[Drainage District]
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>> GOOD MORNING I AM JUDGE CORTEZ, TODAY'S BOARD MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED WITH THE PARAMETERS OF THE SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN OPEN MEETING LAW REQUIREMENTS TO EXTEND NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE COUNTY FOR CONFERENCE MEETINGS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 MATTERS.
NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE THE BOARD IS MEETING BY THE USE OF RESUME SOFTWARE AND TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE TIME NOW IS 9:46 A.M. WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER WE WILL START WITH A ROLL CALL FROM COMMISSION ONE.
>> GOOD MORNING COM. FUENTES PRESENT ONE.
>> COM. VILLARREAL PRECINCT THREE.
>> THAT CONSTITUTE A QUORUM WITH THREE.
WOULD YOU PEEPS LEAD US IN PRAYER?
>> YES, SIR JUDGE COMMISSIONERS GOOD MORNING, WE HAVE THE HR
DEPARTMENT WITH US TODAY JUDGE. >> FATHER GUARD WE SEEK YOUR CLARITY AND YOUR PIECE OVER ALL THAT IS OCCURRING IN OUR COUNTRY. WE KNOW YOU ARE WITH US, AND FOR US AS WE GATHER TO SEEK YOUR COUNSEL.
WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU HAVE APPOINTED TO LEAD THIS GREAT COUNTY OF OURS.
WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYORS, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL, POLICE CHIEF, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SHERIFF, JUDGES AND ALL WHO SERVE ON OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. STRENGTHEN THEM WITH WISDOM AND GRACE WITH HEAVY BURDENS THAT THEY CARRY.
WITH A MANAGED TEAM AND PROJECT WITH LOVE.
KEEP THEIR HEART PURE IN THEIR EYES TURNED TOWARD THEIR FACE AS THEY WORK IN YOUR BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE THEY ARE CALLED TO SERVE. WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WE LIFT THEM UP TO YOU OUR GOD. WE ASK FOR YOUR GRACE LOVE AND WISDOM BE GRANTED TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AND WITH THE ILL.
WE ASK WITH YOUR HAND OF PEACE AND CONQUER OVER THEM IN YOUR FAMILY. IT IS UP TO YOU THAT ALL THOSE WITH VALID ILLNESSES WE ASK FOR YOUR HAND OVER THEM.
PROVIDE YOUR FAMILIES WITH THE PIECE THAT YOU CAN ONLY BRING THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS. WE PRAISE YOU FOR THE PERIOD HAS WE CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY YESTERDAY, WE REMEMBER THE HEROES THAT HAVE SERVED OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
WE REMEMBER THOSE THAT I HAVE PASSED BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
WE PRAY FOR STRENGTH OVER ALL THAT HAVE LOST SOMEONE.
MAY GOD'S STRENGTH CARRY THEM THROUGH ALL THAT IS GRACE AND LOVE AND MERCY BE OVER THEM. FATHER GOD, FOR WE KNOW NO GOODNESS AND FOLLOWS THOSE WHO PUT TRUST IN YOU.
MAY WE NEVER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEED FOR THE GRACE AND MERCY. STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN YOU THAT WE MAY SEEK YOUR PRESENCE DAILY, AND LISTEN TO YOUR WORD WHEN THE READINESS TO FOLLOW YOU ONLY.
SCRIPTURE REMINDS US THAT THE MORE WE SEEK YOU THE MORE THAT WE WILL DO. MAY WE SEEK YOU IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IN YOUR WORK IS AGREE TO WORK WITH YOU LORD.
MEET OUR SURRENDERED HEARTS TO THE PATH TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRAYER. DO WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PERFORM? DANIEL?
>> NO, SIR. >> NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER WE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND APPROVE.
NEXT TIME ON THIS INVESTMENT REPORT THAT WAS IN ITEM THREE A MAYBE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT IN THE FUTURE.
>> OF COURSE YES OR JUDGE. I WILL PUT IT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA NEXT WEEK AND WE SEND OUT SUMMARY FROM OUR ACCOUNTING SIR.
AND THEN WE PROVIDE THAT TO YOU AND THE BOARD, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME FOLLOW UP WITH THE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COURSE WO TH.
>> OKAY, YEAH I THINK SO. >> YES, SIR, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO HAVE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. ALL OF HER SAY I -- AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> DISCUSS A POSSIBLE ACTION TO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FLOOD PROTECTION IN THE STUDY SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW OF THE STATED AMOUNT.
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THIS IS A TRI-COUNTY AREA AND RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL.I'M SORRY NOT THIS ONE, DISCOVERS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION AND COVER SOUTHEAST HIDALGO AND PART OF THE MERCEDES AREA.
AND PART OF OUR COMMITMENT AND IT WOULD SEE 20,000 WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO IT. AND WE RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND EXECUTE IT.
>> MOTION TOO. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND APPROVE SAY AYE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. REQUEST APPROVAL TO ACCEPT CSP RESPONSE TO WHAT NEGOTIATE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO THE HIGHEST CONTRACTOR MEETING ALL THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.
WELLS GO DRAIN IMPROVEMENT. IN THE REMOUNT OF $1,270,662.24.
AS APPROVE FOR NEGOTIATIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGENDA
>> SECOND. >> ALL OF HER SAY AYE.
PURSUANT TO TXL GC 262.031 IN THE INTEREST OF EXPEDIA AIDING THE PROJECT PROCESS REQUESTING AUTHORITY APPROVAL FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER RALEIGH SESSION.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND.
>> ALL OF SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM D REQUESTING APPROVAL FINAL ON THE GOSHEN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT. AS IT RELATES TO ON-CALL REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR HIDALGO COUNTY.
APPROVE FOR NEGOTIATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON MAY 20,
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ITEM D REQUESTING APPROVAL FINAL NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT.
EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> ITEM F REQUEST AN EXEMPTION FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIRES UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> SO MOVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S APPROVAL REQUESTING AUTHORITY FOR HIDALGO COUNTY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE TO THE GOSHEN PROFESSIONAL SERVICING AGREEMENT WITH THE NUMBER ONE RANKED FIRM. PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES
>> APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT NUMBER SIX OF THE AMOUNT HUNDRED $15,643.25 FROM GOING GUILELESS ENGINEERING.
IN ORDER OF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.
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REQUESTING APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER THREE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT.>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER THREE WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER ONE OF THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICE CONTRACT.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE TEN MOTION CARRIES.
EMMA QUESTIONED HIS APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> REQUESTING APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO WITH WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER ONE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. >> AYE.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $187,000 OUT OF THE DISTRICT
GENERAL FUND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL ACTIONS EFFECTIVE JUNE 2, 2021. WE WANT TO REASSIGN THOSE POSITIONS AND THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AND OTHER DATA THAT NEEDS TO BE ENTERED IN THE SYSTEM.
SO WE ASKED YOUR FIRST CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> WILL BE RETIRING TO POST SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS 551-POINT 072 AND TO REVISIT 551.071. LIVE A MOTION TO DO SO.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL OF SAY AYE.
>> IT IS 9 MINUTES AFTER 10:00 A.M. WE HAVE ACTIONS TO TAKE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE
ACTION ITEMS. >> YES OR JUDGE ARE WE BACK ON?
>> YES. >> GREAT JUDGE YES WE HAVE THE ACTION ITEMS UNDER OPEN SESSION TEN A POSSIBLE ACTION REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ALSO I GUESS ANNOUNCE BEFORE THAT JUDGE TODAY IS IT IS TODAY THE FIRST.
TODAY IS THIS DART ARE OF OUR HURRICANE SEASON.
WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DUMP THEIR TRASH IN THE RIGHT LOCATIONS AND SO FORTH KEEP IT CLEANER ON THE LOTS.
IT IS NOT JUST THE DITCHES THE LOT CLEANING IS VERY IMPORTANT SOBER DEBRIS DOES NOT GET IN THE STEWARTS SYSTEM NETWORK AND CLOG IT UP. SO WE GREATLY ENCOURAGE THAT'S HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP IN COMBATING SOME OF THESE FIGHTING
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EVENTS THAT WE ARE HAVING SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT.TO GET READY FOR THE SEASON. IN TEN A OPEN SESSION POSSIBLE ACTION I ASKED THE BOARD TO GRANT APPROVAL ON THE ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE SESSION TO MYSELF.
>> SECOND. >> ALL APPROVED SAY AYE.
>> MOTION PASSES. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN
[1. Roll Call]
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION PASSES.
>> TODAY'S COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS DISCOVERED OF THE CERTAIN OPEN MEETING LAW REQUIREMENTS TO EXTEND NECESSARY TO OFFER PHONE AND VIDEOCONFERENCE DUE TO COVID-19 MATTERS.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR 72 HOURS.
