STATE OF TEXAS

 

COUNTY OF RANDALL

 

Be it remembered on this the 16th day of January 2001, there came to and was held a Regular Meeting at 9:00 a.m. of the Commissioners= Court in and for Randall County, Texas with the following present and presiding:

 

Theodore Wood,            Presiding County Judge

Robert Karrh Commissioner Precinct 1

Gene Parker,                   Commissioner Precinct 2         

George Huskey,            Commissioner Precinct 3         

Craig Gualtiere,            Commissioner Precinct 4         

 

Also present at the meeting was Joella McPherson, County Auditor and Sue Wicker Bartolino, County Clerk.

                Jane King, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, gave the invocation.

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         RANDALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA

 

                                                           JANUARY 16, 2001

 

                                                          9:00 A. M. MEETING

 

                                        COUNTY SQUARE NORTH COURTROOM

 

                                            400 16TH STREET, CANYON, TEXAS

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Invocation:     

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1.            Approval of the minutes of the January 9, 2001 commissioners court meeting.  (TW)

 

2.         Discuss and act on request to approve specifications for request for proposals for a telecommunications system.  (Auditor)

 

3.         Discuss and act on request to allow Criminal District Attorney=s office to use reserved parking spaces on north side of justice building once Sheriff=s office moves to new location.  (District Attorney)        

 

4.         Discuss issues of concern related to construction of the new jail.  Take any necessary action.  (TW)

 

5.         Discuss and act on proposal to permit Baptist-St.Anthony=s (BSA) Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to station vehicles at the Osage Volunteer Fire Department.  BSA would provide ambulance service from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day.  (Osage Volunteer Fire Department)

 

6.         Discuss and act on request to approve resolution accepting the waiver of funds from the City of Amarillo and Potter County and supporting the Juvenile Accountability Incentive block grant.  (Juvenile Probation).

 

7.         Discuss and act on request from general contractor to extend the finish date of the contract for construction of the new Sheriff=s Office and Jail by three days on account of snow and ice hampering or prohibiting work on the site.  (TW)

 

8.         Set reasonable salary for former Constable Neal Cearley for past years as ordered by the District Court.  Discuss this and other issues relating to the Neal Cearley lawsuit.  This discussion will involve a private consultation with the commissioners court=s legal counsel pursuant to Tex. Gov. Code Ann. ' 551.071 permitting a governmental body to conduct a private consultation with its attorney when the governmental body seeks the advice of its attorney about pending litigation.  (TW)

 

9.         Review of correspondence with the commissioners  court.  (TW)

 

10.       Accept official reports.  (TW)

 

11.       Discuss and act on Randall County employees= requests to attend meetings and conferences.  (Auditor)

 

12.            Approval of vouchers. (Auditor)

 

13.       Public comment period.  (TW)

 

14.       Agenda items for next meeting.  (TW)

 

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The public is invited and encouraged to speak on any agenda item and will be given an opportunity to do so before any vote is taken.

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This agenda notice is made in accordance with Texas Government Code Annotated, Chapter 551

(Vernon 1994), Texas Open Meetings Act.

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Agenda items may not necessarily be considered in the order listed on the agenda.

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The Randall County Commissioners Court reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at anytime during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074

(Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices and 551.086 (Economic Development).  See also  Op. Tex. Att=y Gen. No. JC-0057 (1999); Att=y Gen. LO-90-27.

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                                                                                                          Ted Wood

                                                                                                   Randall County Judge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.            APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 9, 2001 COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.  (TW)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Huskey.  So moved.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Gualtiere.

AYES: All five.

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

2.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON REQUEST TO APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.  (AUDITOR)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Huskey.  Motion that we remove the alternate bid to only cover the Canyon Square and the new Jail, remove that out and go ahead and go County wide.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: All five.

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.

 

Tabled till next week.                                                                                                                                                                     

 

3.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON REQUEST TO ALLOW CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY=S OFFICE TO USE RESERVED PARKING SPACES ON NORTH SIDE OF JUSTICE BUILDING ONCE SHERIFF=S OFFICE MOVES TO NEW LOCATION. (DISTRICT ATTORNEY)           

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Huskey.  So moved.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Parker.

