REGULAR MEETING OF THE BREWSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 AT 9:00 A.M. BREWSTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM

By The Big Bend Gazette On March 23, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BREWSTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 AT 9:00 A.M.

BREWSTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM 6TH & AVE E

ALPINE, TEXAS

AGENDA

Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment

Minutes / additions / corrections / approval

Road & Bridge Department / Community Facilities

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

Discussion and appropriate action for general work of Road & Bridge Department to go forward

Treasurer

General Bills / Discussion and appropriate action

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

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

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

Officials’ Monthly Reports

83rd District Attorney’s Office

Approve certified submission for grant application number 2934901, County Essentials Grant for the murder prosecution in the State of Texas v Tony Flint, Cause No. 4319, in the 394th Judicial District Court of Brewster County, Texas

Approve travel for testimony of the Medical Examiner for the State of Texas vs Tony Flint (FAC14-0055)

Discuss and approve Resolution in Support of Adding Aviation Activities to the Texas Recreational Use Statute, House Bill 750

County Clerk / Elections

Election Agreement between the City of Alpine, Brewster County Clerk and Brewster County Voter Registrar / Discussion and appropriate action

Providing notice of cancellation of Election Agreement with the Alpine Independent School District (Agreement approved on March 9, 2015) / Discussion and appropriate action

Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TX CDBG) grant / Update on Well Grant, TX CDBG 71304

Commissioner, Pct. 3 / Update on Texas Disposal System

County Emergency Management Office

General Report including:

Recent emergency responses; emergency planning update; recent work with cooperating emergency responders: (ESD #1, all VFD’s and EMS); update on needs, programs, training, recent work with other governmental entities; equipment for emergency response and updates regarding needs, maintenance, repairs, replacement and additions; emergency management issues related to burn bans; emergency management issues related to communications & public information;

emergency management issues related to County insurance coverage; personnel issues related to emergency response, exercises & drills; matters related to pending & future Homeland Security & FEMA Grants and other funding, matters related to 911 EMS in County and matters related to 911 & 911 addressing / Discussion and appropriate action

Discuss and take appropriate action to employ a Brewster County Emergency Management Coordinator

Discussion and appropriate action for general administrative work of the Emergency Management Department to go forward

Commissioner, Pct. 4 / Reconsider the policy for retiree eligibility criteria for health insurance coverage / Discussion and appropriate action

Delinquent Tax and Fines and Court Costs Collection Contracts

Executive Session Pursuant to §551.071, Government Code, VTCA, to confer with legal counsel about a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflict with this chapter. (Privileged Matters)