Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
December 22, 2003

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., December 22, 2003, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on December 22, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. and continue thereafter until such business of the Court has been completed in accordance with Article 81.005 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas.  The following items of business will be discussed, to-wit:

1. Receive and consider report from Jail/Courts Task Force.

2. Conduct Public Hearing on report from Jail/Courts Task Force.

3. Consider Order Declaring Intent to Call a Bond Election for May 15, 2004.

4. Consider appointment of Jail/Courts Advisory Council. 

5. Recess.

6. Approve minutes of December 15, 2003. 

7. County Engineer.

1. Conduct Public Hearing and consider approval of the following traffic control devices:
   1.  Install a YIELD sign on Aycock Road at Buckhorn Cemetery Road. 
   2.  Install a 45 MPH speed limit on Reeds Cemetery Road. 
   
   
2. Consider authorizing County Engineer to advertise for bids on the purchase of four shredders and a haul trailer.  
   
   
3. Consider Final Approval of the Plat for the Woods at Cedar Oaks Section 1, a 46-Lot Development on Cedar Ridge Park Road in Moffat.  
   
   
4. Consider Final Approval of the plat for Walnut Creek Estates Phase 4, a 4-Lot Development on Juniper Circle off Highway 195 south of Killeen.
   
   

8. Consider Texas Transportation Commission actions regarding center barriers on I-35 through Bell County and proposed guidelines on toll roads. 
   

9. Personnel.

10. Consider approval of grant request for Temporary Emergency Relief Funds (T.E.R.F.) from Federal Emergency Management Administration.

11. Consider Authorizing exercise of Option (authorized July 21, 2003) to Purchase Killeen property located at 307 & 309 Priest Drive from Gary W. Purser, Sr. under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 procedure. 

12. Consider Order Regarding Reimbursement of Certain Expenses to be Paid from Tax Exempt Obligations. 

13. Consider FY03 Budget Amendments. 

14. Claims.