Dec 17, 2025 Commissioners Court Special Meeting

[00:00:05]

ALL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

I'M GONNA CALL THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.

IT IS 10 O'CLOCK DECEMBER 17TH.

WE ARE AT THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.

[A) INVOCATION]

OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR BLESSINGS.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS US IN A MANNER THAT YOU CHOOSE, IN THE WAY THAT YOU CHOOSE, NOT BLESSES ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS OR OUR DEEDS, BUT BLESSES ACCORDING TO YOUR PLANS FOR OUR LIFE.

PLEASE GUIDE US AND BE WITH US TODAY AS WE GO OVER THIS MEETING.

IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

IT'S PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM ONE, PUBLIC FORM.

IT'S PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COURT ABOUT ANY COUNTY MATTERS.

NO ONE'S SIGNED UP, BUT IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME SEEING NO ONE WILL GO INTO AGENDA ITEM TWO, DISCUSS AN ACT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFYING CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS JUDGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? ACTUALLY I'M GONNA SKIP TWO

[3. Discuss/Act regarding contract with Freese and Nichols Inc. to update the Master Thoroughfare Plan, and all related issues; (Commissioner Liechty)]

SO FALSE START.

WE WILL SKIP TWO, GO TO THREE, DISCUSS AN ACT REGARDING CONTRACT WITH FREEZE AND NICHOLS, INC.

TO UPDATE THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

COMMISSIONER LTE.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

UM, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES.

WE HAD, IT WAS A TOPIC OF ONE OF OUR WORKSHOPS, I THINK ON OCTOBER 29TH.

UM, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT.

UH, WE WERE PRESENTED AT OUR LAST, UH, TIME.

WE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

UM, THERE WERE CHANGES MADE FROM WHAT WE YOU SAW THE LAST TIME.

AND, UM, IT WAS WHEN WE RECEIVED THE REVISED VERSION BASED UPON OUR WORKSHOP.

WE CIRCULATED IT TO OUR, TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COUNTY.

THE AUDITOR, OUR IT, OUR ROAD CONSULTANT, UH, ITS, UM, CIRCULATED IT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

CRAIG STOTT OVER THERE.

UM, THE ENGINEER LOOKED AT IT, WE GOT COMMENTS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES PASSED THOSE ALONG ALL OF OUR COMMENTS.

I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR COMMENTS EXCEPT MAYBE ONE WERE MADE, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM TO WORK THROUGH THE FINAL LANGUAGE.

YOU RECEIVED A, UH, WITH YOUR PACKET INITIALLY, THERE WAS A VERSION THAT HAD TWO SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO IT.

UM, IF YOU GOT THE SAME EMAIL I DID A COUPLE DAYS AGO, YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE, BUT IF NOT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO POINT 'EM OUT TO YOU.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ONE, I THINK IS ON PAGE 15, UM, WHERE WE HAD THEM ADD A PROVISION THAT SAYS THIS STUDY WILL BE FUNDED WITH TRIP 21 BONDS.

AND IF FOR SOME REASON THAT BOND DOESN'T GO OFF LIKE WE'RE ALL EXPECTING IT TO, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BACK OUT OF THE CONTRACT BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE FUNDING FOR IT.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I, I'LL BE, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THE CONTRACT WHEN HE WAS HERE LAST TIME, THERE WAS SOME ISSUES ABOUT PRICE.

IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 16 OF 17, UM, UH, WE ASKED HIM, I ASKED HIM IF YOU'LL REMEMBER IN THAT MEETING TO GET IT DOWN TO $400,000.

UH, WE ENDED UP ROUNDING IT UP AT 408, 7 75.

SO WE GOT REAL CLOSE.

WE HAD TO ADD SOME THINGS IN THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT AT 400 AND CHANGE.

AND WE ADDED A COUPLE THINGS IN THAT BUMPED IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT 4 0 8 7 75.

SO IT'S RIGHT IN THE RANGE WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND THEN WE HAVE 91,000 FOR OUR ROAD APPORTIONMENT PROGRAM.

