Official Minutes for Webb County Commissioners Court Special Meeting Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM (Approved August 14, 2017)

Let it be remembered that a special meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court was held at 10:00 a.m. at the regular meeting place with the following members present to wit: Tano E. Tijerina,                                 County Judge Jesse Gonzalez,                                 Commissioner, Pct. 1 John C. Galo,                                      Commissioner, Pct. 3 Thus constituting a quorum, the Commissioners Court proceeded to act upon the Agenda as posted in the meeting notice of the 13th day of July 2017. Present also were Mrs. Virginia M. Rodriguez, Deputy County Clerk representing Mrs. Margie Ramirez Ibarra, Ex-officio Clerk of the Commissioners Court, various officers and others interested in the business of the Court.

CALL TO ORDER BY THE HONORABLE TANO E. TIJERINA, WEBB COUNTY JUDGE
	1.				Roll Call by Honorable Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, Webb County Clerk
					Roll Call by Mrs. Virginia M. Rodriguez, Recording Secretary on behalf of the Honorable Margie Ramirez Ibarra, Webb County Clerk.
					Motion by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 1 Jesse Gonzalez to excuse Cmr. Tijerina and Cmr. Canales
					Vote: 3 - 0 Motion Carried
	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.
					No one signed up for Public Comment.
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.
					County Treasurer, Ms. Delia Perales presented the Recap of Checks, Recap of Released Immediate Payments, Ratification of Released Checks, and Ratification of Payroll for July 14, 2017.
					Motion by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 1 Jesse Gonzalez to approve and ratify all the checks
					Vote: 3 - 0 Motion Carried
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.
					Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo
					Vote: 3 - 0 Motion Carried
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.
					Motion by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 1 Jesse Gonzalez
					Vote: 3 - 0 Motion Carried
	7.				Adjourn
					Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo to adjourn
					Vote: 3 - 0 Motion Carried