IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

August 03, 2009

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 3rd day of August, 2009, 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 #295/09:  County Judge Jon Burrows called to the Courts attention that the minutes of July 27, 2009 regular session, and July 31, 2009 special session had been received.  After due discussion, these minutes were approved as presented.
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2 - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #296/09:   No action taken by the Court.
       
      
  
  

3. Agenda #3 - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #297/09:    Upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms with approved budget amendment, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
      
  
  
  

4. Agenda #4 - Order Restricting Outdoor Burning

• MINUTE ORDER #298/09:     The Court took no action on the status of an Order Restricting Outdoor Burning effective through 10:00 a.m. on August 17, 2009.  Said Order remains in effect. 
       
  
   

5. Agenda #5 - Change Order Number 003

• MINUTE ORDER #299/09:   After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner Richard Cortese, the Court unanimously approved Change Order Number 003 with no change in Guaranteed Maximum Price, between Bell County and Skanska USA Building, Inc. on the Courthouse Expansion Project.  A copy of said Change Order is attached hereto and made part of these minutes. 
      
  
  
  

6. Agenda #6 - Claims

• MINUTE ORDER #300/09:   County Judge Jon Burrows presented the claims for review to the Court.  After proper review, upon motion by 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.
  
  
  At 9:09 a.m., County Judge Jon Burrows called the Bell County Commissioners Court into Executive Session in reference to personnel matters under §551.074 of the Open Meetings Act.  The Executive Session ended at 9:22 a.m.  Court was called back into Open Session, and no action was taken on the personnel matters.


         (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.