THE USE OF SOFTWARE AND TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION WHICH ALLOWS COMMUNICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION. THIS MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST LIVE ONLINE. A RECORDING OF THIS MEETING IS BEING MADE AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A LATER DATE. THE TIME NOW IS 11 MINUTES AFTER 10:00 A.M. I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
WE CAN BEGIN TO ROLL CALL TO ESTABLISH FORM.
AS CUSTOMARY IT WILL BE LED BY ONE OF OUR MILITARY PEOPLE WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE GABRIELA SUAREZ SHE SERVED IN THE U.S.
ARMY. HER DATES OF SERVICE WERE FROM OCTOBER 23, 2,002, TO AUGUST 31, 2,006.
THEN AGAIN FROM JULY 9, 2007, TO OCTOBER 15, 2013.
SHE REACHED THE RANK OF SPECIALIST E-4.
SHE WILL GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE COMMON PUNISHMENTS. SHE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, EXPLORATORY METAL. OR EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL EXCUSE ME. GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR VERSION METAL. ARMY SERVICE RIBBON, OVERSEAS SERVICE ROOM, IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND TO CAMPAIGN STARS.
ARMY ACCOMMODATION METAL ARMY ACHIEVED METAL.
HEARD A WORD. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL SECOND WAR. NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
THE GALVESTON MEDAL, THE CAMPAIGN MEDAL, TO CAMPAIGN STARS. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL. NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIBBON. ARMY SERVICE RIBBON, AND FINALLY OVERSERVED -- OVERSEE SERVICE RIBBON.
IN THE NATO MEDAL. CONGRATULATIONS ON AN OUTSTANDING CAREER IN THE MILITARY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE US IN THE PLEDGE.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR A
ALL. >> THANK YOU GABRIELA, TODAY WE ARE ALSO HONORED TO HAVE THE VERY HONORABLE JUDGE OF THE 93RD DISTRICT COURT HE WILL LEAD US IN TODAY'S PRAYER YOUR
HONOR. >> THANK YOU JUDGE FIRST OF ALL GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
LET US PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US TODAY YOUR GUIDANCE AS WE GATHER FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT.
MAKING DECISIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMITTEE. AS WE PLACE OUR FAITH IN YOUR HANDS, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE BE WITH THOSE BATTLING THE VIRUS AND PROTECT THE VULNERABLE. WE ASK FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE TO OVERCOME THIS EPIDEMIC, AND TO CONTINUE WATCHING OVER OUR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, OUR EDUCATORS, OUR BUSINESSES AND ALL THOSE WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC. WE ASK, THAT YOU BE WITH ALL OF US, WHO ASKED FOR YOUR HELP DURING THESE TRYING TIMES.
TO PRESENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDING PROOF AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY AMEN. >> AMEN.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
[4. Approval of Consent Agenda]
ASKING ME. >> THE ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
[10. Budget & Management]
THE RESTING CONSENT. >> SECOND PERIOD ALL THE FAVORS
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>> ITEM PASSES. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[5. Open Forum]
ITEMS TEN A ONE AND TWO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.>> YES WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP.
>> GOOD MORNING THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THERE IS MONEY A MINUTE I WILL START WHEN YOU
START. >> COMMISSIONER I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COURT ON HUNDREDS OF OCCASIONS DECLARED DAYS AND EVEN MONTHS AS POINT IN TIME WHAT WE PAUSE TO REMEMBER SPECIAL OFFENSE. BUT I QUESTION THE WISDOM OF BESTOWING SUCH AN HOUR ON THE LGBTQ GROUP.
THIS IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS TERMINOLOGY IS AN ACRONYM FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER BEHAVIORS. NEVER HAVE SO MANY WORKS SO HARD TO ACCOMPLISH SO LITTLE. WE JUST HAD A WOMAN HERE THAT YOU RENT DOWN ALL OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS? WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING EACH PERSON THAT WORKS FOR THE COUNTY AND PUTTING THEM AND GIVING A PROCLAMATION TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR ALL OF US. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HETEROSEXUAL PROCLAMATION? MAYBE IN JULY? MAYBE IN AUGUST.
THE HOLOCAUST AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE WERE BEING BOMBED TODAY? SEPTEMBER PROTESTANTS, OCTOBER ALL ABORTED BABIES WHO WERE ABORTED OR WHEN THEY WERE BROUGHT IN ALIVE.
NOVEMBER FOR CATHOLICS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ABOUT THE TAXPAYERS? WHAT WHAT DO THEY GET? MAYBE DECEMBER THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR BILLS PAID. ON THE AGENDA WE DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND EVERY WEEK Y'ALL REQUEST A WAIVER OF THE FOLLOWING. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, HIDALGO COUNTY PERSONAL POLICY, SESSION 627.
BUDGET AMENDMENT PERSONNEL RELATED.
WHY HAVE A POLICY IF YOU WILL GO TO REQUEST A WAIVER EACH AND EVERY WEEK? I WAS WATCHING THE BOARD OF JUDGES DISMISSED LAST WEEK. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT CAME, HE WAS ON ZOOM THANK GOD. HE WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE, AND HE WAS TURNED AWAY. HE COULD NOT GO IN, HE WAS GOING TO A DISTRICT COURT. MY QUESTION IS, EACH WEEK EARLY SEVERAL TIMES ONCE. YOU PURCHASE MASTS.
WHO ARE YOU SUPPLYING? OBVIOUSLY IS NOT THE COURTHOUSE? I HAVE NOT SEEN THEM ANYWHERE ELSE, THEY HAD TO RUN UP TO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE TO GET ONE OF HERS AND BRING IT DOWN TO THIS PERSON. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SPENDING ON? TODAY ON 11-BEAT YOU ARE CREATING A NEW POSITION ON 11 SEE YOU ARE CREATING A NEW POSITION. SEVENTEEN A L11 AND 14 NEW FOR THE COURTHOUSE. $846,000.
WHY ARE WE JOINING OR HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FAR EMS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON THERE? IT LOOKS LIKE THE GOOD OLD BOYS CLUB.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MA'AM.
ANY OTHER PRESENTERS. >> WE WILL BE OPEN FOR.
[6. County Judge's Office]
>> THANK YOU SO. >> THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS A PROCLAMATION HIDALGO COUNTY COURT DECLARES JUNE 20, 2021 LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH. THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT RAIDED THE STONEWALL INN PATRONIZED BY THE LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES.
THE STONE WALL RIOTS THAT FOLLOWED MARKED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN LGBTQ MOVEMENT. IT TRANSFORMED THE OPPRESSION OF PEOPLE INTO A CATALYST FOR PRIDE AND ACTION.
WHEREAS THE STONE WALL RIOTS ARE KEY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LGBTQ MOVEMENT, AND NOT ONLY THE UNITED STATES BUT ALSO WORLDWIDE, IT ALSO LED TO LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH WHERE GOVERNMENTS AND ORDINARY PEOPLE MARK THE EVENTS OF JUNE 1969, WHO ARE ALSO COMMITTING TO WORK FOR EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW FOR LGBTQ AMERICANS. HIS WHEREAS HIDALGO COUNTY LGBTQ
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COUNTY FROM YOUTH TO SENIOR CITIZEN, HAS THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE, NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND NOT LIVE WITH THE THREAT OF PERSECUTION. THE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF HAD COMMITTED TO MAKE LGBTQ WELCOMING, EVEN AFTER THE U.S.SUPREME COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT EQUALITY FOR ALL MEANS ALL ASPECTS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. HIDALGO COUNTY WHICH IS TO BE A LEADER IN THIS QUEST. IN WHICH THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES HOWEVER, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE ARE NOT YET FULLY ACHIEVED.
THESE VALUES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR COUNTY'S FOUNDING GOVERNMENT AND OUR PRINCIPLES AND OUR VALUES THAT WE ALL MUCH PRACTICE AND TEACH FUTURE GENERATIONS. THEREFORE BE A PROCLAIM, THAT HIDALGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2021, LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH APPROVED ON THIS FIRST DAY OF JUNE 2021.
>> MOTION APPROVE. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION APPROVE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY AIDS COUNCIL.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> HI THANK YOU SO MUCH HIDALGO COUNTY FOR SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS ON THIS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. OUR EXCEL TEXAS EQUALITY PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. >> GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION GIVEN BY HIDALGO COUNTY AS THE CURRENT COMMUNITY COMMUTED IT FOR THE COUNCIL.
I TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN KNOWING THAT OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS CONTINUING TO STRIVE HERE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE KNOW THAT THE CONTINUED ADVOCACY THAT WE GET, THEY CONTINUE WELCOMING THAT WE GET, IS MUCH APPRE APPRECIATED. LIKE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THERE IS STILL SO MUCH MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THERE IS SO GREATLY HONORED BY THE HIDALGO COUNTY FOR THIS
PROCLAMATION. >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO STEPHEN'S WORDS. WE ARE SO PROUD AND HONORED.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT OF A CITY OF MCALLEN AND A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.
