PUBLIC NOTICE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1000 HOUSTON STREET, 2ND FLOOR LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 2:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER BY THE HONORABLE TANO E. TIJERINA, WEBB COUNTY JUDGE
	1.				Roll Call by Honorable Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, Webb County Clerk
	2.				Pledge of Allegiance
	3.				Public Comment - This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any items on the Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate must complete a Witness Card specifying which agenda item they wish to comment on. Each public member will be allowed a total of Three (3) minutes within which to make any/all public comments.

COURT TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE FOLLOWING:
Honorable Delia Perales, Treasurer
	4.				Approval of payroll and accounts payable; and any other matters incident thereto.
Budget Officers
	5.				Discussion and possible action to approve and process a budget amendment to transfer and allocate county personnel savings funds available as of April 20, 2018 in the amount of $1,378,776.73 into the Operational & Payroll Reserve accounts; with additional action to process line item transfers for pending adjustments approved by Commissioners Court; and any other matters incident thereto. [Accounts #1001-1130-001-431007-010 and #1001-1130-001-431007-005]
Purchasing
	6.				Discussion and possible action to approve the following budget amendment (line item transfer) within the General fund:     Acct. Number Acct. Name Adopted Request Current End Bal. From: 1001-1130-001-431007-015 Operational Reserve Wage Classification $50,000 $145,000 $195,869.08 $50,869.08 To: 1001-1100-001-443000-255 Repairs & Maint. Justice Center $51,108 $145,000 ($96.78) $144,903.22 Issue: Transfer needed for Fire Alarm Panel replacement at Justice Center Solution: Approve line item transfer to fund emergency order.   Result: Repair and Replace Fire Alarm Panel at the Justice Center Building.
	7.				Discussion and possible action to approve an emergency purchase order for SimplexGrinnell to replace the existing Fire Alarm Control Panel at the Webb County Justice Center in an amount not to exceed $144,437.00 and further authorizing the approval of a Discretionary Exemption under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024 (a)(2). [Requested by Jose Luis Neira, Building Maintenance Director; Account #1001-1100-001-443000-255 (Repairs & Maint. Justice Center)] Issue: The current fire alarm panel system for the Justice Center Building is not operable. In addition, the fire panel is obsolete and no parts are available to repair system. The fire alarm panel is an important system that provides occupants and visitors of the Justice Center with prompt warning in the event of a fire. It also provides security measures for emergency doors to prevent security breaches and other access control measures.   Solution: Authorize an emergency purchase order as per State law and secure immediate services to replace with a new fire alarm panel.   Result: Comply with regulatory building code.  Modernize the Fire Alarm Panel System for the Webb County Justice Center.
	8.				Adjourn

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The Webb County Commissioners Court hereby reserves the right to go into closed session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the County Attorney or other legal counsel for the County, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.
DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid of service such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or need large print are requested to contact the court administrator at (956) 523-4622. DATED THIS ____ DAY OF APRIL, 2018 By: ______________________________       Melinda Mata       Court Administrator
CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING   I, the undersigned, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court, is a true and correct copy of said notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at the Courthouse door of Webb County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the ____ day of April, 2018 and said notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. DATED THIS ____ DAY OF APRIL, 2018 MARGIE RAMIREZ IBARRA, COUNTY CLERK, WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS BY: ______________________________________________       Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, County Clerk