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Home My WebLink About1984-09-24-1000AM-SpecialTHE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL i ~ ~r V I t + + t , COMMISSIONERS' COURT ^ h 1 SPECIAL MEETING 4 L SEPTEMBER 24, 1984 yA special meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas, was held in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the f Courthouse in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 10 00 A M on Monday, September 24, 1984. 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, Billy E Beard, Commissioner of Precinct 3. Milton Turner, Commissioner of Precinct 4, Frank Boriskie, County Clerk a I The following citizens and Gigi Shamsy Carol Snedeker Judy DiScipio Jay Blinderman f Nanci E Wiley Mary Ann Ward Cheryl Clark t Melinda Murphy Sandy Lange Donna Croft Haddon Johnston Leslie Malone Van Kinerd Maria Sandberg Sandra Whitmore Terra Hooten Mary Ann Marshall t Don Ward ` Karen Heller r Jann Snell Stephen Ortley } Ruth McLeod `r I r , a 4 officials were in attendance Texas A&M Journalism Dept County Judge's Secretary KTAM-KORA Texas A&M Journalism Dept Texas A&M Journalism Dept County Clerk's Office Texas A&M Journalism Dept Texas A&M Journalism Dept Treasurer's Office WTAW-KTAW Texas A&M Journalism Dept Texas A&M Journalism Dept County Auditor Auditor's Office KAGC KBTX - Channel 3 County Engineer's Secretary MPO Brazos County Texas A&M Journalism Dept The Eagle Motorola Admin Asst Commissioners Court ^ The first matter to come before the Court was the approval of the Minutes of the Commissioners' Court Meetings held July 23. 1984. ',July 30, 1984, August 13, 1984 and August 27, 1984 On motion by Commissioner Wilcox, seconded by Commissioner Beard, the Court voted unanimously to approve the minutes as distributed, without change ` The Court next considered the request of Producers Gas Company , ` for authorization to install a 41~ inch 0 D steel pipeline across the right-of-way of Dowling Road in Precinct 1 On motion by Com- 5~ h l t t , + 9 t , I r a V0WPAGEm 4 I r , i . I - ~ r b The Court next considered the following amendments to the 1984 Budget Data Processing Department - correction of error County Court-At-Law - reallocation of funds Juvenile Probation - repair of copier On motion by Commissioner Turner, seconded by Commissioner Wilcox, the Court voted unanimously to approve the budget amendments A copy is attached. t f s" 1 t I t tI i t I missioner Cooley, seconded by Commissioner,Beard.the Court voted = unanimously to approve the application and authorized the installs- , tion. A copy of the permit is attached The Court proceeded to consider a Grievance Procedure requir- ed under Revenue Sharing regulations After having the procedures explained, Commissioner Beard moved to adopt the procedures The motion was seconded by Commissioner Turner and carried unanimously. r A full copy of the Grievance Procedures are attached hereto and made a part of these minutes i The Court next considered payment of the County's annual dues to the National Association of Counties in the amount of $1,319.00. Commissioner Beard moved to authorize the payment of the dues. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wilcox, with Commissioners Beard, Wilcox and Turner voting "Aye" Commissioner Cooley voted "No", whereupon the County Judge announced the motion carried. The Court proceeded to consider a plan of selecting persons for jury service with the aid of mechanical or electronic means. On motion by Commissioner Beard, seconded by Commissioner Wilcox the Court voted unanimously to adopt the plan submitted by the Judge of the 85th. Judicial District and the Judge of the 272nd. Judicial District. A full copy of the plan is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. , t s t i I a 1 j Ire ,'dam i t1 I 1 r t L y~ a T} T i 1 +4 I 4 I I ~ l t f ,r 1 r i VOUX~PAGEJ02, 'dr T 1 ^ J r,'r ~ r " i r ,I ~ r { + 4 ~ , r w.