Brewster County Commissioners Court Meeting Tuesday at 9:00 am

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BREWSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014, AT 9:00 A.M.

BREWSTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM

6^TH & AVE E

ALPINE, TEXAS

AGENDA

To discuss and take action as appropriate on the following:

1. Minutes / additions / corrections / approval

2. Treasurer

A. General Bills / Discussion and appropriate action

B. Financial Reports / Updates, Discussion, Review and appropriate

action concerning the following:

Specified Activity Report Payroll Reports

Cash Flow Predictions Check Register

Budget Analysis Usage Report Transfers

Receipt File Listings Personnel/Overtime Reports

Cash Report Other Financial Reports as

Grant Reports Requested by Commissioner

C. Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool / 2015 Insurance renewal /

Discussion and appropriate action

D. Texas Association of Counties / 2015 Workers’ Compensation Renewal / Discussion and

appropriate action

E. Other general administrative & procedural matters related to Treasurer’s Office /

Discussion and appropriate action for work of Treasurer’s Office to go forward

3. Officials’ Monthly Reports / Discussion and appropriate action

4. Road & Bridge Department / Community Facilities

A. Road & Bridge Superintendent’s Report

General updates on maintenance and repairs for all county roads & state

of County Roads System; road materials including, fuel, supplies including

usage & inventories & future needs; budgetary matters; equipment

including heavy equipment, (maintenance repairs, future needs,

replacement and additions), pickups, trailers and other light vehicles and

accessories, and small equipment, (usage, future needs), equipment rentals;

facilities (yards in Alpine, Marathon and S. County) cattle guards, fences

and other means of containing livestock; safety issues and equipment; and

community facilities (assistance with maintenance and other related

issues); assistance to other governmental entities and emergency

responders; personnel issues, (vacancies, new hires, discipline,

performance, safety and other general personnel matters); permits for

boring or trenching for utilities across County Roads / Discussion and

appropriate action

B. Discussion and appropriate action for general work of Road & Bridge

Department to go forward

5. Tax Abatement Applications / Consider and act upon tax abatement applications for

projects located in the August Reinvestment Zone pursuant to chapter 312 of the Tax

Code and the County’s tax abatement guidelines and criteria / Discussion and

appropriate action

6. County Clerk / Elections / Approval of Elections Judges & Alternates for the 2014

General November Election / Revised list

7. Landscape & Site Improvements for Judge Val Clark Beard Office Complex /

Consideration of the solicitation of bids for tree removal and/or other improvements

8. Consideration of Retiree Health Insurance for the County Surveyor elected official

position

9. Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TX CDBG) grant / Update on

Marathon Well Grant, TX CDBG 71304

10. Presentation from Big Bend Regional Hospital District representatives regarding

indigent care program and health services in Brewster County

11. County Tax Assessor/Collector

A. Review delinquent tax accounts for all taxing entities in the County

B. Delinquent Tax Collections / Presentation by Tax Collection Law Firms

1. McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C.

2. Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott LLP

3. Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP

12. Public Comment

13. Dedication of the Judge Val Clark Beard Office Complex / Ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m.