Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court Agenda for September 10, 2018
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, September 10, 2018
PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. I. Invocation
II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag
A. AMERICAN FLAG:
B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.”
The Following Items Will Be Considered By Commissioners’ Court For Discussion And/Or Action: The Court May Go Into Executive Session To Discuss Legal And/Or Personnel Matters. ORDER OF BUSINESS:
1) The Court To Declare A Quorum
2) Consent Agenda. i) Approve Previous Meeting Minutes. a) No Minutes.
3) The Court To Consider Citizens Comments.
4) Other County Business.
i) The Court To Consider Approving A Burn Ban For Hopkins County.
ii) The Court To Hold A Public Hearing In Accordance With Local Government Code Sec. 118.01(e) and Sec. 118.025 On The Plan For Funding The Preservation And Restoration Of The County Clerk’s Records Archive.
iii) The Court To Consider Approving The Plan For Funding The Preservation And Restoration Of The County Clerk’s Records Archive And Adopting Into The 2019 Budget.
iv) The Court To Conduct A Public Hearing To Consider A Plan For The District Clerk’s Technology Fund, Senate Bill 1685, Government Code 51.305 And 51.317 To Fund The Preservation And Restoration Of The District Clerk’s Records.
v) The Court To Consider Approving The Plan For Funding The Preservation And Restoration Of The District Clerk’s Records Archive And Adopting Into The 2019 Budget.
vi) The Court To Consider Adopting The 2018 Property Tax Rate.
vii) The Court To Hold A Public Hearing On The Proposed 2019 Budget.
viii) The Court To Consider Adopting The Budget For FY 2019.
ix) The Court To Consider Accepting The Bids For Three New 2018-2019 Police Service SUVs For Hopkins County.
x) The Court To Consider Approving The 2019 Sheriff’s And Constables Fees As Required Under Local Government Code Section 188.131.
xi) To Court To Consider Approving An Official Bond For Teresa Palmer, Chief Deputy For The Tax Assessor-Collector And An Amendment/Rider To Change The Name Of The Current Tax Assessor-Collector, Debbie Jenkins Mitchell.
5) The Court To Consider Approving Budget Amendments And Line Item Transfers.
6) The Court Will Consider And Act On Payment Of Bills, Revenues And Expenses, Payroll And Financial Statements.
7) The Court To Consider Approving Grants.
8) The Court To Consider Accepting Donations.
9) The Court To Consider Contracts: The Court To Consider And Approve The Interlocal Contract Between The Department of Information Resources And Hopkins County Relating To The Use Of The DIR Shared Services Master Service Agreements.
10) The Court Will Consider And Act On Personnel Matters.
11) The Court To Consider Disposal Of Asset Request.
12) The Court To Approve Resolutions And Proclamations.
13) The Court To Adjourn.
Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda September 10, 2018
AGENDA
REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 6:00 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation Pledges to American & Texas Flag – SSES students
II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. B. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting/budget adoption of the Board of Trustees conducted on Monday, August 13, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. and the special meeting of the Board of Trustees conducted on Friday, August 24, 2018, at 12:00 p.m., both held in the Board Room of the Administration Building. 7
III. PUBLIC FORUM: Public participation is limited to the designated open forum portion of a meeting per policy.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Campus highlight – Sulphur Springs Elementary
B. Present CTE report. 12
C. Present HR/Communications Update.
D. Elementary and Secondary program updates.
E. Report on accountability ratings.
F. Head Start items for Board information only. – Policy Council Minutes for June.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: These items are considered to be routine by the board and will be enacted under one motion, unless a member of the board requests that an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
Action Items
A. Consider approval of Tax Credits and Supplements for August 2018.
B. Consider approval of Delinquent Tax Collections for August 2018.
C. Consider approval of Financial Statements and Bills Payable for August 2018.
D. Consider approval of Quarterly Investment Report for the three months ended August 31, 2018.
E. Consider approval of Organizational Flow Chart for Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center.
F. Consider approval of Head Start Mission Statement & Statement of Philosophy.
G. Consider approval of Head Start Personnel Policy Summary.
A. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 4-16 regarding Extracurricular Status of 4-H Organization.
B. Discuss and consider Adjunct Faculty appointments with the local Texas Cooperative Extension Office.
C. Discuss and consider committing principal’s funds to campuses.
D. Discuss and consider approval of bids for two Maintenance Department vans.
E. Discuss and consider review of legal policies and approval of additions and revisions of local policies as recommended by Texas Association of School Boards Policy Services and according to the instruction sheet for TASB Localized Manual Update 111.
F. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 5-18 for Board Approving Examinations for Acceleration or to Earn Credit.
G. Discuss and consider approval of Resolution 6-18 for Board-Approved Creditby-Examination Audit Process.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Executive Session will be held for the purpose of consideration of matters for which closed or executive sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section (.072), (.074). A. Discuss and consider personnel to be employed, personnel to be reassigned, acknowledge and accept resignations of personnel, other personnel matters. B. Discuss purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property.
VIII. RECONVENE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS COVERED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
City Council Special Session Focused on Tax Rate
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street.
The following items will be discussed:
1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.