+„ ti - '-t :'7• ~~.w > 1 t ~ i y ....r-"-fw-r++w ++~n.+Va..~rt-~..--.•Z•+u+-s v ~ a ~ a THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL J ~ J I i , ...+d The Court next considered the'following bids and the payment thereof ' I , 1. Replacement of a timber bridge located on Dilly Shaw i Tap Road crossing Little Wickson Creek in Precinct 2 j (a) R. B Butler - 50.500-Alt 1 - 57,500-Alt 2 ~ ' (b) Tonn Construction - 58,150-Alt 1 - 69.500-Alt 2 2. Replacement of bridge located on Dilly Shaw Tap Road approximately 1/2 mile from intersection of FM 974 in , # • Precinct 2 1 I t (a) R. B Butler - 47,000-Alt 1 - 50,500-Alt 1 t , , (b) Tonn Construction - 47,650-Alt 1 - 57.850-Alt 2 , Commissioner Wilcox moved to accept the bid of R. B. Butler for ' Alternate 2 for the construction of both bids. The motion was j ' seconded by Commissioner Beard and carried unanimously 3 Two-way radios for the Road and Bridge Department 1 } (a) Motorola - $24,102 00 (b) Skyline _ $22,599 58 r (c) South Texas Communications $26,819 00 t Commissioner Beard moved to delay award of the bid pending further ' i review of the bids The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wilcox + and carried unanimously to delay the award of the bids The Court proceeded to consider Change of Status of the follow- ing employees. Hezekiah Jones Road & Bridge, Pct. 4 Tuck McLain f D. A 's Office _ Warren B Davis Tax Office ' Carolyn Coursey Court Administrator Catherine Halladay Data Processing Cecile Coonrod Data Processing Norma Teetes Sesquicentennial Jody M Bates Brazos Center f Beverly K Hay Tax Department i Margreath Wilsie Tax Department I E Mary Kay Spikes Tax Department + On motion by Commissioner Beard. seconded by Commissioner i ' Turner the Court voted unanimously to approve the Change of Status I ' as submitted , , ti , n VOL PAGE o?03 I , 1 ' 4 y y t ~ a r r••~,r. ih a 'lta.. _ ` , F r ~ The Court next considered the following Claims as submitted by the County Treasurer for payment: 10 - General Fund--------------------------Claims 23392 thru 23844 Claims - thru Claims thru Claims - thru Claims thru Claims thru 30 - Capital Projects 6 Improvements: Proposition I------------------Claims thru Claims thru Claims thru Proposition II------------------Claims 23853 thru 23855 1 Claims thru 42 - Revenue Sharing-----------------------Claims 3858-thru 23864 Claims thru Claims thru Claims thru 47 - Law Library---------------------------Claims 23856 thru 23857 Claims thru Claims thru 90 - Community Resources Officer-----------Claims 23923 thru 23925 i Claims thru Claims thru 91 - Juvenile Commission Grant-------------Claims 23926 thru 23928 Claims thru 25 - Capital Improvement Debt Service------Claims thru Claims thru 26 - Road 6 Bridge Debt Serivice------------ Claims thru ZJUJZ Claims thru 31 - State Lateral Road--------------------Claims thru 93 - Sesquicentennial-----------------------Claims 3~thru 23936 61 - Payroll Fund---------------------------Claims M-822 thru 32 - R-O-W Equipment & Improvement---------Claims thru Claims thru 33 - FM and Lateral Road-------------------Claims thru Claims thru 43 - Oil and Gas Fund----------------------Claims thru 54 - Health Department----------------------Claims 23889 thru 23916 45 - Omnibus Crime Control Fund------------Claims thru Claims thru 92 - Council on Arts Grant-----------------Claims thru Claims tbru 22 - Road and Bridge No. II - Pct. 1-------Claims thru Claims thru Pct. 2-------Claims thru I Claims thru Pct. 3-------Claims thru Claims thru Pct. 4---i---Claims thru 20 - Road and Bridge - Shop----------------Claims M93$-thru 3966 Claims 23937 thru_24231 Claims 24232 thru Claims thru Pct. 1--------------Claims 23969 thru 24033 Claims 24233 thru 24234 Claims thru Claims thru Pct. 2--------------Claims -N235 thru Claims 23845 thru 