Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
December  05, 2005

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., December 05, 2005, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on December 05, 2005, 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.  Consider approval of minutes of November 28, 2005. 

2. County Engineer
   

1. Consider reducing the amount of Letter of Credit No. 493, First State Bank Central Texas, from $80,000 to $10,000, for improvements in the Eagle Oaks at the Lake Subdivision. 

2. Consider awarding bid for the Right of Way fencing on Seaport Branch Road.

3. Consider authorizing the payment of up to $25,000 to Frei Enterprises for the relocation of water lines on the Berger Road Project.

3. Personnel.

4. Consider Burn Ban - Order Restricting Outdoor Burning.

5. Consider approval of adoption of the Election Systems and Software, Inc. (ES&S) voting system consisting of ES&S AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminal v. 1.0 and Information Management Software version 1.0.9; ES&E Model 100 Optical Scan Voting System version 5.0.0.0; ES&S Model 650 Optical Scan Voting System v.1.2.0.0; and Unity Election System version 2.4.3, consisting of the Data Manager version 7.2.1.0, Hardware Programming Manager version 5.0.3.0, and the Election Reporting Manager version 6.4.3.3 for use in County elections. 
   
   

6. Consider approval of contract with ES&S for purchase of the Election Systems and Software, Inc. (ES&S) voting system equipment and software for $1,072,476.00 to be funded by a Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grant not to exceed $1,208,498.98

7. Consider approval, pursuant to Section 43.0562 of the Local Government Code, of the appointment of five representatives from an area proposed for annexation by the City of Killeen to negotiate with the City of Killeen for the provision of services to the area after annexation or for provision of services to the area in lieu of annexation.

8. Consider approval of grant applications of Temple and Killeen HELP Centers to the United Way of Central Texas and the United Way of the Greater Fort Hood Area agencies. 

9. Claims.

10. Executive Session under Section 551.071(1)(A) of the Texas Government Code to consult with attorney for advice about pending or contemplated litigation.