NOTICE OFAMEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BELL COUNTY, TEXAS on Monday, December 9, 2024  1 e  Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00AM, on Monday, December 9, 2024 - 9:00 AM, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse. 101 Central Avenue. Belton. Texas. to begin on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 9:00AM, and continue thereafter until such business oft the Court has been completedi in accordance withArticle Notice is also given that, ina accordance with the Commissioner's Court Meeting Rules and Protocols, any person may offer comments tot the Commissioner's Court at this meeting on any item listed ont the agenda. belcountviscemlcounty ovemmentcommisieners courl/live commissioners court meeting.php. Members of the Court and/or members of the public may. participate and/or comment at this meeting via Vvideoconferencing. Members of the public wishing to participate and/or comment on any item listed on the agenda during the meeting via the video conferencing must register by emailing SheleyCoston@belleountylexas.goV at! least one hour prior to 9:00AM onl Monday, December 9, 2024. Youwill be given instructions on how to connect and make your comments via email. This meeting will be recorded, and  81.005 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas.  Ina addition, this meeting will also be livestreamed by video conferencing at  the recording will be available on the Bell County's website after the meeting. meeting and may join the Bell County Commissioners Court Meeting as follows:  Ify you simply wish to watch the meeting, you do not need to register to view the lives stream feed of the  From your computer, tablet or smartphone access the link:  belcounvxconlcouny, pemmentsemmisonen. court/live commissioners court meeting.php and then follow thei instructions to begin live-streaming the Commissioners Court meeting.  Agenda  1. Invocation  2. Pledges of Allegiance to the flags oft the United States and Texas  3. Consent Agenda: (all items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and not requiring separate discussion or vote and may be considered on a single motion; however, at the request of any Commissioner, anyi item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed and voted on separately): a. Consider approval of minutes of the December 2, 2024 meeting oft the Commissioners Court.  Bell County Commissioners Court, Regular Meeting Agenda, Monday, December 9, 2024  Page1of3    b. Personnel/BudgetAmendments  Claims Accounts Payable . Payroll ii. Restitution iv.. Juror Pay  d. Consider reclassifying the Court Coordinator, Education Coordinator, and Coltions Manager positions to remain exempt positions as of. January 1, 2025, due to the rece@gllingfomgne U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which set aside the Departménff Legorsinalrule. e. Consider approval of reclassification of (2) budgeted Corrections Officer positions to (2) Sherif's office Admin Assistant positions as ofApril 1, 2025. This will be funded by funding from 531 expense for the Corrections Officer positions and/or any necessary merit funds from the Sherif's Consider approval of reclassification of (5) budgeted Corrections Officer positions, (1) Captain position, (1) Corporal position, (1) New World Administrator, (1) Corporal position, to(1) Budget Finance/Accountant, (2) Sergeant positions, (1) Custodian of Records/PIO, (1) Office Manager, (1) Part-time extral help position, (1) Corrections Officer position, (1) Sergeants positions. This will be funded by reducing the budgeted salary of(1) existing Sergeant position, (1) Investigator position, and merit funds from the Sherif's Office budget to be effective January 1,2025.  x  Office budget.  4. Presentations/Awards  a. Zane Durham, TACERAVice President to present the TACERA! 2024 Honorary Member Award  to Bryan Neaves, Bell County Engineer.  b. Henry Garza, DistrictAttorey to present Willroy Pitrucha Awards.  Receive a report from Shay Luedeke, Bell County TaxAssessorCalector, concerning Child Safety Fee Allocations to Bell County and Bell County Cities for fees collected October 1, 2023  through September 30, 2024. relating to the Juvenile Justice Center.  5. Closed session pursuant to section 551.076- Deliberation regarding security devices or security audits  Agenda items may be considered, deliberated, and/or acted upon in a different order than set forth above.  Bell County Commissioners Court, Regular Meeting Agenda, Monday, December 9, 2024  Page2of3    The Court reserves the right to discuss any items above in executive (closed) session whenever permitted by  law.  David Blackburn, County Judge  SHELLEY COSTON, Bell County Clerk, do certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the above named Commissioners' Court, is at true and correct copy ofs said notice, and thatlposted at true and correct copy ofs said Notice on the bulletin board at the Bell County; Justice Center of Bell County, Texas, at a place readily accessible Notice remained so posted continuously for atl least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time ofs said Meeting.  to the general public at all times on the 4 day of etemr  2024, and said  Dated this (dayal Duhe  2024.  Shelley Cofton, Bell Countyo Clerk By:. h  Bell CounyCommisioners Court, Regular Meeting Agenda, Monday, December 9, 2024  Page3of3