AS A CITY SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY, AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING A WHY WE NEED A PROCLAMATION? I JUST WANT TO REMIND THEM THAT WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOREVER, AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE. MCALLEN HAS A LONG LGBTQ HISTORY. WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY FOR FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS AND CREATING COMMUNITY WHEN WE WERE WANTED ANYWHERE ELSE FROM QUEER YOUTH WHO GATHERED IN THE PARK IN THE 50S IN THE 60S. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE FIRST DRAFT SHOW TO THE COMFORT HOUSE WHICH OPENED IN THE LATE '80S TO CARE FOR THOSE WHO WERE DYING FROM AIDS PANDEMIC.
THAT WERE NO BY EVERYBODY ELSE. TO THE FIRST CELEBRATION OF THE VALLEY WAS TOOK PLACE IN 1992. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND WE ARE SO GLAD THAT MACCALLUM IS SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I CAN FEEL LIKE I WANNACRY AM JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU ALL. AND BEST OF LUCK.
[7. District Attorney's Office]
>> NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 7A. >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS I AM PRESENTING FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ITEM 7A.
THE DA VICTIM ASSISTANT PROGRAM. GRANT 1281.
WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT GRANT NUMBER 292-4303 BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.
>> BUDGET APPROVED. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE TENT AYE.
[8. Sheriffs Office]
>> SHERIFF'S OFFICE 88 THANK YOU.
>> AGENDA ITEM 80943, SHERIFFS FEDERAL SHARING U.S. TREASURY FUND 1228. WE ARE REQUESTING FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF REVENUE BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR 2021
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EQUITABLE SHARING RECEIPT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 IN APPROPRIATION OF THE SAME.>> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I AYE. >> AYE.
[9. Constable Pet. #2]
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> NINE A CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO. MARTY?
YOU WANT TO READ IT? >> YES OR WITH THE COMMISSION'S PERMISSION CONSTABLE PRECINCT TO NINE A IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF TWO-POINT CHRISTINA B SANCHEZ AS DEPUTY CONSTABLE IN PRECINCT TWO IN ACCORDANCE TO TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 86.011. >> MOTION APPROVE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> MOTION PASSED.
[10. Constable Pet. #3]
>> ITEM 10A,. >> 10A APPROVAL OF THE 2021 OF THE POLLUTION OF HIDALGO COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE IN THE
AMOUNT OF 36,000 $981.65 HAS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE TENT AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B APPROVAL OF 2021 APPROPRIATION OF HIDALGO COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
[11. Human Resources]
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU CONSTABLE.
ELEVEN A HUMAN RESOURCE. >> GOOD MORNING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES I'LL ITEM 11 A REQUESTING WAIVER THE FOLLOWING IF AFTER BOTH FOR PERSONAL ITEMS LISTED.
I NEED ACTION ONLY ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.
BUDGET AND A MEMBER POLICY PERSONAL RELATED TO MEMBERS.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE, 102ND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 11B COUNTY COURT LOT NUMBER ONE.
THIS IS TO CREATE SLOT T006 A BAILIFF WON AT A GRADE 11.
THIS IS TO ALLOW A TRANSITION AREA.
AS A CURRENT BAILIFF WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF JULY.
SO I DIRECT HIM IN A POOL. >> MOTION TO APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> EVERYONE SAY AYE.
11C. APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL ACTIONS UPON COMMISSION COURT APPROVAL.
DELETE SLOT 0007. AND SLOT 0011.
AND TO CREATE 0014 COORDINATOR FOR A GRADE 15.
JUDGE COMMISSIONERS THIS ITEM IS NEEDING FOR INCREASING ADMINISTRATION AND IT DOES RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS.
I DO RICKMAN UP. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL A FAVOR SAY AYE.
[12. Urban County]
>> AT SEVEN. >> MOTION CARRIES.
>> THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> ITEM 12.
>> ITEM 12 A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER FOR THE CITY AT COUCH STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE. WILL INCREASE CURRENT CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION WITH OUR BM CONTRACTORS LLC AND THE AMOUNT OF $4,192.30 TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY JUDGE OR SIGN ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE ORDER.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL OF THEIR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE
WITH HB 1295. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL OF PRETORIUS SAY AYE.
>> ITEM 11C SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH HB 1295 THE URBAN PROGRAM IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO PURCHASE FILL IN
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ITEM 12D SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH HB 1295 IN THE URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE QUESTION MEANT THEY WILL GROUP FOR THE CITY OF MERCEDES PARK. IT IS THE AMOUNT OF $35,553.41.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
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>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> JUDGE COMMISSIONERS WITH YOUR PERMISSION IF WE GO ON TO ITEM 14 TO COME BACK TO 13 A LATER
[14. Planning Department]
>> JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER ON THIS
ITEM IF YOU LIKE I CAN READ IT. >> WE CAN APPROVE 1481.
>> COMPLAINED AND UTILITY PERMIT.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH LOTS 3-6 BLOCK 37 SANTA CRUZ GARDENS UNIT NUMBER TWO. THIS WILL BE 40 ACRES BEING ALL LOTS. AS I SAID 3-6 BLOCK 37 SANTA
CRUZ GARDENS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY TO SEVEN.
>> OKAY ITEM 15 A. >> THANK YOU JUDGE I AM NOT SURE
[15. Precinct #1 - Comm. Fuentes]
IF THE MAYOR IS ON IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE READ THE ITEM.>> YES, SIR SEEK ONE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF REVOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPOSED THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPOSED STUDY ENTITLED LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WATERSHED ASSESSMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS UNDER SECTION 729 OF THE WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACT.
2020. THE SECOND ACTION ITEM RELATED TO THIS APPROVAL OF CAP COMMISSIONER DAVID HELPED US TO EXECUTE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WATERSHED ASSESSMENT 2020 SAVE SECTION 729 LETTER OF SUPPORT MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL OF WHOM SAY AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES THANK YOU COMMISSIONER 16 A BUDGET IN
[16. Budget & Management]
SIXTEEN A DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF DOUBLE COUNTY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COLLECTION AND WRITE A POLICY. THIS POLICY IS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE AUDIT FINDINGS THAT WE HAVE BASICALLY IN SUMMARY THIS POLICY WOULD REST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF COLLECTING ON THE COUNTIES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AS A RATE RELATES TO ROAD PROJECTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT.
IT AUTHORIZES US TO WRITE OFF ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE THAT WE DEEM COLLECTIBLE AFTER TEN YEARS.
AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS.
AS TO THE COLLECTIBILITY OF THOSE ACCOUNTS.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> WHEN YOU SAY YOU DIDN'T COLLECTION DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO COLLECT IT IN
COLLATERAL TO THE RECEIVABLE? >> YES BASICALLY IF DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL RECOURSE AFTER TEN YEARS, THEN WE WOULD WRITE OFF ANY ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE ON COLLECTIBLE.
THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST WE HAD TO WRITE OFF SOME ACCOUNTS THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE RECOURSE TO COLLECT.
THE STATUTES HAVE LIMITATIONS OF PASS AND ALSO IN SOME TEXTILE PROJECTS THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS WOULD PASS ON SOME OF THOSE AS WELL. SO WE HAVE WRITTEN THEM OFF.
WE JUST WANT TO FORMALIZE THIS PROCESS AND WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD. AND TO AVOID WRITE OFF ANY
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS. >> TO EMOTION IN THE SECOND TO
APPROVE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 16B DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO AMEND COUNTYWIDE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION. THIS IS SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE COLLECTION IT MAINLY ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF DOUBLE AXLE TRAILERS.
IT DOES LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN GO UP TO THE COLLECTION STATION BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED TIMELINES THAT THE PRECINCTS HAVE ESTABLISHED.
ALSO DONE A LOT OF ONE-TIME USE PROGRAMS. FOR DISPOSAL OF ADDITIONAL DEBRIS.
AND BRUSH. >> I DO HAVE SOMEONE HERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE IN COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE SUBMITTED SOME DRAFT CHANGES TO EACH OF YOUR OFFICES.
I WANTED TO JUST.OUT THAT THE CHANGES WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL
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REVIEW. WITH A COUPLE OF CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MODIFICATION FROM THE IT PERSPECTIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE AUDITORS HAVE THE CORRECT ACCOUNTING SET UP TO ENSURE THE PERMITS ARE PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR.SO IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW IN THE COUNTY CONCERNED.
>> I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM 16C, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF HIDALGO COUNTY SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM. MAINLY HEALTH INSURANCE.
SOMEONE IS ONLINE TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON HIS ANALYSIS ON WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY SHOULD BE GOING OUT FOR AN RFP FOR OR THE TPA SERVICES IN THE STOPLOSS INSURANCE.
>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE IN COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU RECALL THE LAST OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO SPEAK WITH THE COMMISSIONERS I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THE TIMING OF AN RFP IF THE COUNTY WISHED TO RFP THE MEDICAL. THE ONLY REASON I BROUGHT THAT UP IS BECAUSE WE STARTED TO SEE SOME COMPETITIVE MOVEMENT IN THE MARKETPLACE AND WE CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO I MET WITH STAFF AND I DID A BRIEF ANALYSIS BRIEF ANALYSIS USING ANOTHER PUBLIC ENTITY THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW SLIDES HERE.
THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION AS TO WHAT I'M FINDING IS. SO I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
CAN EVERYBODY SEE MY SCREEN? >> YES, SIR.
OKAY I PRESENTED THIS TO STAFF BACK ON MAY 25.
AND WHAT THIS IS A SUMMARY OF AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY MARKET WHICH IS AETNA.
THE REASON I SAY IT IS AN ESTIMATED.
IS THAT THE ONLY TRUE WAY TO VIEW A TRUE ANALYSIS.
>> SIR, WE CAN SEE YOUR SCREEN, BUT YOUR POWERPOINT OR YOUR DOCUMENT IS NOT OPEN. ALSO CAN SEE IS THE E-MAIL.
>> I AM SORRY. CAN YOU SEE THAT NOW?
>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, SO WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IS THE REASON I CALL THIS A CELLMATE THE ONLY WAY TO DO A TRUE ANALYSIS, EVEN WITH IN THE RFP.
IT IS TO DO A REPRICING EXERCISE WITHIN THE RFP ITSELF.
EVEN WHEN YOU DO AN RFP WITHOUT THE REPRICING EXERCISE, YOU ARE KIND OF LEFT AT THE YOU KNOW THE HONOR OF THE CARRIER SAYING THIS IS WHAT OUR PROJECTED DISCOUNT IS.
THE REPRICING EXERCISE ACTUALLY CERTIFIES WHAT THEIR STATED DISCOUNTS ARE. I JUST TOOK A NEIGHBORING POLITICAL ENTITY IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND DID A COMPARISON AGAINST AETNA. AND THEN ONCE WE DID THAT I SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE STAFF.
WE ALSO WENT INTO AETNA BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO AWARE THAT THE DISTRICT TO POTENTIALLY GO TO BED AND SO I WILL GO OVER WHAT THEY OFFER. FOR THE COUNTY IF WE DID NOT BID. SO THE SUMMARY THAT I WILL GO OVER IS AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY VERSUS YOUR CURRENT CARRIER WHICH IS AT.
THIS WOULD SHOW A CHANGE IN CARRIER SUMMARY, IT IS NETWORK-BASED, BECAUSE THAT'S WITH THE DISCOUNTS ARE.
SINCE SHE WAS SELF-FUNDED YOU ARE PAYING CLAIMS NOT PAYING PREMIUM. YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE ACTUAL CLAIM, AND SINCE YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE CLAIM, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO KNOW, WHAT DISCOUNT EACH CARRIER'S NETWORK HAS TIED TO THOSE CLAIMS. THAT DETERMINES THE OVERALL SAVINGS. SO WAS BASED ON THE MARKET DATA THAT I WILL SHARE. ADMITTING THE PLAN THEY CAN GET MORE ACCURATE NUMBERS AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
USING YOUR ACTUAL CLAIMS, BECAUSE THIS IS USING A NEIGHBORING ENTITY CLAIM. SO WHAT I WILL SHOW YOU HERE IS THAT THIS IS A COMPARISON AND THIS WAS SHOW ON THIS PARTICULAR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. IS THEY WERE WITH UNITED HEALTHCARE AT THE TIME. WE PUT IT OUT TO BID.
WE DID GET A RENEWAL FROM UNITED HEALTHCARE.
AETNA ALSO BID ON IT AND BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD.
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SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING HERE AT THE TOP IS THE FEES.THE FEES ARE WHAT YOU PAY YOUR TPA AND IT USUALLY A PER MEMBER PER MONTH TO ADMINISTER THE PLAN.
YOU CAN SEE THAT AETNA CAME IN AT 1.7 ALMOST 1.8.
BLUE CROSS CAME IN AT ABOUT 2.2. UNITED WAS THE INCUMBENT, THEY KEPT THEIR FEES THE SAME AT 2.4. I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW, WATER DOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF FEES. BUT THEY ARE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL COST. I TRY NOT TO FOCUS TOO MUCH ON FEES. IT IS MONEY, IT IS ONE TO $2 MILLION. SO WE PUT THAT ON HERE FOR THE COMPARISON. THE NEXT LINE WILL BE REPAID CREDITS. THE REASON WE HAVE CREDITS HERE IS BOTH UNITED HEALTH AND BLUE CROSS, WHAT THEY DO, AS OPPOSED TO GIVING YOU THE ACTUAL REBATE THEY HAVE TRANSPARENCY AS A PASS-THROUGH AS YOU EARN THE REBATE.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH A CREDIT BASED ON WHAT THE ESTIMATE THE REBATE TO BE. THEY TAKE THAT OFF WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. SO UNITED HEALTHCARE WAS ESTIMATING $2.2 MILLION CREDIT. BLUE CROSS WAS AT 2.4.
THE REASON WHY YOU SEE 0 ON AETNA, BECAUSE AETNA WAS NOT OFFERING A CREDIT. THEY WERE ACTUALLY OFFERING THE ACTUAL EARNED REBATE. I ALSO HAVE SOME ALLOWANCES THAT THEY PROVIDED. THIS IS COMMON DURING RFPS.
CARRIERS WILL COME IN AND PROVIDE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ALLOWANCES TO HELP SWAY YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. A LOT OF IT CAN BE USED FOR WELLNESS BUT PRIMARILY, TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF MOVING FROM ONE PLANT TO ANOTHER, BECAUSE THERE ARE TYPES OF COSTS WITH IMPLEMENTATION. HAVING FILES FED FROM THE PREVIOUS CARRIES TO DO TACOS. SO THESE ARE THE ALLOWANCE THAT THEY PROVIDE. UNITED HEALTHCARE $100,000 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TRANSFER DATA.
THEY PROVIDE $100,000. AETNA PROVIDED $704,000.
IN THIS EXAMPLE BLUE CROSS CAME IN AT $670,000.
WE COME UP WITH THESE NET FEES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE NET FEES.
IT WAS CYCLOCROSS HERE COMING IN AT A NEGATIVE ON THE ADMIN FEE.
KEEP IN MIND THEY HAVE A VERY ROBUST ONE TIME, IT IS THE FIRST YEAR, OF A ALLOWANCE. THEY GIVING THE REBATE CREDIT AS OPPOSED TO THE ACTUAL REBATE. AND THEN AETNA KATE MINUTE 1 MILLION. UNITED HEALTHCARE AT 53,000.
SO OFF I GO NEXT THE ACTUAL PHARMACY.
THE CLAIMS ARE APPARENT TOP. ON WHAT THEY ESTIMATED CLAIM IS GOING TO BE. HERE ARE THE REBATES, THE ACTUAL REBATES. SO THIS IS WHERE AETNA COMES IN A $2 MILLION. YOU KNOW AS THEY DID NOT GIVE A CREDIT THEY'RE GIVING THE REBATE.
THESE EXPECTED REBATES HERE, IF YOU DO THE MATH EQUATES TO THE CREDIT THAT BOTH UNITED HEALTHCARE AND BLUE CROSS ARE GOING TO PROVIDE. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE TOTAL, AETNA CAME IN AT 8.1.
AND BLUE CROSS OVER 8 MILLION. WE PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, ALL THE FEES, CLAIMS, AND REBATES IN CREDITS ALTOGETHER.
IF WE GO DOWN LINE BY LINE, AND LOOK AT FEES, AGAIN UNITED HEALTHCARE IS GIVEN A CREDIT SO WAS BLUE CROSS.
AETNA SAYS 0 BUT ACTUALLY THEY ARE GIVEN THE REBATE HERE.
SO WHEN WE COME DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, THIS INCLUDES THE ACTUAL CLAIM, UNITED HEALTHCARE WHEN IT CAME IN A 43 MILLION.
AETNA 38.2, AND BLUE CROSS AT 37.7.
THIS IS THE SAVINGS, THIS IS A PROJECTED SAVINGS OVER THE CURRENT UNITED HEALTHCARE 3.3 MILLION, 2.3 AND 2.8.
REALLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HIS THESE TWO AND THE DIFFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN 484,000 SAVINGS OVER AETNA.
YOU GUYS ARE A 33 MILLION-DOLLAR PLAN IT IS SHY OF HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY GOOD DISRUPTION AS FAR AS HAVING TO CHANGE NETWORKS AND DOCTORS FOR ONLY ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
I SAY THAT LIGHTLY BECAUSE I KNOW HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IS A LOT OF MONEY. WERE LOOKING AT 33 MILLION-DOLLAR PLAN, I DO NOT KNOW THAT IT IS ENOUGH TO MOVE AND HAVE THE COUNTY GO THROUGH ALL OF THE PROCESS OF THE FULL-GROWN RFP IN TIME FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT AND HAVE THE DISRUPTION. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I ALSO INCLUDE THE STOPLOSS ANALYSIS AND THERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT NOT TO JUST LOOK AT FEES AND NUMBERS. BECAUSE THESE ARE ACTUALLY CLAIMS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STOPLOSS NUMBERS, I DID PUT THE CARRIERS PUT IN NORMALLY THEY PUT AN UNLIMITED OR A 10 MILLION-DOLLAR AD.
