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The request came during consideration of the court’s consent agenda, after Webb asked to pull several items for discussion. “From my perspective, I'd like to see a process put in place whereby anything to be on consent has to be physically there has to be the funds necessary allocated to it before it ever shows up on consent,” Commissioner Webb said.

The exchange followed confusion about which consent items had been pulled. The court voted to approve the remainder of the consent agenda; the judge announced the motion “carries 5 to 0.”

Webb told the court the county budget office currently has “no mechanism for budget to basically stop an item from ending up on consent,” and warned that approving consent items without confirmed funding could create obligations that affect future years. He asked staff to develop a mechanism so “nothing ends up on consent that doesn't have the funding to cover the item.”

The judge noted one previously accepted gift item had been taken onto the county inventory “with no repair budget and no replacement budget,” and said staff would verify whether departments can operate gifted items without additional spending or whether the items must return to the court for further action.

No new formal rule was adopted at the meeting. The court’s immediate vote approved the remainder of the consent agenda; staff said they would review the gifted item’s maintenance needs and report back if additional funding or a change in acceptance terms is required.

The discussion occurred during the Commissioners Court’s general business; court staff and commissioners said they would follow up with the budget office to clarify procedures for future agendas.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Collin County Toll Road Authority - Feb 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a Collin County Commissioners Court meeting, Commissioner Webb asked that consent-agenda items be held unless funding is verified, citing a lack of budget authority to block underfunded items; the court approved the remainder of the consent agenda 5-0.","taxTitle","Collin County, Texas","taxId",2696,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693365,"Deputy county administrator flags bills affecting county operations, commissioners express concern",92,526000,618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08&start=526&end=618","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08/thumbnail_526000.jpg","/articles/6693365/Collin-County/Texas/Deputy-county-administrator-flags-bills-affecting-county-operations-commissioners-express-concern","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693365-fc07e1a4e33424c6a744e7a9b0bfa1fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180760&Signature=LR1YXoOangJgWkvU~9PTvIjsPdnxjqMwE1Z-BB4WRtgaPDt-jVg50UmPk4rjtETc~FDOysLGZ7pVTBNTlQsJLR43bJ4Wtqb~WPsa7gt-BUDvIW-4Qk-0AO1YmWxc2VZXCT4xyJMmXLCH8VAwZ1agjxxs4aFzlLD-8hwOtxHIQkOIaSrqjo7AlufHLXxCZ-hYzt2qmOJ3Xfoz81fgLcKGQMmEneqooa7kAcqM0icy2RrsNL4n-KBqoVlNL4jUxVFyZsAqBMN-ye8IUE9miAkeqi7wu5onUdB49C5r7AKiVsqarbBmnH9eGU6ALT~ldulswWgGHqnPCTkr-NN0hsjncQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Russell Schauffner, Collin County deputy county administrator, briefed the Commissioners Court on several bills moving through the Texas Legislature and on the timing of committee assignments.

Schauffner highlighted HB 2085, which he said would change the timeline for Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfers by giving TDCJ one day to pick up an inmate from the county jail after disposition rather than 45 days; he said the bill also would provide compensation when the deadline is missed. “This 1 would change the 45 days … they have 1 day, which would be a huge help for us, and we would also give compensation if they go over that single bag,” Schauffner said.

He also called attention to HB 1031 by Morales, which Schauffner summarized as a measure that would allow judges to set compensation for their court coordinators, a change that could reduce commissioner oversight of some salary decisions. “This would be a further carve out allowing judges to decide on their salaries of their administration,” Schauffner said.

Commissioner Webb responded that he opposes HB 1031, saying the change could create unequal compensation models and pressure other county departments because county revenue and caps limit Collin County’s ability to absorb additional mandated salaries. “Ultimately, what's going to happen is we're going to be stuck with all of these amounts, yet we're capped at what we can raise in terms of revenue,” Webb said. “I'm extremely nervous about where this is heading.”

Schauffner also noted the Texas Senate is scheduling hearings on bail-bond reform measures, listing SB 9 and another numbered measure expected to be heard later in the week. He said House committee assignments were expected to be released soon and that several committees would be consolidated under new House rules.

