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| BURNET COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT |
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| Jim Luther. Jr | Damon Beierle | James Oakley | Chad Collier | Joe Don Dockery | |
| Precinct 1 | Precinct 2 | County Judge | Precinct 3 | Precinct 4 | |
An agenda packet containing detailed information on the items listed below is distributed to the County Judge, Commissioners, and County Clerk the Friday preceding the meeting. The agenda packet is also posted on the county website at www.burnetcountytexas.org, under Public Meetings. A hard copy of the agenda packet is available in the County Clerk's office. Our Mission Statement: The mission of Burnet County is to maintain overall efficient and effective management of county resources while providing the services mandated by state and federal law and desired by the citizens of Burnet County.
SPECIAL SESSION MEETING DATE: Friday, JANUARY 3, 2025
MEETING TIME: 9:00 a.m.
MEETING PLACE: 2nd Floor Courtroom located at 220 S. Pierce, Burnet, Texas
1.
Call to Order
2.
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flags
3.
Public Comments - Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.007 (b), any person may make comment on any item appearing on the agenda. Any comments made will not be addressed by the Commissioners Court during the Public Comments agenda item. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per person.
4.
Discussion and/or action regarding the receipt and acceptance of the resignation letter of Burnet County Judge James Oakley (Arredondo)
Attachments
5.
Executive Session. Discussion with Burnet County Commissioner's Court and the County Civil Attorney(s) and/or the County Attorney in accordance with Texas Government Codes 551.071. The Commissioners Court reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matters as authorized by the Texas Government Code including, but not limited to, Sections: 551/071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), 418.183 (Deliberations about Homeland Security Issues), 551.0725 (Contracts being negotiated).
a. Discuss the legal ramifications of County Judge Resignation and legal advice on how to move forward in the absence of a County Judge and with replacing a County Judge
a. Discuss the legal ramifications of County Judge Resignation and legal advice on how to move forward in the absence of a County Judge and with replacing a County Judge
6.
Reconvene in Open Session
7.
Discussion and/or action regarding items discussed in Executive Session
8.
Discussion and/or action regarding the designation of a member of the Burnet County Commissioners Court as the leader to conduct public meetings. Further, said designated commissioner to be granted the authority to sign documents on behalf of the Court on matters voted upon in public. Said authority shall also extend to any issues previously voted upon by the Court. Said designation and authority remain in place until the Commissioners Court appoints a new County Judge (Arredondo)
Attachments
9.
Discussion and/or action regarding the identification of members of the Burnet County Commissioners Court to handle day-to-day business matters on behalf of the Court. Said designation shall include providing day-to-day management of all Burnet County Departments that report to the Burnet County Commissioners Court (Arredondo)
10.
Discussion and/or action regarding the process to be used by the Burnet County Commissioners Court to appoint a new County Judge to fill the term vacated by Former Judge James Oakley's resignation (Arredondo)
11.
Discussion and/or action regarding updates on the Appointment Process for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4. Remove Commissioner Dockery from the Committee and appoint Community Member and Attorney Glenna Hodge as Committee Chair. Committee members are Glenna Hodge, Bill Earnest, Justice of the Peace Roxanne Nelson, Lisa Whitehead, Jane Marie Hurst and Debbie Bindseil, and Constable Missy Bindseil (Dockery)
12.
Discussion and/or action regarding the approval to sign the Certificate for Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation Single Family Mortgage Origination Program (Arredondo)
13.
Discussion and/or action regarding setting April 26, 2025 as the spring BOPATE collection event (Dockery)
14.
Discussion and/or action to allow Pct. 2 Road and Bridge crew to replace and relocate a culvert at a property owned by Marie Esparza dba D'Lara Home Construction. The property is located near the 800 Block of CR 200. The culvert was damaged during a time period that Pct. 2 stored materials on the property. Replacement due to damage. Relocation to fix a drainage issue and reduce driveways (Beierle)
15.
Discussion and/or action regarding a donation from Ms. Lavonna Fry to Burnet County for the Hermann Brown Free Library for non-operational purposes (Arredondo/F.Reeves)
16.
Discussion and/or action regarding the approval of Bonds for County Officials (Arredondo/Stafford)
17.
Discussion and/or action regarding the reappointment of Joanne Hanifan and Bob Childress to ESD #3, effective January 3, 2025 (Luther)
18.
Discussion and/or action for the authorization of payment of claims previously approved by the County Auditor (Arredondo/Smith)
19.
Discussion and/or action regarding contracts, agreements or grants to be approved and/or ratified:
a. Approval of an agreement with BOPATE vendor Triumvirate Environmental Services, Inc. for the April 26, 2025 clean-up event
a. Approval of an agreement with BOPATE vendor Triumvirate Environmental Services, Inc. for the April 26, 2025 clean-up event
Attachments
20.
Calendar Review.
21.
Adjournment
The Commissioners' Court reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matters as authorized by the Texas Government Code including, but not limited to, Sections: 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations)Deliberations about Security Devices), 551.087 (Economic Development), 418.183 (Deliberations about Homeland Security Issues). Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Burnet County will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending Commissioners' Court. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact Ms. Stephanie McCormick, Commissioners' Court Coordinator, at (512) 715-5276. Please note, the location of the meeting is subject to change based upon availability of the Courtroom. If meeting location is changed, notice at the above meeting location shall be posted to ensure public access to meeting is granted.
Posted by 5:00 o'clock P.M. on the 30th day of December, 2024
COMMISSIONERS COURT, BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS
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CLERK OF THE COURT