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Home My WebLink About1968-01-08-1000AM-Regular! , +.t. h.~ i. SJ't;.~,.t ••r' .l i, v,': f. ~~'.~:FtJ'. J~~.n....y - _ .art "t ~ ri.- ' - - f , f"'7'•°r~•rili~,.7~~:Y'C.tr~1i~".S~''~i4Ti L'•ii;~✓~.p 1. , REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 89 1968 i 'i A regular meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, 4 Texas, was held :in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, beginning at 10:00 A. M. on Monday, January 89 19687 with the following'present: William R. Vance, County Judge, presiding; Raymond A. Nolan, Commissioer of Precinct 1; George Dunn, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Clyde J. Porterfield, Commissioner of Precinct 3; W. A. Stasny, Commissioner of Precinct 4; Frank Boriskie, County Clerk. The minutes of the regular meeting held Monday, December 11, 1967 and the special meeting held Friday, December 15, 1967, were read _ and approved without change. The Court received, approved and ordered filed as submitted the following reports for December, 1967; ? B. V. Elkins, Welfare Officer; B. V. Elkins, Vet~rins Service Officer; William T. Sistrunk Count A i , y gr cultural Agent; Garland McIlveen, Jr., Associate County Agricultural Miss Emily Ritter C Agent; , ounty Home Demonstration Agent; Miss Fannie J. Taylor, Associate H ome Demonstration Agent. The Court received, considered and approved the foll owing reports from County and Precinct officers showing offical fees of ' office col- ected and remitted to the County Treasurer, according to duplicate copies of the Treasurer's offical receipts attached thereto: William R. Vance, County Judge Frank Boriskie, County Clerk (fees $ 52.75 Frank Boriskie, C,)unty Clerk (fees and fines of 29387.55 1 County Court) J. W. Hamilton, Sheriff 832.40 D. Brooks Cofer, County Attorney 11049.80 W. D. Burley, District Clerk (Fees) 247.80 W. D. Burley, District Clerk (jurry fees) W. D. Burley Distri t C 364.65 10.00 , c lerk (Law Library) Raymond Buchanan, Tax Assessor Collector 33.20 B. H. Dewey, Jr., Justice of Peace, Precinct 4, 29475.27 lace I Fees Collected and remitted to BrazosPC ounty Fees to be paid b C t 39207.16 y oun y of 158 cases Cal $4.00 Jess B. McGee, Justice of Peace, Precinct 4, 1. 632.00 + ; Place 2 Fees collected and remitted to Brazos County Fees to be-paid by Count f 31271. 25 i , y or 175 cases @ $4.00 A. P. Boyett, Jr., Justice of Peace, Precinct 7 700.00 Place 2 • Fees Collected and remitted to Brazos County , 200.00 VOLA.paG~ 3 - - - _ . ' Upon motion by the County Judge, seconded by Commissioner Dunn, the following order was unanimously passed: WHEREAS the Commissioners Court did on the 1'5th day of December, 1967, pass its order for participation by Brazos County in the Texas County and District Retirement System, having deemed such participation to be in the best interest of the County and its employees, and WHEREAS such participation was not provided for in the Budget heretofore adopted by this Court for the operation of the County during the year 1968, and WHEREAS such participation is an unusual and unforseen condition-which could not have been, by reason- able thought and attention, included in the original Budget as so adopted, and WHEREAS there exists a public necessity that such budget be amended so as to include therein provision for such participation in the Texas County and District Retirement System, NOW THEREFORE it is the ORDER of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, that the budget heretofore adopted be amended as provided by Article 689A-11 RCS, as hereinafter set forth, and that such budget be approved, adopted, and filed for offical use during the year of 1968, to wit: I, i . 