[Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance by Jason Corley.] [00:00:07] MORNING EVERYONE. IS THAT RIGHT? GOOD MORNING. LET ME CALL TO ORDER LUBBOCK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE ARE SITTING IN REGULAR SESSION. IT IS MONDAY. IT IS AUGUST 24TH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2026. IT IS 10:00 AND A QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE RISE TO JOIN COMMISSIONER CORLEY AND OUR INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE BOUNTIFUL RAIN. HE GAVE US THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. LORD, WE PRAY THAT THE RAIN THAT'S FORECASTED NEXT WEEK WILL COME AND WE LOOK TO YOU FOR OUR SUSTENANCE. WE LOOK FOR YOU FOR OUR GUIDANCE. LORD, PLEASE PLACE YOUR GUIDING HAND OF WISDOM UPON THIS COURT TODAY AND ALL OF OUR ADVISERS WHO ADVISE US. LORD, HELP US TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS FOR THOSE THAT WE SERVE. IN YOUR NAME I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYBODY SIGN UP? NO ONE SIGNED IT. THANK YOU. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS [1.00 26-0668 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Minutes from Regular Commissioner’s Court dated August 10, 2026.] AND MOVE TO ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING DATED AUGUST 10TH, 2026. SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SHORE. I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CIRCULATED. IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO BE MADE? HEARING NONE, CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TWO IS TO [2.00 26-0653 Discuss, consider and/or take action regarding Auditor and Financial Matters including Budget Adjustments, Transfers and Amendments.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE AUDITOR AND FINANCIAL MATTERS, INCLUDING BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, TRANSFERS AND AMENDMENTS. MISS WILLIAMS, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I PRESENT LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND THE AMOUNT OF $818,611 AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $424,432, AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHORE TO APPROVE OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS, ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE [3.00 26-0654 Discuss, consider and/or take action to Authorize Payment of Claims: General Accounts (Pooled Cash).] QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENTS OF CLAIMS UNDER GENERAL ACCOUNTS. MISS WILLIAMS, I PRESENT PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,626,734.48 AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO APPROVE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RECHLER TO APPROVE THE PAYMENTS OF CLAIMS AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM FOUR. DISCUSS. [4.00 26-0655 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept the Monthly Unaudited Financial Report for July 2026.] CONSIDER. UNDERTAKE ACTION TO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JULY OF 2026. MISS WILLIAMS PRESENT THE MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FROM JULY 2026 AND ASK FOR YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY TO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JULY OF 26, AS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? [5.00 26-0669 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept the Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter ending June 30, 2026.] MOTION CARRIES. ITEM FIVE IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026. I PRESENT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2026 AND ASK FOR YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHORE TO ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2026. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SIX THROUGH 23 ARE UNDER [CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 6-23)] OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE CONSENT? AGENDA ITEM 6.3 IS PRESENTED. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DALBY, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RECHLER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SIX [00:05:01] THROUGH 23 AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP OVER ITEM 24 AT THIS TIME. [25.00 26-0601 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Lubbock Emergency Communication District Board of Managers proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 commencing October 1, 2026.] WE'LL WAIT TILL 1015 ON ITEM 24 AND MOVE TO ITEM 25, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE LUBBOCK EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR OF 2627, COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026. SKYLER, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? SEE YOU. THANK YOU. AS HE STATED, I'M NATHAN KAISER. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LUBBOCK EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT. WE ARE A SPECIAL DISTRICT DICTATED BY TEXAS LEGISLATION THAT WE HANDLE THE 911 NETWORK AND SYSTEMS THAT MAKE THAT RUN. AND ONE OF OUR LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES IS EVERY YEAR WE PRESENT OUR BUDGET FOR COMMENT TO THE LOCAL ENTITIES. LUBBOCK COUNTY BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST. REALLY THE BUSINESS AS USUAL. WE'RE MAKING SOME. WE'VE MADE SOME LARGE HEADWAY IN RECENT YEARS, AND WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS WHAT WE CALL NEXT GENERATION 911. IT'S A FEDERAL MANDATE. WE ARE. THERE, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, NEXT GENERATION. TOMORROW IS ALWAYS TOMORROW. SO WE'RE EVOLVING. BUT. WE'VE WE'VE DONE SOME IMPRESSIVE THINGS WITH SUPPORTING OTHER PARTS OF TEXAS HERE AS WELL. SO WE OUR REACH EXTENDS FAR BEYOND LUBBOCK. HE DOESN'T ASK, HOW MANY YEARS NOW HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN HAD THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES FOR NINE, NINE, 11 CALLS, 12 YEARS, 12 YEARS. I STILL TALK TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. AND YES, FOR LACK OF, YOU KNOW, NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT ON YOUR PART, BUT SURE, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE FOR THAT TO STICK. IT IS A, YOU KNOW, WE ROLLED THAT OUT IN MUCH LIKE WET PAINT. WE DIDN'T TELL EVERYONE BECAUSE THE FIRST THING THEY WANTED TO DO WAS TEST IT. BUT WE DO GET A WE GET ABOUT A THOUSAND OF THOSE A YEAR. NOT VERY MANY. WHAT WE STILL A LOT. IT IS A LOT, BUT WE. WE ANSWER ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION 911 CALLS A YEAR. SO, SO JUST JUST SINCE WE'RE DISCUSSING IT, THEY JUST TEXT 911. YES SIR. SIR, WE FOUND THAT MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR A VOICE THOUGH. YEAH. BUT IT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE FOR IN DURESS AND KIND OF TALK. YES, SIR. IT IS WHEN IT DOES, WHEN IT IS USED, IT'S, IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO IS THERE ANY IS THERE ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT'S GOING TO BE IN PLAY IN THE 911 SYSTEM? LIKE WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON? WHAT ARE WE SO. YES, SO WE ARE MOVE WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM WHAT WE CALL LEGACY 911, WHERE EVERYTHING'S VERY LOCALIZED, EVEN DOWN TO A FACILITY OR A REGION. WE ARE. DISPERSED. CLOUD COMES INTO PLAY WITH THAT. WE ARE LOOKING OUR CALL ROUTING, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW WE GET A CALL FROM A TYPICAL CALLER TO, TO THE NUMBER ONE CENTER THAT NEEDS TO ANSWER IT. THAT IS IN FLUX. WE ARE MOVING THAT UP TO SOME NATIONAL LEVEL RESOURCES WHILE WE STILL HAVE SOME TEXAS TO. SO WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING LOCAL. SO DOES THAT. WE'RE ALSO SOME SMALLER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE AGGREGATING A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT USED TO HAVE YOU ON THE PHONE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, ALARM COMPANIES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT REQUIRES STILL A VOICE OVER A TEN DIGIT PHONE. WE'RE AUTOMATING THAT. WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME THINGS AI ASSISTED. THEY DON'T THEY DON'T AFFECT 911 DIRECTLY, BUT ALL THE ANCILLARY THINGS THAT GO ON WITH COMMUNICATIONS. I WAS THINKING SPAG HAD TOLD US IN A MEETING THAT MOVING FROM HARDWIRED TO MORE DIGITAL. YES, SIR. MOST OF MOST OF WHAT WE CALL LEGACY 911 WAS BUILT AROUND THE OLD COPPER LINE PHONE SYSTEMS, WHICH YOU CAN'T PURCHASE ANYMORE. SO MOST OF OUR TECHNOLOGY IS MOVED TOWARDS NOT ONLY WIRELESS AND VOICE OVER THE INTERNET, BUT TREATING EVERYTHING THE SAME. SO WE CAN, WE CAN TAKE 911 CALLS FROM PRACTICALLY ANY DEVICE. HOW'S THE PINPOINTING NOW FROM CELL PHONES? IF SOMEBODY'S CALLING IN, WE WE'RE LARGELY SUBJECTED TO THE CARRIER LOCATION, WHICH I THINK THE FCC RELY. I THINK THE FCC ALLOWS UP TO 150M OF AIR. IT'S NOT USUALLY THAT FAR. IT'S USUALLY MUCH CLOSER. BUT WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL [00:10:01] TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE THAT NARROWS THAT DOWN TO 5 TO 10FT. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S STILL PRETTY GOOD IN A RURAL AREA. YES, I USED TO I MEAN, YOU GET THE ADDRESS AND THEN YOU DRIVE OUT THERE AND IT'S A RANCH THAT'S TWO SECTIONS. SO IT'S TWO SQUARE MILES. OKAY. WELL, WHERE'S THE HOUSE? SO. SURE. YEAH. WITH LUBBOCK AS FLAT AS IT IS, YOU CAN WATCH YOUR DOG RUN AWAY FOR TWO DAYS. BUT IT STILL HELPS IF THEY'RE INSIDE A BUILDING. IT DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY HELPS. CAN YOU SPEAK YOUR YOUR PROJECTS WENT UP A TOUCH. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WENT UP. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THOSE? THOSE TWO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS LARGELY CONSISTED OF AUDIT. WE DO AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT EVERY YEAR. OUR LOCAL RESOURCES HAVE SIMPLY CLOSED UP SHOP. AND LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, THOSE THINGS ARE CLIMBING. THE PROJECTS, SOME OF THAT I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, THOSE ARE THE ALARM CALL AGGREGATIONS. SOME OF THE AI ASSISTED VENTURES, AND THEN ALSO THAT LOCATION INFORMATION WE TALKED ABOUT, WE DELIVER THAT OUTSIDE OF THE 911 CALL. SO WE PROVIDE THAT TO ALL OUR ANSWERING POINTS THROUGH A NETWORK THAT WE MAINTAIN. BUT OVERALL, YOU'RE. WELL THE BUDGET WENT DOWN. YES, SIR. THAT WAS BASICALLY OR NOT BASICALLY, BUT MAINLY ON THE BACK OF THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. YES SIR. WE MADE SOME WE WE'RE IN A CONSTANT UPGRADE CYCLE AND NONE OF IT IS INEXPENSIVE. BUT WE MADE SOME LARGE PURCHASES IN THE PAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, WHICH HAS REDUCED OUR ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO. YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE MAKING ANY PURCHASES? OH, WE ARE WE WE'RE WE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WE REPLACE WE RECORD ALL THE AUDIO THAT COMES THROUGH OVER NINE ONE, ONE CALL RADIO TRAFFIC, ALL OF THAT. WE'RE REPLACING THOSE RECORDERS THIS YEAR. THE MAJOR PURCHASES ARE 911 CALL HANDLING SOFTWARE. AND THAT WAS DONE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. EVERY YEAR WE BUDGET FOR THAT. THAT IS A CAPITAL RESERVES ESSENTIALLY. MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CAULEY, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRANGLER TO APPROVE THE LUBBOCK EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM 26 IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE JULY 26TH [26.00 26-0643 Presentation for July 2026 Monthly Report for Constable Pct. 1, as required by Local Government Code 114.044.] MONTHLY REPORT. CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE, AS REQUIRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 114.04 FOR POSSIBLE. HANNAH. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, STATISTICAL FEES THAT WERE COLLECTED BY THE OFFICE IS 11,000 OR 11,700. NORMAL FEES OF 660 BRING A TOTAL OF 12,360 FOR THE MONTH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CONSTABLE HANNAH? NO, NO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. I'M ALSO ON THE NEXT ONE. ARE YOU ON THE NEXT ONE? [27.00 26-0637 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept FY 2027 Constable’s Fee as required by Local Government Code118.131.] WELL LET'S JUST DO THIS NEXT ONE THEN. ITEM 27 DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO ACCEPT. FISCAL YEAR 27 CONSTABLE FEES AS REQUIRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 1.131. CONSTABLE. THE FOUR OF US HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION AND WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 27, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FEES AT THE SAME, THE SAME RATE THAT THEY ARE NOW. SO MOVE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RATCLIFF. I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHAW TO ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 27 CONSTABLE FEES AS NO INCREASE AS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 182.134. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST DIDN'T Y'ALL INCREASE THE FEES LAST YEAR OR AM I? YES. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OKAY. I WENT FROM 80. I'VE SLEPT SINCE THEN. SO I WAS TRYING TO WE JUST CHANGED PRETTY MUCH ALL THE ONES THAT WERE 80 UP TO 100. SO EVERYTHING'S 100 AND RATES ARE 200. SO IT'S KIND OF BASELINE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. LET'S MOVE BACK TO ITEM 24 WHICH IS TO RECEIVE COMMENTS [24.00 26-0463 10:15 AM Receive comments regarding the Lubbock County tax rate.] REGARDING THE LUBBOCK COUNTY TAX RATE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE LUBBOCK COUNTY TAX RATE? SEEING NO COMMENTS, I WILL CLOSE THE COMMENT SECTION [28.00 26-0667 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the disposal of salvage property per Local Government Code 263.152(c).] [00:15:13] AND MOVE NOW TO ITEM 28 ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DISPOSAL OF SALVAGE PROPERTY PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 263.152 SEE CHRISTINA HANLEY PURCHASING. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN DISPOSING THIS X-RAY TUBE FOR A DENTAL MACHINE AT THE DETENTION CENTER, SO THE ACTUAL MACHINE WILL GO TO AUCTION. I'LL BRING THAT NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR APPROVAL, BUT THIS ONE WILL JUST BE DISPOSAL. YEAH, JUST. IT'S NOT SALVAGEABLE AT ALL. YEAH. THIS IS BROKEN. NONFUNCTIONAL. YEAH. WHEN I WAS OUT THERE FOR A VISIT, THEY HAD THE NEW ONE COMING IN JUST WAITING ON GETTING IT PUT IN. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RATCLIFF. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHAW TO APPROVE OF THE DISPOSAL OF THE SALVAGE PROPERTY PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 263.152 C ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL. OH YES. GO AHEAD SIR. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, IF IT CAME UP, WHAT IS THAT THING WAY? I DON'T KNOW THE WAY. LET ME SEE. ON THE RIGHT. I HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW THE WEIGHT I'D HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU, BUT I DON'T SEE THE WEIGHT LISTED ON THE ORDER, SO I'M NOT SURE. WE HAVE TO AUCTION IT OFF. OR CAN WE TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO A SALVAGE YARD? SINCE IT'S AN X-RAY TUBE, IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO RECYCLE IT THROUGH HENRY SHEEN. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HANDLE ALL THE X-RAYS. CONSIDERING WHAT IT IS, IT'S AN X-RAY TUBE. WE WOULDN'T WANT TO AUCTION THAT OFF. OKAY. I THINK IT'D BE BEST PRACTICE TO HAVE IT RECYCLED THROUGH THEM, CONSIDERING WHAT IT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I GUESS FOR ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE ITEMS [29.00 26-0658 Discuss, consider and/or take action to award ITB 260701, Asphalt Mixes for the Consolidated Road & Bridge Department.] ARE CONCERNING THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. ITEM 29 DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AWARD ITB260701. THIS IS ASPHALT MIXES FOR CONSOLIDATED ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. GOOD MORNING WITH PURCHASING. THIS IS A. THIS IS ACTUALLY A SIX MONTH BID. THAT WE DO. AND WE HAD FOUR RESPONSIVE BIDDERS AND WE ASKED FOR A MULTI AWARD TO ALL FOUR TO ACCOMMODATE ROAD AND BRIDGE. AND THAT'S BLADE GROUP, WEST INDUSTRIES, WEST TEXAS PAVING AND VULCAN CONSTRUCTION FOR THOSE MATERIALS. WE DO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHAW. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN THE QUESTION ON AWARDING ITB 260701 TO BLADE GROUP WEST INDUSTRIES, WEST TEXAS PAVING AND VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? [30.00 26-0660 Discuss, consider and/or take action to award ITB 260703 Asphalt Materials for Consolidated Road & Bridge Department.] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 30. DISCUSS, CONSIDER OR TAKE ACTION AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AWARD. ITB 260703 ASPHALT MATERIALS FOR CONSOLIDATED ROAD AND BRIDGE. THIS IS OUR YEARLY BID FOR ASPHALT MATERIALS, AND WE ASK FOR YOU TO AWARD TO THE ONE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER ERGON. ASPHALT EMULSIONS SO MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RECHLER TO AWARD ITB 260703 ASPHALT MATERIALS TO ARAGON ASPHALT EMULSIONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? [31.00 26-0663 Discuss, consider and/or take action to award ITB 260704, Crushed Caliche for the Consolidated Road & Bridge Department.] MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 31 DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AWARD ITB 26070 FOR CRUSHED CALICHE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. YEAH. THIS IS FOR A YEARLY FOR CRUSHED. AND WE HAVE FOUR RESPONSIVE BIDDERS. AND WE ASKED FOR A MULTI AWARD TO JUST CD WASTE. AND RONNIE'S ON PAVING MOVE TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CAWLEY TO AWARD ITB 26070 FOR CRUSHED CALICHE TO C AND D WASTE AND TO RONNIE ZONE PAVING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? [32.00 26-0661 Discuss, consider and/or take action to award ITB 260705, Gasoline & Diesel Fuels for the Consolidated Road & Bridge Department.] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 32 DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AWARD ITB 260705 GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. YES. IN RESPONSE TO THE YEARLY GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUELS, WE HAD FOUR RESPONSIVE BIDDERS. WE ASKED FOR A MULTI AWARD TO WALKER OIL COMPANY AND GRESHAM PETROLEUM COMPANY TO APPROVE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRECKLER AWARD ITB 20705 FOR [00:20:03] GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL TO WALKER SIMS OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED AND GRESHAM PETROLEUM COMPANY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? [33.00 26-0662 Discuss, consider and/or take action to award ITB 260706, Aggregate Road Materials for Consolidated Road & Bridge.] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND ITEM 33. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD ITB 260706 AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIAL FOR CONSOLIDATED ROAD BRIDGE. FOR OUR YEARLY AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIALS. WE HAD TWO RESPONSIVE BIDDERS AND WE ASKED FOR MULTI AWARD TO BOTH VENDORS VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND GREEN DREAM INTERNATIONAL TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BACHELOR AWARD ITB 260706. AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIAL TO VULCAN. CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TO GREEN DREAM INTERNATIONAL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ITEM 34. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE [34.00 26-0666 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with SoundThinking, Inc.] ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SOUND THINKING, INC. