This morning, an indication be given by Rich Vellorelle, who is a supervisor and adult probation, and our pledges will be led by Courtney Davis, who works from the AgriLife Extension Office, she's family, consumer, science, agent. That's a mouthful. Will you please stand. Let us pray. Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for all the blessings and provisions that you provided to the people of our community. Father, we ask that you watch over the men and women who put themselves in harm's way to protect us and the freedoms that we cherish. Father, we pray you you hear today with this court as it conducts didn't county business? We pray for the department heads, elected officials, and employees of didn't county. How do we thank you for the time you've allowed Peggy Carr to work for the adult probation department? Many times put in others before herself and always doing her best for the people we serve at a job she lives in blazing. We pray that her transition to retirement goes smoothly and that she is a peace. Father, you will be done. In your name we pray, amen. I pledge allegiance to 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. Honor to the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible. Well good morning everyone. We have a lot of special things going on this morning and in consideration of everyone's time, we're gonna get through them as quickly as we can, but certainly don't want to slide anyone. Item one is for public input for items not listed on the agenda. If there's any member of the public that would like to address commissioners court, we ask that you please complete a public comment farm. They available on the side table. Want to remind everyone, please turn off cell phones, phages, any electronic device that might be disturbing to our proceedings. I have one public comment formed this morning so far. It's from Mr. Willoughedspeth. Mr. Hedsbyth. Good morning. I'm going to go to the committee. The commission I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to go to the committee. I'm going to I get the time right. I don't know how to be embarrassed again. Okay. Good. Okay. Good morning, fabulous five. I call you the fabulous five because you seem to all agree on the agenda item that is presented when it has to do with people who don't have clout, defining clout as having money, position, influence. So you all vote as a group to not allow those people to get much of what they would like to have or to see what they would like to have done. Not allow them to accomplish what they would like to accomplish, I guess is the way to see it. If our commission, our members' commission's quarter, I guess, is the way to see it. If I were a commissioner or a member of this commission's quarter, I would never let anyone be treated the way you have treated me as a citizen with no clout. Items, such as putting things on the agenda that needs to be discussed, moving items around as you so choose, no matter what the issue. You move people who don't have cloud around on the agenda. You don't have evening meetings it's the only municipality that does not have evening meetings. You have them in the morning where people who don't have cloud cannot come and be a member of that of that of this proceeding. You don't recognize people in history, even those who worked in this county court building of color, Zach Rollins. You don't recognize him. The, you don't put very much black history on the square. Well, there's none on the square. Not even about Quaker Town and how those people had experienced genocide and were moved from where they lived on the square. Not even about Quaker Town and how those people experience genocide and were moved from where they live to where you move them, you not you, but people, a authority like yourself moved them. As I demonstrate out in front of the moral on the weekends, people tell me things. And I'm surprised at how many county workers are not happy about the raises that you lack of raises that you have given them. If I won commissioners court, I'd make sure those people were compensated like they should be compensated. And lastly, the cemetery in St. John's, cemetery in PowerPoint. No help at all from this commission is good. And you have the authority and you have the funds and you don't help with those people. Imagine going up, not knowing who your father, mother, or any people like that were. And prison, all your life, and none prison, in slavery, all your life. And then be buried in a place at St. John Cemetery and no one's taking care of that place. And they're forgotten. Well, I've been working out there for the last few weekends and I can tell you it restored faith in my heart about people and where I came from and things like that. But this Commissioner's Court has done nothing to help that in that situation. Members, I know that Mr. Huskis doesn't like me to jump around in the agenda, but he might make an exception today. We're going to take up item 13b and 13c on the agenda. 13b is a provoking use request for Mr. Wheelway Huskot to use the card out on the Square Commission's courtroom for a runoff election candidate form on Saturday, May 7th. I think it's just May 7th. It's not also the 24th as Cheryl. Just May 7th. The candidate form on May 7th. It says 24th also, but I think it's just May 7th, is it not? Okay. And this is from 9am to 12pm. And then 13C is approval of the building news of Christ and Mr. Will has both used the cardus on the square commissioners courtroom to show a documentary on on Monday, May 16, 2016 from 630 to 830 PM. Mr. Hutsbeth has asked that the fee guard payment for security guard be weighed. And he was advised that that would be a commissioner's court decision. I will tell you that it is a customary for people that want to use the facilities. When they're not already open and the security guard already here for that party to pay for the security guard not only for security but to lock up the building make sure nobody's left in the building when it is locked up and that's sort of business. So Mr. Hussby you had asked to speak on this item or actually both of these items. the First let me speak to I need to go through the main and all right again First I'm going to speak to the use of the building for the candidates