| | | | | | | | | EL PASO COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COURT | |
| | | | | | | | | CARLOS LEON
Commissioner, Pct.1
VINCENT PEREZ
Commissioner, Pct.3 | 
| DAVID STOUT
Commissioner, Pct.2
CARL L. ROBINSON
Commissioner, Pct.4 |
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| | | | | | | | | RICARDO A. SAMANIEGO
County Judge | |
| | | | | | | | | El Paso County Courthouse, County Judge's Conference Room
500 E. San Antonio Street, 3rd Floor, Room 301
El Paso, Texas 79901
Website address: http://www.epcounty.com
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| | | | | | | | | Budget Hearings
AGENDA
Special Meeting, August 13, 2019 - 9:00 AM | |
| | | | | | | | | | | All matters listed on this agenda may be discussed in executive session at the discretion of the El Paso County Commissioners Court following verbal announcement, if an appropriate exception to the open meeting requirement of the Texas Open Meetings Act is applicable
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| | | | | | | | | | 2. | Discuss and take appropriate action on the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget for the County of El Paso, Texas. | | | | | | Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262 | | | | | 3. | Pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, § 152.013 (b), discuss and take action on the proposed annual salaries, expenses or allowances for elected County and precinct officers for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019. Any proposed salary or allowance increases will be published in a local newspaper of general circulation. These salaries and any proposed increases would take effect on October 1, 2019 and upon the adoption of the County Budget. | | | | | | Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262 | | | | | 4. | Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 775.305, discuss and take appropriate action to approve or deny the recommended budget and tax rates for Emergency Services District No.1 and Emergency Services District No. 2. | | | | | | Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262. | | | | | 5. | Discuss and take appropriate action to authorize the payment of overtime to non-exempt and non-collective bargaining covered employees who worked in response to the August 3, 2019 mass casualty incident in El Paso County. | | | | | | Betsy C. Keller, CM, Chief Administrator, County Administration (915) 546-2215 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Only the members of the Commissioners Court have a right to attend an executive session, except that legal counsel must be present if the executive session is held pursuant to Government Code section 551.071. In addition to legal counsel, Commissioners Court may include in executive session certain officers and employees if it finds that (1) their participation is necessary to the matter under consideration; (2) their interests are not adverse to the county, and (3) their presence will not waive the attorney client privilege. Generally, the Chief Administrator, Budget Executive Director, County Clerk's representatives, and County Auditor's Office representatives attend the closed session items based on the enumerated criteria, and certain other persons may attend based on the above-listed criteria or as otherwise provided by law. | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A. | Discuss findings regarding persons necessary in Executive Session. | | | | | | County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | B. | Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, receive legal advice and consultation regarding El Paso County bail procedures subsequent to 5th Circuit decision in ODonnell v. Harris County. | | | | | | Ryan Kerr, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | C. | Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, conduct the annual evaluation, and discuss the employment agreement for the Chief Administrator, Betsy C. Keller. | | | | | | Betsy C. Keller, CM, Chief Administrator, County Administration (915) 546-2215 | | |
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