IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

August 06, 2007

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 6th day of August, 2007, 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 #306/07:  It being nine a.m., Judge Jon Burrows called the regular meeting of the Commissioners' Court to order and called to the Courts attention that the minutes of July 30, 2007, regular session had been received.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner Richard Cortese, these minutes were approved with corrections.
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #307/07:  County Engineer Richard Macchi presented for approval awarding of the bid for the sale of three (3) motor graders.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved selling Unit Number 442 and 447 to Garey Construction, and the third unit, Number 552 will be sold to Holt Cat.  
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #3 - Personnel

   • MINUTE ORDER #308/07:   Upon motion of Commissioner Eddy Lange, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
     
     
     
     

4. Agenda #4 - Setting Dates for Presentation of the FY 2008 Budget, Public Hearings and Approval of the Budget and Tax Rates

   • MINUTE ORDER #309/07:   Judge Jon Burrows presented the matter to consider setting dates for the presentation of the FY 2008 Budget, Public Hearings and approval of the Budget and Tax Rates.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved the setting of the following dates, with all meetings to be in the Commissioners' Courtroom:
         1.  August 15, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., for the first Public Hearing on the Tax Rates;
         2.  August 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., for the presentation of the Budget, the Public Hearing on the Budget, and the
         second Public Hearing on the Tax Rates;
         3.  August 27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., for approval of the Budget and approval of the Tax Rates. 
     
     
     
     

5. Agenda #5 - Proposed Tax Rates for Notice of Public Hearing Purposes

• MINUTE ORDER #310/07:  Judge Jon Burrows presented the matter to consider the approval of FY 2008 Proposed Tax Rates for notice of public hearing purposes.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously approved the following FY 2008 Proposed Tax Rates for notice of public hearing purposes:
      1.  For Bell County General Fund, a proposed rate of $0.3795 per $100 valuation;
      2.  For Bell County Road & Bridge Fund, a proposed rate of $0.0295 per $100 valuation;
      3.  For a proposed total of $0.4090 per $100 valuation, which is a decrease of $0.002 from the FY 2007 Tax
      Rates.
  
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #6 - Update on Bell County Flooding Damage and Disaster Services

• MINUTE ORDER #311/07:  Dennis Baker, Director of Emergency Management Services for Bell County presented an update to the Court regarding Bell County Flooding Damage and Disaster Assistance status.  He advised FEMA's Mobile Disaster Unit has accepted applications from 241 Bell County families.  A second visit to Bell County is scheduled for August 19, 2007.  No action was taken
  
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #7 - Claims

   • MINUTE ORDER #312/07:  Judge Jon Burrows presented the claims for review to the Court.  After proper review, upon motion of Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner Richard 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.