23851 Claims ~5 thru 1 099 Claims thru Pct. 3--------------Claims '24100thru 24129 Claims 24131 thru 2413,1 Claims 2 23 thru Claims thru Pct. 4--------------Claims 24134 thru 24186 Claims 24187 thru 24195 Claims thru 1 Claims thru On motion by Commissioner Beard seconded by Comm soner Turner --the Court voted unanimously to app-rove the Claims as submitted. , I a s f r n J t t. VGY./ --PAG+E , . , f w k ' I y I'r 1 1 ~ I I I On motion by Commissioner Turner, seconded by Commissioner ~tf~r I t Beard, the Court voted unanimously to adopt a Resolution for I I , ~ J 1 I • ,t 3 Clean Up b Spruce Up Month For Brazos County I h ~ 1 I- The Court considered a request from Merl Smith, Constable r of Precinct 3 to appoint Eddie D Lohse as Reserve Deputy Con- e stable for Precinct 3 On motion by Commissioner Wilcox, seconded I by Commissioner Beard, the Court voted unanimously to approve j the appointment 1 1 ' t l There being no further business the meeting was adjourned I 1 1 t t E , 1 ~ 1 ! I > L 1 1 1 1 f ( 7 h r ~ JI 1 t l~ 1 I , / Ire ro ' I , ' r s Ih ~ I I . s I I I ~ I y/ Y r 1 11 , ~ t 1 I- r l 1 Y '1 t I ~ , i I , t 1 1 1 1 1 , t ~ y sl l ' r n , s ISI 1 Sr t~ ' I t 7 ~ 4 ~ t 61 ac r _ , ' t I r f t 7 t 14 , I 1 . ~ ' ~ I t t 1 1 VOL 'PAGE t L F T~ S..h.\TW 1 ttltif I t t sY 1~ ~a -fix ti, 1 S t r ! ~ 1 ~ V 4 The foregoing minutes have been examined and approved in , open Court this the day of 4..~/,(,p~ p 1 199~ in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, I )Z L~' - Z 97,-,- 1,; e= ~ ,OR J mgreen 91 Bill oo ey Count Judge Comma over, Pr inct 1 r Walter Wilcox Bil-ly ear Commissioner, Precinct 2 Commissi ner, Precinct 3 Ritorl urner Frank or s c e Commissioner, Precinct 4 County Clerk i r 1 f fF {Pf 1 1 F \j i r r ~ r 1 I 1 ~ t ~ 1 ~ I 1 ~1 AA rr ~ 1 7 1 r I~ ' I 0 Ml r t ~ 1 110 " t t+ ~ wtATTflr AR` pRADACRn TWnTAMATIM TN efflMOY RTr.HT-Afi-WAY M r 1 1 ' 4 1 82 14 r Inexco Sigma Chi Lateral I! t r ~ 1 t ,f , , . 1 ! r!> , h I ~ r ti r , '•,t 1 X' t To The Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas Brazos County Courthouse Bryan, Texas 77801 Formal notice is hereby given that Pr du er'sG? proposes to place a 41" 0 D x 0 125 w t see pipeline of Dowling Road in Brazos County 1 n t om n , Applicant ! within the right-of-way , Texas as follows: x Road crossing only. ~y. • tit _ Installation parlleling the roadway a distance of feet. • 1 The location or description of the proposed installation is more fully shown by five copies of the drawings attached to this notice. I understand and agree that: 1 The Commissioner of the Precinct in which the right-of-way lies m , be notified prior to the beginning of construction in order that f the Commissioner might be on hand to designate -the actual locatio: of the installation Y E t s r{ 1 I~ r 2 That all damage to the roadways and rights-of-way will be repairecr to their original condition to the satisfaction of the Commissionc in which the roadway or right-of-way lies. 3 That BRAZOS COUNTY reserves the right to require Applicant to re- locate or lower any such line at no cost to BRAZOS COUNTY, should same become necessary due to widening or lowering, or other alter : ation of the roadway or right-of-way. 4 4. That BRAZOS COUNTY is in no way responsible for any damage that m. occur to any existing utility lines in the right-of-way-- I - t 5 That the line will be constructed and maintained on the county ri of-way in accordance with governing laws 9 6 That the line or lines will be constructed no less than forty-eig inches (48") lower than the lowest part of the drainage or bar di and the drainage is to be considered at least two feet (2') below the center of the roadway. 