Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for January 22, 2007

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court  and the Board of the Bell County Health Facilities Development Corporation will be held immediately after the regular Commissioners Court Meeting, or at 9:00 a.m. if there is no 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.

1. District Court/Sheriff's office/Jail planning, architect conferences, Texas Commission on Jail Standards reviews & updates, financing timetable and alternatives; coordination with TxDOT on signage; liquidated damages calculations and amounts.

2. Architect planning & Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates; Subcontractor review/approval; wage-rate issues; card-access locations; guaranteed maximum price calculations/approval. 

3. Staffing for offices of 426th Judicial District Court.

4. Name designation for Sheriff's Office/Annex.

5. Jail population status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, financing considerations, and state prison overcrowding notification, and JP coverage.

6. RFP for pharmaceutical provider for jail inmates.

7. FY 2007 budget. 

8. Year-end statistics and status of Personal Bond Office.

9. Review of Policy Guideline for Court Collections.

10. Year-end reports of Tax Reinvestment Zones and Increment Zones.

11. Status of completion of modification/compliance requirements under Architectural Barriers Act for District Courts Building. 

12. Value engineering/construction costs review for renovations to existing District Courts building and guaranteed maximum price/contract provisions. 

13. Potential locations for display of District Courthouse photos and Construction Award.

14. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses and Annexes.

15. Fire Suppression Coverage for rural Bell County.

16. Homeland Security Statewide Capability Assessment.

17. Update on Conference of Urban Counties Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

18. ACS implementation schedule, access needs, and escrow funding policies/procedures.

19. County Clerk policy changes for payment processing.

20. County Clerk's office processes, procedures and recommendations. 

21. District Clerk's office processes, procedures and recommendations.

22. Strategic Planning scheduling and procedures.

23. Move of fiber from 550 2nd Avenue to new CTCOG Building. 

24. Bell County Communications Center operations. 

25. SB 1863 compliance status and progress update and recommendations by consultants.  

26. Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita assistance, reimbursement efforts, after-action reports, transition from public assistance to individual assistance issues, termination notice issues, FEMA updates and furniture/utility/damage issues and status of close-out.

27. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training requirements.

28. Make-ready planning for Temple property at 200 W. Avenue G.

29. Indigent Defense Task Force update and Austin Indigent Defense Workshop.  

30. D-Med Corporation automated indigent screening services. 

31. Pauper burial information and policies; pauper graves and relocation.

32. NACo prescription drug plan.

33. Juvenile Probation Detention Center operation and status. 

34. Alternative of contracting for CPS attorney services. 

35. EXPO Center modifications/renovations update and hotel/motel occupancy tax review.

36. Engineering and road issues; accident updates; abandonment of road easement.

37. Engineering equipment needs review, financing options, and trading-in of equipment for new purchases.
     

38. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map update.
     

39. City of Belton Annexation and application of Section 43.0562 and other sections of the Transportation Code.
    
    

40. TxDOT 2008-2009  Federal Hazard Elimination Program and issues for 80th Legislature.
    
    

41. Update on TxDOT information on information/meetings/planning/contract regarding the Trans-Texas Corridor, Loop 363, I-35, US 190, and related projects. 
     

42. Emergency Management and Fire Marshall updates and issues.
    
    

43. Help America Vote Act, election voting devices, grant funding, personnel, contracts with other entities, 2006 election issues, and other election/voting systems issues.

44. Donation of Lever Voting Machine to Texas Secretary of State.

45. Personnel/Safety Policies, Policy Manual, Procedures, and Citizen's Comments.

46. Renewal credit with Texas Association of Counties insurance.

47. Health Insurance and Health Plan issues and processes for 2007.

48. Upcoming legislative session, proposed or contemplated legislation, meetings of County organizations, and conferences. 

49. Hearings and recommendations of Task Force on Appraisal Reform.

50. Attorney General opinions and questions on charges for reproductions of public records.

51. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Annual update/luncheon given by Bell County offices of Texas Cooperative Extension at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2007 at Texas Cooperative Extension offices at the North Annex on North Main in Belton.      
                
   
2. BellNET Board meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2007 in the Commissioners Conference Room. 
    
3. Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2007 at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center in Killeen.   
    
4. Texas Association of Counties Legislative Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2006 at the Texas Association of Counties Building at 1210 San Antonio Street in Austin.
    
5. Killeen City Council Workshop at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Killeen City Hall in Killeen. 
    
6. Temple Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Citizens National Bank at 938 Canyon Creek Drive in Temple.  
    
7. Retirement reception for Rick Berry of CSCD from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in the Courtroom of the 146th District Court at the Bell County Justice Center on Loop 121 in Belton.
    
8. Central Texas Workforce Board planning/training meeting beginning at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Stagecoach Inn, Longhorn Room in Salado and continuing until 5:00 p.m., with Board Chair's Reception from 5:15 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at The Range Restaurant in Salado.
    
9. Salado Area Republican Women Meet the Officials Dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Salado Civic Center in Salado. 
    
10. Dinner and Auction for Temple Children's Center at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the EXPO Center on Loop 121 in Belton.
     
11. Temple Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the Frank Mayborn Civic Center in Temple.