REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 2020  Be it remembered on the 24th day of February 2020 at 10:01 o'clock A.M., there was Begun and Holden a Regular Meeting of the Commissioner's Court in the Courthouse, in the town of Farwell, with the following members present,  To-wit:  Kirk Frye Charles Wilkins Kenny White Casey Russell Trey Ellis Sharon May Susie Spring  Commissioner Pct. #1 Commissioner Pct. #2 Commissioner Pct. #3 Commissioner Pct. #4 Judge County Treasurer County Clerk  When the following was had and done, To-wit:  Call to Order 1. Prayer  Judge Ellis led the Court in prayer to begin the meeting. 2. Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag The Court pledged their allegiance to the flags of the United States of America and the State ofTexas.  3. Open Forum for Public Comments  No members of the public were in attendance. 4. Read and Approve Minutes of the Previous Meeting  Motion by White, seconded by Frye to approve the Minutes from the February 7, 2020 Special Meeting with one correction of a name. Motion  passed.  5. Consider Approval and Payment of the Accounts Payable - Sharon May  Sharon May reported the Accounts Payable List for February 13th and 24th. Motion by Wilkins, seconded by Russell to approve Payment of the  Accounts Payable. Motion carried. See attached.  1    6. Consider Treasurer's Report-Sharon May  Motion by Frye, seconded by White to approve the Treasurer's Payroll Report for February 15th. Motion carried. See attached. 7. Consider Purchase of Road-grader for Use in Precinct #1  Commissioner Frye presented the quote from Warren Cat for the Caterpillar model 140J JY Motor Grader with all standard equipment. Koley Schaffner was present from Warren Cat to answer any questions. This purchase includes a trade in for a 2014 Model with a trade value of $145,000.00 to bring the total capital outlay for the machine to $138,900.00. This includes a warranty for 5 years/ 5,000 hours. See Upon motion by White, seconded by Russell to approve the purchase, the  attached.  motion carried. Enforcement Center  8. Consider Any and All Matters Concerning the Parmer County Law  The Sheriff presented an Amendment to the Parmer County Policy Manual. See attached. This was discussed in the last Commissioner's Court. After an additional statement in the Amendment to answer the question posed last meeting, upon motion by Frye, seconded by Russell, Sheriff Geries reported a total of 27 total inmates. 15 of these are from The Sheriff presented a Memorandum of Understanding between the Deaf Smith County Crisis Center and the Parmer County Sheriff's Department for referral of victims of domestic violence and sexual Upon motion to approve the memorandum by Judge Ellis, seconded by Sheriff Geries stated that he is replacing a 2014 Tahoe and proposed giving that vehicle to the District Attorney's Investigator. It has a trade in value of $4000.00. At present the Investigator is driving a seized vehicle from Bailey County that is breaking down and having constant  the Amendment passed. Deaf Smith County.  assault. See attached.  Frye, the motion was approved.  maintenance issues.  Upon lengthy discussion, including the fact that this will reflect in the purchase price of the new vehicle in the Sheriff's budget, Sheriff Geries  2    stated that the relationship the District Attorney's office was worth the On a motion by Judge Ellis to convey the vehicle to the DA's office,  impact upon his budget.  seconded by Frye, the motion passed.  With no further business to come before the court, Commissioner White moved to adjourn. Commissioner Wilkins seconded and adjournment was called at  11:45 o'clock A.M.  PUNTYO YER  County &ues  * 49  SAR  COUNTY  3