7 That all roads be bored to forty feet (401) on either side of the centerline of the right-of-way or cased for such distance - 8. That all sites will be barracaded during construction period 0 9, That the normal charge established by the Commissioners' Court is $500 per crossing and/or $25 per rod when paralleling the roadway } Construction of this line will begin on or after the 151h day of September , 1984 APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS' COURT Firm: Producer's Gas Company ' Date: Byt ene bmTth Title: Manager, District Operations Fee Received Address: 515 W Greens Road, Suite 1200 1 Date Houston, TX 77067 Ij S Amount: Phone: (713) 999-3131 ` J Y ) ' r VO PACE-&Y Y w r I1 ~r h i r ~T ~ n S iN,i h r .0 rf 41 lLL~ j61 .S 5{ r ' tr , ~ t, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL `t II r, ' r 3 d j • ti • 5 46 I IP \ ~ uC . ` / ~'r•~„y 4r ' N•• i f /B+rl,y~ tINM rr- ^'L % IN me 1`01 t7 `D • ~~J Co~.wwar` 4~~ry d e INSE OS ""'••e BRYAN + • I l ~r ° \ 1 % • J 1 +r • ♦ •iw to / Id ` ~..ft 4P` • C I, , 1' * / , Y\ f rA t0 V• r~ • ♦ r' % Zoe I N% % Tt■oa - - p COLLEGE b •o' • . , \ 't STATION • •p• n t,• 0 . / J \ -~J~ "IIOCC 1 CA TER l--, rf'\: - wf ; _r I "-'~~~i' t ` ho«q i ANO a \ b f,- t P N' I \ J •rI'1: - - •c r \ t ♦ AKC o1A00\~' \v ' Y' i i~ .1010t 161~ so Nor ` as / VLM , • i4 r, \ / P '1°~N ' ' ) .q INKY 00 %-N r~ J , ^ I \ ^t'~ / k%&v I „ L \ ICI S C re f \ iviva$ • - IH , c 4' f \ 41110 I AY•tN C,YYY ` wet WtLL ds ° PA I i ~w r o Y \ T ' 1 9 ~~e trlt.21CI►It 1 ` ' r ^ / ~'i ✓ esq. 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J !.r r ~ r 1 ` r , ~ ~ t` 4 ~ ~ 1 ~ e )w f ~ ~ / i ' ~ r - r-------_._. ~ + ' , i + - 1 , t r t ~Y jt GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE r , Required under revenue sharing regulations (31 C F R 51 55 (d)(2)) ti r The Brazos County Commissioners Court has adopted an internal grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution , of complaints alleging any action prohibited by the Office of Re- venue Sharing's (ORS) regulations (31 C F R 51 55 (d)(2))implement- 4 ing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 , U S C 794) Section 504 states, in part, that "no otherwise quali- fied handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of his handi- cap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance Complaints should be addressed to R J Holmgreen County Judge Brazos County Courthouse " Bryan, Texas 77803 (409) 775-7400 - ti 1 A complaint should be filed in writing or verbally, contain the name and address of the person filing it, and briefly describe the alleged violation of the regulations 2 A complaint should be filed within 10 days after the complain- } ant becomes aware of the alleged violation (Processing of allega- tions of discrimination occurring before this grievance rocedure was in place will be considered on a case-by-case basis 3 An investigation, as may be appropriate, shall follow a filing of a complaint The investigation will be conducted by R J Holm- ' green or his designate These rules contemplate informal but thor- ' ough investigations, affording all interested persons and their rep- resentatives, if any, an opportunity to submit evidence relevant to t a complaint Under 31 C F R 51 55 (d)(2), the County of Brazos 5 need not process complaints from applicants for employment or from applicants for admission to post-secondary educational institutions x"111 4 A written determination as to the validity of the complaint and ' description of resolution, if any, shall be issued by R J Holm- green and a copy forwarded to the complainant no later than 45 days after its filing 5 The Secion 504 coordinator shall maintain the files and records of the County of Brazos relating to the complaints filed , 6 The complainant can request a reconsideration of the case in in- stances where he or she is dissatisfied with the resolution The 4 request for reconsideration should be made within 10 days to the Brazos County Commissioners Court 7 The right of a person to a prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint filed hereunder shall not be impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies such as the filing of a Section 504 com- plaint with the Office of Revenue Sharing, U S Department of the Treasury Utilization of this grievance procedure is not a pre- , requisite to the pursuit of other remedies ? 