THE CARRIER THE COUNTY DOES NOT CARRY AD COVERS.
IT DOES SHOW WHERE THE CLAIM PAYMENT WERE TALKS ABOUT MAXIMUM
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FUNDING. SO BLUE CROSS CAME IN AT THE HIGHEST PREMIUM. SO THEY WERE THE HIGHEST IN PREMIUM. THEY DID COMMIT WITH A LOWER CLAIM LIABILITY. BUT AS I MENTIONED, WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE DOLLARS, BLUE CROSS WOULD HAVE BEEN 30% HIGHER IN PREMIUM OVER THE INCUMBENT AND AETNA WAS ONLY GOING TO BE 4%. SO, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTY OF HIDALGO, I BELIEVE THAT AFTER TALKING TO THE STAFF, WE HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED SOME PROGRAM STARTED IN JANUARY.WE ARE STARTING TO IMPLEMENT SOME POSSIBLE WELLNESS INITIATIVES WITH THE CLINIC TO HELP LIFT THOSE NUMBERS AND TARGET DISEASES. TO GET SOME BETTER DATA ON THAT.
WE DECIDED THAT PERHAPS THE SECOND YEAR WOULD NOT BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO DO THE RFP BASED ON THE $484,000 DIFFERENCE. NOW, WHAT WE DID SPEAK TO AETNA, AETNA SAID LOOK, WE VALUE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH HILDA LAGO, THEY OFFERED TO REDUCE THE COST FOR 2021.
SO IF THE ACCOUNT HE AGREES NOT TO SOLICIT FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS THIS YEAR, GOING INTO PLAN 2022, AETNA WILL PROVIDE 200,000-DOLLAR ASO FEE WAIVER. THERE WILL PROVIDE FOR THIS YEAR OF 2021, WHICH WILL CUT AND BRING THAT 44 DELTA 284.
SO THEY WERE WILLING TO DO THAT. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING HERE, IS THAT THEY REALLY VALUE THAT RELATIONSHIP.
THEY WANT TO PROVE THAT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING LIKE THE PROVEN RX ON THE PHARMACY.
AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES WORKING WITH THE CLINIC.
THEY WANT TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE STILL THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR WAS THIS ANALYSIS THAT I DID, IT IS ANALYSIS BASED ON THE NETWORK DISCOUNTS.
AETNA DID STATE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR RFP, THEY HAD ONE-OFF DEALS OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULAR STANDARD DISCOUNTS.
SO IS IT REALLY AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON? UNLESS WE DO WE HAVE A REPRISE EXERCISE, SO THEY DID OFFER TO PROVIDE A 200,000-DOLLAR PROPOSAL, I MEAN, IT SORRY, I 2,000 DOLLAR ADVERSARY FEE. SO I JUST WANTED TO THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO RFP THE MEDICAL, PERHAPS LOOK AT THE MEDICAL 0 I'M SORRY, OR EXCEPT THAT FROM APNEA.
TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF FOR THE POTENTIAL PLANT CHANGES AND WELLNESS ISSUES TO INCLUDE THE CLINIC.
AND THE STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WORKING WITH THE INITIATIVES TO DRIVE ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP THERE.
THEN REVIEW THE HEALTH FUND STATUS SIX MONTHS THROUGH APRIL.
TO BRING YOU A MORE UPDATED PICTURE ON JUST THE STATUS OF THE HEALTH FUND. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION TO HIS ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BRIEF ANALYSIS? DIDN'T YOU GAVE US A SIGN AS IT PERTAINS TO US IS THERE ANOTHER SIDE THAT PERTAINS TO THE EMPLOYEES AND THE IMPACT OF THAT?
>> IF WE STAY WARMER AT OVERSTAY WARRIOR RFP?
>> IF WE STAY. >> IF WE STAY IT WILL BE A SMOOTH CONTINUATION AND A CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR THE REST OF US GOING INTO TO FINISH OFF THE AIR.
>> IN TERMS OF FINANCIALS. >> FINANCIAL, AS FAR AS FINANCIAL THE DEDUCTIBLES AND CO-PAYS AND THEIR EXPOSURE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME. AS FAR AS FINANCIAL, I THINK THAT THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE IS MORE FOR THE COUNTY ON THIS.
BECAUSE OF THE FEE. THE ACTUAL WAIVER OF THE CREDIT.
WE COULD TALK WITH THE STAFF ON HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO OFFSET THAT ALREADY BUDGETED ON HOW WE POTENTIALLY MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THAT CREDIT TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THE EMPLOYEES GOING FORWARD TO FINISH OUT THE YEAR. PERHAPS IN A WELLNESS
INITIATIVE. >> I THINK THE QUESTION WAS MORE SO LIKE WITH THE PREMIUMS BE AFFECTED?
FOR THE EMPLOYEE? >> THEY WILL NOT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET AS FAR AS COST PROJECTIONS.
>> MY ONLY CONCERN IS I REMEMBER OUR LAST MEETING UNLESS I'M NOT REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I WAS TOLD OR ONE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO PREPARE TO GO OUT FOR BID JUST BECAUSE WE CANO THIS COMING GOOD, WE CAN ACCEPT OTHERS.
OR, WE CAN STAY WITH THIS ONE. YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED FROM THEN TO NOW AS FAR AS YOU ARE NOT PREPARING? I DON'T KNOW MAYBE WE MISUNDERSTOOD IN THE LAST
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MEETING. THAT'S WHY I OPPOSE MY CONCERN LAST NIGHT. I DID NOT KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING OUT TO BID? I JUST MISUNDERSTOOD.IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING, AND I GUESS I EITHER DON'T REMEMBER CORRECTLY BUT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A TIME ISSUE ON PREPARING FOR OUR PEACE.
WHEN THE EFFECTIVE DATES ARE, THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO OUT TO RFP. AN OFFICE YOU ALL CHANGED YOUR MIND WITHOUT LETTING ME KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER ONES? OTHER COMMISSIONERS? THAT WAS MY CONCERN, THAT IS WHY YOU NEED THREE, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO AGREE TO NOT GO WELL.
BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS IS NOT IN THE PAST.
OR THAT THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA IT MIGHT BE.
I JUST I THINK WE SHOULD GO WELL FOR PROPOSALS AND SEE WHAT IS OUT THERE. AND IF YOU DECIDE TO STAY WITH THE SAME COMPANY WE CAN. THAT WAS IT.
THANK YOU. >> YES JUDGING COMMISSIONERS, I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE DID DISCUSS THIS, THE COURT DID NOT WANT US TO GO OUT AND DO ANALYSIS WITH THE COUNTY TO GO TO BED OR NOT. BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING VERY COMPETITIVE. HOWEVER AFTER LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, IT IS A SMALL SAVINGS ON THE MEDICAL AND PHARMACY SIDE HOWEVER THAT IS OFFSET BY THE INCREASE ON THE STOP WAS.
THEN OF COURSE WHAT YOU THROW IN THE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT OVER THOUSAND DOLLARS IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE COUNTY TO STAY WITH AETNA AND CONTINUE THIS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
WE WILL BE GOING OUT FOR RFP NEXT YEAR, THAT IS A GIVEN.
WE HAVE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT NEXT YEAR IS THE THIRD YEAR.
AND THAT'S WHY, FROM MY STANDPOINT MY OFFICE, WE ARE NOT WRECKED DESPITE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE STAY WITH
AETNA FOR ADDITIONALLY. >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ANALYSIS WHEN YOU DO THE COMPARISON CAN SHE DO THAT AGAIN? BECAUSE I AM CURIOUS WHERE YOU OBTAIN THE INFORMATION TO DO THE COMPARISON?
>> THE INFORMATION THAT I GAVE YOU ON THE/JUDGE, WAS FROM AN ACTUAL RFP. THAT I DID, I CANNOT GET MY SLIDES TO MOVE. THAT I ACTUALLY DID FOR A GROUP.
SO I AM USING THEIR NUMBERS AS FAR AS WHAT THEIR CLAIMS LOOK LIKE. BUT IT STILL PAINTS A PICTURE ON THE ACTUAL DISCOUNT FOR MOVING FROM ONE NETWORK TO THE OTHER.
BECAUSE YOU DO PLATE CLAIMS AS OPPOSED TO PREMIUM.
AND HE GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT OF. IF YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK UNDER THE BLUE CROSS AETNA, OR UNITED HEALTHCARE.
