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Home My WebLink About2022-07-06 9:45AM WORKSHOP SESSIONFILED FOR FWCORD DATE 7- Ol - .20a-Z. �T I 19° KAMM EEN .� P4 COLE C BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN, TEXAS NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA WORKSHOP SESSION BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET INA WORKSHOP SESSION AS FOLLOWS: MEETING DATE: July 6, 2022 MEETING TIME: 9:45 AM MEETING PLACE: Brazos County Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue, Suite 106, Bryan, TX Call to Order 2. Discussion on all new positions requested for the 2022-23 Proposed Budget. 3. Open discussion of 2022-23 Proposed Budget. Executive Sessions 4. Convene into Executive Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 to discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of county personnel. 5. Consider and possible action on Executive Session. 6. Adjourn The Brazos County Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue, Suite 106, Bryan, TX is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive services must be made two working days before the meeting. To make arrangements, please call (979) 361-4102. Ed'ol. ob s- Pa. /X% - MINUTES J U LY 6, 2022 BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WORKSHOP SESSION Call to Order A workshop session of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was.held in the Brazos County Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 with the following members of the Court present: Duane Peters, County Judge, Presiding; Steve Aldrich; Commissioner of Precinct 1; Russ Ford, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Nancy Berry, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Irma Cauley, Commissioner of Precinct 4, Absent; Karen McQueen, County Clerk. The attached sheets contain the names of the citizens and .officials that were in attendance. 2. Discussion on all new positions requested for the 2022-23 Proposed Budget. Auditor Katie Conner opened discussion on the requested positions. First, the Court discussed the positions requested by the Exposition Complex. They decided to proceed with reclassifying and moving temporary employees to part-time. Next, the Court discussed the requests from the Justices of the Peace and Constables. The Elected Officials requested that their salaries match what the Commissioners make. The Court discussed that since they will not be accepting the 7.5% COLA, once the J P's and Constables get their COLA, the salaries will match. The Court also advised that they wish to proceed with reclassifying the Constable Clerk's as Administrative Assistants. Assistant District Attorney Brian Baker clarified the DA's request for a pay increase to one of their I nvestigators in order to make all I nvestigator's pay comparable. Commissioner Berry indicated she is agreeable with prioritizing that in the budget. The EVol. -36 g P". Court proceeded with the District Attorney's request. Discussion then shifted to the Grant Writer position. Commissioner Aldrich believes the addition of that position will allow the County to look for other avenues of revenue. Commissioner Berry concurred stating, the position will eventually pay for itself. Chief Deputy Paul Martinez was asked to come to the podium to clarify the Sheriff's Office requests. Chief Deputy Martinez stated that they are in need of four Patrol Deputies to have even shifts and account for the growth in Brazos County. Judge Peters and Commissioner Berry indicated they would be comfortable with adding two positions, but not four. Commissioner Ford and Commissioner Aldrich feel that four positions is necessary. Further discussion ensued surrounding the District Attorney requests and Sheriff's Office requests. The Court decided an Executive Session was necessary to iron out the remaining personnel details. 3. Open discussion of 2022-23 Proposed Budget. The Court skipped down to item number 4 and convened into Executive Session. Executive Sessions 4. Convene into Executive Session Pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 to discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of county personnel. At 10:54 a.m. the County Judge stated that the Court would convene into Executive Session to deliberate pursuant to Section551.074 as stated above. The following individuals were asked to stay for the session: Aubrey Leggett, Special Projects Administrator Ed Bull, Chief of Staff/Civil Counsel Bruce Erratt, Civil Counsel Katie Conner, Auditor Nina Payne, Budget Analyst Jennifer Salazar, Human Resources Director Raeanna McConathy, Human Resources 5. Consider and possible action on Executive Session. At 12:01 p.m. the County Judge announced the meeting open to the public and announced that no action would be taken on the Closed Executive Session. 6. Adjourn' Vol. 36 s pg. / a The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Workshop Session held July 6, 2022, have been examined and are approved in open Court this the 9th day of August 2022, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. 4, � 5 0�� Duane Peters County Judge Russ Ford Commissioner, Precinct 2 Irma Caule�� Commissioner, Precinct 4 Attest: KafeA McQueen County Clerk -"�eowloll Steve Aldrich Commissioner, Precinct 1 Nancy Berry Commissioner, Precinct 3 Vat. pg. /3a�- Pg_of_ BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DAY OF Qyy 20� 9 's= AM/ , Name (PLEASE PRINT) Organization (PLEASE PRINT) C/ C?� 14 -k4 uj —/40 - U.Na bcooiv% C 5-0 u u B cs o Vol. =pg./3-3 C-03 Pg_of_ BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DAY OF' , 20 Name Organization (PLEASE PRINT) (PLEASE PRINT) E ,s GUIDELINES FOR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS IN BUDGET WORKSHOPS The purpose of these guidelines is to prevent the discussion of a single employee by name or by a unique position that identifies the individual. A. The following actions do not require discussion in Executive Session: 1. Multiple positions within a department are being restructured, reclassified or discussed; 2. A new position is being added; or 3. Elected Officials. B. The following actions do require discussion in Executive Session: 1. A specific individual will be addressed by name; or 2. A unique position within the department is being addressed and doing so would identify a unique employee. C. Discussion involving a Department Head must be listed in a separate agenda item for the workshop Executive Session and the Department must be named. Vol. �� S- p9, /