8 These rules shall be construed to protect the substantive rights of interested persons, to meet appropriate due process standards ° and to assure that the County of Brazos complies with Section 504 and the ORS regulations 1 t , 1 ' ~ f t ~ ELPAGE a10 , i ~ , t , , i , , , _ -r--.-.... -~YT• --•--~..-.~..,.~e.•..-.ems--~--+ r ~ y5 1 , f ~ a 1I c 1 t, - c THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL r a t i r y r3 , r ' 1 I BRAZOS COUNTY. TEXAS BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE 1984 BUDGET YEAR I On this the 24th day of September 19 84. at a Special session of Commmmiissioners Court the o owing members were presen : R. J. HOLMGREEN County Judge Commissioner. Precinct I WALTER WILCOX Commissioner. Precinct 2 BILLY-E. BEARD Commissioner, Precinct 3 MILTON TURNER Commissioner. Precinct 4 FRANK BORISKIE ' County Clerk The following proceedings were held: • ' i a , I t ,t , IL 7 I tf . r j J t ~a y I, 11r r' t ti • F k I t 1 t !i t THAT WHEREAS, on SpUrpmbpr g4- , 19 . the Court heard and approved a budget-amendment or the 1984 Budget year for Brazos County. Texas I WHEREAS, an emergency expenditure is necessary. due to grave public necessity to meet unusual and unforseen condition4 which could not be reasonably included in the original budget adopted 83 the following amendment (s) to the original are hereby aut or t Account No Dep artment Reason Amount Increase (Decrease) 10-27-6210 Data rocess ng To correct error O ff_i rn/E u on previous Budget Amend $12.000 Of ata recessing •r ($12 000) Computer Equip . No increase to budget N,aint Equip Go t At Law Realocation funds ( 100) 10-15- j1d Other/Nisc Co Ct At Law Realocation funds ( 260) 11 I0-15-6 Off. Furn/Equip Co Ct At Law Realocation funds 360 ,t************ No increase to budget 10-32-5412 Rep./Main/0£f. Ea Juveni a Pro un. Repair of Copier 300 Increase to budget I C` P ~ ' r tF~ s , L i 7 4 r 0 ~ C t i r If y ' i 'l , ua ~ r • I, 1 1 t1 t THE Tf, ISSIONERS' COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS BY: County Judge Original - County Cle 's Office to be attached to original budget Copy - County Auditor's Office Copy - County Treasurer's Office Copy - Commissioners' Court Minutes Copy - Budge Amendment File 1 I , M ~ I N~M• o , 1 V0 7PArr ,~11 w r o w..+. ••ro • -Nowmem . i I r r `r r7. 1 ~ t t J 1~ I „ I ~ I u .4 J i 1 , t Y F , t l f I I 1 . T. McDonald, Jr., Judge Jo Delane 1j85th Judicial District Court 272nd Judic .I 'I T I!f I II I ~ LLECTRONtC JURY SELECTION i# I Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2100x, Vernon's Civil ',Statutes, we, the undersigned, being the District Judges of 'Brazos County, Texas, at a special meeting held on September 18, 1984, for the purpose of recommending a plan of selecting persons for jury service with the aid of mechanical or electronic means, do hereby recommend to the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, adopt the plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A" for the selection of persons for jury service with ,the aid of mechanical or electronic means of the Brazos County, ';Texas, Computer System. Ir Signed this Iltday of September, 1984. 4 'J 1 , if I , - I 1 T l 1 i r c 1 •1 I rr Court { I I I I ri r ~ i , 1 , f 1 r t ~ ~ , ~ I 7t ` I ti s c t ~ l 1 ! _ 1 AGE 'r / IF .Y THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL 1 - f - sM Y , jTTI t yC~ b )s f 0 y Qy~ I r ! 