Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
May 12, 2008

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., May 12, 2008, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on  May 12, 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 moment of silence in honor and memory of former Bell County Judge John C. Garth who passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the age of 64.  Judge Garth had served as Bell County Judge from 1979 until 1998.

2. Consider approval of minutes of May 5, 2008.

3. County Engineer.

1. Consider acceptance of Right of Way for Cedar Oaks Drive.
2. Accept report on the Killeen Tire Collection Event and payment to the City of Killeen for the County's portion of the costs.
3. Consider approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Troy to provide two sections of guard rail.
4. Consider authorizing the purchase of an AZ-500 (Asphalt Zipper) through the HGAC, with trade-in of our current 1985 model.
    

4. Personnel. 

5. Consider approval of appointment of Craig Pearson, Belton Council Member, to the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council. 

6. Consider approval of Proclamation designating May 4 -10, 2008 as National Drinking Water Week in Bell County.

7. Consider approval of Proclamation designating the week of May 15 as National Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day.

8. Consider approval of Supplemental Watershed Agreement No. IV - Elm Creek (Cen-Tex) Watershed between the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Central Texas Soil and Water and Conservation District, the McLennan County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Elm Creek Watershed Authority, Bell County, McLennan County, Falls County, and Milam County.

9. Consider approval of contracts with Siemens and with Johnson Controls for maintenance and service for building technical/computer equipment and operation.    

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