AND THAT, UH, COULD BE LESS, DEPENDING UPON THE INPUT THAT WE WOULD GET FROM OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AFTER WE SUBMIT THE FIRST VERSION OF, UM, OF, OF THEIR, THEIR PROPOSAL.

UH, IT COULD AFFECT THAT.

SO, BUT THAT BEING SAID, AND I, I NOTICE OUR, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY HERE, ERICA'S HERE, ERICA'S BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH ME.

COUNTY ENGINEER.

LET ME, LET ME, YEAH, I'M SORRY.

COUNTY ENGINEER.

UM, MY APOLOGIES, DIDN'T MEAN TO SLANDER YOU AND SIT AWAY .

[00:05:01]

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, ERICA, AT THIS POINT.

SHE SAYS, NO, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT.

I, I'M RECOMMENDING WE APPROVE THIS AND GET GOING WITH IT.

JUST ONE FINAL NOTE.

IT'S NOT TO BE SIGNED.

YOU NOTICE THE DATE UNDERNEATH HIS SIGNATURE IS JANUARY TWO.

FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY DID NOT WANT TO SIGN THIS PRIOR TO JANUARY, UM, WHICH IS FINE WITH ME, SO IT'LL START TO BE EFFECTIVE.

OH, ALTHOUGH I NOTED HIS DATE IS JANUARY 2ND, 2025.

I JUST NOTICED THAT.

SO I'M GONNA MAKE IT A SIX ON MINE.

BUT WHEN YOU, UH, MEREDITH, WHEN YOU GET THIS CIRCULATED, WOULD YOU CHANGE THE DATE ON HIS TO, TO 20 2026 IF IT'S APPROVED? PERFECT.

I, I HAVE A QUESTION AND A COMMENT AND, AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER TO IT, BUT BACK ON PAGE 16, I'M, I'M REALLY FOCUSED IN ON THE APPORTIONMENT PROGRAM, UHHUH, .

AND MY QUESTION IS, AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, DOES THAT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PHASE TWO OR CAN THAT RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH, WITH PHASE ONE? IT CAN RUN CONCURRENTLY, BUT PROBABLY NOT IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT CAN RUN CONCURRENTLY.

OKAY.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AND THAT'S THE PLAN.

NO, WE, TO GET THE THIRD FAIR PLAN, NOT OKAY.

WE DO, AND AND I'VE EMPHASIZED TO HIM, AND I KNOW YOU ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY, THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THIS DONE IF YOU READ THROUGH THIS, PART OF WHAT THEY DO IS, AS A PART OF THAT, IF WE GET THEIR METHODOLOGY APPROVED, THEY WILL THEN WORK WITH US ON MODIFICATIONS TO OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL IN COMPLIANCE.

AND, UH, SO YEAH, NO, I, THIS IS SOMETHING WE GOTTA GET GOING ON ASAP.

GOT IT.

THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TOO.

UM, JUST FOR UM, PURPOSES OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING OR IN, IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY.

D DOES ANYONE HAVE THE, AND, AND I'M LOOKING AT OUR, OUR HISTORIAN, BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OF THE, UM, OF THE PROCESS OF HOW THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN THE 27TH, 20 18, 20 17, 18 19? HOW DID, HOW DID THE, THE COURT HANDLE THAT THOROUGHFARE PLAN? 'CAUSE THEY WERE STILL IN A, MY UNDERSTANDING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH, UM, MR. POLLSTER.

SO I DON'T KNOW, UM, HOW IT WAS PAID FOR, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS AND SO FORTH.

I I KNOW IT WAS PAID FOR OUT OF BOND FUNDS.

OKAY.

UM, AND THAT'S THE ONLY ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU WITH THAT.

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS AT ALL.

UM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THAT'S HOW IT WAS PAID FOR BECAUSE, UH, JOHN POLLSTER TOLD ME THAT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING IT GOES, THAT'S HOW Y'ALL PAID FOR THE LAST ONE, SO RIGHT, RIGHT.

IT WAS IN SOME SORT OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.

IF I'M WRONG, I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOTALLY LED TO BELIEVE.

