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

CALDER MEETING LOCATION

174 Calder Rd., Ste. 142

League City, Texas 77573

SPECIAL MEETING-AGENDA

March 7, 2018 – 10:30 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 nomination to the Galveston Central Appraisal District - Board of Directors submitted by the County Judge

*2.	Consideration of approval of the following budget amendment submitted by Professional Services:

a.	18-076-0305-A Information Technology - Request transfer from Information Technology Technology Hardware account to Information Technology Desktop Refresh Extraordinary Supplies account to properly procure the Getac purchase for the Sheriff's Office

Action Agenda

3.	County Legal

a.	Break into Executive Session:

b.

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 the following item:

1.	The Galveston County Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual

c.	Reconvene into Special Meeting

d.

Consideration of approving the Galveston County Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual adopted by the Galveston County Purchasing Agent on January 23, 2018, in accordance with Section 262.011(o) of the Texas Local Government Code, and authorizing the County Judge to execute same evidencing such approval

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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