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Commissioners Court Workshop



Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for SEPTEMBER  27, 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. District Court/Sheriff's office/Jail planning, architect conferences, & updates.

  2. Architect planning & Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates.

  3. District Court fire damage, assessment, and repair status.

  4. Jail population status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, and state prison overcrowding notification. 

  5. City of Belton, TxDOT, architect and construction manager discussions on site development, platting/zoning, entrances, and construction/design issues.

  6. MHMR Board Member update.

  7. Family Outreach of East Bell County, Inc. Budget proposals. 

  8. Third Quarter Investment Report from County Treasurer. 

  9. Help America Vote Act, election voting devices, translator requirements at polling places and other November General Election issues. 

  10. FY 2005 Budget issues.

  11. Inquiry regarding adding MADD as a choice for donation of juror fees. 

  12. Policy on private organization using county facilities at no charge and then charging public to attend organization's meeting/event. 

  13. Request from City of Rogers for letter of support for Community Development Block Grant federal funding through the Office of Rural Community Affairs of the State of Texas. 

  14. Juvenile Probation personnel, staffing, classification, budget issues, strategic planning session, and report on state inspection.

  15. Update on Strategic National Stockpile Workshop.

  16. Update on Brazos River Authority System Operation meetings. 

  17. Local impact of HB 2292 creation of Health and Human Services Commission and consolidation of agencies. 

  18. Attorney General Opinion GA-0225 regarding tax collection services. 

  19. HCCAA contract with DHS regarding the Nutrition Program.

  20. TxDOT current status of projects and local participation costs. 

  21. Keep Bell County Beautiful Project under the TxDOT Keep Texas Beautiful Project.

  22. Potts Building inspection report by Texas Department of Licensing and Standards on accessibility.

  23. Interlocal Agreement with Clearwater Water Conservation District. 

  24. Texas Department of Agriculture Historic Farms/Ranches Program.

  25. Inquiry on Rural Route for railroad transport of waste.

  26. Update of EMS Service Contract & other issues with Scott & White Hospital.

  27. Engineering and road issues; accident updates.

  28. Engineering review of inquiry concerning storage/parking of multiple vehicles off of private road. 

  29. Engineering equipment needs review and financing options.

  30. Engineering notice from TxDOT of 2004 Mileage Certification of 903 miles of roads as being the total county-maintained road mileage.  

  31. TxDOT hearings and meetings. 

  32. Regional Mobility Authorities.

  33. Fire Marshal two-year statutory appointment procedure and performance review.

  34. Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Office, burn ban evaluation/status, fire investigations, and upcoming exercises and grants.

  35. Bell County Communications Center equipment, staffing, and personnel.

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

  37. Indigent burials and related issues regarding indigent death procedures, mortuary services, and other factors.

  38. Building and Maintenance Issues/ Purser property design and plans/ property next to maintenance barn. 

  39.  Museum expansion design & costs estimates. 

  40.  Long range planning/real estate planning.

  41. Personnel/Safety Policies and Procedures.

  42. FY 05 Budget planning.

  43. Review of compliance with Texas Government Code Section 25.005. 

  44. Conference of Urban Counties, Texas Association of Counties and National Association of Counties update and meetings. 

  45. 78th Legislative Session, Constitutional Amendments, Special Sessions and Attorney General Opinions.

  46. Governor's Property Tax Proposal. 

  47. Litigation Issues.


WILL ATTEND:   Where County Business may be discussed but no action taken.
  

  1. Meeting on having interpreters at polling places for November General Election and other HAVA and voting issues on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. in Commissioners Conference Room.     

  2. Monthly meeting of Bell County Communications Center Executive Board on Monday, September 27, 2004 at noon in Commissioners Conference Room. 

  3. Congressman John Carter's meeting on Faith Initiatives on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. in Commissioners Courtroom.   

  4. Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce reception for new president on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. at Killeen Civic and Convention Center. 

  5. Meeting with Texas County/District Retirement System representatives on Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. in Commissioners Conference room. 

  6. Meeting with Jim Reed, Executive Director, Central Texas Council of Governments, and architects from Wigginton Hooker Jeffrey on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at noon, with location for lunch announced in Commissioners Conference Room. 

  7. Presentation to Killeen Noon Lions Club on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at noon at Killeen Boys and Girls Club.

  8. Meeting with architects from Wigginton Hooker Jeffrey on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. in Commissioners Conference Room. 

  9. Re-zoning and plat approval application for 75.96 acres on Loop 121 before Belton City Council on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in City of Belton Council Chambers.

  10. Annual Civic Leaders Update on Operations Test Command on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. at Headquarters Bldg on West Fort Hood. 

  11. Juvenile Board meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 11:30 a.m. in Commissioners Conference Room. 

  12. Ceremony unveiling portrait of former Salado Mayor Charlotte Douglas on Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Mill Creek Inn, in Salado.  
 
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