I LOOKED AND SAW BOND FUNDS, THAT'S WHY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR CONTRACT READ THAT, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE ENOUGH BOND FUNDS LEFT OR THEY COULDN'T, YOU KNOW, GET TO IT IN A TIME PERIOD THAT THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN WOULD NOT HAPPEN OR WOULD BE POSTPONED.

YEAH.

WHICHEVER, WHICHEVER WAY THAT HAPPENS.

AND I THINK THAT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE, UH, WE, WE ALL HAVE AGREED SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS OTHERS MEMBERS ON THE CONSORTIUM THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AN UPDATED THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

YEAH.

AND THEN MY, MY COMMENT BACK IS, IS TWOFOLD.

NUMBER ONE, OUR ROAD CONSULTANT DID RECOMMEND WE USE FREEZER NICHOLS, WHICH IS NICE.

MM-HMM.

I MEAN, WE, WE PAY A CONSULTANT TO CONSULT US ON ROADS.

SO TAKING, TAKING THEIR ADVICE WORKS.

UM, BRENDA HAS DEFINITELY WEIGHED IN ON THIS.

SO ITS HAS THEIR FINGERPRINTS ON THIS CONTRACT AND THE SCOPE OF WORK.

I THINK WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS IF THE TRIP 21 FAILS, WHICH IS THE, WE DON'T THINK IT WILL, BUT THAT PROVISION THAT I, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALLUDING TO, WE CAN JUST REDIRECT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

AND, AND SO KEEPING THIS A HIGH PRIORITY IS SOMETHING THAT THE COURT CAN STILL DO.

IT'S JUST THAT TYING THIS TO THAT IS, IS THE WAY THAT OUR RESOLUTIONS READ AND IS THE WAY WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD.

YEAH.

I I THINK IT'S, UH, HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT ANYTHING'S GONNA GO WRONG WITH THE BONDING.

I DON'T HAVE REALLY ANY CONCERNS OVER THAT UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW THAT'S BEEN TOLD TO SOMEBODY.

UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT.

AND I THINK ALL THAT LANGUAGE ALLOWS US TO DO IS TAKE IT UP AGAIN AS A COURT AND MODIFY IT IF WE NEED TO.

SO IT DOESN'T MEAN IT GOES AWAY FOREVER.

IT MEANS WE CAN, IF, IF FOR SOME OUTSIDE CHANCE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH THE BOND, THEN WE CAN PICK IT UP AGAIN AND MODIFY HOW WE SEE IT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

AND, UM, DANA, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS, BUT IF YOU'LL NOTE THAT PARAGRAPH.

MM-HMM .

IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC TERMINATION.

IT SAYS THE COUNTY MAY TERMINATE, AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ALL PLANNING TO PAY FOR THIS WITH BOND FUNDS.

AND I INCLUDED, WHEN I SENT

[00:10:01]

SO I WOULD THINK, AGAIN, FOR EVERYONE LISTENING, I CERTAINLY DON'T EXPECT ANY PROBLEM ISSUING BONDS.

OKAY.

IT WOULD BE A BIG SURPRISE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, WE'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR WAS AWARE AND THAT WE HAD OUR CONTINGENCY BUILT IN.

SO IF SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG, I, I'LL READ, I, I MEAN, GOD FORBID WE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT I WAS LITERALLY GONNA CLOSE A, LIKE $600 MILLION DEAL ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2011, AND NOTHING HAPPENED FOR THREE MONTHS.

YEAH.

SO WE JUST DON'T KNOW.

AND SO I INCLUDED THAT LANGUAGE JUST AS A PROTECTION.

OKAY.

CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE I ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEMS AND NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO TERMINATE THIS.

AND MY GUESS IS, UH, WE, IT'LL BE A PARAGRAPH THAT WE'VE JUST SPENT MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THAN WAS NECESSARY.

PERFECT.

THAT'S, THAT'D BE MY GUESS.

THANK YOU.

UM, UH, OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S ALL MINE.

THAT WAS ALL MINE.

NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, BUT BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, I JUST WANT TO THANK ERICA AND LAUREN EXPLICITLY FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY ON, ON THIS.

UM, AND, UH, I'M, I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD.

THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING, UM, THAT IS NEEDED.