1 1; , i n ~ •r.r•'w~n++..y` .!';{•\v i(\~yy~`yJ'.~.,^.r..\~,~tiv..R ~ . ~ w ~wi fir. 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Ib 1;1 E'i;,;~i'•Y, • ,l, _ t • it , 'a k . , . , 4 1• , :11j )1'~•iA /T'fa!, 11.'<y••', v ' Y . 1 , , I Y ' 1 I BUDGET SUMMARY P' AMENDED JANUARY 8 '1968 Y EXPENDITURES FUND BUDGETED , FOR 1968 { Jury' r , $ 16,000.00 Permanent Improvement , 90,000.00 General 188,100.00 Road and Bridge 295,500.00 Salary 214,400.00 { Total Operating Expenditures $ 804,000.00 Road Bond Retirement: i Interest and sinking (1966 Road Bonds) ; 70,000.00 Western By-Pass • 70 000.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES - $ 944,000.00 ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS • Ad Valorem Taxes $ 467,100.00 Auto Registrations , • 175,000.00 Officers Fees of Office ` • , 176,100.00 Various other items , - 209000.00 , Cash Balance January 1, 1968 - - 105,800.00 TOTAL ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS' ' $ 944, 000.00 O O SCHEDULE OF TAX LEVIES Year Fund General Permanent Improvement Jury Road and Bridge Regular Road and Bridge Special 1966 .44 .23 .05 .08 .15 .95 Interest and sinking (1966 Road Bonds) ..20 Western By-Pass (1967 Road Bonds) Total Levy 1.15 Year Year 1967 1968 .45 .46 :23 .23 .04 .03 .08 .08 .15 .15 .95 .95 .15 .15 .25 1.10 .1.35 VOLA PAGr.` 1f '1 r , l • • _ • ~ir..Y~l • . ♦ •7>. ~-~.i. r 4 •~i '•~5i ~i~`y,~i ~Sl ' ~ r, W,.T~ 1~. ; xc'j,;' ,:,t'~,",„~ ',a, r `s F',;,•iF-r~.L,. , ' l` yM'1, ~i 4 J"d" f T i'~^ ~ ':41 ~t L 5`: I• F I Y .r y, ,i ;`:-!;'^•~!e!~.~;1 1 S~', i ' . . .K. t_• . oil, g44_ - 1. i . fir, y•C• I' ' ryi` f•K: ¢ LSY~~ i ~ , ' S ; V! ~ • t , - . • . , ro r +N ' t / 1 ; __11 r 1 1 l . •I i , ' , y ~ 2 ' ,..1 .:Il •.la .'ic~'.7: h17.,i~~}~T1.,fy,J4,1~'~ .5~.'~A~.;~Vh~~~, i ' r f"~l~..~,:, 1t {`il., ~y` y/ ' t • JURY FUND 1 ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS Cash Balance January 1968 $ 2,000.00 Ad Valorem Taxes 14,000.00 Total Receipts 16,000.00 PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS Petit Jurors S 51000.00 Special Venire 2,000.00 ' Grand Jurors ' • 500.00 ; County Jurors 1,200.00 Salary Judge Juvenile Court 41000.00 Pro-rata Judicial District Expense ' 500.00 Court Appointed Attorneys - Ito 00.0d, Social Security Contribution 200.00 . Assessing Taxes (Fees to Officers'Salary Fund) 30 0.00 Treasurer's Commissions (Fees to Officers Salary Fund)' 300.00 - Reserved 1,000.00 ' Total Proposed Disbursements S 16,000.00 VOLL PAG rrr~.._Zl__! O 0 ~ 4• PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND Receipts Cash Balance January 1, 1968 $ 15,000.00 Ad Valorem Taxes 75,000.00 Total Receipts $ 90,000.00 Proposed Disbursements Courthouse-Jail Bonds maturing S 43,000.00 interest accruing 51'280.00 " Warrants maturing 10,000.00 interest accruing 1,000.00 Parking Lot Warrants maturing 10,000.00 it of interest accruing 3,875.00 Payment on Bryan Saddle Club Property 11500.00 Courthouse Maintenance 876.00 Elevator Maintenance Contract 1,380.00 Assessing Taxes (Fees to Officers Salary Fund) 1,700.00 Treasurer's Commission (Fees to Officers Salary Fund) Reserved for Repairs and Replacements Total.Proposed Disbursements 700.00 10,689.00 S 90,000.00 1 yo &V r.K tips Ny L$ ~ ..te.' f'7 ,r4~. „ ...