AYES: All five.

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

4.            DISCUSS ISSUES OF CONCERN RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW JAIL.  TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION.  (TW)

 

None.                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

5.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON PROPOSAL TO PERMIT BAPTIST-ST.ANTHONY=S (BSA) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS) TO STATION VEHICLES AT THE OSAGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.  BSA WOULD PROVIDE AMBULANCE SERVICE FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. EVERY DAY.  (OSAGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Karrh.  So move that we approve the proposal to permit Baptist-St. Anthony’s (BSA) Emergency Medical Service to station vehicles at the Osage Volunteer Fire Dept. between the hours of 6:00 am to 6:00 pm every day.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Huskey.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 1

NAYS: None.                                                                                                                                        Resolution 2001-6

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

6.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON REQUEST TO APPROVE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WAIVER OF FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND POTTER COUNTY AND SUPPORTING THE JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT.  (JUVENILE PROBATION).

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Parker.  Motion to accept this.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 2

NAYS: None.                                                                                                                                        Resolution 2001-5

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

7.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON REQUEST FROM GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO EXTEND THE FINISH DATE OF THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW SHERIFF=S OFFICE AND JAIL BY THREE DAYS ON ACCOUNT OF SNOW AND ICE HAMPERING OR PROHIBITING WORK ON THE SITE.  (TW)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Gualtiere.  So moved.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: All five.

NAYS: None.                                                                                                                                        Resolution 2001-7

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

8.         SET REASONABLE SALARY FOR FORMER CONSTABLE NEAL CEARLEY FOR PAST YEARS AS ORDERED BY THE DISTRICT COURT.  DISCUSS THIS AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THE NEAL CEARLEY LAWSUIT.  THIS DISCUSSION WILL INVOLVE A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT=S LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO TEX. GOV. CODE ANN. ' 551.071 PERMITTING A GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY WHEN THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING LITIGATION.  (TW)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Huskey.  Motion that we set that salary at $18,000 per year.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: Three.

NAYS: Two.  Parker, Gualtiere.                                                                                                  Resolution 2001-8

Motion carried by 3-2 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

9.            REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS  COURT.  (TW)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Gualtiere.  Motion to approve the correspondence with Commissioners Court.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Huskey.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 3

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

10.            ACCEPT OFFICIAL REPORTS.  (TW)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Parker.  Move we accept these official reports as presented.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 4

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

11.            DISCUSS AND ACT ON RANDALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES= REQUESTS TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.  (AUDITOR)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Huskey.  So moved.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Parker.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 5

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

12.            APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS. (AUDITOR)

 

Motion was made by Commissioner Parker.  Motion to pay the following bills.

SECOND was made by Commissioner Karrh.

AYES: All five.                                                                                                                                     Exhibit 6

NAYS: None.

Motion carried by 5-0 vote.                                                                                                                                                

 

13.            PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.  (TW)

 

January 18, Town Hall Meeting at Osage Fire Dept., 7:30 p.m.

January 22, Town Hall Meeting at Amarillo High School, 7:00 p.m.

January 23, Town Hall Meeting at Commissioners Courtroom, 7:00 p.m.                                                                        

 

14.              AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING.  (TW)

 

Natural Gas contract for Juvenile Center.

Next meeting January 23rd, 9:00 a.m.                                                                                                                                        

 

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Judge Wood adjourned the Randall County Commissioners Court until 9:00 am. Tuesday, January 23rd, 2001 in the Randall County Square North Courtroom.

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At the meeting on January 23, 2001, Commissioner Karrh   moved to approve the minutes for the meeting held on the 16th of January 2001 as distributed.  Commissioner Parker  seconded the motion.   Five (5)  Voted aye.  The said minutes were approved as distributed and  No  correction was made in open Court.

                                                                                                                                                             Ted Wood, County Judge, Presiding Officer of                                                                                 Commissioners Court

 

Attest:                                                                                                                                 

Sue Wicker Bartolino, County Clerk