I JUST WANNA SAY SPECIFICALLY COMMISSIONER LTE AND ERICA AND THE ITS TEAM AND ALL THOSE EMAILS THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH, UH, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE, THE PSA THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD STEP FORWARD.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, UM, BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND FREEZE NICHOLS INCORPORATED FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY.

I'LL SECOND, SECOND IT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

PASSES THIS FIVE TO

[4. Discuss/Act on approving Prime Contract Change Order No. 007 to the agreement with SCI Construction for the Rockwall County Sheriff office renovation project, and all related items; (Commissioner Stacy)]

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PRIME CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 0 0 7 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SCI CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ROCKWELL COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE RENOVATION PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ITEMS. COMMISSIONER STACY? YES.

SO, UM, I THINK Y'ALL WILL REMEMBER WE'VE DONE 6, 8, 9, AND 10.

AND THIS IS NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE LOW VOLTAGE.

UM, ODDLY ENOUGH, THE ENTIRE TEAM IS CURRENTLY MEETING RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT LOW VOLTAGE.

SO THAT'S WHY NO ONE IS HERE, UM, TO DISCUSS THIS OTHER THAN ME.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN AN ALREADY SCHEDULED MEETING, UM, AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL A REAL QUICK RECAP ON, ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WE ARE CONSOLIDATING ALL OF THE IT ROOM TO ONE ROOM IN THE NEW SHERIFF'S BUILDING, WHICH IS GONNA HELP US OUT LONG TERM BECAUSE THEN WE CAN, WITH THE HEATING, THE COOLING, THE SPECIALIZATION, HAVING A ROOM BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.

AND IN THE LONG RUN, SAVE US MONEY.

UM, THIS IS ADDING, UH, 50, UH, $9,000, UH, INTO THE CONTINGENCY.

IT WAS EXPECTED TO COST 68.

IT'S GONNA COST A LOT CLOSER TO $120,000 TO DO THIS WORK.

UM, IT'S A LOT OF RUNNING, UH, EXTRA FIBER RACKS.

IT'S A LOT OF OPENING UP WALLS AND SEEING WHERE EVERYTHING'S GOING AND HOW WE GET THINGS THERE.

THE IT ROOM, THE SERVER ROOM IS NOT YET BEEN FULLY CONFIGURED, SO THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL, UH, PCO, UM, WHEN WE GET TO PHASE TWO AND WE START ACTUALLY BUILDING OUT THAT IT ROOM.

UM, THIS DOES HAVE ADDITIONAL RACKS INCLUDED IN IT AND HAS A LOT OF WIRING INCLUDED IN IT.

UM, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PROJECT, WE HAD PUT $120,000 FOR UNEXPECTED IT.

WE ARE NOT TOUCHING THAT ALLOWANCE RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE JUST USING THE OWNER'S CONTINGENCY.

I MEAN THE, UH, THE, THE BUILDER'S CONTINGENCY.

SO WE DO HAVE MONEY THAT WE COULD MOVE OVER.

SO I WOULDN'T SAY THAT THE, THIS IS A BUDGET OVERRUN.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO USE THE BUILDER'S CONTINGENCY FOR NOW BEFORE WE START APPLYING THINGS TO THE IT ALLOWANCE.

UM, SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS.

I THINK IN THE LONG RUN, THIS IS NOT BETTER, NOT JUST BETTER, BUT IT IS ALSO CHEAPER.

UM, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT IN, INTO, UH, TRYING TO GET ALL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.

I, I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND UNTIL I WAS IN IT HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY LIVES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UM, IT'S A LOT.

UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS.

SO THAT IS WHAT THIS PCO

[00:15:01]

IT'S A TON OF WIRE RUNS.

WE EXPECTED IT TO BE ABOUT $68,000 IN THE GMP AND IT'S GONNA BE A LOT CLOSER TO 1 23.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO.

IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD, JUDGE AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE PRIME CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SEI.

CONSTRUCTION.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACY.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.

IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

SO THAT BRINGS

[5. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF ROCK WALL COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR IN THIS ITEM IN THE ORDER DEEMED APPROPRIATE IS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETING SUBCHAPTER D TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY.

