IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

September 01, 2006

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 1st day of September, 2006, 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 - Public Hearing on Tax Rates

• MINUTE ORDER #356/06:  Judge Jon H. Burrows, opened the second public hearing in accordance with the law governing such matters.  Steve Cook of Temple asked for an explanation of the cost of building the new jail now as opposed to three years ago.  Commissioner Tim Brown responded that had we moved forward three years ago it would have saved the County money, as the rates were lower then, also that the entire County complex would have been built.  With no other speakers, the public hearing was closed.          
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2 - Announcement of the date and time of the vote for FY 2006-2007 Budget and Tax Rates

• MINUTE ORDER #357/06:  Judge Jon H. Burrows, announced that on September 11, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom will be the approval of the FY 2006-2007 Bell County Budget and the Bell County and Bell County Road District's Tax Rates.          
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #3 - Selection of Construction Manager

• MINUTE ORDER #358/06:  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved the selection of Skanska USA as the Construction Manager at Risk for the Jail Addition Project and authorizing the negotiation of a contract for those services. 
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #4 - Bell County HELP Center

• MINUTE ORDER #359/06:  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER LANGE, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the use of $10,000.00 in budgeted funds for the Bell County HELP Centers as matching funds for a 6:1 match with funds provided by TXU to provide assistance to eligible applicants in making electric utility payments.  Judy Morales, with the Bell County HELP Center expressed her appreciation to the Court for this approval. 
  
  
  
  

5. Agenda #5 - Emergency Light Bar

• MINUTE ORDER #360/06:  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER LANGE, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the donation of an emergency light bar to the Moffat Volunteer Fire Department for use on their brush tanker and approved the determination that the light bar is no longer needed in the Road & Bridge Department.   
  



            There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.