Travis County Commissioners Court
October 19, 2004
Item 18
Number 18 is to review and approve the following property claim recommendations.
A, constable 5, settle.
>> judge, I have a, b -- a, b, e and f.
>> what do you have issues on?
>> I have issues on c, d, e and g.
>> let's call up c, c is Travis County sheriff's office unit
1952. Recommended to settle.
>> this was a vehicle that was damaged after colliding several
times with a guardrail. We're recommending replacement of this vehicle.
>> was it being used?
>> yes.
>> and the employee who wrecked this one will get a new one?
>> that I don't know. What does it mean if it's applicable
four points?
>> the sheriff's office did not adopt the vehicle safety
policy. If they had, then this would have included the four points.
>> so it doesn't have any points at all?
>> no. He received a reprimand in his employee development
file.
>> this is a subject that has come up numerous times and
the traditional thing is once we et the budget we cannot mess with an independent
elected official's budget, but what they have since said is it is an amount
that does not substantially change the core and scope of their duties. And
I cannot be convinced that 25,000 on an 85-million-dollar budget is going
to be a budget buster for the sheriff's office, and I would like to get some
information about whether we can charge back and would have are resulted in
assigned points, i'd like to see these charged back with the sheriff's office.
Fine, we'll fix them, but we're taking it out of your budget. I’m convinced
that until we harnl these back to the departments, they are never going to
get the message that you cannot do this, and we're not here to clean up your
messes.
>> cid are the ones you have have -- c, d and g?
>> yes.
>> why don't we pull c, d and g and get the research on those.
Can you meet with the sheriff's department?
>> we can certainly do that.
>> I meant members of the court. [ laughter ]
>> Margaret, I’m with you on this one.
>> let's find out exactly what the law is, maybe chat with
the sheriff --
>> and see if we can get mutual agreement that they're going
to absorb this within the budget year.
>> these are three real issues hanging in the balance. So
c, d and g, right?
>> uh-huh.
>> any issues on the others. Pulling h?
>> h was just a question.
>> I’m not pulling it, but holding it off.
>> so the big ones are a, b, e and f.
>> recommend approval.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
We will have c, d and g back on next week or two weeks?
>> two weeks.
>> it will be two weeks because that's election day.
>> I’m not going to be here.
>> I understand that they all need to be ordered at the same
time and these will all be new vehicles purchased on a state contract.
>> November ninth okay? And h, facilities management, settle.
And that's about a transfer.
>> yes. And this is at 1101 nueces for restoration and remediation.
The risk management fun has $65,304 for mold remediation and restoration.
We have expanded $32,184. We're asking the court to allow us to transfer the
balance to facilities that that they can expedite work at nueces by negotiating
a contract and entering into rekz and po's. We're confident that that amount
is going to be spent, it's just to expedite the handling of the remodeling
and renovation work.
>> why wasn't this done as a budget transfer within a line
item? That was the thing that just confused me is why is this being done in
this form or fashion as opposed to we get things transferred between departments
all the time under budget amendments and transfers.
>> the reason is normally when we have these it's under $10,000,
which is in authority. This one is over 10,000, so we wanted to bring it to
court.
>> I move approval of a. H.
>> discussion? You will make the transfer?
>> yes, sir.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> thank you.
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