JAYIS SORBAN LE  L . 1A8  EO  2024 : SEP-bA8:38 FILED COUNTYTEXAS  Zapata County commissioners Court dau  Joseph Rathmell County Judge  Paco Mendoza Commissioner, Pct. 1 Pedro Morales Commissioner, Pct. 2  Jose A. Solis Commissioner, Pct. 3 Roberto Garza Commissioner, Pct. 4  Public Notice  Regular Commissioners Court Meeting  September 09, 2024  9:30 A.M.  Zapata County Courthouse 200 E. 7th Ave, Suite 108 Zapata, Texas 78076  Regular Page 1of6  Commissioners Court Meeting 09.09.24    CALL TO ORDER BY HONORABLE JOE RATHMELL, ZAPATA COUNTYJUDGE  1. Roll Call By: Honorable Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan 2. Invocation: Doctor Roger Miller, Commissioners Court Chaplain  3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Communications  5. Public Comment = This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any items on the Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate must complete a public participation form specifying which agenda item they  wish to comment on. 6. Approval of Invoices.  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor] [Requested by: Romeo. Salinas, CountyTreasurer) [Requested by: Romeo Salinas, County Treasurer)  7. Approval lofTreasurer's Report. 8. Approval of Checks Issued.  9. Tax Assessor/COllectors Departmental Report  [Requested by: Delia Mendoza, Tax Asessor/COlector)  REPORTS AND PRESENTATION  10. Update on FY25 Operation Lone Star  [Requested by: Dr. Rodney Rodriguez,RPBS,LLC)  DELIBERATE AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 11. To adopt the Zapata County Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor)  12. To adopt the 2024-2025 tax rate for Zapata County in accordance with Local Government Code Sections 111.007-111.010 by executing an "Order Setting Tax Rate for 2023-2024"  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor)  13. Tos set the salaries and the number of positions by approving the General Order of Personnel for  Fiscal Year 2024-2025.  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor]  Regular Commissioners Court Meetingo 09.09.24  Page2of6    14. Toapprovet the "Operational General Order for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor]  15. To authorize the County Treasurer and the County Auditor to close all accounts and make all  necessary line item transfers.  [Requested by: Triunfo Gonzalez, County Auditor]  16. To consider retaining fulltime Operation Lone Star grant employees until September 30, 2024 at  the County'sexpense  [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County. Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge]  17. To approve al local Commissioners Court order for the November 5, 2024 General Election 18. To consider payment to Johnson Controls for courthouse fire alarm maintenance. 19. Toa award administrative services for the USDA 4H Arena improvements. 20. Toa award engineeringservices for the USDA 4H Arena improvements.  21. Toapprove payment to Zapata QA., Inc for the installation of lights at the Zapata County Shop 22. To consider the hiring of Veronica Alanis as a full time clerk for the Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2-  Zapata Office at $10.48/hr.  [Requested by: Judge Olga M. Bruni, Justice of the Peace Pct.2] [Requested by: Ramon Montes, Airport Director] [Requested by: Ramon Montes, Airport Director) [Requested by: Nellie Trevino, HR Director] [Requested by: Nellie Trevino, HRI Director)  23. Toapprove TxDOT 24-25 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) agreement 24. Toapprove payment of the Sponsors Share for the TXDOT Landing Approach project.  25. - To approve the rates for the Air Evac rate change to be effective January 01, 2025.  26. Toa approve the TAC Workers Compensation Renewal for 2025.  27. Torequest a pay increase for Danielson Aguilar (General Order Budget Code 10-543, Slot #16) from $15.19 to $15.40 an increase of $0.21 for completing his firefighter certification effective  October 1st 2024.  [Requested by: Chief Daniel. Arriaga, Fire Chief)  Regular Commissioners Court Meeting 09.09.24  Page 3of6    28. To request the use of the Zapata County Plaza on October 6, 2024 for the Zapata County Fair Royalty &. Jr. Royalty Fall Festival Fundraiser and the Higher Education Center's grassy hill. 29. To review and take action on the status of the San Ygnacio Water plant improvements 30. To review and take action on the status of the Zapata Northwest Booster Station project  [Requested by: Nina Gutierrez, County Fair Assossiation] [Requested by: Manuel Gonzalez, Premier Engineeringl [Requested by: Manuel Gonzalez, Premier Engineering) [Requested by: Manuel Gonzalez, Premier Engineering [Requested by: Manuel Gonzalez, Premier Engineeringl  31. Tor review Replat of lots 6&7 Ramirez addition 2 32. To review and take action on the. Jail Improvement project.  