`r... .y y, ~~.v .i - f ` GENERAL FUND " AMENDED JANUARY 8 1968 ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS ' e Cash Balance January 1, 1968 ' ' Ad,Valorem Taxes $ 26,000.00 ` Beer,License Fees 158,100.00 Trial Fees, County Court 3,000.00 . 1,000.00 Total Anticipated Receipts ' $ 188,100.00 PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS Salary,,of County Judge " County.Auditor $ 8,400.00 " Assistant County Auditor 8,400.00 " Secretary to County Judge " Janitor Supervisor 4,0.00 3,9000.00 • - One Janitor • 4, 500.00 . " One Janitor 2,700.00 " Courthouse Maid 2,700.00 County Agent 2,050.00 " County Home Demonstration Agent " Assist t 2,600.00 2,300.00 an County Agent ' "Secretary 1, 700.00 " Associate County Agent 3,080.00 " Home Demonstration 19000.00 " Secretary to Associate Agents Agent 1,000.00 Jail Cook 2,280.00 " Veterans Service Officer 1,440.00 Car Allowance, County Judge 1,200.00 it Probation Officer 11200.00 to " County Agent 19200.00 it " Assistant County Agent 800.00 00 00 Home Demonstration Agent Associate Home Demonstrati 5 . .00 on Agen Associate County Agent t 500. 00 Veterans Service Officer 500.00 300 00 Courthouse Engineer Hospitalization (County Pert) . 900.00• County Health Unit (County Part) 13,500.00 Water, Lights and Power for Courthouse-Jail Janitor Supplies f 10,000.00 12,000.00 or Courthouse-Jail Heat for Courthouse-Jail 5,000.00 Telephone Service for Courthouse Offices Insurance Premiu 1,200.00 6,500.00 m on Courthouse Postage for County's use 800.00 • Groceries for Jail 3,000.00 Medical Care for Jail Inmates 79500.00 Feeding and care of Jail Inmates (Fees to 19000.00 ficers Salary Fund) Car Expense for Sheriffo 's Office 6,000.00 Premiums on Officers' Bonds 6,000.00 Vital Statistics (Recording births and deaths) 'Inquest 800.00 214 00.00 Election Expense and Supplies 800.00 Lunacy and'Mentally I11 Cases 2,000.00 Bryan Public Library 2000.00 Brazos County Counseling Service 2,000.00 Bryan Fire Department for Rural Fire Protection Record Books, Office Supplies d t 3,500*60 1 ,200.00 an S ationery 15,500.00 VUL .f i~ 1 i 4 f i ,I GENERAL FUND (Cont'd.) PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS (Cont'd.) Retirement System Contributions (County Part) $ Social Security Contributions County Employees Insurance Contributions New Office Equipment Assessing Taxes (Fees to Officers Salary Fund) Treasurer's Commission (Fees to Officers Salary Fund) Probation Office Various Items Expense Assessing Taxes Psychological Service Expense of County Agents Office Civil Defense Expense Brazos County Historical Survey Commission National Guard Reserved Total Proposed Disbursements 3,200.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 1,500.00 600.00 300.00 500.00 2,000.00 500.00 300.00 X6,000.00 $ 188,100.00 »~w~.:anq{s •~;,~Fa:p..i/~,:.j~a~o .....v.