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. I AM PAUL MOLLER, THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE LUBBOCK, TEXAS. TAG SOUND THINKING, INC. YOU. WE ARE REQUESTING ACCESS TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO THEIR CRIME TRACER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. THIS WILL BE AT NO COST TO LUBBOCK COUNTY OR THE LUBBOCK TAG. IT WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED STATEWIDE FOR THE TAGS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS OF THIS MOU IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WHO ACCESSES IT STAYS WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF THE FBI, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES OR SEIZURE SECURITY POLICY. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE MOU WITH SOUND THINKING INC. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [35.00 26-0651 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Potter County for Medical Examiner Services.] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MUELLER. ITEM 35. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH POTTER COUNTY FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, ABBY TREVINO, MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. WE ARE PRESENTING A CONTRACT WITH POTTER COUNTY TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION SERVICES AND ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. SO MOVED. SECOND. GOOD MORNING, MISS TREVINO. COULD YOU PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. SORRY. APOLOGIES ABOUT THAT. LET'S BE GLAD, THAT'S ALL. CHARLIE'S ANGELS. MORNING, ANGELS. I'M FORTUNATE. OKAY. I HAVE GOT SOMEBODY LAUGHED AT MY CHARLIE'S ANGELS. GET THAT BACK THERE. BY THE WAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SHAW, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DALBY, TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH POTTER COUNTY FOR ME. SERVICES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE ONLY DISCUSSION I WOULD HAVE IS THIS IS A FAIRLY SIZABLE CONTRACT FOR US. IN FACT, THIS ONE, I GUESS OF ALL THE ONES THAT WE'RE APPROACHING, THIS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGER ONES THAT WE HAVE SO FAR, BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE LAST ONE. YES. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY JOB WELL DONE. THIS IS WHY WE BUILT THIS FACILITY. THIS IS WHY THE PEOPLE OF LUBBOCK COUNTY OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO US TO BUILD THIS SO THAT WE CAN BE THAT REGIONAL CENTER, THAT THAT HELPS TAKE CARE OF THE COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS. AND THIS IS JUST A STEP ALSO IN THAT VERY, VERY GOOD DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU, MR. TREVINO. AND TO YOUR WHOLE STAFF. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL LET THEM KNOW. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 36. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND [36.00 26-0657 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an Addendum to Anixter/Wesco Terms and Conditions of Sale.] OR TAKE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN AN ADDENDUM TO THE ANIXTER WESCO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. IF I DO, DO YOU YOU HAVE THE PARTICULARS ON THIS ONE? NO, SIR. THIS IS A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE. ISAAC BADU, TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR. THIS IS VENDOR THAT WE PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FROM. BUT I TURNED THE CONTRACT INTO MISS REEVES. AND SO SHE'S BEEN THE ONE DRIVING THIS. IS THIS. I UNTIL EXACTLY WHICH DEPARTMENT THIS WAS FOR? THIS IS FOR ITIT AS WELL. YES. IT SAYS IT WAS REQUESTED BY MISS REEVES. YEAH. THIS IS WE. BUT IT WAS. BUT THIS IS FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT. YES. WELL I MEAN WE FOR [00:25:05] SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, THEY JUST KNOW THEY SELL MORE HARDWARE AND LIKE CONTROLS AND YOU KNOW, HARDWARE EQUIPMENT IS WHAT WE BUY FROM THEM MOSTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ADDENDUM TO THE ANIXTER WESCO CONDITION OF SALE. SECOND MOTION BY JUDGE PARRISH, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHAW TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE ADDENDUM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. PLEASE. MISS REEVES, WOULD YOU MIND? IS THIS ONE THE COMPANIES WILL HAVE TO WATCH PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. OKAY, GOTCHA. AND THEY'RE PRIMARILY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. SO IT'S IT PURCHASES IT PRESENTED THE CONTRACT TO US TO REVIEW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. SO IT'LL BE FOR ONGOING PURCHASES FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AS THE IT NEEDS THEM. IT MEETS ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS NOW. YES, SIR. IT DOES NOW WE HAD EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FIXED. YEAH. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION [37.00 26-0464 Discuss, consider and/or take action regarding the Grievance Committee recommendations for FY 2027 per Local Government code 152.016(b).] CARRIES. ITEM 37 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND OR TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 152.016 B COMMISSIONERS. THIS PAST WEEK, THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MET TO CONSIDER THE. THE LETTER OF GRIEVANCE BY. BY OUR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR RONNIE KEISTER. AND THIS IS ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT CODE. 152.014 THROUGH 016. THE MR. KEISTER HAD A HAD TEN MINUTES TO. TO MAKE HIS PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE DID DID VERY WELL AND THERE WERE SEVERAL REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS. AT THE END. THE. THE COMMITTEE VOTED 8 TO 1 TO APPROVE HIS SALARY INCREASE. REQUESTED INCREASE TO $110,000. WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND AUTHORIZE THE SALARY INCREASE TO THE TAX ASSESSOR. COLLECTOR TO 110,000. I WOULD SECOND YOUR MOTION. OKAY. MOTION BY JUDGE PARRISH, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CAULEY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? JUDGE, THE PAPER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME THIS MORNING SAYS THE VOTE WAS 940 AGAINST. NO. I SIGNED THE ONE THAT I HAD SIGNED. KNOW THAT UP TOP. IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THE UNANIMOUS ONE. OKAY. THE BOTTOM PART WOULD HAVE BEEN THE UNANIMOUS ONE. THE TOP PART IS RECOMMENDATION. SO THE RECOMMENDATION THE COMMISSIONERS COURT BEFORE BEFORE US IS TO ACCEPT THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. I KIND OF WRESTLED WITH THIS ONE ALL WEEKEND. AND I SAID FROM THE GET GO, MY TWO PRIORITIES IN THIS BUDGET WERE REINSTATING THE CRITICAL NEEDS FUNDING AND FINDING AN AVENUE FOR COLAS FOR EMPLOYEES. AND I ORIGINALLY VOTED NO ON ELECTED OFFICIAL PAY RAISES. STILL REALLY DON'T HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE ON COLAS FOR EMPLOYEES. AND SO I'M I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON THIS AND STICKING WITH THE DIRECTION I WENT IN THE BEGINNING. AND IT'S A LITTLE A LITTLE BIT OF AN AWKWARD VOTE FOR ME. I MEAN, HE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S BROUGHT IN A LOT OF REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY. BUT I JUST I THINK TAKING CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES IS OVER THE ELECTEDS THIS THIS YEAR IS, IS THAT'S STILL MY HEAD'S UP. SO THAT'S MY DISCUSSION. GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MR. KEYSER'S EFFORTS TO RECRUIT THE BUSINESS FROM TESLA. THOSE ACTIONS ARE HIS OWN. HE WAS THE ONE THAT PURSUED THAT. HE WAS THE ONE THAT HAS DONE THAT. AND IT HAS BROUGHT IN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO OUR COUNTY. AND YEAH, I THINK WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. I'M GLAD TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT'S GETTING OUT THERE AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO'S GETTING OUT THERE AND DOING THINGS THAT IS BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT'S NOT NOT TAXED OR NOT PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS TO HELP US SUPPORT THE EFFORTS [00:30:02] THAT LUBBOCK COUNTY ENGAGES IN. 100, 100% AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID BEFORE. TESLA HAD ALREADY BROUGHT IN ANOTHER ELECTRIC. AND THERE WERE SOME THERE WERE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE COMMITTEE. HEARING THE OTHER DAY. I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND A GREAT DISCUSSION WAS HAD. AND GREAT QUESTIONS, GREAT POINTS MADE. YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION, JUDGE. I WAS JUST YEAH, YEAH. SO, MR. CORLEY, ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO CONSIDER INCREASES IN SALARIES BASED ON WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO THE COUNTY? I THINK THAT'S A VALID CONSIDERATION. REALLY. I LIKE THAT IDEA. DO YOU THINK THE COUNTY. NO. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU. I'M NOT SUGGESTING IT. OH, YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOUR IDEA. NO, IT'S A GOOD ONE. I KNOW YOU DO. I'M GLAD YOU THOUGHT OF THAT. BUT. SO WHEN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR THE COUNTY CLERK OR THE DISTRICT CLERK, THEY HAVE TO JUSTIFY THEIR SALARY INCREASE BASED ON WHAT THEY BRING IN. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT OFFICES THAT DO DIFFERENT THINGS. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IS A SALARY INCREASE BASED ON WHAT YOU CAN BRING INTO THE COUNTY? THAT'S WHAT MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, NOT NECESSARILY DEPENDING ON THE YOU SAID YES, ABSOLUTELY. NOW YOU'RE SAYING NOT NECESSARILY. I WAS TRYING TO AGREE WITH YOUR IDEA AND BACK YOU UP. WHAT AM I HANGING? MY YOU IS, IS A SALARY ADJUSTMENT BASED CAN BRING INTO THIS COUNTY IN SOME INSTANCES? YES. OKAY. THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM, BUT GO AHEAD. I'M READY TO VOTE WHENEVER YOU ARE, SIR. WHICH OFFICES WOULD WOULD QUALIFY FOR BRINGING IN MONEY INCOME IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY A SALARY INCREASE? WELL, THAT WOULD BE THE ONES ON THE AGENDA THAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. JUST THIS ONE, JUST BECAUSE IT'S ON THE AGENDA THE OTHERS ARE ON