EACH OF THOSE NETWORKS REPR REPRESENT, AND WE THROW ALL OF THEIR CLAIMS INTO THAT. AND WE ASKED THOSE CARRIERS TO RUN IT THROUGH THEIR SYSTEM. THIS IS WHAT COMES OUT IN THE END. AND THIS IS HOW WE ABLE TO SHOW
WAS THE BEST DISCOUNT. >> WELL LET'S TAKE A COMMISSIONERS SUGGESTION. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE WHAT IF MORE LIKELY SCENARIO BASED ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
BUT YOU REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY PUT IT OUT FOR A BIT OR MY CORRECT?
>> KNOW YOU ARE CORRECT. >> OKAY, SO WE ARE MAKING A DECISION BASED ON YOUR BEST ESTIMATE OF WHAT MORE LIKELY NOT
IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF WE QUOTE. >> CONTRACT.
>> WOULD BE THE MOST CONSERVATIVE APPROACH, TO DO WHAT COMMISSIONER SUGGESTED EGG GO OUT FOR BIDS?
>> PUMPING IT OUT FOR. WOULD ABSENTLY THE ESTIMATE THAT HIDALGO CLAIMS AND YOU WOULD SEE THIS EXACT SAME WITH YOUR CLAIMS HISTORY RUN THROUGH THAT SYSTEM. IT WOULD ABSOLUTELY GIVE YOU AND
REMOVE ANY DELL. >> I AM NOT TRYING TO ASK LEADING QUESTIONS, BUT I AM TRYING TO SEE IF WE HAVE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS ONE FROM A COMMISSIONER ONE FROM YOU.
I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE. >> I GUESS A QUESTION IS IS THERE A DOWNSIDE FOR GOING OUT AND ASKING FOR PROPOSALS?
>> THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THE TIMING.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET IT DONE.
WE STILL HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. THE ONLY OTHER DOWNSIDE WOULD BE, IS THAT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE, THAT STARTED ON 1-1 WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE MATERIALIZE AND SEE IF THERE WOULD BE ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
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OR SAVINGS. >> WE WOULD ALSO LOSE THE 200,000 CREDIT WAIVER THAT THEY ARE OFFERING RIGHT NOW.
AND OF COURSE, WE COULD GET BIDS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AS WELL. THAT IS ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY.
>> THIS IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO, WHAT DID DISCUSS ELECTRICITY.
EVEN THOUGH THAT WE HAD A BID, WE DECIDED TO GO AND KEEP WHAT WE HAD TO LET IT PLAY ITS COURSE.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE FINALLY IMPLEMENT THAT WERE SO MUCH TIME OF NOT IMPLEMENTING FOR DIABETES AND THE WELLNESS PROGRAM. IF THAT'S IN JEOPARDY I WOULD HATE TO SEE US MOVE OUT. LIKE I SAID I HAVE BEEN HERE SIX YEARS, AND WE'VE ONLY HAD SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS FOR TWO.
THAT MEANS EVEN BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE, THERE WAS NOTHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW.
AND WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC CHANGE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
BUT THIS STUFF KIND OF GOES OVER MY HEAD SOMETIMES.
>> MAY ASK A QUESTION PLEASE? >> YES, SIR.
>> SO RESPECT TO ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IF WE DID GO OUT FOR RFP, WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT RFP HAS THOSE PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE BENEFITS COULD WE? LIKE AN ENRICHMENT OF THE BENEFITS THAT ARE THERE.
SAYING THAT WE INSIST THAT WE HAVE A WELLNESS PROGRAM.
THE SAME PROGRAMS THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO.
THAT THEY SUPPLEMENT THROUGH THEIR ALLOWANCES OR THROUGH SOME SORT OF PROGRAM WITHIN THEIR BENEFIT PROGRAM.
>> YES, SIR, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY STRUCTURED THE RFP TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SAME PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THAT THE SUBMITTING CARRIERS HAVE SOMETHING EQUIVALENT TO OR BETTER THAN BUT NOT LESS THAN WHAT YOU'RE PROGRAMS ARE TO ELIMINATE THOSE. THAT MAY ELIMINATE SOME OF THE CARRIERS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE IT. IT WOULD ALSO INDICATE HOW THOSE PROGRAMS ARE BEING PAID FOR, VIA THOSE ALLOWANCES SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND WE DON'T LOSE THAT. THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME. WE HAVE TO GET CARRIERS WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK. THE OTHER CARRIERS DO HAVE VERY SIMILAR. AND USE THE SAME TURN PRODIGY AND PROGRAMS. SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY PUT THAT IN
THE RFP. >> ULTIMATELY, CORRECTLY FROM WRONG, ALL OF THE BIDS THAT WE ARE GOING TO RECEIVE ARE BASED ON CLAIMS OF LOSS EXPERIENCE CORRECT?
>> CORRECT, THAT'S WHY I MADE IT CLEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT PAYING PREMIUMS IT'S YOUR CLAIMS. THEIR COST WOULD BE BASED ON THEIR CLAIM SYSTEM. SO.
>> SO WHAT PERCENTAGE WILL BE OUT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR?
>> LAST YEAR, I THINK YOU GUYS, THE LAST ONE I RECALL WE BROKE EVEN. I THINK WE WERE AT 100%.
SO YOU ARE RUNNING WELL. YOU ARE NOT RUNNING BADLY.
AND REALLY THE ONLY PART OF THAT CLAIM SPACE THAT WOULD IMPACT WOULD BE ON YOUR STOP LOSS. BECAUSE ARE GOING TO ASSESS THE RISK. FROM THE COUNTY IS TAKING THE RISK DUE TO THE NATURE OF BEING SELF-FUNDED.
THAT'S WHY WE FOCUS ON THE CLAIM DOLLAR WHO PLACED LAST FOR THE CANCER AND A HEART ATTACK? BLUE, AETNA?
>> SO WHEN YOU SAY WE ARE DOING GOOD AND WE WERE UNDER 100% OF THE CLAIM LOSS RATIO, YOU CAN BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
WHEN YOU ARE ABOVE ONE 100% YOU ARE ABSORBING ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET THIS BECAUSE OF YOUR CLAIM EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE OF SOME SORT OF HIGH UTILIZATION OR HIGH CATASTROPHIC CASES.
NOW THEY ARE STARTING TO RAISE A PROJECTED PREMIUM.
BECAUSE THEY ANTICIPATE THOSE CLAIMS LESSONS TO COME THROUGH.
BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IF WE ARE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND ONE 100%, AND WE GO TO MARKET, IN YOUR ASSESSMENT, HAVE YOU SEEN IS COMING BACK MORE COMPETITIVELY? OR HAVE YOU SEEN THEM COME BACK
AT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER RATE? >> WHERE THEY DO GET COMPETITIVE IS ON THOSE FEES. LIKE YOU SAW ALL THOSE ALLOWANCES TO TRY TO GET YOU TO COME OVER.
THE PREMIUM HIMSELF, WHICH WOULD BE NONSTOP FOR US, IS WHERE HIDALGO WILL PROBABLY GET A MORE COMPETITIVE OR NOT AS
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COMPETITIVE ON THE STOPLOSS. BECAUSE THAT IS THE RISK PORTION. AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY ARE SELF-FUNDED, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT IS THE ACTUAL CLAIM, EVEN IF YOUR CLAIMS ARE RUNNING BADLY, OR THEY ARE RUNNING WELL.YOU STILL LOOK AT HOW MUCH, I PAID 10,000 FOR A HEART ATTACK CARE WITH BLUE. 8,000 WITH AETNA, OR 7500 WITH CARRIER ACTS. BECAUSE IT IS THAT DISCOUNT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. ON THE CLAIM.
>> RIGHT, BUT THE LAST TIME YOU SHOWED US REASSURANCE FIGURES, WE REALLY ONLY HAD ACHIEVED THE THRESHOLD ON ONE OR TWO CASES IT WAS LESS THAN FIVE I REMEMBER THAT.
THE AMOUNT OF PREMIUM THAT WE PAID VERSUS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET A REBATE VERSE MEANS, I THINK THAT WE WERE REALLY LOW.
IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
THAT IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE RENEWAL DOWN FROM WHAT THEY INITIALLY PUT OUT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS YEAR IF WE KEEP AN EYE ON I SAY AROUND JUNE OR JULY WHEN WE HAVE THE DATA. IT WILL BE WHEN WE CAN ESTIMATE IF WE PUT THE STOPLOSS OUT TO BID.
I THINK THIS YEAR WOULD BE A YEAR TO PUT TO STOP US OUT TO BID. SO WE CAN GET MORE COMPETITIVE BIDS. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO BRING UP WHEN IT COMES TO STOPLOSS.
THAT IS THE RISK PORTION YOU SPEAK OF.
IT IS TIED TO YOUR CLAIM. IS AT AETNA, RC HAS THE UPPER HAND, BECAUSE THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS THAT IN HOUSE AND WHAT IS PROJECTED FOR. THE OTHER CARRIER WE USE THE CLAIMS DATA. THERE WILL KINDA ESTIMATE WHAT THEY THINK WILL GO FORWARD. YOU COULD HAVE SOME STANDALONE STOPLOSS CARRIERS THAT COME IN OUR COMPETITOR.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS I MADE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF WHEN YOU ARE AWARE OF LOOKING AT THIRD-PARTY STOPLOSS WHEN IT IS NOT BUNDLED WITH THE AETNA STOPLOSS IN THE MINISTRATION.
