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Home My WebLink About1980-11-05-1000AM-SpecialV o. � J �L.- +`` -�-.— L • 4� �.�- C.G.i� r r..._ a .�.... tw.. 1 L 1, l.T.I'"y_ l / • yf„ a //I I COMMISSIONERS' COURT SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 1980 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 00 A M on Wednesday, November 5, 1980 with the following members of the Court present R J Holmgreen, County Judge, presiding Bill J Cooley, Commissioner of Precinct 1, Walter Wilcox, Commissioner of Precinct 2, W A Stasny, Commissioner of Precinct 4, Frank Boriskie, County Clerk The following citizens and officials were in attendance Tammy L Pardi Tom Lyons Royce Watson W D Burley Jody M Bates Shirley Plapp T L Payne Jim Thompson Clyde W Day Wayne Sadberry Jim Beamer B H Yeager B V Elkins Carolyn M Hensarling Tom Sistrunk Buddy Winn Belle Zal Travis B Bryan III Mary Nichols F D Bennett Phyllis Dozier Phyllis Presley KAGC News Millican Volunteer Fire Dept. Prec 3 Volunteer Fire Dept District Clerk Arts Council of Brazos Valley RSVP Brazos County Firefighters Assoc KBTX -TV Millican Volunteer Fire Dept BVDC Sheriff's office Sheriff Treasurer Justice of the Peace County Extension Agent Tax Assessor - Collector League of Women Voters District Attorney Auditor Precinct 2 Volunteer Fire Dept. Director, Brazos Center WTAW The Court first considered an application to the Texas Department Of Community Affairs for 1981 State Youth Conser- vation Corps Funding It is understood that the project will be implemented during summer, 1981 After having the program explained Commissioner Cooley moved to authorize the County Judge to make application on behalf of Brazos County for the grant Motion was seconded by the County Judge and carried unanimously VOULPAGE �2L_ t q , W 7 t 0 � �+ c _. ^— rr•+r...t'�.. j._ .... .c_.ai .- ....�.. -sect ura 4 +. r - nt_.�.aCw� ��Si .* r r e-+yw J..��.1 �.. --- "_.yCdiva. (�'+.3 '.t� COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING - NOVEMBER 5, 1980 CONTINUED ry' VOL.QpAGE .epZg, The County Judge then opened the Public Hearing on the 1981 Revenue Sharing Budget Belle Zal representing the League of Women Voters of Brazos County recommmended that an advisory committee of citi- zens should be asked how to spend the Revenue Sharing Use Funds. The Court received no further comments on the Revenue Sharing portion of the budget On motion by Commissioner Wilcox, seconded by Commissioner Stasny, the Court unanimously voted to approve the 1981 Revenue Sharing Budget for Brazos County, Texas The County Judge announced that the Court would continue on the Public Hearing on the Brazos County Budget for 1981 The County Judge recommended that the Budget be amended due to omissions as follows 1. 85th District Court - Part -time baliff salary, increase of $4,200 2. 272nd District Court - Part -time baliff salary, increase of $4,200 3. Tax Assessor- Collector - increase rental of equip- ment by $1,500 00 and increase valuation services by $20,000 00. Travis Bryan, District Attorney, thanked the Court for the help he had received. He pointed out that he would like to have an investigator considered for the next budget year He also asked the Court to investigate the possibility of obtaining Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance for all the prosecutors on the county payroll Carolyn Hensarling, Justice of the Peace, thanked the Court for the considerations given to all of the Justices of the Peace. Gerald Winn, Tax Assessor - Collector, requested the Court to look at the Head Bookkeeper's salary in relationship to • those responsibilities. r J 77777,- 1, 4 I I i Y Ir - r'ii I „ley +`+r +' + I � ,' Ir tl�f tl •• i� •,", P M. r` : _t •- r. �. - c.Hn= *i +'1Rwi7°!F" +•+wwwS%r�n crn•^rr�� r1� I +��, r `\ ,,, _ 1__`l n' {} ' t n i .Lt Ir P16 I Y I y L ` 1 - '�- ---L�/ �_ _t • y ' �LL' .