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>> JUDGE CORTEZ: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING TO ORDER AND A ROLL TALL.
>>COMMISSIONER FUENTES: DAVID FUENTES PRECINCT 1.
>> COMMISSIONER TORRES: PRECINCT 4.
>> JUDGE CORTEZ: JUDGE CORTEZ. CONSTITUTES A QUORUM.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> TODAY WE WILL HAVE THE FATHER LEAD NEWS PRAYER.
>> BOW OUR HEADS PLEASE. DEAR LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US TODAY AS YOU GIVE YOUR GUIDANCE FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT MAKING THE DECISION OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE PLACE OUR FATE IN YOUR HANDS BE WITH THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING THIS VIRUS. ASK FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE TO OVERCOME THIS EPIDEMIC AND TO LOOK OVER OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH ALL OF THOSE WHO ASK FOR YOUR HELP DURING THESE PRIME TIMES AND PRESENT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN. >> JUDGE CORTEZ: THANK YOU.
[5. Closed Session]
NEXT ITEM 4-A. >> JUDGE, I AM GOING TO ASK IF WE GO TO ITEM 5, CLOSED SESSION FIRST.
>> JUDGE CORTEZ: OKAY. PURSUANT TO THE 551 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, POINT 027, 074 AND 087.
NEED TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS AND ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION WHEN WE RETURN.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO DO THAT. >> MOTION MADE.
>> SECOND. >> JUDGE CORTEZ: OKAY WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT IS NINE MINUTES AFTER 11:00.
WE HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS. >> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, IF I
[7. Open Session]
MAY, SINCE WE ARE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION GO TO OPEN SESSION.ITEM 7A, PENDING AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION.
NO ITEM TO BE TAKEN. 7B, CAUSE NUMBER C-4049-22 MACHINEA, CITY OF PENITAS HE WILL AL COUNTY OF HIDALGO.
ITEM 6A AND 6B. REQUESTING EXEMPTION FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXAS CODE.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION. >> MOTION MADE.
>> SECOND. >> IN ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIED. >> ITEMB, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FIRM FOR PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH LITIGATION AND AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE BILL 1295 SPECIFIC TO OPEN SESSION 7-B. CAUSE NUMBERC-4049-22-A, CITY OF
PENITAS VERSUS HIDALGO COUNTY. >> ANOTHER MOTION ON 7-B.
>> AND UNDER THE OPEN SESSION, 7-B, WE WILL PROCEED AS DIRECTED
AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. >> JUDGE CORTEZ: MOTION TO
>> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONERS, IF I MAY,
[4. Elections Administration]
GOING BACK TO ITEM 4-A, ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, NO ACTION THAT IS NEEDED TODAY. FOR THE RECORD, ITEM 8.THERE IS NO NEED TO GO BACK 20 CLOSED SESSION.
NO ACTION. ITEM 9, NO NEED -- THERE IS NO ACTION ON ITEM 9 OPEN SESSION AS WELL.
JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A ADJOURNMENT.
>> JUDGE CORTEZ: IN ALL FAVOR SA
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.