for them. The candidates are county candidates. They are candidates that are running in the county for public office. They are running for offices that the public needs to know about where they stand and the information that they can gleam from questioning them. That's a good thing. That's candidates for the public to be informed. The organization that's putting on this form is the NAACP. It's a public service for our organization and anyone else who would like to hear from the candidates. And why would a municipality, where these candidates are running to represent and to show their stance on issues need to be charged to do that. It is not the fee, the moon, it's the principal, it's for the county, it's free. We're not partisan, we are just trying to get them information out. So that's my spill on that. Secondly, the movie that you asked, I wanted to show the movie with my three minutes that I get every day to try to communicate why I feel the way I feel. The young women girls who were murdered in Alabama in 1962, 1962, at a bombing at the church, that document, that documentary just shows the agony that those parents went through, the frustration that the people went through, the just other other hopelessness of the situation. It's just heart-wrenching. It's just hard to watch. It's difficult to look at. It communicates very well how I feel when I come before the fabulous five. You treat me like I don't, I'm a Vietnam vet and I was here when you recognize the Vietnam veterans. You don't treat me, you treat me like they treated me when I came back from Vietnam. You're worse. You treat me worse than they treated me. This group, I feel the way I feel because the same way that those pants feel in that document we're going to do on this 16th. Again, I don't think that I should have to pay where I'm not paying for that one. So those are my arguments or notes. Okay. Commissioner Marchin. First of all, you've already heard from the judge that those fees that we usually charge, yes. Those fees that we usually charge are not gonna be charged to you. So I don't know what you're talking about of fees. I understand, I'm getting to that. Second of all, we have several organizations within this county mainly the Ditton County Republican Party, the Ditton County Democratic Party that they have an understanding with us as well that if anything any candidate for them any meeting that they have in any county facility that is outside the normal business hours that they have to provide a security guard. Now whether they provided in the form of a constable that's volunteering their hours to be there to make sure that the county facility that your tax dollars are paying for are protected and nothing comes of harm to those facilities. Are they pay someone to be there to open the door and to lock the door and make sure that nothing happens to county property. So I don't know why we would let me ask you this anybody from an NAACP or anybody that you know or swarm peace officers. Yes. Well they'd be attending that meeting. I don't know. These two organizations that I've mentioned that I know that have had candidate forms have actually provided documentation that they will have someone that will be there that is a sworn piece officer. And at that point, we waved and waved the fee that we would ordinarily pass through this court to them for them being there to protect the property of Denton County. So I would suggest to you, sir, either hire a security guard as the policy said to be at those events, are you find somebody within the community or the NAACP that can sign a document with this county that they are a sworn peace officer and they will be there in the best interest of the county. That's my thing. Mr. Mitchell. Hi, I'm William. It's for the use of the building, Mr. Husband. And I purposely email Cheryl and ask if we've ever waved the security fees and I was told no and I told her to proceed on because if we don't wait for anybody, one else we're not going to wave them for you either. As Commissioner Marchin has said, there are a lot of constables that will secure the building for you that we can work with and I suggest you do that. I don't think we're treating you any different than we're treating anyone else. And I don't know about anyone else up here but I'm really taking the fence to you saying that I treat you different because I don't treat anybody different. I love you like I love everyone else in this courtroom because you know what? I'm going to heaven and I'm not going courtroom because you know what I'm going to heaven and I'm not gonna lie or anyone to keep me from going to heaven and so I'm not going to treat you any different I'm gonna always treat you with respect as I do everyone else, but I'm not gonna vote To wait those security fees as long as we don't do them for anyone else if we've made Allow us for anyone else. I do the same thing for you. Thank you. Anyone else want to say anything? I'm going to make a motion that we approve the building use request that we waive the normal fee for the building usage, but that the security fee will apply and this is approval pending Mr. Hutzpeth advising us who is going to be able to handle the security for those two events. We have a second to the motion. Is there further discussion? Anything else, Mr. Hutzpeth? Yes, I know. On a rebuff those two. I give another thought to those two comments. What you describe to me are the rules. You see, we're not going to bend the rules for you or anyone else. Already have. We waved the fee. Haven't you raised the fee for building usage there's a fee for security we're waving the fee for the building usage have you ever raised not charge someone for the business I mean for the for the building that is correct so many different there I'm asking for the security fee. You've described to me what the rules are. And again, sitting, elevating in your places and Commissioner Mitchell, you have treated me differently than others. Yes, you have. You don't have to try to justify that, but I know you have. Let's stick to the point please. It is the point she made the comment that she wasn't treating me differently and I want to robust that yes she has. So, they called. That's right. Secondly, I've listened to the rules that you have for years. Why don't you have someone different, call on this wall over the position to have. How about having someone different? Aren't we talking about security fees? I'm going to get to that, you said you were making it. Thank you. We have a motion in a second on the floor. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Post and e motion does carry. Okay, with us this morning. Good morning Bill. Good morning Judge Commissioners. I am so proud and pleased to present special edition of the Ditten Record Chronicle. Awesome. And to celebrate Ditten County's 100th, 170th anniversary of the founding. And we have with us, Georgiana, Connie, and Kathy, who are part of our 170th anniversary committee that have a lot planned for you for next Saturday. And Bill, I'll let you go ahead and. Good morning. Good morning. Thanks for letting me come by. We appreciate the opportunity at the Record Chronicle to produce this 170th anniversary section. We republished 16 pages from the Ditton Record Chronicle primarily. I think 14 of the 16 pages actually came from Old Ditton Record Chronicles of some of the history that's happened in the county over the last 170 years. Working with Peggy and her team, it was a great opportunity for us to work together. We also have a couple of pages in there of some old photos that parts and pieces of the court and the square downtown square from from days gone by so hopefully this will be a great readership piece not only for our readers and our online viewers but also we reproduced some copies that we will be peggy will be giving out to some of the school kids in Denton County some of the classrooms and all that so we appreciate the opportunity to work with you guys. Congratulations on 170 years. It's wonderful and it's great to see Denton County and really the downtown square is vibrant as it is, as it is. So thank you so much for being here today and thank you for the Dent Rack or Conical Van Rill. Applause County Judge and Commissioners, we have a lot of things planned for this Saturday and we're going to start the morning off with a cowboy breakfast over here on the west side. We have a 20 foot teepee that's going to be erected. We're going to have a self-maker out in the yard. We're going to have a self-maker out in the yard. We're going to have storytelling here in the courtroom. We have people doing hand-weaving, embroidery, knitting, demonstrations. So we've just got a full day of activities planned. So let's just hope it doesn't rain. It's the only thing I'm worried about right now. And I want to give each of you tickets to come to our breakfast before we have our opening ceremonies. And we have a giant anniversary cake from Candy Haven that we're gonna cut after the marker dedication. So like I said, we just don't want it to rain on Saturday. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Oh, okay. Hope we're gonna take a brief recess and do it. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the Okay. Back to the more serious stuff. Sorry there's going to be a lot of fun. I hope everybody can join us. I think we should go to 3C. No, I'm sorry, not 3C. I'll get it right. 3A. 3A is approval of a resolution recognizing Peggy Car's retirement. Peggy, come on up to the podium. We like to look at the people that were recognizing. I have a resolution here. I'd like to read this as a resolution honoring Peggy Car for 40 years of service to Denton County. That's remarkable all by itself. Denton County Commission Court, Denton County, Texas during the regular session on the 12th day of April 2016, considered the following resolution. Whereas Peggy Carr began her career with Denton County adult probation as a probation officer on January 14th, 1976, and will retire on April 29th, 2016. And whereas Peggy served the citizens of Denton County for 40 years, 14 years as a line officer, 11 years as a supervisor, 10 years as an assistant director and five years as director. And whereas Peggy is looked upon statewide as a leader due to her involvement with the Texas Prohibition Association, serving as the member Prohibition Association, serving as a member of the legislative committee, Finance Audit Committee and Program Committee. She also served her local community as a member of the Denver County Community Justice Taskforce, Denver County Policy Committee and the University of North Texas Criminal Justice Professional Advisory Council. And whereas Peggy also was a major contributor to the Texas Corrections Association, a serving as the chair of several committees and also as president in 2005, 2006. And, whereas Peggy has been recognized by her co-workers for her excellent performance by being nominated for the Johnny Scott Award on two separate occasions and being named the TCA Line Officer of the Year for the Northeast Region of Texas. And whereas Peggy has been recognized by other directors across Texas as being a calm, rational voice in the midst of the fray and quote an influence on others to make a career out of being a probation officer in quote and as one who cares deeply about her profession, her department and her community and whereas Peggy has contributed immensely to the success of Dem County of Drawl probation and she will be greatly missed. Now therefore be resolved Dem County Commissioner's Court, in County Texas. Does hereby extend to Peggy Carr a sincere and grateful appreciation for her dedicated service to Denton County? Excuse me. We congratulate Peggy on her well earned retirement and extend our best wishes to her continued success, happiness and good health in the years to come. Down in open court, the 12th day of April 2016, upon a motion by myself, seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. All in favor to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm going to give you a big hand. I'm not old enough to have been here 40 years. No, I know. But it's been a wonderful place to spend my career. I couldn't have asked for better department heads, better commissioners, better judges, and especially a better staff. So, thank you. Mr. Mitchell. Hey, I want to thank you for your 40 years of service and hope that you will come back in June to the new building because you've worked so hard to help us get that done. And so we're going to look forward to you coming