Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
January 02, 2007

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., January 02, 2007, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on  January 02, 2007, 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. Call to Order - County Judge Jon Burrows

2. Moment of Silence in memory of the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford.

3. Prayer led by District Judge Rick Morris, 146th Judicial District Court.

4. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the State of Texas Flag led by former County Commissioner, General Robert Shoemaker, US Army, Retired.

5. Introduction of the Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals, the Honorable Ken Law by Judge Burrows.    

6. Swearing in of all elected, re-elected, and appointed officials of Bell County, with Chief Justice Ken Law of the Third Court of Appeals administering the Oaths of Office to:

1. County Clerk
   1.  Shelley Coston

2. District Judges
   1.  Gordon Adams, 169th Judicial District
   2.  Martha J. "Janie" Trudo, 264th Judicial District

3. County Judge
   1.  Jon H. Burrows

4. County Court at Law Judges
   1.  Ed Johnson, Court at Law #1
   2.  John Mischtian, Court at Law #2
   3.  Gerald M. Brown, Court at Law #3 

5. District Clerk
   1.  Shelia Norman

6. County Treasurer
   1.  Charles E. Jones

7. County Commissioners
   1.  Tim Brown, Precinct 2
   2.  John Fisher, Precinct 4

8. Justices of the Peace
   1.  Ted Duffield, Precinct 1
   2.  Donald G. Engleking, Precinct 2
   3.  G.W. Ivey, Precinct 3, Place 2
   4.  William "Bill" Cooke, Precinct 4, Place 2

7. Consider approval of Official Bonds of all elected, re-elected, and appointed officials for Bell County.

8. BREAK -- Reception for newly sworn in Bell County Officials -- Court in Recess.
   
   
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9. Court Reconvenes -- Consider approval of minutes of December 18, 2006.  

10. County Engineer

    1. Consider change in price for liquid asphalt products purchased by the Road and Bridge Department.

    2. Consider Final Approval of the Plats for Walnut Creek Phase 7 Amended, being an Amended Plat of Lots 2-8, Block 2, Walnut Creek Phase 7, in the E.T.J. of the City of Killeen.

    3. Announce Tire Collection event set for January 18-20, 2007 at Pct 3 Commissioner Eddy Lange's property in Heidenheimer.

11. Personnel.

12. Claims.