTORICAL DISPLAYS DOWN THERE. AND WE EVEN HAD A PRESENTATION SEVERAL, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHERE WE ACCEPTED A, A WORK OF ART. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ELISABETH NEY MUSEUM OUT OF AUSTIN REGARDING SOME POTENTIAL ARTWORK TO COME TO THE COUNTY TO BE DISPLAYED. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WOULD BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, BE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO KIND OF SET THE STANDARDS AND DECIDE, YOU KNOW, ARTWORK THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED WITHIN THE COURTHOUSE. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. IT'S ESTABLISHING THE WALLER COUNTY ART COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE JUST GOING TO ASSIGN WHO'S GOING TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE AT A LATER DATE? LET'S SEE. LOOKING AT THE RESOLUTION, I THINK IT SETS WHO WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE. OKAY. CONSISTS OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO, JUDGE AND ATTORNEY RESIDING IN WALLER COUNTY, OR WHO ROUTINELY PRACTICES LAW IN WALLER COUNTY.

AN ARTIST RESIDING IN WALLER COUNTY, APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE AND A CURRENT OR RETIRED EDUCATOR WHOSE PRIMARY JOB DUTIES INCLUDE THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF VISUAL OR PERFORMING ARTS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE. THAT'S THE PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 58 CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO 59, 60 AND 61 THROUGH 64 ARE ALL GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. AND JUST A REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SHORT BUDGET WORKSHOP RIGHT AFTER THIS MEETING. SO WE'LL PROBABLY JUST ROLL RIGHT INTO THAT. BUT AS FAR AS THE TODAY'S AGENDA, WE ARE DONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.