Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 (Agenda)
Executive Session
Rethat one item is consider and take appropriate action regarding county executive planning and budget and issues related there to including interim measures to manage the transition, under the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act and we did ask ms. -- ms. .
>> it under personnel.
>> you said consultation with attorney.
>> no, personnel.
>> we don't want you in there, sure don't.
personnel exception, sorry about that.
>> you want to leave early?
>> [laughter]
>> we will discuss this in executive session, but return to open court before taking any action
>> we have returned from executive session, where we discussed the only item that we announced, item no.
45.
there are various pieces of this, let me try one or two a minute, I move that we authorize the interim director of planning and budget to alter the senior financial analyst position to a budget analyst position, one or two, depending on the need, and that we use the funding already available in the p.b.o.
budget to pay for this position.
>> second.
>> and it be posted as soon as possible.
seconded by Commissioner Gomez.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
you want me to try another one or does somebody else want to try one.
>> go ahead.
>> okay.
I move that we direct the -- authorize and direct the -- the interim county executive, mr. Leroy nellis to serve on the internal team which is now evaluating responses to the rfs, he will replace rodney rhoades and that we ask roger jeffreys to serve as chair of that team and in addition to evaluating the responses to the rfs, this team is also doing other work regarding the new civil courthouse and family law center.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
>> may I ask a question on this.
you said roger jeffreys to chair it.
>> yes.
>> that means that you are appointing roger jeffreys as well.
>> as part of the interim steps.
john, just for your information, you did agree to serve if the court asked him to.
>> [laughter] I know that you are looking out for all county employees.
also that we -- that we ask and authorize mr. Nellis to serve on the core team to substitute for mr. Rhoades and represent pbs which is doing work on 700 lavaca as needed and finally that we ask him to serve as the master plan project manager in the broaddus contract and that he be substituted for rodney rhoades.
>> second.
>> discussion?
that is a two-part motion.
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
and the other thing that we did was to direct ms. Blankenship of human resources to go ahead and prepare several documents for our consideration and action next Tuesday.
so without any kind of motion just that we anticipate that so we will have that action probably worded differently and as an open court discussion, mr. Hilly, next week.
anything else on this item?
>> nope.
>> we'll have it back under different wording.
we have no further business today.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that carries by unanimous vote.
vote
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