back and visit. Anyone else? Thank you so much Peggy. We appreciate you. Happy retirement. Okay. I am members. Item. Thank you. Well, let's go to 3B. This is introduction of Jessica Kimbro as a new Dent County 4H and youth development agent. Good morning. Good morning, Judge Commissioner. I'd like to introduce Paula Butler, who's our regional program leader. Good morning. Thank you for having us this morning. I would like to introduce our Jessica Kimbro. She is our candidate for for a Chief Development County Extension agent here in Ditton County. And Jessica comes to us from Crom ISD where she's been serving as agriculture teacher for the past three years prior to that. She was the show-hurt manager at Stowers, Limousine and Bridgeport and was on the breeding research team for Chromaton, incorporated in New Deal. She has a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech and Agricultural Interdisciplinary Agriculture and a master's degree from Talton in Agriculture and Consumer Resources. Jessica will be completing our first step training program during the next month, and during that time she'll be in a neighboring county working alongside other county extension agents. She will be paid, her salary will be paid during that month by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and then she'll be officially in the county on May 16th. She told me earlier, and I didn't realize this, but she has her roots here in Ditton County and was a former for-h-er and served as an ambassador. So back in the day when she was in her for-h career. So anyway, we present Jessica. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning, Jessica. Good morning. Welcome. Thank you. And I'd also like to present a cherry. Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. Well, welcome. Glad to have you. Thank you. God to be here. I know they're glad to have you, too. Absolutely. Thank you. Absolutely. Absolutely. Thank you. Okay, and while we're on the discussion about that department, let's go to item. Okay, we need to see if I can get. 3D. This is a provo resolution recognizing Edna Westbrook Treg as the first county home demonstration agent in the state of Texas. That's pretty remarkable if you think about it. Okay, this is a proclamation honoring Edna Westbrook Treg, whereas Edna Westbrook Treg served in county as the first county home demonstration agent in the state of Texas and pioneered the mission and work of agents across the state and the nation. Whereas Edna Triggs was born in 1868 and raised in Miland County Texas, shared her skills with rural communities there as a school teacher and principal was invited in 1911 by the youth department of agriculture to accept the position of collaborator in Milam County where she received recognition statewide for her work with her girls tomato clubs guiding girls as they raised in canned tomatoes for local residents and one prizes in statewide competitions of the State Fair of Chexes. And in 1916, she accepted the position of County Home Demonstration Agent in Denton County. And whereas Edna Trigg, educated and mentored the people of Denton County by teaching demonstration classes in canning schools, visiting home throughout the county on a daily basis and providing advice on gardening food preservation, canning, sewing, cooking, household management, family health, poultry raising, crop management, and growing practices and other aspects of daily life. And where's Edna Triggs 40 years of service to Den County from 1916 to 1945 was given nationwide recognition in 1991 when she was inducted into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame for her work as a key contributor to the foundation of the County agent who today is served by Texas by AgriLife Extension and an educational outreach agency of the Texas A&M University system. And whereas Denton County celebrates the legacy of Agneth Edna, I'm sorry, Westbrook Trig on Saturday, April 16, 2016, with the dedication of the State of Texas Historical Marker made possible by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the drop extension education club and Denton family and consumer science committee. Now therefore, it will resolve that the Denton County Commission's court recognizes the dedication, service, and longstanding achievements of Edna Westbrook Treg, the first county home demonstration agent in the state of Texas. It pays homage to her work and her homage to her and her work which paved the way for thousands of professional county agents across Texas and the nation who have followed in her footsteps. Done in open court the 16th day of April upon a motion by myself seconded by Commissioner Marchandt. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed to the knee. Motion does carry unanimously. All right. Thank you very much. Yes, please. Yes, please. Yes, please. Yes, please. Yes, please. I'm not Edna Trigg. I'm very thankful for you guys for doing this. she's paved the way for me and agents like me and across the state and it's such an honor to be able to do this marker dedication for her in this room at 11 o'clock on Saturday in conjunction with all the birthday. So thank you all very, very much. Great. That's great. It's my understanding that marker is going to go outside the building on the southeast is that right? Southeast corner right outside of where she used to office. Seems appropriate. Okay. Okay. I think we can go back to not thank you all for being here. We appreciate it. All right. I think we can get back on the schedule here. Item two members is the consent agenda or the items on the consent agenda. You need to have some discussion on it. Do we have a motion? Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Eves. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Posts and aings. Motion goes carry. Consent agenda today consists of two, a, which is approval of order-making appointments. We have a new hire and purchasing. We have a promotion in 367th District Court. We have a new hire in County Criminal Court number three. The new hire and justice of the Peace Pracing One, a new hire in the Sherr Department County Jail, and a new hire Road and Bridge West. To B is approval of the intro to Department of Transfers. To C is approval of Budget Intra Department of Transfers, to see is approval of Budget Amendment request 100750 or a computer equipment for county extension in the amount of $3,750. And 3C is approval of joint safety resolution from the Denton County Sheriff's Office and Commissioner's Court to implement an effective accident prevention plan in agreement with the Texas Association of Counties. And I have another resolution. Commissioner's Court of Denton County Texas meeting in a regular session on the 12th day of April 2016, among other proceedings, considered the following resolution. Whereas the county judge, county sheriff, county commissioners and other county officials are concerned with safety of employees and the public. And whereas these safety efforts have a direct and positive impact on the cost of operations and employee morale for Denton County, whereas continuation of this plan should minimize unnecessary accidents and control workers compensation costs for the future. Whereas the county can utilize the free services of the safety staff of the Texas Association of Counties to assist in the administration of such a plan. Now therefore it be resolved that the Denton County Commission's Court Denton County Texas and joint resolution with the county chair hereby proclaim their support on behalf of the county to implement an effective accident prevention plan in agreement with the Texas Association of Counties and the commissioners court. Herbide prevails upon and challenges other elected and appointed county officials to support this safety initiative and work in a cooperative effort to develop and implement these accident prevention plans. Then an open court is 12th of April 2016 upon a motion by myself. Seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. On favor, please say aye. Aye, pose the name. Motion goes carried. Okay. We'll go ahead and take care of your bill report James and we'll come back to when the auditors come. 5E is approval of the bill report payments from CSCD, Community Corrections, TAIP, Shares, Training Shares, Prophecher, the IT Interest, DHA, Check P and DAP, Prophecher funds are all presented for the Cawning Purpose Resilverment Committee. the commissioners. I have approval to bills as presented with one deletion and three additions detail in separate page. Those are all corrections I have. The questions. Thank you. We have a motion by commissioner marchand. Seconded by commissioner Eads. I'll in favor please say aye. I pose in motion. Thising. Aye. Motion does carry. Judge. Yes. The representative from Patilla Brown at Yale is here. Oh, he's here. OK. Good. Um, you'll go ahead and take item 5B, which is approval of the 2015 didn't kind of comprehensive annual financial report. Independent auditor's opinions in the SAS 114 report. Thank you Judge and commissioners. The county's annual financial statement and audit to the financial statement and actually single audit report has been presented to you on pages 44, 45, 46. You have a lot of background information on the audit, findings of audit and also on the financial results of the county for the year. I'm giving a lot of detail on that. We'll not propose to cover all of those, but answer any questions you have. I will say just add under legal information, the report has already been filed with the Security Exchange Commission as required on time. It has also been filed with all of the grantor agencies, both state and federal level, that the county accepts federal grant money from. It has also required those all within the deadline. And it's already been reviewed by the bond rating agencies and because we just finished up the bond refunding last week. That's the other one turned over to John Manning's partner with Patillo Brown and Hill. Good morning. Thank you commissioners. Thank you for letting us be here. Excuse me. Well I'm gonna go over some of the highlights of the financials. I just wanted to point out that this document has now grown to about 150 pages. I don't try to go over all of those now, so don't start packing a lunch just yet. But it is separated into four sections. And I'm just going to go over some of the highlights. Obviously, on page one is what we refer to as the independent audit report. And that's why we're here. This 150 pages is the responsibility of the county. All responsibility is to audit those numbers and render an opinion as to whether those numbers and disclosures are correct in accordance with prescribed accounting guidelines. And that's what we say on page one is what we refer to as an unmodified opinion, meaning we did not have anything in the report that we needed to modify our opinion for. The four types of opinions that we can give, this is the highest level of assurance that we can offer as an outside auditor. Just by looking at this, this doesn't even begin to scratch the surface on how many departments we talk to, reports we look at at controls that we review so having them modified opinion Although it's only three pages in here. There is a lot of work by a lot of people throughout the county to ensure that the county continues to have that Page four is the MDNA this is actually a very meaningful document in the report We don't offer an opinion on it But we do redo it make sure it meets prescribed guidelines This is actually written by the county auditor's's Office and kind of offers the readers of the financials and narrative of what happened during the year. Instead of having to go through 150 pages and try to figure out what all happened, James and his office do a very good job of going through here and kind of hitting a lot of the highlights, talking about a lot of your capital activity, talking about refunding debt issues, talking about the big points that impact the financial. So, you know, I know you can't go through 150 pages page by page, but if you do have time to look at one section, I would recommend looking at that in NVNA. Looking at page 17, one of the things that we always like to talk about is reserves, the county ended, the general fund had about right at $42 million in it, which sounds like a lot, but considering your budget's about $130 million or more. That's right line with where GFLA recommends that those reserves be. So applaud the county on making sure that you all have those required reserves. On page 18, you