~ar ;,r'~•~-: ,,..,y.-•; k~~~4.r+~t:~;:.~'~,~Scin:r`•.i;' CD c... • ..f f i Naomi R n .k ,arh :C,\i 6'. ,i. '4f"• 'q, r. _ .v: Fi! }..n ,-r:' 4 2)i?~ ni, i,.`i.r - `t~.r, _ •r. ;N. S. a!' 3:L,: •r', 2c .4r•.~~. r.!,. \''~~"ti~`' ..f r' ,r'' t•1\,.• 7 ' ~,~,=V T ~j`~r,~r,d~• yt+~;" r~s\_l~•`Y.',~xr•.,';• a r r 'f ' 'ibC•1•YM9:~iiiMY~~ ~~r~ ;c',~ ',7r; Af.YFu~.,C,.;+•jr'f •j+ r 'alr' . ~r~ • f ' n rr , \ . ' 2.•I' s' Ci ..,.I,'.r C, aC :..:Yi. ~J~,. 3r.i i!'i 7••w'rr•:_.I..•1. ~ y' J'~~S~~Ar}~.~'~A~• ' ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND A.I i 1 AMENDED JANUARY 8, 1968 RECEIPTS .Cash Balance January 1, 1968 Auto Registrations $ 28,500.00 Ad Valorem Taxes 1759000.00 ' Fines 80,000.00 122000.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS . $ 295,500.00 r , DISBURSEMENTS Salary of Four Commissioners C& $8 400.00 " r 9 Chief Mechanic at Shops " $ 33,600.00 Assistant Mechanic 4,300.00 " Caretaker of Shops 3,900.00 Equipment and Supplies for Shop 3,420.00 Water, Lights for Shop 3, 00.00 Telephone Service 6 600.00 Social Security Contributions 00.00 t Retirement System Contributions 65 ,500.00 County Employees Insurance Contributions ' 109500.00' • Treasurerls Commissions (Fees for Officers Assessing Taxes Salary Fund) 4 500 00 Materials and Supplies 9 . 1,500.00 Labor - 99,500.00 Gas, Oil and Grease 992500.00 Reserved for other items 21,000.00 ' 580.00 ,'TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS, $ 295,500.00 , i SALARY FUND AMENDED JANUARY 8 1968 ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS Cash Balance January 1, 1968 Tax Assessor-Collector Fees of Office $ 34,300.00 J.P.'s Prect. No. 4, Place 1 and 2 49,000.00 County Clerk 61,200.00 County Attorney 32,200.00 Sheriff 6,000.00 District Clerk 159000.00 County Treasurer 5,000.00 7,00.00 County Judge 7 State Payments (Per Capita) 700.00 4, 000.00 Total Anticipated Receipts $ 214,400.00 PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS County Attorney's Office County Attorney $8 400.00 Assistant , 6 000.00 Secretary , 3,600.00 18,000.00 Tax Assessor-Collector Office Tax Assessor-Collector Chief Deputy 81400.00 One Deputy 41500.00 One Deputy 31900.00 One Deputy 3,900.00 39600.00 One Deputy 39600.00 One Deputy Extra Deputies 32600.00 4,000.00 359500.00 Sheriff's Office Sheriff 8 400.00 Chief Deputy 1 5 180.00 One Deputy , 4 800.00 One Deputy One Deputy , 47800.00 Office Deputy 4,500.00 3,600.00 One Jailer One Jailer 39780.00 One Jailer 3,780.00 Allowance for Overtime 3,780.00 3,120.00 459740.00 County Clerk's Office County Clerk 8 400.00 One Deputy One Deputy , 3,900.00 One Deputy 3,900.00 One Deputy 3,600.00 Extra Deputies 31600.00 2,200.00 0.00 25,600.00 District Clerk's Office District Clerk 8 400.00 One Deputy 1 3 600.00 Extra Deputies 9 800.00 00 129800.00 Probation Office Probation Officer 71500.00 Secretary 21700.00 10,200.00 , ` ^nu=. •'K t'•~e~{irt4 ..~..j:}S'.r r't.'!.•tiriy'.~ "^In' '•Y ;r•~•. IYCt i ~ . ,n'txt ,7, • (+i - • - 'F y-, r. - gx•+G~P;rr.q 1 ( .u r,Lrvr+~ , - _ ~A"~ - ' 1' Also" e e, M1•~I:•_,yi,~tif ' l•: V4i$2: ~':kil . { i , 1 J t• ,ri l: °„n'_ ' • rr - - , f Jt...~~~4}tl t`J •rZ`ri,fy j'•'d."