Outgoing Brewster County Judge Kathy Killingsworth has set a busy agenda for ommissioners court. Agenda items include: purchases, transfers of funds, and an item pertaining to the Terlingua Common School District.
Here is the agenda:
CALLED MEETING OF THE BREWSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014, AT 9:00 A.M.
BREWSTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM
6TH & 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. Line-item transfers & Budget amendments for all County Departments:
County Judge County Attorney
County Clerk County Treasurer
County Veteran’s Office Tax Assessor-Collector
Non-Departmental Courthouse
Contracting Agencies County Jail
Community Facilities Constable Pct. 1, 2, & 3
Emergency Management Sheriff
County Court Extension Officer
District Clerk Exten. Serv. (Home Agent)
D. Consideration of Granting Permission for the County Treasurer with the approval of
the County Judge to:
1. Transfer funds from General Fund to Road & Bridge Department for 2014 deficits.
2. Transfer funds to General Fund from Reserve Accounts, if necessary
3. Interim Payment of Bills
E. Brewster County Tourism Council / Transfer funds from checking account to
Investment Account
F. Implementation of Procurement Procedures / Issuance of Purchase Orders
G. Sales Tax Issues with County Jail Commissary
H. 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. Child Welfare Board
A. Update
B. Appointment/Reappointment of Board Members
5. Discussion and action upon issuance of Request for Proposals for jail inmate phone
system, including authorization to publish notice thereof and setting the deadline for
receipt of Proposals
6. Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TX CDBG) grant / Update on
Marathon Well Grant, TX CDBG 71304
A. Consider bids / Recommendations from Travis Roberts, Engineer
B. Award Contract for TX CDBG 71304
7. 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. Purchase of vehicles / Solicit bids for two pickups for Road & Bridge Department
C. Precinct 3 / Heating for the Emilio Salmon Fire Station
D. Discussion and appropriate action for general work of Road & Bridge
Department to go forward
8. County Holiday Schedule for 2015 / Proposal to keep number of holidays the same as in
2014 / Discussion and appropriate action to adopt schedule
9. 2015 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting Schedule
A. Review current 2014 schedule / Discussion
B. Propose & adopt schedule for 2015
10. Texas Agri-Life Extension Office
A. Update on activities
B. Consider soliciting bids for pick-up truck / Cost to be shared with Jeff Davis
County
11. Elections / Special Election – January 13, 2015
A. Consideration of Amendments to Election Judges and Alternate Judges
B. Sign the Order of the Special Election
C. Review training schedule for Election Judges/Alternate Judges/Workers
D. Review sample ballot
E. Notice of Election to be published December 18, 2014
12. Amendment of Security Policy for the Courthouse/County Facilities
13. Consideration of Resolution defining Commissioners Court/County Judge’s
responsibilities/authority regarding Terlingua Common School District
14. Public Comment
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