PUBLIC NOTICE
COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING

WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE
1000 HOUSTON STREET, 2ND FLOOR
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
JULY 17, 2017
10:00 a.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.   Discussion and possible action to approve/ratify any pending bills as presented by the County Treasurer; and any other matters incident thereto.
 
Issue: There is a time gap between regularly scheduled commissioners court meetings wherein certain bills become due and require court approval.
 
Solution: Present pending bills to the court for approval at special meeting.
 
Result: Ensure that all scheduled payments will be processed timely.
 
Honorable Rebecca Palomo, 341st District Court Judge
 
5.   Discussion and possible action to approve the following line item transfer:

 
  Acct. Number Acct. Name Amount Bal. End Bal.
From: 1001-2230-001-451003 Interpreter/Reporter $33,000 $37,000 $4,000.00
To: 1001-2230-001-451002 Transcript $33,000 $723.25 $33,723.25

Issue: Account does not have sufficient funds to cover pending invoices and to cover future expenses for the rest of the fiscal year.

Solution:  Approval of line item transfer.

Result: Line item transfer will pay the pending invoices and any and other invoices for the rest of the fiscal year.
 
Road & Bridge
 
6.   Discussion and possible action to approve immediate payment and release of check for all pending invoices for community clean-up services rendered by Road & Bridge staff and the following vendors in the total amount of $14,901.55; Trashco, Southern Sanitation, Ponderosa Landfill and City of Laredo Landfill; and any other matters incident thereto. [Accounts #2007-7160-001-441405 and #2007-7160-001-441405-015]

 
Vendor Invoice # Service Project/Location Total Due P.O.# or GRP#
Trashco 148082 La Presa cleanup $ 1,517.19 17-00004087
Southern Sanitation 73x03383 Mirando cleanup $ 3,860.69 GRP #30
Southern Sanitation 76x03471 El Cenizo cleanup $ 1,218.20 GRP#20
Ponderosa Landfill   Pueblo Nuevo cleanup $ 1,079.40 17-00002248
Ponderosa Landfill   Oilton cleanup $ 1,042.20 17-00002248
Ponderosa Landfill   Bruni cleanup $ 1,387.80 17-00002248
City of Laredo Landfill   Old Milwaukee & D-5 Acres cleanup $ 181.43 Req.# 17-00001586
City of Laredo Landfill   Tanquecitos 1 & 2 cleanup $ 556.99 Req.# 17-00001586
City of Laredo Landfill   Los Altos cleanup $ 1,105.47 Req.# 17-00001586
City of Laredo Landfill   San Carlos 1 & San Enrique cleanup $ 578.67 Req.# 17-00001586
City of Laredo Landfill   San Carlos 2 cleanup $ 914.11 Req.# 17-00001586
City of Laredo Landfill   Laredo Ranchettes & Ranchitos 359 cleanup $ 1,459.40 Req.# 17-00001586
                                                Total Amount Outstanding  $14,901.55  

Issue: Currently, a large total amount of invoices are pending to be processed and being denied payment, which in turn is preventing the continuation of cleanup initiatives for certain precincts in the county. 

Solution: Acquire court approval to ensure the immediate payment of services already rendered and not impede on cleanup schedules.

Result: Continuation of cleanup services for the County of Webb.
 
7.
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 JULY, 2017



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 July, 2017 and said notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.


DATED THIS ____ DAY OF JULY, 2017


MARGIE RAMIREZ IBARRA, COUNTY CLERK, WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS


BY: ______________________________________________
      Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, County Clerk