Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, July 20, 2010,
Citizens Communication
Citizens communication is first, this item gives residents an opportunity to address the court on any matter not on the agenda for up to three minutes. Morris priest is our first speaker and he will be followed by tracy callaway. Good morning.
>> thank you, judge, commissioners, morris priest speaking on my own behalf. I know that the toll roads are not bringing in the income that they were expected to bring in because of many people not paying the tolls, that the toll road authorities can't collect on. Three of the primary reasons are license plate issues. No license plates. Second issue is no addresses. Sometimes out of state and the
>> [indiscernible] 15 weeks, 106 days for change to happen here in austin, travis county. That's our november 2nd election. I am hoping that many people will send a resounding message to our end incumbents along with our bond packages to vote these individuals out of office. One thing that's been really disheartening in this community. We have an individual, actually a group of individuals, one of them is nelson linder, this race baiting whore called our austin fire department a real embarrassment. He's also called a mall and a mall manager a racist. He's come in this commissioners court and called our d.a. And our d.a.'s office corrupt. This individual has been approached by myself and others in this community. I mention this these things to you because they are documented facts. I approached mr. Linder about his lying, went over to his office during the relay event, he blamed the mall manager for everything from bars closing down on sixth street to streets being closed here in austin. Which he -- he had no authority over. He says there were many racists at highland malibu he couldn't give me a name. All of these things have been thoroughly documented. The manager was told to close the mall at 4:00. We do need to come out and support our local law enforce mght and ask that the city -- enforcement and ask that the city not pay this bribe and we're -- we're really having a lot of issues with our leader. I did speak to our austin fire chief that i was really disappointed that she would allow nelson linder to state that our austin fire department was a real embarrassment and not call him on this when they were negotiating making two lieutenants chief -- actually three lieutenants chief at the time. Told her that i didn't expect to see that happen again. I don't think that our police chief is helping the matter, either. With his comments during the relays. Which were not true. So i just want the community to know that there are people in the community, i know that i looked at the statesman today and stefan ray was on the cover, you might want to write this date down, 7-24-04, city of austin, telecom infrastructure, check out that videotape on channel 6. Thank you.
>> thank you, mr. Priest. Ms. Callaway.
>> good morning, court. At -- first of all, i'm tracy callaway, interim h.r. Director. This will be my last week in the role of the interim h.r. Director here at travis county. Of which i will spend the next three weeks helping with our new h.r. Director, ms. Diane blankenship who will report on monday. I will also be playing a role to make sure some of the key h.r. Programs are handed off appropriately to the staff. I would like to say that i've had a wonderful and rewarding time here at the county and wantnd to take some time to personally recognize some of the individuals who contributed to that first rate experience. First of all, i would like to thank an amazing h.r. Staff. I came in knowing that i wouldn't be the expert and i can say that they definitely are. Their sincere appreciation for my ideas and leadership were both warm, welcoming and encouraging. I would also like to thank the h.r. Leadership team, who is composed of ...
>> [reading names] also, thanks to the court and the organizational planning team for outstanding support and guidance. Specifically i would like to thank roger jeffrey for his direction and mentoring. I admire him as a professional person and also as a friend. Commissioner huber, who allowed me to come to her office and just go on and on and go over my scheduled time about all of my ideas, so thank you for that. I would also like to specifically thank those members of the organizational planning team, joe gieselman, sherri flemming, susan spitaro, cyd grimes, danny hobby, i hope that i didn't forget anybody. The county attorney's office, specifically barbara wilson, thomas, tony nelson,
>> [indiscernible], laurie
>> [indiscernible] as well as jim collins, planning and budget office, travis gatlin, leroy nellis ...
>> [reading names. The payroll staff as well as the benefits -- the
>> [indiscernible] team. It, joe harlow and his staff, specifically tanya and kline. Records management, steve, jillian, lisa rush. Facilities management, roger el khoury and barbara smith. H.r. Folks such arsonic coal brown -- such as nicole brown ... Numerous h.r. Liaisons throughout the county. Again, thank for you a wonderful experience. I'm sure that i have forgotten somebody, my three minutes are probably almost up. I have no doubt that the momentum in hrmd will continue with the new director on board. So thank you so much.
>> thank you, ms. Callaway.
>> [ applause ]
>> thank you. We appreciate all that you have done.
>> now that she's gone, i think she left the county judge out,, didn't she?
>> we appreciate all that you've done
>> [laughter]
>> we have a third speaker, ronnie reeferseed.
>> hey! If i'm sorry, i'm -- i've got it written down, but -- okay. Thank you, judge. I'm ronnie
>> [inhale] reeferseed, singing hey kids, you got to love it while you've got it. Don't waste it, you're going to miss it. That's white when that first cigarette, joint, beer, swig of alcohol it's over, you're finished. From that moment on, you've got bills, you've got obligation, you've got jail time and of course good old death for you and your loved ones. Meanwhile, so-called grownups out there, we all have to wake up now because there's yet another traitor in the white house, that's our military industrial media bankster kaballah criminals, wizard of oz of okay wash to mesmerize, our tv fluoridated water, wake up. Afghanistan, king of illegal drug wars, and the u.n. Secretary general, agree at the afghan conference. They said by golly, by 2014 afghanistan will begin to see the courageous good governance to gain control by this -- by this year, 2010? No, i mean next year. No, atoms, next year, it's not even the next year, it's 2014, the year to begin the end. Hum, sounds more like vietnamization with every passing chunk of hog wash, wake up obama trons, kenyan born, indonesian subject, vulnerable to blackmail, so-called president, so-called barack obama, ie bankster stooge, military industrial, barry is a treasonous psycho path, celebrating more than -- than live -- the death of his people. Those people that they celebrate this ongoing black genocide, it's a victory. The fact that the nation's vast network of so-called planned parenthood abortion temples from ghetto to shining ghetto, that's right, black babies, no accident, more dead black babies are murdered in the womb than were allowed to be born here in one of spitaro's slum cities. Sold out to chinese sweat shops, as long as there's u.s. Forces hijacked by the chinese prison labor force, by design, on purpose, by our scheming traitors in washington d.c., the slimy banksters in wall street we lose big time. From yesterday, paraphrasing about the first amendment, on the internet, paraphrasing the five year veteran long time champion of non-interventionism george washington, ob/gyn dr. Paul of well over 4,000 live births, the excuse is being given for increasing government intervention are fraudulent.
>> [buzzer sounding] we have to stop the madness. Thank you so much.
>> thank you, mr. Reeferseed.
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