Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for JANUARY  20, 2004

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court will be held at immediately after the regular Commissioners Court Meeting in the Commissioners Court Conference Room, County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Belton, Texas, Courtroom, were the following items will be discussed, but no action will be taken.

1. Jail/District Court/Sheriff's office planning, architect conferences, presentations to public, bond election & funding issues.

2. Jail/Courts Task Force.

3. Architect planning. 

4. Temporary locations for movement of District Courts/District Attorney/District Clerk Functions while Code/ADA issues addressed in District Courts Building.

5. Texas High Speed Rail Coalition.

6. Grant Funding and matching funds for Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory Services and potential use of portion of new fees. 

7. Road Issues in E.T.J. of Salado. 

8. Interlocal Agreement regarding traffic control in West Village Road area of Salado.

9. Fire Marshal two-year statutory appointment procedure. 

10. Homeland Security second round of grant funding. 

11. Help America Vote Act, voting equipment update, and Williamson County study. 

12. Regulation of explosives, weapons and nuisances in the county.

13. Indigent burials and related issues regarding indigent death procedures.

14. Update on Brown (Okay Community) Cemetery.

15. Engineering and road issues; accident updates.

16. Fort Hood fiber connectivity update. 

17. Region Mobility Authorities.

18. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rule changes on discharges. 

19. House Interim Study Charges.

20. Increase of court costs and fees for FY 04/CY 04 under new/existing legislation.

21. Additions to list for designations of jury fee donations under Government Code Section 61.003.

22. Flooding issues on State Highway 53. 

23. Bell County Museum expansion construction update and City of Belton issues.

24. County Information Resources Agency (CIRA) Project status.

25. Appointments to vacancies on Board and Committees.

26. Proposed new faith based alcohol & drug abuse center in Killeen.

27. Kronos/other systems implementation and update.

28. Animal Control facility. 

29. FY 04 budget planning.

30. Bell County Subdivision Regulations. 

31. Killeen HELP Center Scholarship Fund Raiser.

32. Bell County Communications Center staffing and personnel.

33. County Indigent Health Care Program appropriations update and effects on Bell County.

34. Conference of Urban Counties, Texas Association of Counties and National Association of Counties update and Post-Legislative Conference meeting. .

35. Personnel/Safety Policies and Procedures.

36. Long range planning/real estate planning.

37. FY 04 budget issues.

38. BellNET and Community Networking grants and fiber/wireless design update. 

39. Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Office and upcoming exercises.

40. I-35/TxDOT Issues.

41. Water Issues/Water Meeting, Region G Update and Demand Projections.

42. HIPAA Requirements.
    
    
43. 78th Legislative Session, Special Sessions and Attorney General Opinions.
    
    
44. Building and Maintenance Issues/ Purser property design and plans.
    
    
45. City of Belton Fire Ladder Truck Participation and Museum issues. 
    
    
46. Real Estate Purchases and Leases.
    
    
47. Litigation Issues.
    
    
48. Congressional Redistricting. 
    
    
    

WILL ATTEND:   Where County Business may be discussed.
  

1. Republican fund-raiser on Monday, 1/19/04, at 5:30 p.m. at 6010 Stillwood Drive in Killeen.  
   
   
2. BellNET and Juvenile Probation planning meeting on Tuesday, 1/20/04, at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room. 
   
   
3. CTCOG monthly board meeting on Wednesday, 1/21/04, at noon at Workforce Building in Killeen.   
   
   
4. Meeting regarding Family Outreach staffing and funding on Wednesday, 1/21/04, at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room. 
   
   
5. Workforce Planning retreat Thursday through Friday beginning1/22/04, at 9:00 a.m. at Summers Mill Conference Center.  
   
   
6. Indigent Defense Task Force meetings on Thursday, 1/22/04, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Court of Criminal Appeals courtroom in Austin. 
   
   
7. Central Texas Republican Women Candidate Forum on Thursday, 1/22/04, at 6:00 p.m. at Mill Creek Country Club in Salado. 
   
   
8. Retirement ceremony for Jack Mazzuca on Friday, 1/23/04, at 11:30 a.m. in old Commissioners Courtroom at 550 S. 2nd in Belton.