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BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING
THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON WED-
NESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1993, AT 9 00 A.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS'
' COURTROOM OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 300 EAST 26TH
STREET, SUITE 115, BRYAN, TEXAS.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT
• SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 25, 1993
A special meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos '
County, Texas was held in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the
Courthouse in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 9:00
a.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 1993, with the following members
of the Court present: i
R. J. Holmgreen, County Judge, Presiding;
Gary Norton, Commissioner of Precinct 1;
Walter Wilcox, Commissioner of Precinct 2; '
Randy Sims, Commissioner of Precinct 3;
Milton Turner, Commissioner of Precinct 4; I
Mary Ann Ward, County Clerk. f
The following citizens and officials were in attendance:
Ruth McLeod
Executive Assistant
Carol Palmer
Admin. Asst. to County Judge
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Bea Green
Cheryl Turney
Secretary to Commissioners
Auditor's Office
J. D. Langley
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Judge, 85th District Court
Sandie Walker
Treasurer
C. R. Blondeau
Deputy Constable Pct. 4
Edwin Dobbins
Maintenance
Ginger Lanehart
Jury Services i
Carolyn Hensarling
JP Precint 4 Place 2
Rita J. Watkins
Sheriff's Office '
Dub Pearson
272nd District Court T
Jonathan Bailey
272nd District Court
Bobby Riggs
Sheriff ?
Ernie Wentrcek
Juvenile Services
Sarah Ryan
Judge CC@L#2
Tommy A. Munoz
County Court at Law #2
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Jim Kuboviak
County Attorney
Fred Maddox
Adult Probation
John Delaney
Judge 272nd District Court r
Claude Davis
Judge CC@L#1
Jim Hiney
Bryan/College Station Eagle
Jennifer Gordy
KBTX-TV
Vincent Bosquez
KBTX-TV
Billy Payne
Thornton, Payne, Watson & Kling
The County Judge
thanked the Courthouse Security
Committee members for all
of their work and then turned the
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meeting over to Judge
J. D. Langley, Chairman of the
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Committee.
Judge Langley gave a
brief summary of the events leading
up to the final draft of the report of the committee. He then
went on to outline the recommendations. They are as follows:
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Phase I
Access To Courthouse
1. Improve Key Distribution
2. After hours door monitor
3. "Subject to Search" signs at each entrance
4. Main Courthouse employees park on W. J.
Bryan Parkway lot.
Modifications to Interior Spaces
• 1. Emergency Lighting
2. Secure light switches from public access
3. Electric lock on Juvenile Services
Special Equipment and Services
1. Safes to secure money until transferred to
Treasurer
2. Telephone Service to Master and JP
Courtrooms
3. Armored car service for Tax Office
Bailiffs
1. Constables provide part-time bailiffs for
Master and JP's
Phase II
Access to Courthouse
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1. Single public entrance to Main Courthouse
2. Photo ID card/lock badges replace all
courthouse keys
3. Audible door alarm on fire exits
4. 'Reduce & change parking in front of Tax
Office
5. Metal detector & X-ray at main entrance
6. Routine parking lot and hallway patrols
Modifications to Interior Spaces
1. Duress alarms
2. Alarm for JP audible in DA and CA offices
3. Barrier Counters
4. Convex mirrors
Bailiffs
1. Require non-certified police officer
bailiffs to attend jail certification
course
2. Require bailiffs to be in uniform
3. Authorize Sheriff to pay overtime for extra
bailiffs
Phase III
Bailiffs
1. Require all bailiffs to become certified
police officers and all future applicants
to be certified
2. All bailiffs be required to attend training
3. Convert extra courtroom space to central
jury room
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4. Install Plexiglass & electrically operated
door in Treasurer's office and Auditor's
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Judge Langley informed the Court that an X-ray System
would cost approximately $28,000 and would require two (2)
employees and eight (8) hours a day for each one. Also needed
would be one (1) employee for roving patrol. Judge Langley
stated that if the proposal is adopted then the recommendation
for the committee would be to add three (3) full time
employees to the Sheriff's Department. Judge Langley
continued by saying that funding would be from additional
court costs in criminal cases and civil cases as specified in
SB 243. Also County and District Clerk collecting $1.00 for
filing any document not subject to the security fee.
The County Judge thanked Judge Langley and the members of
the Courthouse Security Committee members for all of their
work and stated that the Court would take the recommendations
under advisement.
There being no further business to come before the Court,
the meeting was adjourned.
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The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Meeting held
have been examined and approved in open Court
this the _ ~ day of war y,i~ o 19 j,?, in Bryan,
Brazos County, Texas.
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County Judge
Wa ter Wilcox
Commissioner, Precinct 2
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Milton Turner
Commissioner, Precinct 4
Gary Nor~bA
Commiss' er, Precinct 1
Ran y Sim
Commissi ner, Precinct 3
Mary A Ward
County Clerk
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