MINUTES
The Uvalde County Commissioners Court met in regular session on April 25, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Uvalde County Courthouse with the following members present:
PRESENT: William R. Mitchell, County
Judge
Randy
Scheide, Commissioner #1
Mariano Pargas, Jr., Commissioner #2
Jerry W. Bates, Commissioner #3
Jesse
R. Moreno, Commissioner #4
John
P. Dodson, County Attorney
Lucille
C. Hutcherson, County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of
the
Commissioners Court of Uvalde County
Also present were County Treasurer Joni Deorsam, Tax Assessor-Collector Maggie Del Toro, Sheriff Terry Crawford, Constable #1 Bob Price, County Auditor Alice Chapman, and Road Administrator Wayne Everett.
The Court opened with the Honorable William R. Mitchell giving the invocation; the following proceedings were had:
1.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
· Upon motion of Commissioner Moreno
· Second by Commissioner Bates
The Court unanimously approved the Minutes of April 11, 2005.
2.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON OPENING OF BIDS:
The Court acknowledged the receipt of the following bids, which were set aside for review and examination. Award of the same is scheduled for the meeting of May 9, 2005.
A. Bank Depository:
First State Bank of Uvalde
Hondo National Bank
3. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REQUEST OF SHERIFF TO ADD K-9 TO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT:
Sheriff Crawford requested approval from the Court to accept a retired drug dog that was being offered by the United States Customs. The acceptance from the Court will allow that the K-9 be added to the County’s existing liability insurance. The Sheriff stated that all care, housing, training and any other expense related to the K-9 would be paid out of the drug forfeiture fund.
· Upon motion of Commissioners Moreno
· Second by Commissioner Bates
The Court unanimously approved the request of Sheriff Crawford.
4. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON MODIFYING VOTING PRECINCT LINES:
The Court recessed with action to be taken on this agenda item at 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 2005.
5. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CHAGES IN VOTING PRECINCT LINES:
The
Court recessed with action to be taken on this agenda item at 10:00 a.m. on
April 29, 2005.
6. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REPORT FROM HAVA COMMITTEE:
The
County Clerk gave an update on HAVA compliant equipment demonstrations. No action was taken under this item.
7. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ZAVALA COUNTY’S REQUEST FOR STATE PARK AND THE NAMING THEREOF:
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Moreno
·
Second by
Commissioner Pargas
The
Court unanimously approved a Resolution endorsing and supporting the creation
of a State Park in Zavala County. The
proposed park would consist of approximately 17.349 acres of land along the
Nueces River. A copy of the Resolution
is attached to these minutes.
8. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON PRESENTATION OF FIRST DRAFT OF 2005-2006 UVALDE COUNTY BUDGET:
Judge
Mitchell presented the first draft of the 2005-2006 Uvalde County Budget to the
Court, with no action being taken.
9. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ROAD ADMINISTRATORS REPORT:
No
action was taken on Road Administrator Wayne Everett’s activity report:
-Routine maintenance
-Blading roads
-Patching roads
-Paved 1.4 miles of CR#428
-Received permits from the Core of
Engineers
-Construction has begun on the Nueces
River crossing at Montell
-Working on a bypass road at the Nueces
River crossing
10. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON LINE-ITEM BUDGET AMENDMENTS:
None
were presented to the Court.
11. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON PAYMENT OF BILLS:
· Upon motion of Commissioner Bates
· Second by Commissioner Scheide
The
Court unanimously approved the bills for payment.
12. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON PAYROLL APPROVAL:
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Moreno
·
Second by
Commissioner Bates
The
Court unanimously approved the payroll.
13. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF MONTHLY REPORTS:
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Pargas
·
Second by
Commissioner Moreno
The
Court unanimously approved the reports from the following departments:
Jail: April
11, 2005; April 11-17, 2005; April 18, 2005; April 18-24, 2005; April 25, 2005
J. P. #1:
April 1-8, 2005; April 11-15, 2005; April 18-22, 2005
J. P. #2: April
1-8, 2005; April 11-15, 2005
J.
P. #3: April
1-8, 2005; April 9-15, 2005
J.
P. #4: April
1-8, 2005; April 11-15, 2005
J.
P. #6: March
21-25, 2005; April 1-8, 2005; April 11-15, 2005; April 18-22, 2005
County Clerk: April 1-7, 2005; April 8-14, 2005
County
Auditor: March, 2005
14. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS:
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Bates
·
Second by
Commissioner Moreno
The
Court unanimously approved an Amended Resolution regarding the Help America
Vote Act (HAVA). A copy of said
Resolution is attached to these minutes
along with the Help America Vote Act Grant Award Agreement.
The
Court approved resolutions in honor of the following with the meeting being
closed their memory.
Benito Castillo
Victoria Elizabeth
Rodriguez
The Court recessed at
10:50 a.m. on April 25, 2005 and reconvened on April 29, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.
with the following items being considered and acted upon:
PRESENT: William
R. Mitchell, County Judge
Randy Scheide,
Commissioner #1
Mariano
Pargas, Jr., Commissioner
#2
Jerry
W. Bates, Commissioner #3
Jesse R. Moreno, Commissioner #4
John
P. Dodson, County Attorney
Lucille
C. Hutcherson, County Clerk
Also present were County
Treasurer Joni Deorsam and County Tax Assessor-Collector Maggie Del Toro.
4. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON MODIFYING VOTING PRECINCT LINES:
A. Move Early Voting to Civic Center
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Moreno
·
Second by
Commissioner Bates
The
Court voted 3-1 to move the early voting location to the Reading Room at the
Willie De Leon Civic Center, with Commissioner Pargas casting the descending
vote.
B. Move Precinct #1 Polling Place to Civic
Center:
·
Upon motion of
Commissioner Bates
·
Second by
Commissioner Moreno
The
Court voted 3-1 to move Voting Precinct #1 polling location to the Reading Room
at the Willie Del Leon Civic Center, with Commissioner Pargas casting the
descending vote.
C. Locate Courthouse in Voting Precinct #1:
· Upon motion of Commissioner Moreno
· Second by Commissioner
The Court unanimously approved locating the Courthouse wholly within Precinct #1.
D. Combine
Voting Precincts #2 and #13:
· Upon motion of Commissioner Bates
· Second by Commissioner Pargas
The Court unanimously approved of consolidating Precinct #2 and #13, with the polling location for the new Precinct #2 to be the First Christian Church on Center Street in Sabinal, Texas. This action eliminated the Sabinal City Hall location.
E. Create New Precinct in Uvalde Estates:
· No action was taken under this item.
F. Accessible Polling Locations:
1. Upon motion of Commissioner Moreno
Second by Commissioner Bates
The Court unanimously approved to relocate the #17 polling
location from Flores School to the Bread of Life Fellowship Church
at 700 North High Street. The motion was just to include the church
not the whole block, the precinct maps are to indicate the same.
2. Upon motion of Commissioner Pargas
Second by Commissioner Bates
The Court unanimously approved to relocate polling location #19
from Excel Academy at 169 Goldbeck Street to the New Testament
Fellowship Church located at 220 Crisp Street.
5. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CHANGE IN VOTING PRECINCT LINES:
· Upon motion of Commissioner Moreno
· Second by Commissioner Bates
The Court unanimously approved the Resolution supporting the changes. A copy of the Resolution and maps reflecting the action of the Court are attached to these minutes.
With no further business, the Honorable William R. Mitchell adjourned the meeting of April 25, 2005.