THEY DO HAVE AN IMPACT ON CASH FLOW.
ON THE SPEED OF REIMBURSEMENT, AND WHEN REBATES ARE PAID OUT.
BECAUSE IT IS A THIRD PARTY AND THEY NEED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE. I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S NOT ALWAYS DONE. THE EXTRA EFFORT THAT IT TAKES, AND IF THE COST SUBSTANTIATES THE MOVEMENT.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU WILL KIND OF STILL WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME THAT WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.
WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST DATE THAT WE CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO GO
OUT FOR RFP IN YOUR ESTIMATION? >> SO SERGIO CORRECT ME FROM WRONG DO YOU DO OPEN ENROLLMENT IN SEPTEMBER?
>> SO WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE AUGUST COMMISSIONERS MEETING IT WILL BE JUNE OR JULY, IT WOULD BE TOUGH, IT WOULD BE A STRETCH.
BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE. WHERE YOU MIGHT RUN INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A DISRUPTION, IS IF WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR APPROVAL IN AUGUST, THAT GIVES US 30 D DAYS. WE ARE MOVING FROM ONE CARRY TO THE OTHER TO GET A RECOMMENDATION DOWN.
YOU RUN THE RISK OF NOT HAVING ID CARDS OR PEOPLE ARE FORCING THE SYSTEM AND THAT IS A HORRIBLE WAY TO START A NEW COMMAND WITH THE NEW CARRIER. BECAUSE THE BOYS GET A BAD TASTE FROM THE NEW CARRIER ON DAY ONE. ESPECIALLY ON PHARMACY, THAT IS THE ONLY THING I WOULD BE WHERE IT ABOUT.
AND THE IMPLEMENTATIONS I'M TALKING ABOUT.
IF THE DATA MOVE FROM AETNA TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> DON'T WE DO OPEN ENROLLMENT ON SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE AT THE
>> WE SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF AGENTS TO HOLD THAT
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY OR IF WE TAKE ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING? BUT I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AND IT RUNS AT THE END OF YEAR TWO IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. >> NOW, SO I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE ARE GOING OUT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BUT THAT IS FINE.
BUT DOES THAT AFFECT US WILL MAKE WAFFLE PROPOSALS AND WE GOING TO SAY WE GO TO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AND WE DO LESS YEARS, DOES THAT AFFECT OUR PRICING AT ALL?
>> IT DOES NOT AFFECT PRICING, IF YOU GET INTO A HABIT OF BITTING IT AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OR EVEN AFTER THE SECTION -- EVEN AFTER THE 2ND AND NOT COMPLETING THE CONTRACT, WHAT CARRIERS MIGHT DO IS WHEN THEY SEE THE BID OUT, THEY MAY HESITATE. THEY WILL SAY THEY WILL MOVE IT THERE AND THERE WILL NOT FINISH THE CONTRACT BECAUSE HISTORICALLY THEY KEPT MOVING IT.
WE WILL NOT WANT TO DO THAT AND WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT.
BUT THAT IF IF THAT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT THERE IS A DOWNSIDE IS BEING SELF-FUNDED, AND WHEN YOU FULLY INSURED YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT EVERY YEAR. BUT FOR SELF-FUNDED, IT IS A
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STRATEGY OVER A THREE YEARS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN, AND WATCH THEM AS A PROGRESS.SO YOU CAN MONITOR THAT AND SEE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND THEN DECIDE. YOU CAN DECIDE AFTER THAT THIRD YEAR WHETHER YOU WILL RENEW OR GO AFTER ANOTHER ONE.
THE ONLY DOWNSIDE TO DO IT IN THE SECOND YEAR IF IT BECOMES A HABIT, SOME CARRIERS WHEN THEY SEE THAT, WE WILL NOT BE BECAUSE
THEY DON'T FINISH THE CONTRACT. >> NOW IS THIS A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT? ALWAYS IN A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND? >> DOES A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
>> SO WHY ARE WE EVEN DISCUSSING THIS IF IT'S A THREE CONTRACT?
>> WHAT WAS THAT SIR? >> IF IT IS A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT, WHY IS THE OPTION GOING OUT TO BID NECESSARY?
>> THAT'S WHAT THE COURT RECOMMENDED.
IT WAS A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S WHY THE COURT DECIDED TO LOOK AT IT.
WE WOULD HAVE TO TERMINATE THE THREE-YEAR TERM.
>> OKAY. >> THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY AS WELL YOU RECOMMEND TO MOVE. BASED ON THE DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED. IT IS VERY, MOST PROPOSALS ARE BASED ON THAT RECENT PROPOSALS OF VERY COMPETITIVE AND CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. SO WE DO NOT SEE HOW WE WOULD HAVE THAT SIGNIFICANT OF A SAVINGS.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE, AND WE WOULD AND WE DO HAVE A GUARANTEE SAVINGS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST NOT BID OUT.
SO THAT'S WHY OUR RECOMMENDATION WILL BE TO DO THAT.
NOT TO MENTION THE TIMING. WE WOULD STILL NEED TO BE REVIEWING THE RFP. I KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE DOING THE HEALTH INSURANCE.
BUT IT DID TAKE US FOUR WEEKS TO REVIEW THE RFP AND TO MAKE THE CHANGES. THAT THE COURT IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERING TODAY LATER ON THE AGENDA.
AND THAT'S WHY OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO STAY WITHIN AND FINISH OUT THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT.
AND THEN GO OFF A BIT NEXT YEAR. AND GIVE US MORE TIME TO EVEN BE ABLE TO DRAFT A MORE COMPETITIVE RFP FOR US.
>> FOR YOUR INFORMATION UNCOMFORTABLE WAS STAYING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONSULTANT WAS LOOKING AT IT CAREFULLY, AND HE IS TELLING US THAT WILL IT WILL GROW.
THE LIKELIHOOD OF US HAVING SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS IS UNLIKELY. IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US.
>> YES, AND THAT'S A WHOLE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT IT UP.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO JUST DOING MY DUE DILIGENCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. JUST THE OPPORTUNITY, I DID NOT LET THE OPPOSITE TO OCCUR WE JUST KEPT CHUGGING ALONG IN THIS ROOM IS FLYING AROUND. CARRIER X IS COMING COMPETITIVE
AND I DID NOT TELL YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE ANALYSIS.
>> THANK YOU. >> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?
>> SO IF WE ARE COMFORTABLE WE ARE SAYING WE WILL ACCEPT THIS?
>> WE WOULD ACCEPT ITEM 16 C2 IS APPROVAL OF AETNA'S ASO FEE WAIVER AND THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.
>> I MAKE THE EMOTION TO APPROVE 16 TEAM.
>> SECOND PERIOD SECOND >> YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THAT DATA AND HELP US AND EXPERIENCE THAT WITH THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT
CORRECT? >> CORRECT, WE WOULD CONSTRUCT THE RFP, WHEREAS ALL OF YOUR EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND SEND THOSE IN PLACE. AND ACTUALLY MERIT OR DO BETTER
OF WHAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SIR. >> JUDGE EXCUSE ME, I KNOW I PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVERSATION.
BUT I AM GOING TO ABSTAIN. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER POINT US -- COMMISSIONER COM. FUENTES
ABSTAINED FROM VOTING. >> APPROVAL OF 2021 APPROPRIATION FRONT OF THE ROAD BRIDGE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND PERIOD.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> REQUESTING APPROVED
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CERTIFICATION OF REVENUES BY COUNTY ON THE.>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[17. Purchasing Department - Notes: A. FOR ANY CONTRACT(S) AWARDED AND APPROVED UNDER THIS AGENDA, EXECUTED COPIES OF THE CONTRACT(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY INTRA-NET WEBSITE AND WILL BE FORWARDED VIA E-MAIL, FAX OR HAND DELIVERED TO HIDALGO COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. B. ANY AND ALL REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT(S) APPROVED WILL BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY AUDITORS PROCESSING PROCEDURES INCLUDING AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY TREASURER TO ISSUE PAYMENT(S)/CHECK(S). (Part 1 of 2)]
>> >> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONS I WILL ASKED THAT WE TAKE THIS LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
>> I AM SORRY. DO YOU WANT ME TOO CONTINUE?
>> COULD YOU GO TO NEXT ACTION ITEM.
>> OKAY WILL DO 17 -- 82. REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO SO THE SECOND VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS. INCLUDING THE ADVERTISING IF
NECESSARY. >> APPROVED -- SO MOVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL APPROVED SAY AYE.
>> I THINK IT WAS TO SAY YOU CAN SUBMIT MULTIPLE AGENTS, BUT JUST UNDER ONE BID. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE INTENT AND THE WAY THEY WROTE IT I'M SURE IT WAS CLEAR THAT.