1 ~ 'M1Fr~ r 7 Y EXHIBIT "A" r 1 , WHEREAS, the present method of selecting jurors from the f)1{ s program which was prepared for such purposes by Western Data • } Services, inc., of Waxahachie, Texas in Brazos County, Texas is 1I)t r~ expensive, and jurors can be selected fairly, more efficiently, and less expensively by mechanical and electronic means, of the Brazos 'County owned computer system. ! L It is therefore recommended to the Commissioners Court of f ti ~ { Brazos County, Texas, by the Judges of the District Courts of i 'Brazos county, Texas, by the authority of Article 2100x, ?Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, that the following plan for the F 3 fl,f ~fselection of persons for jury service be adopted: Fj 1. Source of Names S The source from which names shall be taken shall be the u 4 f current voter registration lists of all precincts in Brazos County, Texas, as certified by the Tax Assessor-Collector of • \ Brazos County, Texas, and entered on the juror selection computer program which has been prepared for such purpose by the Data Processing Department of Brazos County, Texas ~ F~ 6 ~ 2. Official in Charge ` The Clerk of the District Courts of Brazos County, Texas, rz t herein called the "Clerk", is designated as the official to be in j ~ charge of the selection process, and shall have the duties and authority as set forth herein. . 1 , i f . I t' r s ii . F~ ` F t A S I {1 I~ 1 + " 3. Access _to _Voter Registration List ' The Tax Assessor-Collector of Brazos County, Texas, as part of his present, regular duties, shall update the voter registration list to be used in this plan, to assure as current a list as f possible. Other than at such times as a random list of prospective t 1 jurors is obtained from the voter registration list, the Tax t Assessor-Collector, or his designate, shall be the only person with access to the voter registration list, and such access shall be for updating purposes only The Tax Assessor-Collector gains ) 0 1 r+ Vot P CE ai3r • ~71pR~12 a 1~~ 1 ~ r a a ~ 'Al I l' i I, l~ + I~ f ~I 1 f i t F i h i r f t y~ I + f I+ ,Ik l 1 I, t 1 s II 1 i , 1 if ~ C f f ass to the voter registration list only by entry into the puter of the particular security code issue4 to the Tc., =+i f Assessor-Collector for this purpose. Such security code is in • the sole possession of the Tax Assessor-collector of Brazos County, Texas. i 4. Program for Random Selection a ; In preparing the computer program for jury selection, the j. l ; Data Processing Department of Brazos County, Texas has devised a I t :isystem which will insure the fair, impartial and objective ; selection of prospective jurors by use of a random number generating process All eligible (non-jury exempt) voter certificate numbers are ' i t! 1 read into a table. This table is then shuffled using the random + j~ number generator to select numbers to re-order. When the table has been properly shuffled, the list is then placed on magnetic ; tape for storage and numbers are taken from the tape until the r panel is filled. The random number generator used an %CM algorithm to generate- + its psuedo-random sequence. The LCM generates the sequence by the relations ~ Xn+1 m (aXn + c) mod d (KNUTH 69) , whores + _ f Xn+1 is the new random number, I t Xn is the last random numbero i a is a large multiplier, c is a large addor, and ~1 ! 1 d is a large number that determines the range of the + ti + X's and the number of random numbers that can be generated from the sequence. t , There is a criteria for selecting a, at and d. Proper I e ' c , selection yields a "good.. generator where a poor selection yields' ` a "biased" generator, The criteria (Knuth, 69) for selecting a, , c, and d area ; 4 y + 4 0 , -2- + J f 1 ~ + a- ti ~ ~ t 1 to ?"'Ir 1* go - ~ --rte - r ' u , \ l 4 t r f { 4 L 1 ~ t J i F, r ` 6 ¢fj' 1 } letb~a-1, then b is a multiple of every prime factor of d, , ajp, ~z b is a multiple of 4 if d is also, J psi c is relatively prime to