Official Minutes for Webb County
Commissioners Court Special Meeting Monday, December 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM (Approved January 8, 2018) |
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| Let it be remembered that a special meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court was held at 1:30 p.m. at the regular meeting place with the following members present to wit: Tano E. Tijerina, County Judge Jesse Gonzalez, Commissioner, Pct. 1 Rosaura "Wawi" Tijerina, Commissioner, Pct. 2 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 1st day of December 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. |
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| 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 Ms. Lupita De Los Reyes, Senior Accountant on behalf of the Honorable Margie Ramirez Ibarra, Webb County Clerk. | |||||||||
| 2. | Pledge of Allegiance | ||||||||
| Motion by Commissioner, Pct. 2 Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 1 Jesse Gonzalez to excuse Cmr. Canales | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
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Judge Tijerina welcomed and introduced Ms. Norma Farabough as newly appointed Webb County Tax Assessor Collector. |
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| 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. | ||||||||
| County Treasurer, Ms. Delia Perales presented the Recap of Checks, Ratification of three (3) Checks, Disbursements of Payroll, and Side Bills. | |||||||||
| Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 1 Jesse Gonzalez | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| Honorable John C. Galo, Webb County Commissioner Pct. 3 | |||||||||
| 5. | Discussion and possible action to authorize the purchasing agent to initiate a recycling of current leased vehicles for the purpose of exchanging for new leased vehicles as per the current master lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. (TIP # 2072816), in order to secure lower pricing that will have a positive economic impact on the County Budget, in accordance with the Texas Local Government Code; Section 271.102 (Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation)(C.); and any other matters incident thereto. | ||||||||
| Motion by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 2 Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina to approve item #5 for whatever number they deem economically feasible | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| Commissioners Court Administrator | |||||||||
| 6. | Discussion and possible action to retain Allison, Bass, and Magee to defend Webb County and Webb County employees named in Civil Action No. 5:17-cv-00237; Mario Alberto Andrade, Sr, and Irene Herrera vs. Webb County, Texas; Orlando Villanueva; Arturo Garza-Gongora; Hortencia Avalos; Maria Vaillancourt; and Julio Arriaga, and authorizing the County Judge to execute relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto. Issue: The County Attorney has indicated that he will not represent Webb County on this matter despite the Commissioners Court specifically providing his office with a “Civil Litigation Specialist” and an assistant for the Civil Litigation Specialist. Consequently the County is in need of outside counsel to defend against the above referenced suit. Solution: Retain outside counsel capable of defending against the claims in the lawsuit. Result: Webb County and the named employees will be appropriately represented. |
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| Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 2 Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| Budget Office | |||||||||
| 7. | Discussion and possible action to approve required corrections to the Personnel General Orders for county departments that were adopted by the commissioners court for the 2017-2018 fiscal year budget; and any other matters incident thereto. Issue: Proposed changes to the general orders need to properly reflect the correct discretion/longevity amounts budgeted in the appropriate line items for county departments. The Commissioners Court adopted these changes for fiscal year 2017-2018. Solution: Approve requested corrections that will not change the total amount that is currently budgeted in the line item. Result: Accurately identify the correct discretion/longevity amounts budgeted in the appropriate line items for county departments. |
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| Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo to approve the raise for attorneys from A to N base pay and the separation of longevity | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 3 John C. Galo to amend the prior motion and approve any difference from the contingency fund | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||
| 8. | Adjourn | ||||||||
| Motion by County Judge Tano E. Tijerina, seconded by Commissioner, Pct. 2 Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina to adjourn | |||||||||
| Vote: 4 - 0 Motion Carried | |||||||||