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TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA |
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Commissioners’ Courtroom Tarrant County Administration Building 100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor Fort Worth, Texas 76196 |
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 10:00 AM |
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AT ITS NEXT POSTED REGULAR MEETING. YOU MAY SUBMIT A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM USING THE LINK ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA WEBPAGE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE ADDRESSING AN ITEM ON THE POSTED REGULAR AGENDA OR WHETHER PROVIDING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. REGARDLESS OF THE DESIRED METHOD TO ADDRESS THE COURT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA.
ADDRESSING THE COURT BY WRITTEN STATEMENT: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS SUBMITTED WITH WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT DO NOT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON (12 P.M.) THE DAY BEFORE THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING. THE FORMS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ONLINE POSTED AGENDA UNDER THE “PUBLIC COMMENTS” SECTION OF THE AGENDA PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITH COPIES PROVIDED TO THE COURT MEMBERS. WRITTEN STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE READ ALOUD DURING THE COURT’S SESSION.
ADDRESSING THE COURT BY TELEPHONE: IF YOU ARE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COURT AT ITS NEXT POSTED REGULAR MEETING VIA TELEPHONE, YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COURT USING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM BY NOON (12 P.M.) ON THE DAY BEFORE THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING IN WHICH YOU WISH TO SPEAK.
ADDRESSING THE COURT IN-PERSON: ALL IN-PERSON ATTENDEES WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST DELIVER A COMPLETED FORM TO THE COUNTY JUDGE’S OFFICE BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM.
LIVE STREAMING OF THE EVENT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM.
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PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS |
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Resolution of Recognition - Miss Laura Wylie (Commissioner Johnson) |
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All items with asterisks (**) are a part of the Consent Agenda. Public hearing and review are held collectively unless opposition is presented, in which case the contested item will be heard separately. |
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Public Hearing - To Consider the Annual Plan for the Preservation and Restoration of the Record Archives (County Clerk) |
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Conduct Public Hearing |
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Action, if Necessary |
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Public Hearing - To Consider the Annual Plan for the Preservation and Restoration of the Record Archives (District Clerk) |
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Conduct Public Hearing |
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Action, if Necessary |
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Discussion, and Possible Action, Concerning Activities Associated with the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tarrant County Citizens, Businesses and County Government Operations |
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Approval of Eighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency and Renewal of Same |
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Approval of a Resolution Nominating Candidates to the Tarrant Appraisal District’s Board of Directors |
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Approval of Prohibition Against Outside Burning Within Unincorporated Areas of Tarrant County |
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Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and University of North Texas Health Science Center for the Accelerator Services Program |
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Approval of an Agreement for Medical Examiner Services between Tarrant County and Dr. Nizam Peerwani, M.D. |
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Approval of the Commissioners Court 2021 Holiday Season Meeting Schedule |
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Approval to Release Emergency Rental Assistance Payments in Advance of Appearing on the Claims Addendum |
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Approval of Agreement with Legal Aid of Northwest Texas for the Tarrant County Eviction Prevention Assistance Program |
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** Approval to Allow the County Administrator to Execute the Closing Documents Related to the Purchase of Real Property for the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center |
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** Approval of Agreement with Corley Consulting LLC for Washington, D.C. Consulting Services |
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** Approval to Add Three Names to the Tarrant County Law Enforcement Memorial |
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** Approval of a Grant Agreement and Resolution Regarding Meals on Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County’s Grant Application to the Texas Department of Agriculture |
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** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the Tarrant County Emergency Services District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2022 |
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** Approval of Renewal of an Interlocal Agreement with the Department of Family and Protective Services for Staff Funding |
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** Approval of First Amendment to the STOP School Violence Project Grant Agreement between Tarrant County and SafeHaven of Tarrant County for the Provision of Educational Services to Youth |
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** Rescind Court Order #135155 and Approve the Revised TX-H20-0024-00 HOPWA Grant Agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development – HIV Administrative Agency |
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** Approval of One Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Part D Subrecipient Contract Renewal with AIDS Healthcare Foundation – HIV Administrative Agency |
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** Approval of an Agreement between Tarrant County and the Health Equity Alliance |
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** Receive and File Meeting Attendance Roster for the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Council - October 2020 through September 2021 |