ON THOSE ITEMS, WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT INFORMATION, DISCUSSION OF DR.

R HORTON, LITIGATION AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS.

DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INDIGENT HEALTH COORDINATOR POSITION, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL POSITION, DISCUSSION OF OPEN STATUS JUDGE POSITION OF COUNTY COURT AT LAW ONE AND AT 10 16.

WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

AT

[6. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND I'LL TELL YOU NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.

THIS BRINGS

[2. Discuss/Act on appointment of qualifying candidate to serve as Judge of the Rockwall County Court at Law #1, and all related issues; (Judge New)]

NUMBER ONE AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT KEITH WHEELER TO SERVE OUT THE UNEXPIRED TERM, UH, FROM JUDGE WILLIAMS VACATING COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER ONE.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.

THAT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

[7. COMMISSIONERS COURT REPORTS]

LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER LICHTY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

UM, I DON'T INTEND TO BE HERE AT NEXT MEETING, UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MY SERIES OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 17 75, 250 YEARS AGO AS THOUGH I WERE HERE NEXT WEEK.

UM, ON DECEMBER 22ND, 77, 17 75, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 14 VESSELS, INCLUDING 5 32 GUN, 5 28 GUN, AND 3 24 GUN FRIGATES.

THE SHIPS WERE NAMED HANCOCK, RANDOLPH, RALEIGH, WARREN, WASHINGTON CONGRESS, EFFINGHAM, PROVIDENCE, TRUMBULL, VIRGINIA, BOSTON, DELAWARE, AND MONTGOMERY.

THE CONTINENTAL NAVY HAD 14 VESSELS WITH 3,032 GUNS.

THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY HAD 89 WARSHIPS WITH 2,756 GUNS.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE SEE THE EVIDENCE OF THE PROVIDENTIAL BLESSING ON THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LTE.

LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER STACY.

UH, I JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT, UH, NICO DID EMAIL OUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REMODEL UPDATE.

HE WILL NOT BE IN THE NEXT COURT.

SO THAT'S JUST GONNA BE OUR UPDATE UNTIL JANUARY 15TH, WHICH IS MOST OF THE WORK IS GONNA BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UH, HOW TO SPEED UP PHASE TWO AND HOW TO DO, UH, IT WORK.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANNA WISH, UH, EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND WE'RE GONNA BE MEETING BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BUT IT'S STILL THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, SO MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY.

ALL THE TREES ARE UP AND BEAUTIFUL ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

SO LET'S GET IN THE SPIRIT.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER M**K SPEAKING OF THE TREES, THAT WAS A LOVELY SERVICE THAT WE HAD LAST FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE TREE LIGHTING AT THE, AT THE BIG COURTHOUSE.

SO I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN IT.

IT WAS, IT WAS LOVELY, VERY, VERY INTIMATE, BUT, BUT IT, IT WAS VERY TOUCHING.

SO I ALSO WANT TO JUST IN, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE SAYING OUR, OUR HOLIDAY INN, UM, BLESSINGS.

I WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY A HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON, AND I WANT EACH OF YOU TO KNOW THAT I WANT TO WANT US TO ALL REST AND RECHARGE AND ENJOY THE SEASON WITH OUR FAMILIES WHILE WE, WHILE WE CAN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALANA.

AND I WOULD SAY AGAIN, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR, UM, LAST FRIDAY NIGHT, UH, TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY.

[00:20:01]

IT WAS GREAT.

UH, IT WAS GREAT, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR.

IT WAS AWESOME.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT EVERY YEAR.

UH, LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY CELEBRATING A HAPPY HANUKKAH, UM, AS IT'S HANUKKAH NOW, UM, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

AND, UH, A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY AS THAT'S COMING UP SOON.

I KNOW WE HAVE ONE MORE COURT, BUT, UM, JUST REMEMBER THE REASON FOR THE SEASON AND LET'S, UH, LET'S CELEBRATE, UH, BUT ALSO, UH, WITH OUR EYES ON WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THANK YOU.

UH, AND AT 10 48, WE ARE ADJOURNED.