Travis County Commissioners Court
August 11, 2009,
Executive Session
Let's call back to order the voting session of the Travis County Commissioners court.
last week we got legal advice on item 26, which is back on, so I think we're ready to go into executive session.
26 is to consider and take appropriate action regarding setting elected officials' salaries for fiscal year 2010, including a, longevity pay for judges qualifying under the eligibility prescribed in senate bill 497.
and 26 b is payment for duties as presiding criminal district court judge as allowed under house bill 3468.
and these will be taken into executive session under consultation with attorney.
posted for executive session today are 26 -- 36, we've already announced that it would be proposed until next week.
that's 36.
37, we will discuss.
receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in Travis County et al versus patricia basurto anaya and enrique v.
monsalve, consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
38, we will not discuss.
it's been pulled by the county attorney.
39, receive legal briefing -- receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in Travis County et al versus mauricio and dolores vallitora, jay sullivan resale deed, consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
40, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in Travis County et al versus leon e.
and lillian s.
holbrook, melissa le resale deed.
consultation with attorney exception.
41, we previously announced we will pull.
will not discuss that today.
42, consider and take appropriate action regarding the employment of the executive manager of administrative operations, consultation with attorney and personnel matters exceptions to the open meetings act.
and number 43, consider and take appropriate action regarding the employment of the director of human resources management department.
consultation with attorney and personnel matters exceptions to the open meetings act.
again, of the posted executive session items, we will not discuss 36, 38 and 41.
we have announced all of the others.
we will discuss these in executive session, but will return to open court before taking any action.
Problems, please stand by] but the judge -- under house bill 3468, I move that we approve both of them.
>> second.
>> discussion?
that's a and b.
discussion?
>> I -- I have one thing to say.
it seems like a bad year to be asking for a raise.
that's my only issue with it.
it's -- it's not that the -- that the folks aren't worth every dime, it's just a bad year to be asking for a raise.
>> I understand.
>> ms.
wilson.
>> included in that would be approving the order that's -- that sets the compensation for these people.
>> if it passes, yes.
>> if it passes.
>> right.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioner Gomez, yours truly, voting in favor, voting against show Commissioner Eckhardt, and Huber.
>> Commissioner Davis abstains.
>> Commissioner Davis abstaining.
that motion fails.
is there another motion?
then we go to item no.
37.
the matter involving the --
>> did court want to --
>> we will have to post those salaries without this being part of --
>> okay.
that's fine.
i just --
>> because we left them out of the last posting, right.
>> we left them out of the last order.
we need to address the salaries at some point.
>> yeah.
>> okay.
>> so their salary would be without a and b of that item?
>> yes.
>> okay.
well, I mean it could be done under 26 the way it's written now if wanted to take care of it and not bring it back.
if you want to bring it back, I will just get you an order that addresses exactly what you want to accomplish.
>> do we have time to bring it back.
>> yes.
>> we can do it next week.
>> yes.
>> okay.
>> 37, move that we authorize the county judge to sign the proposed tax resale deed to dean and melanie troung who have paid Travis County the sum of $3,399.01 in cash.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
number 40, I move that we authorize the county have to sign the proposed tax resale deed to melissa le, who has paid Travis County the sum of 4,026.05.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
and number 39, I move that we authorize the county judge to sign the proposed tax resale deed to jay sullivan, who has paid the county $2,000 in cash.
>> second.
>> any discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
next is item no.
32 -- 42, rather, item 42 involving the employment of the executive manager of administrative operations.
and this matter -- in this matter I move that we -- I guess acknowledge that last time the leave with pay was authorized from July 28th through August 11th, that's today.
so that would end today.
and the other -- we would acknowledge that the other part of the motion would be to authorize administrative leave without pay, but to authorize the use of any earned vacation or sick leave upon the request of our executive manager of administrative operations up to September 1st, 2009.
>> second.
>> discussion?
we have received a --
>> substitute motion.
>> okay.
we have received a request beyond that, so on this date we will address that, okay.
Commissioner Davis?
>> yes, my substitute motion is that the administrative ops, executive manager, continue as of tomorrow their employment as administrative executive manager of administrative ops.
>> is there a second.
>> to continue.
>> continued employment.
>> is there a second to the -- to the substitute motion?
it dies for lack of a second.
we are back to the original motion.
>> on that original motion, judge, was your motion to or through September 1st?
>> through
>> [indiscernible]
>> okay.
>> any more discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioner Eckhardt, Gomez, Huber, yours truly voting in favor.
>> Commissioner Davis abstaining.
>> Commissioner Davis abstaining.
item no.
43 the matter involving the employment of the director of the human resources management department.
first that we acknowledge -- termination or expiration of leave of pay authorized two weeks ago.
the motion today would be to authorize administrative leave without pay and authority to use any earned vacation or sick leave upon request of the employee, through September 1st of 2009.
>> second.
>> and the reason for this basically is to give us an opportunity to -- to further consult and negotiate with the attorneys for both of these employees and to authorize them to use earned leave upon their request.
discussion?
>> not a second, I would like to make a substitute, judge.
>> okay.
>> my substitute motion is to allow the director of hrmd to continue their employment at Travis County.
>> is there a second?
that substitute motion dies for lack of a second.
we are back to the original motion.
any discussion of it?
all in favor?
show Commissioners Gomez, Huber, Eckhardt and yours truly voting in favor.
Commissioner Davis abstaining.
there is no further business today.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
4:10 p.m.
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