can see the amount of capital activity that are being done with all the bonds that have been being issued. And also on page 18, you can see that there was a $30 million refunding in FY 15 to allow the county to take advantage of better interest rates to save money in the long term. On those service expenditures. Page 20 is a budget to actual. Well, you actually, I know you all are getting ready to do the budget process again, but you all were able to generate more revenue than was budgeted and spent less than your expenditures than was budgeted. And both of those things are a credit to the county monitoring all the reports that James gives you guys looking in all the departments and making sure that they stay under budget. Also on page 24, the self-funded insurance plan has quite a few claims being paid and things going through there and that those reserves are up to over $11 million. So I know that at one point that had gotten a little bit lower. I know you've done some things to make those reserves get higher so those things have been working and those reserves are in a better place. From a reporting standpoint, really the only thing that changed this year was we had to implement what's called GASB statement 68, which is essentially recording an actual or a lacrood liability. We've already done it for the OPEBS or for your retirement health plan. Now we have to do it for your actual retirement plan. So we had to implement that this year and James and them got all the disclosures put in. We reviewed those and what that ended up doing was adding about 27 million dollars of essentially debt with no offset. A lot of times when you issue bonds, you issue debt, then build a project so you have a liability, you have an asset to offset it. This one is just a liability, and we've been talking about this thing for years. It shouldn't be anything new, but the county was able to absorb that, and talking to bond rating agencies and people that have been speaking about the impact of this. They've essentially been looking at that number the entire time when they're doing their bond rating process. As this number has never had to be recorded in the financials, these numbers have been being showed in the notes. I've been doing this for 21 years. It's been in there the entire time where it shows what their value and the assets that you've put in, evaluating how much that you owe and disclosing that amount. It's just never been booked in the financial statements before. So this year it actually has. So that's from a reporting and accounting standpoint. That's really the only thing that changed. And that's one of the reasons why this got up to 150 pages. It's just disclosure. It used to be about a page and a half. Now it's about eight pages. They've added two additional RSI schedules that are in here. All those things are required by gas being gapped so that's not something I wanted to put in here for fun to try to get to 150 pages but it is very important and we have been discussing that over the last few years. The middle part of report is essentially your notes and a lot of your non-major combining schedules. I'm not going to spend a lot of time on those, but towards the back of the report, it has what we call the SEFA and the SEFA, which is your schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards. And because you all spend over $500,000 of federal funds, we have to do our audit into the single audit act. And we actually had two programs for federal and two programs for state this year. And we did not have any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses there. And also we did our audit under government auditing standards, and we did not have any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies there as well. So really the big change was Gascu 68. The report looked very good. The numbers will be get them look a lot like what y'all look at. We don't make adjusting entries so the numbers that you've been getting don't change from what you're, you know, what's showing up in the audit report and that has a lot to do with the auditor's office and the time that they spend on these. Everybody that we deal with at the county, we go out to places that collect money to look at their controls. We talk to different departments and everybody is always very helpful. to deal with the county, we go out to places that collect money to look at their controls. We talk to different departments and everybody is always very helpful. They make sure we get what we need and I think it's a real team effort and making sure that the report looks like it does. It's not us, it's not just the auditors, it's the entire county. And we've always enjoyed working here and the people giving us the attention that we deserve to make sure that we're getting 150 page report to you. On time to be able to be involved with the various people that James mentioned as well as being able to continue to submit this for the GFLA reporting excellence award, which I believe this year we only had one comment, which was a new record will probably generate a few more next year with the new 68 inclusion But you know, we're not the only ones that look at this a lot of other places due to so we just want to thank the county for all the help that we receive And if you have any questions now, I'd be glad to entertain those now, but thank you very much again Thank you. Are there any questions from members of court? Thank you appreciate your being any questions from members of court? Thank you. Appreciate your being here. James, another job. Well done. I appreciate that. Okay. I believe that we need to have a motion in a second. Motion by Commissioner Ead, seconded by Commissioner Marchand. Hearing no further discussion, all in favor, please say aye. Aye, pose, aye. Motion is carried. Thank you. OK, item 6A is approval of the evaluation committee recommendation to pre-qualify a alliance geotechnical group in alpha testing as the most qualified firms for material testing. This is RFQ 12152325. We have a motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Thank you. Going back to Commissioner Marchand. Did you need that anything dear? Okay. I'm sorry. Seconded by Commissioner Marchand did you need that anything here? I'm sorry Okay, I'm not hearing any questions so I'll in favor of the motion. Please say aye. I post in any motion does carry Seminese approval budget may have a quest 100680 for overtime cash option for a sheriff's office Communications division in the amount of $7,425. Motion by Commissioner Marchand. Second. Second by Commissioner Coleman. On favor, please say aye. Aye. Puducinean. Motion does carry. 