GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

COMMISSIONERS COURT 722 Moody, County Courthouse, Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 766-2244

Mark Henry Darrell Apffel Joe Giusti Stephen Holmes Ken Clark

County Judge Commissioner, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Precinct 3 Commissioner, Precinct 4

SPECIAL MEETING-AGENDA

September 5, 2017 – 11:00 AM

CONSENT AGENDA: ALL ITEMS MARKED WITH A SINGLE ASTERISK (*) ARE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND

REQUIRE NO DELIBERATION BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. ANY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEMBER MAY REMOVE AN

ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special

accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) days prior to any proceeding contact the

County Judge’s office at 722 Moody, Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 766-2244.

Call to Order

Consent Agenda

*1.	Consideration of approval of the following budget amendments submitted by Professional Services:

17-197-0829-A
Galveston County Beach and Parks - Request transfer from Galveston County Beach and Parks Beach Maintenance Heavy Equipment account to Beach Maintenance Professional Services account to increase the PO for the Bolivar Permanent Restroom project to include a first aid/education office

b.	17-198-0829-B Constable Precinct #2 - Request transfer from Constable Precinct #2 Administrative Supplies account to Constable Precinct #2 Uniforms account for the remainder of the fiscal year

c.	17-199-0829-C District Court Administration - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves for the District Court Administration Medical Examinations account and the Court Reporter account for the remainder of the fiscal year

d.	17-200-0829-D Mosquito Control District - Request transfer from Mosquito Control District Vehicle Maintenance account to Mosquito Control District Maintenance and Repairs Equipment account for additional repairs to the airplane

e.	17-201-0829-E Commissioner Precinct #3 - Request transfer from County Commissioner- Precinct #3 Administrative Supplies account to Commissioner Precinct #3 Books, Periodicals and Subscriptions account for books

f.	17-202-0829-F Facilities Services & Maintenance - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Facilities Services and Maintenance Building Improvements account for two (2) X-ray machines for the Justice Center security

g.	17-203-0829-G Constable Precinct #2 - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Constable Precinct #2 Salaries and Benefits for career ladder move of Deputy III to Deputy IV

h.	17-204-0829-H Information Technology - Request transfer from County Capital Projects Fund Budgeted Reserves to OneSolution Software account for the Project/Job Ledger project

i.	17-205-0829-I Sheriff's Department - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Sheriff's Department - Corrections Jail Healthcare Contract account for 2015-2016 jail medical expenses "true up"

Action Agenda

2.	Commissioner, Precinct 2

a.	Consideration of approval of requested waiver to Policy HR010- Law Enforcement Career Path Program for Constable, Precinct 2- Deputy IV position

b.	Consideration of approval to rename the West County Building for Commissioner Eddie Janek

3.	Emergency Management

a.	Consideration of approving Memorandum of Understanding among Galveston County, TEXSAR, Inc., and the Galveston County Sheriff's Office relating to Search and Rescue Operations and authorizing the County Judge to execute same

4.	Human Resources

a.	Consideration and approval of the “2017-2018 Options for Consideration” in relation to the Galveston County Employee Health Plan and Galveston County Government Employees Healthcare Centers (managed by CareHere)

5.	Information Technology

a.	Consideration of approval of allocating 62 square feet of office space (room 3307) on the 3rd floor of the Galveston Justice Center Court Building to IT for managerial office space

6.	Professional Services

a.	Public Hearing on the proposed FY2018 County Budget

b.	Adoption of the FY2018 County Budget

c.	Adoption of the 2017 Tax Levy

d.	Public Hearing regarding the submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

e.	Consideration of approval to submit 2017 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Allocation Grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice

7.	County Legal

a.	Break into Executive Session:

Executive Session: Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney: the Commissioners Court will enter into an executive session as permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code to seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the County under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act relating to each of the following items:

1.	Williams v. County of Galveston

c.	Reconvene into Special Meeting

d.	Consideration of rescinding approval that was granted by Commissioners Court on August 1, 2017, which authorized second amendment to contract with Carrera Management Group d/b/a H2Bravo for monitoring services in CDBG-DRS Hurricane Ike Program

e.	Consideration of approving second amendment to Hurricane Ike Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery supplemental monitoring services agreement between Galveston County and Carrera Management Group LLC d/b/a H2Bravo, and authorizing the County Judge to execute same

f.	Consideration of approval of release of claims in Williams v. County of Galveston and authorizing the Legal Department to negotiate same

g.	Consideration of authorizing financial hardships for Galveston County Employees under the Alternate to Social Security Plan for those employees impacted by Hurricane Harvey and directing the Human Resources Department to take necessary actions to implement the withdrawals

Adjourn

Appearances before Commissioners Court

A speaker whose subject matter as submitted relates to an identifiable item of business on this agenda will be requested by the County Judge or other presiding court members to come to the podium where they will be limited to three minutes (3). A speaker whose subject matter as submitted does not relate to an identifiable item of business on this agenda will be limited to three minutes (3) and will be allowed to speak before the meeting is adjourned. Please arrive prior to the meeting and sign in with the County Clerk.

Executive Sessions

The Galveston County Commissioners Court may recess into closed meeting (Executive Session) on any item listed on this agenda if the Executive Session is authorized under the Open Meetings Act pursuant to one or more the following exceptions: Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (deliberation regarding real property), 551.073 (deliberation regarding a prospective gift or donation), 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.0745 (personnel matters affecting County advisory body), 551.076 (deliberation regarding security devices or security audits), and/or 551.087 (deliberations regarding economic development negotiations). The Presiding Officer of the Commissioners Court shall announce the basis for the Executive Session prior to recessing into Executive Session. However, the Commissioners Court may only enter into the Executive Session on any agenda item for which a separate Executive Session has not been separately posted if, prior to conducting the Executive Session, a majority of the Commissioners Court votes to go into Executive Session. This motion requirement does not apply to any agenda item that has been previously noticed to constitute or include an Executive Session.

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