� � �_�.. •- �_...�_.T =1_ '� arL1da,._ / f --- -��..: _.. `•Nf �. �.1 1'i�, r•-�� ..� � 1_..._. .� COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING - NOVEMBER 5, 1980 CONTINUED `f Dr. Tom Payne, President of the Brazos County Firefighters fi Association, presented the proposed fire protection budget. l�This budget would require an additional $25,000 for commun- ications and equipment maintenance to the amount budgeted 1 by the Court Tom Lyons, representing Millican Volunteer Fire Depart - 1 ment, informed the Court that Millican did not approve the constitution of the Brazos County Firefighters Association He would like the Court to support all the fire departments in the county Clyde Day, Millican Volunteer Fire Department, feels that all rural fire departments should stand on their own without funding from the county. Belle Zal stated the League Of Women Voters support all the county's funding for Bridge House and would like the Court to explore hiring a County Engineer for road work The Court then recessed until 1 30 P.M. 140 PM The Court reconvened at 1 40 P M and heard from F. D. Bennett on fire protection He advised the Court that Precinct 2 Volunteer Fire Department had raised considerable funds and urged the Court to assist the fire departments in a minimal amount i j Bobby Yeager, Sheriff, addressed the dispatch service for fire calls steming from his office. He is attempting to remedy the problems which have been reported and asked that the fire departments voice all complaints directly to him Commissioner Cooley thanked all members of the Court for supporting the Sanitary Land Fill Bobby Yeager, Sheriff, thanked the Court for the consider- VOL _0 PAGE Tg e i y •�t ,I f :r mil.+. ✓ .� ••.. .. ...Y�.tL .. ra �'�. =� Y .. 41 = rw�+r �.- �4�1` -rr ..n � r� >r� COMMISSIONERS' COURT MEETING - NOVEMBER 5, 1980 CONTINUED V0L,'Q PAV1EJa2J ations given to his department. He advised the Court that the personnel management report shows the office to be 15 percent under staffed Shirley Plapp, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, thanked the Court for all of the support and assistance to the program. Jody Bates, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, thanked the Court for past support and outlined some of the functions of the organization Tom Sistrunk, County Extension Agent, thanked the Court for their support After hearing the various requests Commissioner Stasny moved to approve the 1981 Budget with the amendments proposed by the County Judge due to omissions. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cooley and carried unanimously, whereupon the County Judge announced the 1981 Budget for Brazos County, Texas was adopted There being; no further business to come before the Court, the meeting was adjourned r r i � , !• ...7'�►'� S'� 1 "T- ;� y� t ' -- r•r,- -�'-r- /, J• 1 �'�we..'�O�I� ,i•.�AL 'g4�7n�wt".�w'M�+l�'+�i�r.��r' Y ...... � ♦ � � fi/ I "ta+'7 ^+A � � �' � _� • Iy� r � I I , .t n rl, ` +d � inY —� } � � P ] 14 r i n � I s. + '"'� --a. n = 4'x-.1 au- Rn `" " 3irn '%.+ '"""'� i"_ "".''�.._,. _. i.v _ n..? .0 '�r,i_ l�t:- +.��oti: `i:Y.f•Yys'Uli`• "��i� 1 t ! r s r ' F J I • ti • � � ry __ _�..r. � • � �_C�-- r- __�_�.+ d..L l�.r_�— fir, 7t. � t JI .I..�k + _we ... Sr. ..t��}. rr��' _..... +....� -T- i_ LL The foregoing minutes have been examined and approved in f i open Court this the day of 19,qO , in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. / ✓� -�/ L o mgreen Ml Cooley County Judge Commissioner, Precinct 1 a ter cox Commissioner, Precinct 2 n W- A Std'sny Commissioner, Prec et 4 i I I, )A'e*1 gr. Bi y E ,/Beard' Commis over, Precinct 3 �Z Frank Boris i.e County Clerk