33. To consider and approve the Resolution Authorizing Publication of Notice of Intention to use  Certificates of Obligation.  [Requested by: Daniel M. Martinez,Winstead)  34. To request the fee be waived for the use of the Zapata County Pavilion for a Bingo Fundraiser hosted by the Hope & Faith Crime Victims Center Volunteers on the following dates: September  25th, October 23rd and November 20th.  [Requested by:. Joseph Pena, Sheriff's Office]  35. To request approval for the use of the back office space in county building (the clinic building)  located at 801 N US Highway 83 as the designated Crime Victims Center.  [Requested by:. Joseph Pena, Sheriff's Office]  36. To request the use of the Zapata County Plaza for a Voter Registration Drive on September 15,  2024 from 8AM to 5PM  [Requested by: Dr. Diana Brandon, Democratic Party Chair]  CONSENT ITEMS: Line-item Transfers  37. To approve the following line item transfer to meet departmental needs.  DEPARTMENT  LINE ITEM  FUND  AMOUNT $1,186.83 $1,186.83  FROM Commissioner Pct.3 TO Commissioner Pct.3  010-423-43580 Travel & Training 010-423-42610 General Supplies [Requested by: Jose A. Solis, Commissioner Pct.3]  Regular Commissioners Court Meeting 09.09.24  Page 4of6    38. To approve the following line item transfer to meet departmental needs.  DEPARTMENT County Judge  LINE ITEM 010-400-43580 010-400-43430  FUND  AMOUNT $600.00 $600.00  FROM County Judge  Travel & Training Pct.1 Repairs & Maintenance  TO  [Requested by: Roxana Elizondo, County Judge's Office]  39. To approve the following line item transfer to meet departmental needs.  DEPARTMENT  LINE ITEM 010-640-43211  FUND  AMOUNT $819.69 $819.69  FROM Zapata Co. Indigent TO Zapata Co. Indigent  010-640-43580 Travel & Training [Requested by: Patricia A. Gonzalez, Indigent Director]  Indigent Care  40. To approve the following line item transfer to meet departmental needs.  DEPARTMENT Olga V. Figueroa Zapata FROM Co. Public Library Olga V. Figueroa Zapata TO Co. Public Library Olga V. Figueroa Zapata FROM Co. Public Library Olga V. Figueroa Zapata TO Co. Public Library  LINE ITEM 010-650-42610 010-650-43430 010-650-43612 010-650-43430  FUND  AMOUNT $298.96 $298.96 $157.48 $157.48  General Supplies Repairs & Maintenance Books & Periodicals Repairs & Maintenance  [Requested by: Rebecca Y. Gutierrez, County Librarian]  RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS:  41. Resolution in Support of Rural Law Enforcement Grant. 42. Resolution in Support of SB22 Rural Prosecutor's Grant 43. Proclamation declaring September 2024 Hunger Action Month  [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable. Joseph Rathmell, County Judge] [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judgel [Requested by: Honorable Joseph Rathmell, County Judgel  44. Proclamation to declare the month of September as Child Cancer Awareness Month  Regular Commissioners Court Meeting 09.09.24  Page5of6    ADJOURN  Pursuant to the authority granted under Government Code, Chapter 551, the Commissioners Court may convene a closed session to discuss any of the above agenda items. Immediately before any closed: session, the specific section or sections of Government Code, Chap. 551 that  provide statutory authority will be announced. DATED THIS 6th DAY OF September, 2024  HONORABLE JOSEPH RATHMELL, COUNTYJUDGE, ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS  By:. Monice Alamio  Monica Alanis Agenda Administrator  CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING  Lthe undersigned, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the Zapata County Commissioners Court, is a true and correct copy of said notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at the Courthouse of Zapata County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the 6th day of September, 2024 and said notice remained SO posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.  DATED THIS 6th DAY OF September, 2024.  MARY. JAYNE VILLARREALBONOAN, COUNTY CLERK, ZAPATACOUNTA,TEXAS  BY:  Sws)i  Regular Commissioners Court Meeting 09.09.24  Page 6of6    AVA sis  : :  CbA pAo/T  5:  GARX  G * e COHIE