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Notice of
Workshop Session of
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas
for AUGUST 08, 2005
Notice is hereby given that a
Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court will be held immediately after the regular Commissioners Court Meeting in the Commissioners
Court Conference Room, County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Belton, Texas, where the following items will be discussed, but no action will be taken.
District
Court/Sheriff's office/Jail planning, architect conferences, Texas
Commission on Jail Standards reviews & updates, financing timetable and
alternatives.
Architect planning
& Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates; Subcontractor
review/approval.
Status update and
review of operation/personnel needs of County Clerk's office pending Clerk's
medical recovery.
Review of Narcotics
Task Force Budget and operational issues.
Health and dental
insurance issue regarding Agent of Record.
EXPO
Center
presentation on maintenance and exterior renovation proposals.
City of Temple
Creation of Tax Abatement Zone Number Eight.
Bell County Jail
Population Management Meeting summary.
Draft of Invitation
to Bid for purchase of Medical Services for the Correctional Facility.
Consulting services
to evaluate processes and work flows for medical services data and
billings.
City of Belton,
TxDOT, architect and construction manager discussions on site development,
platting/zoning, entrances, and construction/design issues.
City of Belton road
closing, parking, and access easement issues on development of Coop gin site
and other Belton issues.
City of Belton USDA
grant for construction of water/sewer line under Loop 121 near EXPO and
proposal concerning participation in costs.
Memorandum of
Understanding for Pilot Interoperable Communications Program Among McLennan,
Bell and Coryell Counties and Associated Agencies.
Legislation (SB 6)
effects on Bell County and status of requests for assistance from
legislators.
HIPAA Security Rule
deadline status for compliance.
BellNET update,
planning and future objectives/staffing/budget.
Update on TxDOT
information on information/meetings/planning regarding the Trans-Texas
Corridor, Loop 363, I-35, US 190, and related projects.
Update on Public
Power Pool agreements and renewal issues.
Regional Mobility
Authorities.
Indigent Defense
Task Force update.
Engineering and road
issues; accident updates; abandonment of road easement.
Engineering
equipment needs review, financing options, and trading-in of equipment for
new purchases.
Update and review of
pharmacy contract services with Contract Pharmacy Services of Hatsboro, PA,
jail health care issues, transition, and questions.
Proposed legislation
and input on effect on counties.
State of Texas Radio
Communications Interoperability Plan update.
Jail population
status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, and state
prison overcrowding notification.
Help America Vote
Act, election voting devices, grant funding, committee update, personnel, and
other election issues.
FY 2006 Budget issues and calendar
schedule.
Court e-filing proposal and details of
implementation.
Update on Capital
Projects projections.
Juvenile Probation
personnel, staffing, classification, budget issues, strategic planning
session, and report on state inspection.
Interlocal Agreement
with Clearwater Water Conservation District.
Update of EMS
Service Contract & other issues with Scott & White Hospital.
Fire Marshal
two-year statutory appointment procedure and performance review.
Fire
Marshal/Emergency Management Office, burn ban evaluation/status, fire investigations,
upcoming exercises,
grants, and Annexes to Plans.
Bell County
Communications Center equipment, staffing, and personnel.
County Indigent
Health Care Program appropriations update and effects on Bell County and the
providing of services to other counties.
Indigent burials and
related issues regarding indigent death procedures, mortuary services, and
other factors, including Rose Garden procedures.
Building and Maintenance Issues/ Purser property design and
plans/ property next to maintenance barn.
Museum
expansion design, costs estimates and other museum issues.
Long range
planning/real estate planning.
Personnel/Safety
Policies, Procedures, and Citizen's Complaints.
Conference of Urban
Counties, Texas Association of Counties, County Judges and Commissioners
Association and National Association of Counties
update and meetings.
- 79th Legislative Session, Constitutional Amendments, Special Sessions and Attorney General
Opinions, and update with legislators.
- Governor's Property Tax Proposal.
- Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates.
WILL ATTEND: Where County Business may be discussed but no
action taken.
- Budget Hearings/Discussions in Commissioners Conference Room:
a. 1:30 p.m., Monday, August 8 –
Discussion
b. 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 9 – Discussion
c. 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 9 – Discussion
- House warming at the Family Promise Day Care Center at 2:00
p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 1018 East Avenue A in Temple.
- Construction update by Skanska Construction Company on
District Courts Project at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2005 at
construction site on Loop 121 in Belton.
- Presentation to Belton Rotary Club at noon on Tuesday,
August 9, 2005 at Student Union Building at UMHB in Belton.
- Construction update by Gene Doss Construction Company on
Museum Project at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at Bell County Museum
site in Belton.
- Conference of Urban Counties luncheon meeting at 11:00 a.m.
on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel at 15th &
Lavaca in Austin.
- Texas Association of Counties 2005 Annual Conference Post
Legislative Session, Wednesday, August 10 through Friday, August 12, 2005,
with first General Session starting at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Austin
Hilton Hotel, 500 East 4th Street in Austin.
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