2. Discussion/action on first reading of Ordinance No. 2728 setting the tax rate for the City of Sulphur Springs.
3. Visitors and public forum.
4 Adjourn.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offers Spanish Language Classes
LANGUAGE PROSPECT
Jerry Pritchett of Sulphur Bluff visited the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus recently in search for help to learn Spanish. He found assistance and information on available classes from Spanish Instructor Mayra Cummings.
Work Begins to Install 4-Way Stop at Highway 19N/FM71 Intersection in Birthright
Traffic along State Highway 19 N at FM71 will soon be slowed to a stop. The intersection will be converted to a 4-way stop. Beginning this next week, drivers in the area should watch for traffic delays as crews begin installing sign bases for the upcoming 4-way stop conversion. This is one of four projects in Hopkins/Franklin County served by TxDOT during the week beginning September 10, 2018.
Here’s a look at work planned in Franklin and Hopkins Counties during the week of Sept. 10, 2018. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
Other projects include:
I-30 rest areas, Hopkins County: on north and south service roads east of Cumby. Watch for work zones while workers are constructing and completing new rest areas for travelers on I-30.
SH 11, Hopkins County, from SH 154 to Rock Creek. Watch for work zones while workers are striping the newly surfaced roadway.
SH 37, Franklin County: From Mt. Vernon to Winnsboro. Watch for lane closures and short traffic delays as crews prepare for surfacing operations; flaggers will direct traffic.
Lady Cats Lose at Wylie East
More frustration for the Lady Cats’ volleyball team from Wylie East Friday. The Lady Raiders defeated the Lady Cats, 3-0 at Wylie East. The score was 21-25, 19-25 and 17-25.
Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness called it a good overall match. He said it was well fought until the middle of the third set. This was a rematch of a bi-district contest last Halloween in Royse City that Wylie East also won in straight sets.
In stats from Friday, Sadie Washburn led the Lady Cats with 7 kills. Autumn Tanton and Madi Vickery had 6 each. Abbi Baier had 3. Lexi Whisenhunt had 20 assists. In digs, Sadie Stroud and Tanton had 13 each. Maddie Millsap had 12. Whisenhunt had 9. Sydney Washburn had 5 block assists. Whisenhunt had 3. Sadie Washburn had 2.
The Lady Cats are now 22-6 for the season. They play next at home Tuesday night against Edgewood.
Wildcat Football Game Cancelled Due to Lightning
After several lightning strikes continued to delay the start of the Wildcat versus Lucas Lovejoy football game at Prim stadium Friday night, Sulphur Springs Administrators determined to cancel the game. Tickets purchased for the Wildcat vs. Lovejoy game set for Friday night, September 7,may use their tickets for the Friday, September 14th game featuring the Wildcats vs. Terrell.
According to Wildcat Head Coach Greg Owens, “Due to weather and lightning we have cancelled the game. We have been under a lightning alert–anything inside 10 miles–since 4:45 pm today and radar shows that it’s not letting up. UIL rules state that we must wait 30 minutes after the last strike within the 10 mile range. We also decided not to play tomorrow.”
Both teams are starting district next week. The game will not be made up because it is not a district game and there are no playoff ramifications, according to Owens. Lovejoy is also in a nine team district.
Owens said, “I hate it for kids, coaches, and fans. We have prepared and worked so hard to play just 10 games and to cancel one is unfortunate. I know it’s the right decision for the safety of our kids, but we sure hate not to play. Well, the positive side is that we are healthy for district play.”
Lady Cats Volleyball Plays at Wylie East in Bi-District Rematch
The #14 ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team will be in action on this Friday (September 7) game day. The Lady Cats will travel to Wylie East to play the Lady Raiders. Game time for the varsity is at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Lady Cats have a 22-5 season record and they have won their last two matches including a Tuesday night win at home against Wills Point. One wonders if the match against Wylie East might be a special one. After all it was the Lady Raiders that ended the Lady Cats season last year. It was a shocker. The Lady Raiders came in with a losing record at 15-19. They were their district’s #4 seed. The Lady Cats were district champs and the district’s #1 seed. However at Royse City on Halloween, Wylie East defeated the Lady Cats, 3-0. Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness wants consistent play from his Lady Cats regardless of their opponent. Six current members of the twelve member Lady Cats team were on the roster for last season’s shocking upset.
Wildcats Football Hosts Lovejoy Friday For Home Opener at The Prim
For Wildcats’ football, it’s week #2 and the Wildcats have their season opener at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (September 7). Lucas Lovejoy is coming to town. This is a rematch of a bi-district game played here back on November 17. The Leopards won that one, 45-29. Both teams come in tonight at 1-0. The Wildcats defeated Frisco Wakeland, 37-35 last Friday at Frisco Memorial Stadium. Lovejoy topped Frisco Heritage, 42-26 in Allen last Saturday at the Tom Landry Classic.
This is the final non-district game for both teams as both teams start district play next week. The Leopards’ head coach is Todd Ford. He’s in his third year at Lovejoy. Lovejoy started last season 0-5 so they have already improved on that this season.
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is in his thirteenth year at his alma mater. If the Wildcats play like they practiced this week, especially early in the week, then they should look good tonight. We will bring you Wildcats and Lovejoy football, live on KSST Radio. We will also videotape the game for replay at a later date on Channel 18 on Suddenlink Cable.