=;;/T- '~.i,-; , f •'.,'s r'~•,'rPt SALARY FUND ( CONY D . ) I PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS (CONT''D Constable Precinct No. 4 Constable S 3,840.00 Car Allowance 960.00 $ 4,800.00 J. P. Precinct No. 4 Place 1 Ex-officio salary Trial Fees 11200.00 r S- 000•_. 61200.00 f. J. P. Precinct No. 4 Place 2 Ex-officio salary Trial Fees 19200.00 A 59000.0.0 6,200.00 ' County Treasurer's Salary 6,300.00 f District Court Reporter's Salary 7,200.00 Courthouse-Jail Engineer's Salary j ~ 1 5,100.00 Constables and J.P.'s in Precincts 1,2,31 6, 7 and 8 at $480.00 each 6,720.00 Social Security Contributions 7,500.00 Retirement System Contributions 12,500.00 County Employees,Insurance Contribution - s - 2,540.00 Reserved I _1.540.00 TOTAL PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS $ 214,400.00 , v®LB-PAG i i 0 0 ROAD BONDS SERIES "3" OF 1931 Amount Now Outstanding $ 91000.00 Principal Maturing in 1968 5,000.00 Rate of Interest 5h per cent State Assumption- 100 per cent Principal and interest will be paid entirely by the State under the Road Bond Assumption Act. ROAD BONDS SERIES "C" Total Now Outstanding S. 20,000.00 Principal maturing 1968 $ 10,000.00 Interest accruing @ 5 per cent 11000.00 Total $ 11,000.00 Less State R.O.W. credit 11.000.00 Balance to be paid by County $ =0- ROAD BONDS SERIES "E" • Total Now Outstanding Principal maturing 1968 Interest accruing 9 5 per cent Total, Less State Assumption - 88.61 per cent Less State R.O.W. Credit Balance to be paid by County S- 20, 000.00 S 10,000.00 750.00 S 10,750.00 9,747.10 1,224.42 S -0- M'.~M~~~-..y -^~~~~'„1T u` f'~'rl y+~ .,flS~r t1 A - 1.. y. I a I , i,; u•'~ li , .h' '4„n~'l it .V 7 , , f< , ! r,~.~ ~ ii'^ an w~ 'T:+.'• yltin`J•4,'' °''V 1. „ r ^ y "y • l • , I l F •f Jtt'µ, Y J f!'l J1(` • ' { 1v,p - , -YJ . ' 7f'C''I• " i~t\1ru r,,.)l, ll:,-f 11•, t• .I.,1+„t. S t. y~trSJ,_ ~~5; -r - j . 4. -.,f n~Y"jFab~'~x'JilnfA' "~~1., 1, 1.'~ - ` 0 4 l.,~. ,t 7 ~.,'.~^.,c.;..J l/ ''l. ,li;`' n,`J 1 S "A"h• ':11 "i . ~VJM1•~+l.~!!'~tFli a' p, •i J ' ROAD BONDS ' SERIES "FI► S { Total Now Outstanding S 20,000.00 " Principal Maturing in 1968 (every 3 years) s• Intere t -0- , s accruing Less State Assumption 90.22 per cent + L 11000.00 '902 20 ess State R.O.W. Credit at 5 per cent . ' 97.80 Balance to be paid by County $ -0- HIGHWAY 6'BY-PASS BONDS OF 1966 Total Now Outstanding Maturing in-1968 $ 350,000.00 Rate of Interest 3 - h per cent 50,000.00 Receipts Cash Balance January 1 1968 , Ad Valorem Taxes $ 265,625.00 j _61.947.00 $ 327,572.00 Disbursements ' Bonds Maturing . Interest Accruing $ 501000.00 11,375.00 Cash Balance January 1, 1969 • S 266,197.00 Tax Rate .15 BRAZOS COUNTY WEST BY-PASS ROAD BONDS' , a Total Now Outstanding Maturing in 1968 $ 800,000.00 • 209000.00 Rate of Interest - varies Receipts Cash Balance September 1, 1968 ' Ad Valorem Taxes $ 599,594.78 ~ -68,130.76 • Total Receipts ~ ~ $ 6671685.54 Disbursements i Bonds Maturing Interest Accruing $ 20,000.00 Cash Balance January 1, 1969 46,225.00 ` t, Tax Rate .25 $ 601,460:54 • • • Rlcht ' of 'lay' is now being purchased with fro: this bo d i funds ` n ssue. Balance on 1-1-69 actually reflect purchases mad will e prior to that date. VOLAPAGE lr': rf - f• N. fIl _ i. There next came before the Court the matter of salaries for the ensuing year. Mr. Raymond