d, and 1 1 s yF ~3~ , ' A d is large but can still be represented in one word. r The actual values chosen werei e 1 t r a r 715,827,883 I c - 3,141,592,654 _ , I f I E r I ' d - 2,147,483,647 ✓ I 231_1 - - 2,32.7.11 31.151.331 c,r These came from b - 2 3 7 11.31.151.331 - 715,827,882 a - b + 1 1 7 r - 715,827,883 ,These values were recommended in (Knuth 69) for a 32-bit computer • _ N , such as the Univac System 80. This sequence will generate a run t from 0 to 2,147,483,646 (d-1) in random order. No value will i L repeat itself until every value has been generated. Therefore i there are 2,147,483,647 (d) random numbers for each starting f point or seed. The sequence of numbers is different for every , i starting seed. a s, Presiding Judge ` The District Judge who shall act as the Presiding Judge for s Jury Selection shall be rotated annually, with the Judge of 85th District Court acting as the Presiding Judge on odd-numbered fi r ' years, and the Judge of the 272nd District Court acting as the Presiding Judge on even-numbered years. The Presiding Judge shall have such duties-and authority as herein provided, and also such authority as provided in Articles 2094 to 2103 inclusive, • ~ I Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, except as modified by this Order A ' under authority of 2100a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. The Pre- i ~ siding Judge may from time to time delegate his authority tem- porarily to the other District Judge k -3- VOL PAGE 215 1 r ~ - r I r i E 1 1 c Processing the Prospective Juror List From time to time, as needed during the year, the Presiding r 1 Judge (or his designate), the Clerk (or his designate), and the i Sheriff of Brazos County (or his designate), shall assemble for the purpose of activating the computer juror selection program, ' - and thereby produce a List of Prospective Jurors. A unique 7 f security code shall be issued to each of the above named officers and protected by him/her to insure the integrity of the juror selection process. The program cannot be activated on the computer 1 ~ r unless all three security codes are properly entered, as herein I f II set forth. E ~i The process for activating the juror selection program is 1 e 11described as follows. The Operator of the computer types in a predetermined "callup" number which identifies with the Juror r, Selection System for Brazos County, Texas. This will cause i ` IScreen #1 to appear on the computer terminal. Screen #1 is for the purpose of entering the security codes of the three officers r 4 mentioned above. These codes will not be shown on the picture , tube. In the event that a wrong code has been entered, the I computer will notify the operator and allow entry of the correct o , code. After the correct entry of all three codes, the system ! r will "unlock" and a different screen will appear, that being Screen #2. This Screen requires the Operator to enter how many jurors are needed for each panel to be pulled and the summons date and time of day to appear. The operator may enter information ' for up to five panels on each of the three courts. This informa- l ' tion is then sent to the computer. The operator then calls data processing and asks for panels to be pulled. Juror lists and summons are then printed and may be picked up at the Data Pro- L i cessing Department. , ~ I 7. Selection of Jurors for Particular Weeks I s Once the Prospective Juror List has been printed by the ` above described process, the Data Processing Department of Brazos " I S County, Texas, will address a juror summons to each person on the Prospective Juror List. At the direction of the Presiding Judge, E I I ~ -4- PSG€ tlaLCS f . I - y 1 c THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL 1 1 I T l L \ p~ / ' 4. S a t T the Jury Coordinator will mail out by First Class Mail such number ~ 1 0 r of the