IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

MARCH  10, 2003

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 10th day of March, A.D. 2003, 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 #094/03:  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 March 3, 2003.  He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes, there being none, the minutes were approved as submitted.   
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #095/03:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #3 - Bid on IP Data and Telephony Network
   

• MINUTE ORDER #096/03:   The matter of awarding bids on Voice over IP Data and Telephony Network was discussed with the Information Systems Chief and the Auditor's Office and upon their recommendation, on motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the awarding of such bid to AT2-3Com in the amount of $558,979.00 on a 36 month lease/purchase cost of $16,934.83 per month. 
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #4 - IHS Software and Services
   

• MINUTE ORDER #097/03:  The Court discussed at length the matter of a contract with IHS for Software and Services for Indigent Health Care Program with Rita Kelley of the H.E.L.P. Center in Killeen.  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved authorizing JUDGE BURROWS to execute a contract, on behalf of Bell County, with IHS for a three year contract with such Company to provide software and services for the Indigent Health Care Program, subject to legal review. 
      
  
  
  

5. Agenda #5 - Population Projections for the Water Development Board

• MINUTE ORDER #098/03:  JUDGE BURROWS gave a report on the status of the population projections by Texas Water Development Board, a copy of such report being attached hereto. 
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #6 - Report on NACO Conference

• MINUTE ORDER #099/03:  JUDGE BURROWS gave a report of various matter appertaining to the NACO Conference he recently attended. 
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #8 - Claims
   

• MINUTE ORDER #100/03:  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 being of record in the office of the County Auditor.    



         (The Court went into Executive session to discuss real estate and with no action to report, the  
          following transpired.)    



         (The Court then went into workshop session to discuss those items on the workshop agenda with 
          no action being taken on any item.)    



          There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.