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Home My WebLink About1998-09-01-1030AM-Special• 0 Qo AUK 2 R AM 71 4 8 BRAZOS COUNTY Z44Lt-le/ BRYAN, TSXAB I i 3 1 i t f~ r R t• AGENDA BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THE BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 AT 100 A.M. IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 300 EAST 26TH STREET, SUITE 115, BRYAN, TEXAS. Consider and take action on the following two items: 1. Vote on Budget for Fiscal Year ending September 30. 1999. 2. ' Resolution Levying a Tax Rate for Brazos County for the 1998 Tax Year. The Courthouse is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive services must be made two business days before the meeting. To make arrangements, call (409) 3614102. COMMISSIONERS' COURT SPECIAL KMMN3 SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 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 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 1998 with the following members of the Court present: Alvin W. Jones, County Judge, Presiding; Tony Jones, Commissioner of Precinct 1; William S. Thornton, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Randy Sims, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Carey Cauley, Jr., Commissioner of Precinct 4; Attached is a list of citizens and officials in attendance. The County Judge opened the meeting and asked the County Auditor to review the documents presented for the Court's consideration that had been prepared after the Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget held August 25°!' and 26"'. The documents contain seventeen (17) amendments to the Proposed Budget. The Auditor, after reviewing the amendments, stated that the County should maintain reserve funds equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of expenditures to be used in case of a disaster that would require additional and unbudgeted expenditures. The Court proceeded to consider the proposed amendments as i. I addressed at the Public Hearing. The County Judge moved for approval of number one (1) which would eliminate the merit pay funds and establish a 2.5 percent salary increase to be applied to the group and step salary schedule currently being used. This would follow the recommendation of the Ray Report. This amendment would increase the budget by $87,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioners Cauley and Sims and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number two C (2) which would provide funding for departments that fund salaries with grant funds. This would allow those employees to be paid according to the salary schedule after applying the 2.5 percent i increase as previously approved. This amendment would increase the .E 1 Commissioners Court meeting September 1, 1998 • • budget by $10,862. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cauley and carried unanimously. Commissioner Sims moved for approval of amendment number three (3) which would increase the Community Support budget by $$6,744. This amendment would increase funding for the Central Appraisal District by $307, Health Department Support by $4,200 and 9-1-1 Emergency System by $2,237. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cauley and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number four (4) which would provide funding for salary adjustments and associated fringe benefits for various employees in the County Treasurer's Office. This amendment would increase the County d Treasurer's budget by $$4,200. The motion was seconded by Commissioners Jones and Thornton and carried unanimously. Commissioner Cauley moved for approval of amendment number five (5) which would increase the budget of Risk Management by $700 as attached. The motion was seconded by Commissioners Sims and Thornton-and carried unanimously. f Commissioner Jones moved for approval of amendment number six (6) which would provide funding for one new position and associated fringe benefits in the District Clerk Collections Department. This amendment would increase the District Clerk Collections budget by $22,267. The motion was seconded by Commissioners Cauley and Thornton and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number seven (7) which would increase the salary of the County Court At Law No. 1 Judge and associated fringe benefits. He stated that in preparation of the proposed budget the salary did not comply with state law. This amendment would increase the budget for County Court At Law No. 1 by $$6,075. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number eight (8) which would increase the salary of the County Court At Law No. 2 Judge and associated fringe benefits. He stated that in preparation of the proposed budget the salary did not comply with VCjL. ! LF .P,A(31& , Commissioners Court meeting September 1, 1998 state law. This amendment would increase the budget for County Court At Law No. 2 by $6,075. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number nine (9) which would increase the salary of one position and associated fringe benefits. This amendment would increase the budget of the Sheriff's Department Administration by $$3,835. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton and carried unanimously. Commissioner Sims moved to add amendment number nine A (9A) which would provide additional funding for a Special Services Sergeant, promotion of the Administrative Secretary to Administrative Assistant, promotion of two Patrol Deputies to Shift Supervisor and associated fringe benefits. This amendment would increase the Sheriff Department Administration budget by $13,004. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones. Commissioners Sims, Thornton and Jones voted Aye. Commissioner Cauley abstained. The County Judge voted No. The County Judge announced the motion carried. Judge Jones moved for approval of amendment number ten (10) which would provide funding for a part time deputy position and associated fringe benefits and for cellular telephone expense for Constable of Precinct 4. This amendment would increase the budget for Constable of Precinct 4 by $17,211. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones and carried unanimously. Commissioner Jones moved for approval of amendment number eleven (11) which would provide funding for a part time deputy position and associated fringe benefits for Constable of Precinct 5. This amendment would increase the budget of Constable Precinct 5 by $14,012. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton and carried unanimously. Commissioner Jones moved for approval of amendment number twelve (12) which would provide funding for a full time deputy constable and associated fringe benefits for Constable of Precinct 6. He stated that this position had been removed when the proposed budget was prepared. This amendment would increase the budget of va qO s Commissioners Court meeting September 1, 1998 • E i Constable Precinct 6 by $39,440. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton. Commissioners Jones, Thornton and Cauley voted Aye. The County Judge and Commissioner Sims voted No. The County Judge announced the motion carried. Commissioner Sims moved for approval of amendment number thirteen (13) which would increase the salary of one part time position and associated fringe benefits for the Road and Bridge Department. This amendment would increase the Road and Bridge budget by $$2,099. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jones and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number fourteen (14) which would increase funding for temporary employees and associated fringe benefits for the Brazos Center. This amendment would increase the Brazos Center budget by $434. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Thornton and carried • unanimously. The County Judge moved for approval of amendment number fifteen (15) which would reduce funding for a part time position and associated fringe benefits for the County Agriculture Extension budget. This amendment would decrease the County Agriculture Extension budget by $12,089. The County Judge stated that funding had been provided to increase a half time position to three fourth time and the funding for the half time position had not been removed from the proposed budget. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sims and carried unanimously. Commissioner Sims moved to approve of amendment number sixteen (16) which would increase the contingency of the Road and Bridge Department to $950,000. He stated that the contingency funds were accumulated funds from previous years that had not been spent by Road and Bridge. This amendment would increase the Road and Bridge Department budget by $950,000. The motion was seconded by Commissioners Cauley and Jones and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved to approve of amendment number seventeen (17) which would increase funding for landscaping in the Capital Improvement Fund by $9,000, increase equipment other by VC)L Commissioners Court meeting September 1, 1998 $432, decrease computer hardware by $6,925 and decrease exposition center by $2,507. This amendment would not increase or decrease the total amount budgeted for the Capital Improvement Fund. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sims and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved to increase the total revenue budget by $1,171,873. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sims and carried unanimously. A full outline of the amended revenues is attached. The County Judge moved to approve the total General Fund expenditures of $30,694,341. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sims and carried unanimously. The County Judge moved to approve the proposed budget for fiscal year ending September 30, 1999 as amended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sims and carried unanimously. A complete outline of the amendments as approved are attached hereto. The Court next considered a Resolution Setting A Tax Rate For Brazos County for the 1998 Tax Year. On motion by the County Judge, seconded by Commissioners Thornton and Sims the Court voted unanimously to adopt a Resolution that would set a tax rate to be assessed on all property in Brazos County as follows: $.3742 Maintenance and operation 0432 Debt Rate .4174 Total Rate A copy of the Resolution is attached to and made a part of these minutes. There being no further business to come before the Court the meeting was adjourned. 3 5 • • • The foregoing minutes of the Commissioner Court special meeting held September 1, 1998 have been examined are approve in open Court this .3 day of 1998, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. 6-t- . 2LaL 1 4~ Alvi W. 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