Travis County Commssioners Court
August 12, 2003
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Executive Session
Now, we have come to the executive session part of our meeting. 28, postponed until next week, thank you. 36. Receive briefing from county attorney and consider extended period of administrative leave with pay for barbara mitchell, employee of juvenile probation department, and take appropriate action. That's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. 38. Receive briefing from county attorney regarding open meetings requirements. 39. Receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action regarding barbara oakley, as legal guardian for richard danzinger v. City of Austin, hector polanco, et al, including Travis County. That's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. Do we need number 40, john?
>> yes.
>> number 40 is to approve or reject proposed farmers' market lease agreement with jennifer kunz d/b/a jenny's bakehouse and del lls i. That's the real property exception to the open meetings act. 41. Consider and take appropriate action on applicants interviewed for criminal justice coordinator. That's the personnel matters exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these matters in executive session but return to open court before taking anyi/
>> we have just returned from executive session where we discussed the following items. Number 36 involving the plea at the probation department, I move that we extend leave of pay to cover the date between August fourth, through August 7th.
>> second.
>> any more discussion? That passes by unanimous vote much we are advised this person has returned to work and is still as dedicated and committed as ever. 38, we have been asked to pull until further notice. We will have a better opportunity to discuss this item in greater detail after the budget cycle. And 36 we have been asked to indicate our willingness to keep pursuing some settlement. And that we need an additional two weeks.
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>> what did I say?
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>> 39. I need either no glasses or better glasses. That's 39 involving the danziger matter. Seconded by Commissioner Gomez, any more discussion? All in favor. That passes by unanimous vote. Number 40, we need another week on this matter. But we will authorize the county attorney to communicate to mr. Rylander a concern that we have involving this tenant. It will be back on the court's agenda next week. Number 41.
>> judge, I move that we offer the job of criminal justice coordinator to michael trimbell, this is a pay grade 23, and that we offer a midpoint salary, which is 70,408. At the appropriate time when michael can report to work if he accepts our offer, that the appropriate personnel amendments be prepared and put on the Commissioners court agenda and that any appropriate letters be written from the court thanking others who have not already previously been thanked who are finalists applying for this particular job and their interest in working for Travis County.
>> is it friendly to authorize the county judge to work with -- with human resources to make sure those letters get out.
>> absolutely.
>> any more discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. We have previously acted on number 42. Didn't we?
>> yes.
>> all right.
>> right.
>> 37, did we need to give some instruction on 37, judge? I'm happy to make a motion? [multiple voices]
>> judge, I move that we gel gate to you and the -- del get to you and Commissioner -- delegate to you and Commissioner Daugherty the authorization to draft an appropriate letter to constable number 3, that a cc be done to j.p. Number 3, that will be a delegation to you to please handle an appropriate letter.
>> okay. Seems to me that instead of one week, we probably ought to postpone this for two weeks to try to get that done, let's indicate our intention to have it back on on August 26th, '03. Any discussion of that motion?
>> second it. I second.
>> I thought Commissioner Gomez --
>> second.
>> we all want to second it.
>> second.
>> any more discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. There being no further business today.
>> adjourned.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
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