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** Approval of Certain Expenses and Finding of a Direct Public Purpose - County Judge |
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** Approval of Certain Expenses and Finding of a Direct Public Purpose - Commissioner, Precinct 3 |
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** Approval of Contract with Social Transportation for Seniors for the Provision of Transportation Services for Senior Citizens - Precinct 3 |
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Approval of Release and Substitution of Depository Collateral |
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** Authorization to Establish a Petty Cash Fund for Juvenile Services |
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Approval of Interim Funding for the Continuation of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Intimate Partner Family Violence Victim Advocates |
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Approval of Interim Funding for the Continuation of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Bilingual Victim Advocate |
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Approval of Interim Funding for the Continuation of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Protective Order Unit |
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Approval of Interim Funding for the Continuation of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office Victim Assistance Program |
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** Approval of Grant Certification Forms for the Contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Title IV-E Legal Services |
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** Approval of Grant Certification Forms for the Contract with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Title IV-E Child Welfare Board Services |
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** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - September 15, 2021 |
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** Approval of Request from Girls Inc. of Tarrant County to use the 1895 Courthouse West Side Lawn Area During the Day of the Girl Celebration on October 29, 2021 |
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Discussion and Possible Action on a COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Incentive Program |
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Approval to Double Fill a Position and for a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – Community Development |
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Approval of Extensions of Project Employment – Sheriff’s Office |
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Approval of the Carryover of All Unused 2021 Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Funds to Plan Year 2022 as Permitted by Law |
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** Approval of Payment to Retiree Under Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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** Approval of Fiscal Year 2022 Contract Renewal between Tarrant County and Bell County for Juvenile Residential Services for Clients of Juvenile Services |
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** Approval to Submit a Budget and Face Page Form to the Department of State Health Services for the Fiscal Year 2022 HIV Prevention and Control Grant Contract |
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** Approval of Data Use Agreement between Tarrant County and Texas Health Hospital Mansfield for the Tarrant County Public Health Department Informatics Office Syndromic Surveillance Program |
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** Approval of a Subrecipient Contract between Tarrant County and Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration Related to the Centers for Disease Control Grant for COVID-19 Health Disparities |
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** Approval of a Lease Amendment between Tarrant County and WCJ Wilson 95, Ltd. for the Public Health Department Arlington Arkansas Lane Clinic Site |
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** Approval of Third Agreement of Lease between Tarrant County and JB DFW, LLC for the Tarrant County Public Health Women, Infants and Children Eastside Location |
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** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 Vaccination Capacity Grant Contract |
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** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Notice of Award between Tarrant County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities |
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** Approval of Amendment No. 3 to the Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2019 HIV Surveillance Grant Contract |
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RFP No. 2021-064 - SAP Enterprise Asset Management - Information Technology - Labyrinth Solutions, Inc., d/b/a LSI Consulting - LSI Consulting - $469,002.00 |
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Award Recommendation |
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Contract Approval |
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Bid No. 2021-133 - Juvenile Center Housing Furniture - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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RFP No. 2021-137 - Annual Contract for Jail System Food Services - Sheriff's Office - Various Vendors - Per Contract Terms |
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Award Recommendation |
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Contract Approval |
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Bid No. 2021-138 - Annual Contract for Trash Removal Services - Facilities Management - Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC, d/b/a Republic Services of Fort Worth - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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RFP No. 2021-139 - Annual Contract for Appian Professional Services - Information Technology - Perficient, Inc. - Per Contract Terms |
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Award Recommendation |
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Contract Renewal |
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Bid No. 2021-140 - Annual Contract for Microfiche and Microfilm Equipment Maintenance and Supplies - Countywide - Office Store Depot, Inc. - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2021-144 - Annual Contract for Facsimile and Multifunction Machine Maintenance, Repairs, and Supplies - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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RFP No. 2021-145 - Annual Contract for HIV Professional Services - HIV Administrative Agency - Collaborative Research, LLC - Per Contract Terms |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2021-147 - Annual Contract for Lime Slurry and Hydrated Lime - All Precincts - Lhoist North America of Texas, Ltd. - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2021-150 - Annual Contract for Dry Bulk Hydraulic Cement - All Precincts - Ash Grove Cement Company - Per Unit Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2021-152 - Annual Contract for Emulsions - All Precincts- Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount from List Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2021-157 - Annual Contract for Oil and Lubricants - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount From List Price |