data mailers as is necessary to assure a sufficient number 1 • ! of jurors to meet the demands of the various courts using this service, At least ten (10) days prior to the date such persona ti ' I are to begin such jury service, a true and complete written list I ` showing the names and addresses of the persons summoned to begin } 1 ~ I jury service on a particular date shall be filed of record with r f ' ! the County Clerk. ` S. Postponed Jurors v The names of persons previously called for jury service ! whose service has been postponed to a later date, shall be entered I i ' as rescheduled jurors for date certain by the Presiding Judge (or ~ 1 his designate) to the list of persons to be called at such later (il 1 ' 1 I :date, and will be printed out on list which will be filed with the County Clerk not later than ten (10) days before such date. j t ~ I • ?t 9. Summoning Jurors The District Courts shall summon by First Class mail for the f dates designated all persons so listed to be called for jury service on such dates. , ! I f 10. Additional Jurors When the Presiding judge determines that the number of ~ 1 jurors previously selected for any designated date is insufficient, he shall direct the Jury Coordinator to prepare a supplemental i list containing a specified number of persons to be called for i jury service in addition to those previously selected. Such Sf I additional persons shall be selected, listed and summoned in the ' same manner as those previously selected. 1 I a ~ r ti, 11 1 1 I ~ ~ I 11. supervision by Presiding Judge • T The Presiding Judge or any other Judge of a court of record ~ who is presiding over a jury trial during the week shall have 1 1 f Y supervision and control over the general panel of persons called Y , ! r ~ ! it ~ l1 • 4 ~ ' \r VOl PAGE ! I ~ ~ , ~~.Iww►• . 1 r 1 ~ t 1 k Y ~ 1 i \ H ~f 1 1 1 i 1 S I I~ for jury service. He shall cause all persons selected, summoned I and appearing for jury service as above provided to be sworn and ' interrogated concerning their qualifications as provided by law, shall pass on their qualifications, exemptions, and excuses, shall give them such instructions as may be required or appropriate before they are assigned to any particular court for duty, and shall cause them to be sworn to make true answers to all questions asked during voir dire examination concerning their qualifications to serve as jurors in any particular case r 17 Jurors Used Interchangeably The jurors so selected, qualififed, instructed and sworn shall (constitute a general panel for the week for service as jurors in all District and County Courts at Law, in Brazos County, Texas, and shall be used interchangeably in all of said Courts The Jury Coordinator acting under instructions of the Presiding Judge, r 6 i t t i shall divide into panels and assign- such jurors to the different courts as requested by the Judges of said Courts. 13. List of Persons This plan will use the same list for the selection of persons ' for 3ury service until the list is exhausted. a 14 Amendments r I This plan may be amended at any time by the Commissioners j Court of Brazos County, Texas upon recommendation of the District Judges of Brazos County, Texas. I ' I i r I 15 Effective Date This plan upon adoption shall become effective immediately 1 I--) I upon the approval an adopt on of the Brazos County Comm an ones I I 4 Court The approval and adoption of this plan supercededs and repeals any and all plans of electronic jury selection heretofore t' approved and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, ) Texas o , c ~ i ~ I r l f r ~ I e t -6- a . Vol f THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT IS THE BEST IMAGE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF ORIGINAL f7 l ; t r Ii t I s+ 15 E v, rj l rat t f f ` f . 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