Travis County Commissioners Court
September 19, 2006
Item 7
Number 7, we do have a recommendation from the county attorney. To consider and take appropriate action on proposed fy '07 budget rules rules.
>> as a general introduction we have incorporated all the comments that we received from the auditor's office last week that we told you about and those were pretty minor. I do believe there is something that the county attorney would like to address.
>> which is very important, but probably infrequently exercised.
>> county attorney has an item regarding international travel. This is not the big headed recommendation. This is, sometimes we have to leave the country to do our job motion, right?
>> that's essentially where it's coming from.
>> it says and why it says so, that's for the court.
>> you have an existing rule 12 a which spoke to need to go come to the Commissioners court or before travel occurs and before encumbrance occurs. Our concern was whether the -- an office or our office or even the sheriff's office needing to send--da office or sheriff's office, need to go send an investigator to mexico, this is just an exception for justice reasons, we will allow us to go ahead and go without having to get preapproval. Likelihood of it coming up, I can't think of one, a good case, but I'm a lawyer and I think of the worse case scenarios.
>> we had a situation dealing with a murder case where some of the suspects were in mexico. And Austin please department on one of the cold cases was called to mexico. It does happen.
>> county attorney is trying to get around dealing with the Commissioners court. This is when justice and public safetypublic--demand immediate action and the court, in advance court approval is--
>> cannot be timely.
>> would not be timely. That's why I have no objection to this appropriate language.
>> weep be happy to add-- add--we'll be happy to add it.
>> questions and comments? The motion passes. She will be happy to add it.
>> just the add or on the budget rules with the add.
>> budget rules with the add.
>> thank you.
>> discussion? Is that seconded? By Commissioner Gomez? Yes. All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Thank you all very much. Kudos to you and your staff mr. Christian.
>> done within a half hour, judge, as you predicted.
>> you thought you all would take a very as long as time this afternoon. I stood behind you and suggested 30 minute. Now, we will pull up the item that has gotten so much attention lately. We will be momentarily.
the county attorney has asked us to bring up 7 again, a motion. That passes by unanimous vote, and we simply left out a reference to alaska and hawaii and it is a thriewl rule that applies to alaska and hawaii and then the similar criminal justice purposes with the prior Commissioner's court approval, basically would thwart the purpose. Okay? Yeah, I give you the only company -- you got it okay. Move approval with the new provision with the wording change, and by the way, we did approve all of the other budget rules and so let's do that also. All in favor, that passes by unanimous vote. Will that get done? Okay.
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