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Award Recommendation |
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Bid No. 2018-092 - Annual Contract for Security Guard Services - Office of Emergency Management - Vets Securing America - $25,577.28 |
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Approve Invoice Payment |
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** RFP No. 2019-163 - Purchase of Body Scanner - Sheriff's Office - OD Security North America, LLC - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms |
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Contract Renewal |
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** Bid No. 2019-203 - Annual Contract for Flexible Road Base Materials - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms |
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Contract Renewal |
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Contract Renewal |
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** Bid No. 2020-037 - Annual Contract for Ballot Stock Paper - Elections Administration - Hart InterCivic, Inc. - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices |
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Contract Renewal |
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** RFQ No. 2020-138 - Juvenile Forensic Assessment Services - Juvenile Services - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms |
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Contract Renewal |
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Contract Approval |
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** Bid No. 2020-165 - Annual Contract for Sedans - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices |
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Contract Renewal |
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Contract Renewal |
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** Bid No. 2020-192 - Annual Contract for Aggregate Road Surface Treatment - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms |
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Contract Renewal |
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** Bid No. 2020-195 - Annual Contract for OEM Heavy Duty Equipment and Truck Parts and Supplies - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Discount from List Price |
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Contract Renewal |
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** RFQ No. 2020-819 - SAP Learning HUB Professional Edition + Live Access - Information Technology - SAP America, Inc. - $24,296.16 |
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Contract Renewal |
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Contract Approval |
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** Approval of Purchase of CLEAR Proflex - #DIR-LGL-CALIR-02 - District Clerk's Office - Thomson Reuters - $15,945.46 |
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Contract Approval |
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** Approval of Purchase of Night Vision Equipment - North Central Texas Council of Governments Interlocal Agreement - Sheriff's Office - Night Vision Devices, Inc. |
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Consideration to Reallocate 2006 Transportation Bond Funds Related to Bass Pro Drive |
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** Approval of an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation Related to the 2006 Transportation Bond Program |
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** Approval of Final Plat - Pyramid Acres Unit 3 - Precinct 1 |
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** Approval of Final Plat - Avondale Industrial Park Addition - Precinct 4 |
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Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards |
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Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees |
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Setting of the official bond or self-insurance amounts and/or approval of bond or certificate of self-insurance for person elected or appointed in the past 60 days. |
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Current and Emerging Health Issues
The Public Health Department will update the Commissioners Court on current and emerging health issues in Tarrant County including COVID-19, West Nile Virus and Influenza. This will be a standing item on the Commissioners Court Agenda as long as necessary. |
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Human Resources will present to the Commissioners Court information regarding national pay inequity and a brief outline of how to conduct a pay equity study. |
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Closed Meeting upon completion of Open Meeting or at 10:00 a.m., whichever is later: (A) to discuss advice about pending or contemplated litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the County under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflict with the Texas Open Meeting Act, pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code; (B) to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code; (C) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, or to hear complaint or charge against an officer or employee pursuant to Section 551.074, Texas Government Code; (D) to deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, or a security audit, pursuant to Section 551.076, Texas Government Code; and (E) to deliberate the business and financial issues related to a contract being negotiated, pursuant to Section 551.0725, Texas Government Code. (F) to deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the County has received from a business prospect that the County seeks to have locate, stay, or expand near the County and with which the County is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect, pursuant to Section 551.087(1), Texas Government Code. |
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The Commissioners Court will meet to receive information and recommendations from staff, and to provide feedback and direction regarding the Strengthen the Community focus area. Specific areas of need to be discussed under this focus area are community violence intervention and prevention, food insecurity, and youth services. |
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