IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

MAY 03, 2004

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 3rd day of May, A.D. 2004, the County Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, met in the Commissioners' Courtroom in Belton, Texas, in regular session with the following members of said Court present, to-wit:

1. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #135/04:  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 April 26, 2004.  He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes; there being none, the minutes were approved as submitted.             
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - Bids for Limestone Base for Sunshine-Strasburger Road Project

• MINUTE ORDER #136/04:  The County Engineer presented the matter of advertising for bids for furnishing crushed limestone base to the Sunshine-Strasburger Road project and after due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously authorized the County Engineer to advertise for such bids.   
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #2b - Letter of Credit #0390 - First State Bank

• MINUTE ORDER #137/04:  The County Engineer presented the matter of releasing a Letter of Credit No. 0390, First State Bank, in the amount of $5,740.00 for the maintenance of streets in the Mill Creek Springs III Subdivision and requested its release. After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved such request and authorized the County Engineer to release such Letter of Credit #0390.  
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #3 - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #138/04:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, 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. 
  
  
  
  

5. Agenda #4 - Report from Director of Area Agency on Aging

• MINUTE ORDER #139/04:  Mr. Richard McGhee and Ms. Polly Elzono, representing the Area Agency on Aging appeared before the Court to give a report on the new Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card, with enrollment beginning May 3 and cards become active June 1, 2004.     
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #5 - FY 2003 Annual Audit Report

• MINUTE ORDER #140/04:  Ms. Lisa McKinnon of Brockway, Gersbach, McKinnon & Niemeier, Independent Certified Public Accountants presented the County's FY 2003 Annual Audit Report.  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved the acceptance of such Outside Audit and ordered the same filed for record.  Such audit being of record in the County Clerk's Office and the County Auditor's Office.         
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #6 - Presentation of Government Finance Officers Association Award

• MINUTE ORDER #141/04:  JUDGE BURROWS presented the County Auditor's Office with the Government Finance Officers Association's Award for Bell County's comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2003.  
  
  
  
  

8. Agenda #7 - Claims
   

• MINUTE ORDER #142/04:  The County Auditor presented all claims for the review of the Court.  After proper review, upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, 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 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.