Buchanan, County Tax Assessor Collector, requested that the salary of each deputy in the tax office be increased $25.00 per month or in the alternative that the budgeted amount for extra deputies be increased by $2,000.00. On motion of the County Judger seconded by Commissioner Dunn, the salary of each official and employee of the County was unanimously set at the sum set forth in the Budget, as amended. The Court next heard a report by Mr. Davis McGill of A. G. Edwards and Sons to the effect that up to $350,000.00 in Bonds for right-of-way acquisition could be retired by levying the maximum of $0.30 per $100.00 valuation excluding the first $37000.00 valuation of residentual homesteads, divided as follows: $0.20 for the retirement of the $800,000.00 1967 Road Fond Issue and $0.10 for the retirement of the proposed additional right-of-way Bonds for the East By-Pass. On motion by Commissioner Dunn, seconded by Commissioner Nolan, the Court unanimously set the following holidays to be observed by the County during the year 1968: July 4, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and December 24th and 25th. On motion by Commissioner Stasny, seconded by Commissioner Nolan, the amount budgeted for the Road and Bridge Funds for the year 1968 was allocated as follows, to-wit: Precinct 1 28%; Precinct 2 28%; Precinct 3 16% Precinct 4 28%. On motion made, seconded and passed, the Court voted to accept the bid of Corbusier Chevrolet Co. in the amount of $5,320.30 for-the purchase of a 1968 Chevrolet Chasis Cab for Precinct #4.- There was next presented a letter from the Texas Highway Department stating that a house trailer :owned by Mr. Ralph Bobbitt was encroaching on the recently acquired right-of-way i . 1 - . I At' y~T~'~~~7:',:ttJ~j+~',~.#e;='!';Y ~I~rrc fl;.j ~ - , , w- ~,4- - ~ S,,~r,.JL't'j y'. "-LJ;^•:c.,,.:j. 'r I" ONE I v.J: I.l •11.r. ~l~`!•K , 1.~, i,M"p ~1a.,•4i .••~PiT•-'{ j1'ij irsVa•++,a~l~,r~°!iliG ` of FM 2818. The Court requested Sheriff J. W. Hamilton contact Mr. Bobbitt seeking the removal of the trailer from the right-of-way. Upon request of Sheriff J. W. Hamilton, the Court unamiously confirmed the appointment of Mr. Max Buchanan as Deputy Sheriff to serve in the capacity of Jailer. The Court next discussed recent changes in the warning signs at the south end of FinFeather Road. A proposed system of flasing warning lights was discussed and the Court deferred action thereon until the effectiveness of the new warning signs was known. 3 'On motion by Commissioner Stasny, seconded by Commissioner Nolan the Court unanimously appointed Dr. R. H. Harrison, Jr. County Health Officer for the year 1968. 'On motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the Court w ted to approve all reports and to pay all bills which have been properly filed and approved. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. The foregoing Minutes, beginning on page_ 2_ and concluded on page v5" were examined and approved in open Court on he day of 1968. i William R. Vance, Raymond A. Nolan Judge Nolan Commissioner Precinct No. 1 George nn ✓ Commis oner Precinct No. 2 + - A;Aasny 7 Cmmissioner'•P ecinct No. 4 C 1 e J Por erf field Commis over Precinct No. 3 AT T: Frank Borisk County Clerk ` V0L•t1._. rPA1(s~E47 , I