THERE. WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT. YEAH. LET'S ASK THE QUESTION. WELL, SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP, I DIDN'T THIS WAS YOUR IDEA. WASN'T MY IDEA. WE COULD JUST VOTE ON IT AND MOVE ON AND NOT WASTE EVERYBODY ELSE'S TIME. WELL, JUST TRYING TO GET A POLICY. I'M TRYING TO GET A PUBLIC POLICY FROM THIS DAIS AS TO WHAT JUSTIFIES A SALARY INCREASE. I'VE BEEN BETTER TO DISCUSS THIS PRIOR TO THE COURT. WELL, I THINK THE PEOPLE OUT HERE, WE'VE GOT EMPLOYEES OUT HERE THAT ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF YOU JUSTIFY THEIR SALARY INCREASE BASED ON WHAT THEY BRING INTO THE COUNTY, THEY'RE STOPPED BY THE OFFICE AND DISCUSS IT. WELL, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME. WHILE WE'VE GOT A PUBLIC FORUM GOING FOR DISCUSSIONS NO LONGER GERMANE TO THE TOPIC, IT IS BECAUSE IT'S A RECOMMENDATION BY A CITIZENS COMMITTEE THAT SAYS YOU'RE. AND I AGREE WITH THEM. THE CITIZENS, THE CITIZENS VOTED ON IT. THEY LIKE IT. OKAY, I'LL I'LL SUPPORT THEIR VOTE. SO CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? WHY DIDN'T YOU SUPPORT IT WHEN IT WAS UP FOR VOTE ON JULY 27TH? IT WASN'T UP FOR A VOTE ON JULY 27TH. IT WAS. WE HAD ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT ITEM WAS ON THERE. YES. NO, IT WASN'T RONNIE KEISTERS. RONNIE KEISTERS SALARY WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR JULY 27TH. AND YOU SAID NO. WELL, I CAN READ AS WELL AS I CAN RECOLLECT. AND THAT WAS NOT ON THERE. SO NEXT ITEM, ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE. THIS IS WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR JULY 27TH. WHAT IS WHAT IS IT, RONNIE KEISTER SALARY. I SEE WE SUPPORTED THIS DIDN'T WE DON'T KNOW. OH WHERE DID SHE GET THIS FROM? THAT'S JUST WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR JULY 27TH. YEAH. WE VOTED TO NOT GIVE ANY INCREASES TO ANY ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT'S RIGHT. INCLUDING RONNIE KEISTER AND RONNIE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND CONVINCED MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHY DIDN'T YOU SUPPORT RONNIE KEISTER? AN INCREASE AT THIS MOMENT AND WAIT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DO THAT? WELL, THE COMMITTEE DISAGREED WITH MY ASSESSMENT ON IT, BUT I'LL ACCEPT THEIR ASSESSMENT. BUT YOU SAID THAT THEY WERE RIGHT. I GOT IT WRONG. THEY WERE RIGHT. WOW. TALKING IN CIRCLES ON ME. OH, I'M TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS GOING TO DO FOR THE EMPLOYEES ALSO COMING UP, IT'S ALSO NOT ON THE AGENDA. IT'S NO LONGER GERMANE TO THE CONVERSATION ALONG WITH IT. HERE'S MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM. WE TALK ABOUT WE WE NEED GOOD EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING. WE NEED [00:35:05] GOOD ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND YET WE SAY ON ONE HAND, WE NEED THAT. AND WE SAY ON ONE HAND, BEFORE YOU START YOUR MONOLOGUE. HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO BE? WELL, I'LL GO GET A DRINK AND DRINK WATER. PLEASE GO. GO GET A DRINK OF WATER. IF YOU NEED TO GET A GOOD DRINK OF WATER, GO GET A DRINK OF WATER. BUT PLEASE DON'T INTERRUPT ME. EXTEND THIS COURTESY TO EACH OTHER NOW. SO MY QUESTION BEFORE THIS PANEL HERE, THE OTHER FOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT MEMBERS, IS IF WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE TELLS US WHAT OUR JOB SHOULD BE, THEN WHAT SHOULD THE WHAT SHOULD WE WAIT FOR WHEN WE'RE DECIDING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GIVE THESE HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES FOR LUBBOCK COUNTY, INCLUDING OUR ATTORNEYS IN OUR DAS OFFICE, OUR JAILERS OUT AT THE DETENTION CENTER, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO WAIT ON IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM THE MUCH NEEDED COLA INCREASE THAT IS, THAT IS NEEDED FOR THEM? THEY HAVEN'T HAD ONE LAST YEAR, DIDN'T GET ONE SO FAR THIS YEAR. I AM COMMITTED TO THAT. I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. I DON'T HEAR THAT COMMITMENT FROM THIS PANEL. IN FACT, WHAT I HEAR THAT THE COMMITMENT FROM THIS COURT THIS YEAR FOR BUDGETARY AND AGAIN, YOU INTERRUPTED ME. SO PLEASE LET ME FINISH AND THEN I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE TIME YOU NEED TO ANSWER THAT. THE COMMITMENT OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE ONLY COMMITMENT OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT SO FAR IS NO NEW REVENUE AND NO INCREASES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO COMMITMENTS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM THIS COURT. COMMISSIONER DALBY HAS STATED THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE COLA ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY, AND THAT'S WHY HE VOTED OR HE'S PLANNING TO, OR AT LEAST HE STATED HE'S GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE EMPLOYEES ARE TAKEN CARE OF FIRST. THAT'S VERY NOBLE. HOWEVER, I DON'T HEAR THAT SAME COMMITMENT FROM THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. THESE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND THESE EMPLOYEES ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP KEEP THE EMPLOYEES WORKING HERE AT LUBBOCK COUNTY? AND I WOULD SAY IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AND TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, I'LL LET YOU DO THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO, BECAUSE I SET IT UP HERE ON THE DYESS WHEN WE TOOK THIS VOTE ON THE ITEM WE'RE VOTING ON. YOU'RE INTERRUPTING ME, JASON. YEAH, I AM, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT GOING. OUR RULES OF DECORUM. I HAD DENIED A ELECTED OFFICIAL PAY RAISE AND SAID, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR WITH A COLA BEFORE WE TAKE CARE OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, BECAUSE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS GOT A PAY RAISE LAST YEAR. I STATED THAT ON THIS DAIS AND THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COURT THIS YEAR ARE AT LEAST A 3.5% COLA AND CRITICAL NEEDS FUNDING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. AS DALBY STATED MOMENTARILY AGO, YOU'RE STILL COMMITTED TO THAT. I AM, AND I'M COMMITTED TO TAKE THIS QUESTION. I'M COMMITTED TO THAT. MR. DALBY IS COMMITTED TO THAT. SO, EMPLOYEES, YOU HEARD THE COMMITMENT OF THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES 4 TO 1. ITEM 38 IS A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE COUNTY ROAD [38.00 26-0659 Report on the status of County Road Projects, Department Staffing, Training and Safety, unpaved and paved road maintenance, signs, parks, and fleet management report.] PROJECTS DEPARTMENT. STAFFING, TRAINING AND SAFETY, UNPAID AND PAID ROAD MAINTENANCE SIGNS. PARKS AND FLEET MANAGEMENT REPORT MORE ROADS STARTING WITH DEPARTMENT STAFFING AND TRAINING. WE HAVE AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ONE POSITION AND A ROAD TECH POSITION OPEN FOR UNPAVED ROADS. WE HAVE 48 OR 28 OPEN WORK ORDERS FOR PAVED ROADS. WE HAVE 39 FOR SIGNS. WE HAVE TEN PARKS HAS 19 OPEN WORK, OPEN WORK ORDERS. FLEET MAINTENANCE IS ROUTINE COSTS THERE AND WE HAVE 96 APPROXIMATELY 96 OPEN WORK ORDERS. ANYTHING FOR MR. MOORE? YES. MR. MOORE, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE THE STUDY ON WOODROW ROAD WEST OF 179 WITH THAT SPEED LIMIT REQUEST CHANGE. CHANGE REQUEST. EXCUSE ME. YES. AS AS FAR I HAVE TO CHECK ON THE INFORMATION ON THAT. BUT AS AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE HAVE TO CONDUCT. A TRAFFIC STUDY TO SEE HOW MANY CARS A DAY ARE GOING DOWN THAT ROAD, THAT SECTION OF ROAD. I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT TO BE LESS. HOWEVER, I WOULD GET THOSE NUMBERS AND SAME QUESTION ON 2130 SOUTH OF WOODROW. 2130 [00:40:11] I BELIEVE ONE NEEDS TO BE DONE. HOWEVER, WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING OFF OF EVERY MAJOR ROAD COMING OFF OF WOODROW, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE OF TRAFFIC JUST BECAUSE OF THE UPGRADING OF WOODROW ROAD. SO. WE HAD A QUICK QUESTION ON ON ITEM 22, YOU KNOW, IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE TRACTOR THAT WE'RE RENTING FOR FOUR DAYS FROM WILEY. YEAH, FROM WILEY. I KNOW Y'ALL NEED IT. I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE NEED IT FOR. WE ARE UNDERGOING A FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION DEMO THIS WEEK, AND IF WE CAN GET THAT DONE, THEN THAT CAN WE'LL SEE. YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE EQUIPMENT, THE SITE SPREADER THAT WE HAVE, HOW THAT THING WORKS, WE'RE WE'RE LEARNING ON HOW TO, HOW TO USE THAT SO WE CAN GET THAT PROGRAM GOING. I LEFT THE BACKUP AND IT DIDN'T TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED IT FOR, BUT I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T HAVE PUT IT IN THERE IF YOU IF IT WASN'T SOMETHING. BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT. YES, THE COUNCIL OF TEXAS WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION TOMORROW ON FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION, AND THEN WEDNESDAY WE PLAN TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD AND DO SOME OF THAT, THOSE ACTIVITIES, TO SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM 39 IS A NOTICE THAT A QUORUM OF THE [39.00 26-0182 A quorum of the Commissioners Court may attend the following events: The Lubbock County Expo Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 12:00pm at 1500 Broadway, 5th Floor (LEDA Conference Room) Lubbock, Texas. 5th Annual Exponanza on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm at the Lubbock memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.] COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ATTEND THE FOLLOWING EVENTS THE LUBBOCK COUNTY EXPO CENTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 12:00 1500 BROADWAY, FIFTH FLOOR. ALSO, THE FIFTH ANNUAL BONANZA WILL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026, 530 AT THE LUBBOCK MEMORIAL CIVIC CENTER RIGHT HERE IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT? NOT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN. 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