7-B is approval of Budget Mental Quest 100690. Team case revenues and allocate expenditures with salary assistance benefits and various operating line items. The Sheriff's Office of Freshwater Contract prominence in the amount of $183,052. Motion by Commissioner Coleman, seconded by Commissioner Eidz. All in favor, please say aye. Aye, pose, in in. Motion to carry. Seven C's approval, budget amount of cost, 1,000, 700. To increase revenues and advocate expenditures for sour assistance benefits and various operating line items, including the creation of a new line of new line items for contract purposes for fiscal year 2015, 2016, for sure, softfist Freshwater Contract, Paloma Creek, and the amount of $223,841. I approve. Motion by Commissioner Coleman. Seconded by Commissioner March. Excuse me, New Yorker. All in favor, please say aye. Aye, post, seen, aye. Motion is carried. Seven D is approval. Budget, man of quest 100710. To increase revenues, now, Cate expenditures for salary assistance benefits and various operating line items, DISD school resource officer in the amount of $100,884. I'm mayor Perkham. Motion by Commissioner Coleman. Seconded by Commissioner Marchant. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Coast in a motion, there's Kerry. Aye. Opposed, aye. Motion does carry. Seven E is approval. Budget amendment quest 100720. To increase revenues, now locate expenditures for salary, assistance, benefits, and various operating line items. There are coppercane and interlocal contract in the amount of $208,676. Motion by Commissioner Eads. Seconded by Commissioner Marchant. Hearing no questions on favor, please say aye. Aye, puttocene. Motion carries. 7F is approval. Budget amount of cost 100730 for operating equipment, including the transfer of funds from courthouse Security Fund, unappropriated contingency, $16,000 to $2 for a total amendment of $33,000. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Marchant. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Pace and e. Motion to carry. 7G is approval of Budget Amendment request 100740740 for computer equipment to purchase the total of 17 zebra produce for console precincts 246 including the transfer of funds from JP technology and appropriated contingency in amount of 18,779 Motion by Commissioner Marchant seconded by Commissioner Mitchell Motion by Commissioner Marchant, seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. Hearing no questions, all in favor, please say aye. Aye, pose, aye. Motion does carry. 7-H is approval of Budget Management request 100760 to reallocate funds to computer software $23,936. Operating equipment at $100,125, covert financing at, if kind of a strange name. And it, 20,000 dollars in operating supplies at $10,000, including the creation of a new line item for our forfeiture purposes for fiscal year 2016, sorry, 2015, 2016, for judicial purchases and sheriff forfeiture funds in the amount of total amount, $154,061. This is for recording purposes only. Motion by Commissioner Coleman. Back in the back commissioner Marchant. Hearing no discussion, now in favor, please say aye. Aye, pose in aye. Motion is carried. 8A is approval of a new assistant department supervisor position in the county clerk's office. This was discussed during budget as I recall correct. Correct. the commission. We have a motion for approval by commissioner Eid seconded by commissioner March and did you wish to add anything? I'm here. And if we all remember discussing this string, the budget. We have a motion. Second hearing no questions on favor please say aye. I have a motion and second hearing no questions on favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Cine? Motion does carry. Thank you for being here. Thank you for waiting. 9A is approved. It didn't kind of health department's application to a fiscal year 2017 cities readiness initiative. CRI grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services in the amount of $110,606. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell, second hand by Commissioner Eans. On favor please say aye. Aye. Provost Sinane, motion does carry. 9B is approval of the Denver County Health Department application for the fiscal year 2017 Hazard's Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant from Texas Department is State Health Services in the amount of $466,552. I'm going to submit for approval. Motion by Commissioner Marchant. Seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. Hearing the questions, so on favor please say aye. Aye, post and aye. Motion is carried. Hopefully you don't have to use it. 9C is approved of the requested amendment to the contract. This is between Texas Department of State Health Services and Debt and County for the City's Readiness Initiative. This is fiscal year 2016 grant to amend certain contractual language as set forth. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by Commissioner Marchand. Hearing no questions on favor, please say aye. Aye, post and in. Motion does carry. 12 a.m. is approval of the law enforcement services agreement between U.S US Army Corps of Engineers in Denton County for 2016 summer patrol services. Motion by Commissioner Marchant. Back in the back Commissioner Coleman. All in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed to name. Motion does carry 13As approval of nominating motion does carry 13 a's approval of nominating Tamera Sutton to the North Central Texas Council of Governance executive board to replace Dorothy Cannon is one of two didn't kind of represented There's on the North Central Texas Council of Governance Regional Aging Advisory Committee Motion by Commissioner Mitchell Seconded by Commissioner AIDS I believe you came up with this, didn't you? Oh, thank you. Appreciate that. All in favor, please say aye. Aye, Poussinine. Motion does carry. We've already been 13B and C. 14A is approval of a amendment number five to the administrative services agreement between United Healthcare Services Inc. Denk County, Texas is a member of the Public Employment Benefit Cooperative of North Texas. Motion by Commissioner Marchant. Okay. Seconded by Commissioner Cohn. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Post-inning. Motion does carry? 14b is approval of amendment one to the agreement for architectural services between Debt and County Texas and Econ Consultant Group, LLC for the Debt and County Lee Walker Government Center located in Louisville, Texas in the amount of $319,798 funding for the project shall come from 2010 permanent improvement bonds Louisville government center, architectural fees, auditor, line item 853809020 is recommended by the Denton County Director of Purchasing Beth Fleming and Denton kind of construction manager Duane Snyder. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Marchand. Hearing no questions on favor please say aye. Aye. Posting in motion is carried. 14c is approved by the escrow agreement in the amount of $20 by S&T custom homes incorporated for grass coverage in the Huntington Ridge Phase 3 subdivision. Finally, I'll move for approval. Motion by Commissioner Coleman, Seconded by Commissioner Marche. Who knew that $120 purchase would cause such aggravation? Mr. Belknot did a great job. It's a fellow who developed this. It's an interesting fellow. All right, well, we have a motion to the second all in favor. Please say aye. Aye. Piotr Sainin. Motion is carried. 14D is resend court order number 16-0136 dated March 1, 2016 in approved, corrected, first amended interlocal cooperation agreement between them kind of Texas and the time that Hickory Creek Texas for the main street improvement project with them counties contribution increasing from 1,900,000 to 3,139,000 to $5,000 and Hickory Creek's agreeing to contribute $200,000 for a total revised project cost of $3,339,000 in funding for the county's additional contribution of $1,239,000 in $5,002,005 would come from TRIPO 8 2012 PI bond funds Chinchapel Auditor Line Item 6673729035 to be transferred to Main Street Auditor Line Item 66 in 666-7552-9035. This is in Commissioner Prism 3. James, you have any comments this morning? No, I haven't. You haven't come. It's OK. I have one comment. This was originally approved by the Corps, but we didn't have it right. So we're asking you to rescind what you already approved and then this is an ICA that's gone back to the city and they've approved it and we've gotten the memorandum from ITS and we've made sure that we had everything straight with budget and the auto through this time so hopefully the third time is a charm. Okay, I'm moving through. Thank you, with a motion by Commissioner Mitchell, second and by Commissioner Eads. Hearing that for the discussion on favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Cine? Motion does carry. Just one second hearing. Just one second here. I've got a good one here. I see a thing here. No, I don't come out now. Thank you, Lisa. Okay. I'm multitasking here. Okay. We're going to go to Okay. We're going to go to our agenda item 16A, which is approval of request to submit a grant application for federal adult drug court discretionary grant program. This is a veterans treatment court fiscal year 2016 through 2019. This isn't county criminal court number three. I want to point out that even though there's been all kinds of discussion on this, not because anybody didn't want to approve the grant, just because it was a mad scramble to get everything done by Dudla in time. And I want to especially thank Donna Stewart, and not like she doesn't have enough going on right now anyway, but she set aside time to get this done for Judge Garcia and also for the Sheriff's Department. There were certain requirements in the grant application that we needed a medication from the Sheriff's Department and they scrambled yesterday to get that done. So I want to express appreciation to both of those factions. Thana, is there anything else you want to add? No, just for the record, this is a third grant that they're applying for. It's a federal grant. It'll cover some overtime for the Baylor to actually make visits to monitor the veterans as well as some other software expenses, et cetera. So again, we appreciate the attempt to find more money for that program. It's a very respected program. Everybody that's been involved talks very highly of it. So we're happy to recommend approval. I'm going to say that it's not like Donna doesn't have anything else to do. So I appreciate you Donna. Again, thank you so much. We have a motion by Commissioner Marchant, seconded by Commissioner Eads. Are there questions? Hearing none on favor, please say aye. Opposed, Senet? Motion does carry. Okay. Item 15 is executive session. 15A is under Texas Government Code 551.071. 1A, consultation attorney in the closed meeting in the governmental body CC advice of its attorney about contemplated litigation or settlement offer regarding Susan Vaughan. 15B is under Texas Government Code 551.0761, closed meeting to deliberate the deployment or specific occasions for our implementation of security personnel and devices. 15C is under government code 551.0711AB. Consultation with attorney in the close meeting when the government about a CC advice and it's attorney about contemplated litigation or settlement offer regarding William Alexander House and Jessica Lambert. 15D is under the same section of code. And this is one of the governmental bodies. She's the advice that it's attorney about contemplated litigation regarding an EEOC claim by Martha Story. 15E is under government code 551.072 degeneration regarding real property, close meaning to delivery the purchase exchange lease or value of real property if deraussian in it open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body and negotiations with a third person regarding parcels of real property located in that kind of commissioner precinct for. No. Bobby are you ready to go in 15? Fill ma'am. Okay so there will be no action on 15 F. With that, we're in executive discussion. Thank you. Hey, Mr. Cows reconvened from executive session. There'll be no action on items 15A, 15B, CDE, or F. With that, we are adjourned. Everybody have a great day.