IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

OCTOBER  01, 2001

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 1st day of October, 2001, the County Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, met in the Commissioners' Courtroom in Belton, Texas, in regular special session with the following members of said Court present, to-wit:

1. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #318/01:  It being nine a.m. JUDGE BURROWS called the meeting to order and called to the Courts attention the fact that they had previously received copies of the minutes of September24, 2001.  He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes;  there being none, the minutes were approved as submitted.   
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - Advertise for Annual Bids

• MINUTE ORDER #319/01:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for annual bids for corrugated metal culverts, fuel, base and reinforcing steel.    
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #2b - Replacement Fuel Pumps
   

• MINUTE ORDER #320/01:  The County Engineer presented the matter of awarding the bid for replacement pumps at the County's Road and Bridge Yard.  He recommended that the bid be awarded to Tecom UST Systems of Austin in the amount of $30,098.00, which is the low bid.  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE seconded by,  COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved the awarding of such bid as recommended by the Engineer.         
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #2c - Mockingbird Bridge
   

• MINUTE ORDER #321/01:  The County Engineer presented the matter of awarding the bid for the sale of a wooden bridge on South Mockingbird Road in Precinct #3 and recommended the awarding of such bid to Mr. Ed Coufal in the amount of $186.00.  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER seconded by,  COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved awarding such bid as recommended by the Engineer.         
  
  
  
  
5. Agenda #2d - Personnel
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #322/01:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.         
  
  
  
  
6. Agenda #3 - Annual Vehicle Bids
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #323/01:  The matter of bids for County Vehicles was discussed and after due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the advertising for bids for all County Vehicles with ten vehicles to come from budgeted funds of various departments and one vehicle to be paid from the County Attorney's Hot Check Funds, for a total of 11 vehicles to be purchased.           
  
  
  
  
7. Agenda #4 - Bids for Telephone Service for Inmates
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #324/01:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved authorizing advertising for bids for the collect call inmate telephone service.       
  
  
  
  
8. Agenda #5 - Sheriff and Constable Fees for FY 2001-02
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #325/01:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved all Sheriff and Constable Fees for FY 2001-02 as presented by the County Auditor and attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.         
  
  
  
  
9. Agenda #6 - Claims
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #326/01:  The County Auditor presented all claims for the review of the Court.  After proper review, upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved all such claims.  All according to a copy of the same on record in the office of the County Auditor.
  
   
  

                (The Court then went into Workshop session with no action being taken on any item and discussed  
                 the following items, to-wit:  1) Tax Assessor-Collector, Sharon Long to discuss Child Safety Fund
                 Disbursements;  2) Policies on travel and expense reimbursements;  3) Redistricting and Voting 
                Precinct Issues;  4) Engineering issues;  and 5) Utility Aggregate Update.



                There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.