Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
January 14, 2008

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., January 14, 2008, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on  January 14, 2008, 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 January 07, 2008.

2. County Engineer.

1. Announce the County's intent to conduct a Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bell County Storm Water Management Plan for the unincorporated urbanized areas of the county on January 16, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., in the Bell County Commissioners' Courtroom.
2. Consider approval of a budget amendment to line item 611.7140 (road equipment) in the amount of $75,000.  
3. Consider authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for bids for eight shredders.
4. Receive and consider Annual Report of Road and Bridge Department activities in 2007.
5. Consider preliminary approval of Eagle Oaks at the Lake, Phase III, a twenty-lot, 12.69 acre development in the E.T.J. of the City of Temple.

3. Personnel. 

4. Consider approval of Saturday, April 19, 2008 as the date for the annual County Auction.

5. Receive report from Jim Reed, Executive Director to the CTCOG, on the state of the COG and its programs.    

6. Receive report from Fire Marshall and consider status of Order Restricting Outdoor burning and consider issuance, continuation, modification, extension, or termination of the Order and a finding that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.  

7. Consider approval of authorization for PHI Air Medical/STAT Air as an emergency medical services provider, under Section 773.011 of the Texas Health & Safety Code to operate a subscription emergency prehospital care service within Bell County.      

8. Claims.
   
           Bell County Commissioners Court reserves the right to discuss any items in executive (closed) session
           whenever permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act.