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Ellis County Commissioners Court special meeting agenda
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Megan Gray on 11/10/2010 17:01:00


NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Ellis County
Commissioners’ Court will be held on Monday, November 15th, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.,
in the Commissioners’ Courtroom, the Historic Ellis County Courthouse, 101
West Main Street (2nd Floor), Waxahachie, Texas at which time the following will
be discussed and considered, to-wit:
County Judge:                                                                   
                 County Clerk:
Carol Bush                                                                      
                     Cindy Polley, County Clerk
Commissioners:                                                                  
               County & District Attorney’s Office:
Dennis  Robinson, Commissioner, Pct. 1                                        
Ann Montgomery, Assistant County Attorney
Bill Dodson, Commissioner, Pct. 2                                               
   Lee Auvenshine, Assistant County Attorney
Heath  Sims, Commissioner, Pct. 3
Ron Brown, Commissioner, Pct. 4
1.         OPENING COURT
1.1              County Judge will call meeting to order, declare quorum if
present, and declare notices legally posted pursuant to Open Meetings Act.
1.2       Motion to Open Court.
1.3              Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Bill Dodson
2.         ELECTIONS
2.1       Consideration and action regarding the canvass of the general election
for federal, state, county and precinct offices held on November 2, 2010, as
required by Section 67.003 of the Texas Election Code.
-           Jane Anderson, Elections Administrator
2.2       Consideration and action regarding the canvass of the City of Palmer
Local Option Election held on November 2, 2010, as required by Section 67.003 of
the Texas Election Code.
-           Jane  Anderson, Elections Administrator
3.         ADMINISTRATIVE
3.1       Consideration and action to authorize the County Judge to sign any and
all documents relating to the conveyance of the property on which the parking
garage is located at Jackson and Jefferson Streets in Waxahachie, Texas, to the
city of Waxahachie for the consideration of $347,500.00.
-           Carol Bush – Ellis County Judge
3.2       Consideration and action to approve an agreement between Ellis County
and TROTT Communications Group, Inc. for services of an independent engineering
consultant to accomplish tasks related to the conversion from an existing wide
band VHF, to a narrow band P25 Compatible radio system for a price up to, but
not to exceed $49,000.  TROTT is to specify the necessary equipment needed,
assist the county in acquiring and reviewing bids, overseeing implementation and
performance testing of the installed system, to be implemented and operational
prior to January 1, 2013.
Terry Nay, Constable Pct. 2
4.         ADJOURNMENT
Signed this _____ day of November, 2010
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Carol Bush
Ellis County Judge
I, the undersigned, County Clerk of the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court do
hereby certify that the above Notice of Special Meeting of the Ellis County
Commissioners’ Court is a true and correct copy of said Notice, that I
received said Notice, and it was posted at the doors of the Ellis County
Courthouse, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the
____ day of November 2010, at ____________ a.m./p.m.
By____________________________, Deputy
Cindy  Polley, County Clerk
*The Commissioners Court reserves the right to     consider and take action on
the above agenda items in any particular order. 	*Anyone wishing to address the
Commissioners Court     concerning a posted agenda item must make a formal
request by presenting a     "Participation Form" to the County Clerk at least 10
minutes     prior to the beginning of the meeting. 	*If you or your
representative, have a     disability that requires special arrangements and you
plan to attend this     public meeting, please contact the County Judge’s
Office at (972) 825-5011     within 72 hours of the meeting.      Reasonable
accommodations will be made to meet your needs at the     meeting.