>> I'LL MAKE SURE IT IS CLARIFIED COMMISSIONER.
WE WILL MAKE SURE BEFORE IT GOES OUT.
>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM BE UNDER PRECINCT TWO.
REQUESTING ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. >> SO MOVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> RATIFICATION OF THE TERMINATION OF HIDALGO COUNTY AGREEMENT WITH THE DOW COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM C DISCUSS IN CONSIDERATION AND RATIFICATION 911 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL PRIORITY HIDALGO COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER THREE SERVICE AREAS AS IDENTIFIED IN THIS EXHIBIT A.
EFFECTIVE 52821. >> I WANTED TO ADD ON THIS I VISITED THE FACILITIES FOR THE CITY OF FAR.
AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR CALLING CENTER.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTING AND PUSHING IN THE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE WORKING OUT OF THIS OPEN AGREEMENT. AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER.
THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PRECINCT THREE IN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT. IT WAS AT NO COST AND AT STILL REMAINS NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER. SO THAT IS VERY GOOD.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WE COULD HAVE DONE
THIS QUICKER WITHOUT THEM. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ITEM D. REQUESTING APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO AMEND CONTRACT.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL A FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL AND
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APPROVAL WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER TWO SUBMITTED BY SAME'S INC. FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SERVICES.WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF $13,047.
>> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND.
>> ALL APPROVED SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> SO MOVE. D>> ITEM E, EXCEPT AS A PROPOSAL OF WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR HIDALGO COUNTY BUILDINGS.
>> ITEM G1, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS. PROVIDE UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING SERVICES.
WITH LAB SERVICES INC. RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXERCISE FIFTH OF THE TEN EXTENSIONS FOR GEO GROUP.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, DO WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM?
THAT RENEWS EVERY YEAR? >> WE BRING IT TO COURT EVERY YEAR COMMISSIONER YOU HAVE TEN OPTIONS TO RENEW THIS IS THE FIFTH. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC IT WOULD BE
UP TO THE COURT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> UNCRATE -- A PRICE INCREASE OF A DOLLAR 18 PER INMATE PER DAY OR THE RATE OF $60.19 CENTS DUE TO THE STANDARD COST OF LIVING. BEGINNING AT THE EXTENT OF THE EXTENSION DATE WHICH IS JUNE 17, 2021.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> FULL SERVICE BRUSH TO BLEED CLEARANCE AND REMOVAL.
INCLUDING RE- ADVERTISEMENT IF NECESSARY.
WITH ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION RECOMMENDED BY THE CHIEF OF STAFF. A SUBJECT TO THE HIDALGO COUNTY CIVIL SECTION FINAL REVIEW. AS TO LEGAL FORM PRIOR TO
DISBURSEMENT OF PACKETS. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR RETURN ON DISCUSSION.
>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS IF MAY SAY TAKE CARE OF ITEMS 18 A
[18. Executive Office]
THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKING TODAY.ITEM TWO THERE IS JUDGE COMMISSIONERS JUST AS AN UPDATE, EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WE DID NOT HAVE THAT THAT WE HAD THIS MORNING. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THERE IS ANTICIPATED A WEATHER FORECAST RAIN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL NOT AFFECT US PRINCELY.
BUT TODAY IS THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON.
AGAIN, WE ARE ASKING, IN COLLABORATION WE ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKING THE RESIDENTS TO ASSIST US WITH RESPECT TO THE DEBRIS OUT THERE. NOT BE DISCARDING ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS INTO DITCHES ARE DRAIN WAYS, BECAUSE THAT ONLY IMPEDES THE COUNTY'S ABILITY TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS.
BY WAY OF RESOURCING IN OUR POLL AND IT DOES CREATE HAVOC ON OUR SYSTEM WHEN WE RAIN EVENTS. THAT DOES CAUSE ROADWAY FIGHTING AND FIGHTING IN GENERAL TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS NO EASY FLOW OF THE WATER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM.
SO AGAIN WE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO PLEASE RESPECTFULLY HELP US HELP THEM WITH RESPECT TO DEBRIS AND WHAT NOT TO BE THROWN INTO
DITCHES OR DRAIN SYSTEM. >> COMMISSIONERS DO YOU WANT TO
ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT REMIND THE RESIDENTS THAT BEING TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF
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HURRICANE SEASON, WE ASKED FOR THEIR HELP IN KEEPING THEIR ROADSIDE DITCHES CLEAR OF BRUSH AND DEBRIS.WE ARE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PICK UP SOME OF THAT BRUSH.
BUT UNTIL THEN WE ASK EVERYONE TO DO THEIR PART.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. >> JUDGE COMMISSIONERS I AM GOING TO ASK THAT YOU TAKE ITEM 18B, IT IS APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES BETWEEN HIDALGO COUNTY AND THE LINES FOR HIGH 69 TEXAS. WHICH LEADS TO A SECOND ACTION ITEM WHICH IS APPROVAL TO PAY THE 2021 MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE RGB MOBILE TASK FORCE. IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,620.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM BE ONE TOO, I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THAT INTO CLOSED SESSION.
>> HOW WHAT ITEM 13 A? >> AFTER CLOSE SESSION WITH YOUR
[20. Closed Session]
PERMISSION. >> OKAY THEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551 OF TEXAS CODE. WE WERE TRYING TO CLOSE SESSION TO DISCUSS THESE ITEMS ALL ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION AS WE RETURN. IT IS 11:21 A.M.
DRIVE A MOTION TO >> OKAY IT IS 5 MINUTES AFTER 12
[22. Open Session]
WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WE OUT WAITING FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO GET BACK. OKAY.>> THANK YOU JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS WHY DON'T WE GO TO LET ME TAKE CARE OF THE OPEN SESSION.
UNDER OPEN SESSION 22 A REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION APPROPRIATE FOR NAME. NO ACTION, ITEM BEAT NO ACTION, 22C DISCUSSION OF CONSIDERATION PUSHED BY SCHAUMBURG IN REGARD TO SPONSOR PUBLIC EMERGENCY. JUDGING COMMISSIONERS I WILL REFER BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 19. AND THEN ITEM 22D CLAIM OF RODOLFO SILVA, I WOULD ASK THE SEDIMENTS ALREADY MAKE AN OFFER
OF $80.85. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY TRAN SEVEN
-- ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> WITH YOUR PERMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM
[13. Health & Human Services Department]
13 A. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, ITEM 13 A 18 DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OR APPROVAL TO DRAW DOWN FUNDS FOR PY G5 ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INCREASED RENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.
FROM THE LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION WITH THE TRANSFER DATE OF JUNE 7, 2021 A SETTLEMENT DATE OF JUNE 8, 2021.
REQUESTING APPROVAL. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATION OF REVENUES.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS OF THE LP PHD AMOUNT DETERMINED BY HHC.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND PERIOD ALL IN FAVOR
[17. Purchasing Department - Notes: A. FOR ANY CONTRACT(S) AWARDED AND APPROVED UNDER THIS AGENDA, EXECUTED COPIES OF THE CONTRACT(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY INTRA-NET WEBSITE AND WILL BE FORWARDED VIA E-MAIL, FAX OR HAND DELIVERED TO HIDALGO COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. B. ANY AND ALL REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT(S) APPROVED WILL BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY AUDITORS PROCESSING PROCEDURES INCLUDING AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY TREASURER TO ISSUE PAYMENT(S)/CHECK(S). (Part 2 of 2]
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> 17 A-1 A NO ACTION, 17B, NO
ACTION 17 A -- SEE NO ACTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
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>> SECOND PERIOD. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.
[19. Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding: A. County response to disaster/health emergency: 1. CARES Act Funds B. Measures necessary to preserve public health and safety C. Direction regarding County government operations, including but not limited to essential functions]
I WOULD LIKE TO THEN NOW GO BACK TO ITEM 19 DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION PARTIAL ACTION REGARDING CARES ACT FUN, NO ACTION TAKEN. ITEM B MEASURES NECESSARY TO PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTHY. NO SPECIFIC ACTION TAKEN.ITEM 19C DIRECTION REGARDING COUNTY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.
JUDGING COMMISSIONERS, TO BE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW AND WE ASK ALL PARTICIPANTS TO FOLLOW THE CDC RECOMMEND GUIDELINES.
WE ARE ASKING OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR EMPLOYEES TO PLEASE CONTINUE WEARING THEIR MACS EVEN KNOW THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO.
AGAIN AS I HAVE STATED, WE HAVE GONE ON QUITE SOME TIME FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS WHILE DOING BUSINESS. AS WELL AS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
SO JUDGE IN COMMISSIONERS WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO THEN ONGOING RECORD, ITEM 21A, THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
21B NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. AND FOR THE RECORD AND THERE IS NO ACTION OR NEED FOR ITEM 23 AND ITEM 24.
WE DO HAVE ADJOURNMENT. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> SECOND PERIOD. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.