Ellis County Commissioners Court special meeting agenda

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 (2^nd 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

__________________           

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