No formal court action was taken on the legislative items; the presentation was informational and the court offered questions and brief comments.","Russell Schauffner, Collin County deputy county administrator, updated the court on several bills in the Texas Legislature — including HB 2085, which would shorten TDCJ inmate pickup timelines, and HB 1031, which would allow judges to set court coordinators’ pay — drawing vocal opposition from a commissioner concerned about local budget impacts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693369,"Commissioners approve placement of regulatory signs on county roads after brief public hearing",39,467000,506000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08&start=467&end=506","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08/thumbnail_467000.jpg","/articles/6693369/Collin-County/Texas/Commissioners-approve-placement-of-regulatory-signs-on-county-roads-after-brief-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693369-b294217130010b651e14ff32a2ad2f2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180760&Signature=Owed66aWkXArq9wB8TCD53JYTZzu~z23jlFT-CEz9GrIHD9o~enfxVXRpM7geqANwxZ4NYGkULJZTnZpieol5S50qCLqCZbsD3yNmTLjZ0Ip7Vo92db6G0rI6vDB~I1SB7vioo5PZpaW9jvX8uR8zG~~YOpuPJvlzmTrOmUva4~iQo05agj4W-YWnihBiMV5GhIf9rUqJoLN6abUm81vq-UYkBPZd0CMCR3~37eTLc6G7ad2y2b9~ph6d9JSK7sXhWOB-nSTVF3p10RKPkPeopkn01TaP2przr4hoaeNS6X2qNgm3l3Xh5RNCxC0zBf5ekPATMM8OCiZIfl2JINV7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Collin County Commissioners Court opened a public hearing on the placement of regulatory signs on county roads and approved the requests after no members of the public spoke.

Public Works staff requested the hearing. “Commissioners of public works request a public hearing for placement of, regulatory signs on, county roads,” said the staff presenter, identified in the meeting as Mr. Klein (full name in packet materials). The judge opened the hearing and invited members of the public to speak; none did, and the court closed the hearing.

The court then voted to approve the placement of the regulatory signs. The judge recorded the action as approved.

Details about the locations and specifications for the signs are included in the meeting packet and were made available to the public and the court; the packet was referenced by the presenter but not read into the record during the hearing.

The public hearing and approval took place during the court’s general business items; staff said the packet contains the sign details and locations.","Collin County Commissioners Court opened and closed a public hearing on regulatory signs for county roads and approved the placement; no public speakers registered during the hearing.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6693359,"Resident urges Collin County to adopt hand-marked paper ballots, remove ballot-marking devices",169,778000,947000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08&start=778&end=947","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255805-dc207e5a896cd75caeca9daf8461bc08/thumbnail_778000.jpg","/articles/6693359/Collin-County/Texas/Resident-urges-Collin-County-to-adopt-hand-marked-paper-ballots-remove-ballot-marking-devices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693359-66d2b4320c9f68047236ca6158fb4e6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180760&Signature=SuB17zC8F5A~NkZcc9He1pqdRtZCQL4wb7aQP3b~nGFs82GCizzE6KnasEL~xal0NawYm7-IX-a1DkfUbZyWZnGY8h4fCbalBVS6l-a5wGxMKp0lcm8gQF1Zg1hDI5-cAMLAPxPKSq9ReJnpoPy~n6hMU~n8CDUxDcjW2CiSqg2HRDVwjEHyJS7oxPYsYHaUmZ8asVtFIAjSokPugrxyJITy8b8vxpaQ~og6fQwtq0mifsOr7eMoifyausih~dk~y7m1bvJzyEYpXjLIQKc7YNvRc7NxDCJLRSPLUkU7weEMHJgyWwVYbluJqbqjGnZNSm6IMWQx-vTYkBJl3Gy5TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the end of the Commissioners Court meeting, resident Chuck Reynolds used public comment time to ask the court to adopt a plan to implement hand-marked paper ballots and reject ballot-marking devices (BMDs) for the 2025 election.

Reynolds cited security concerns and a 2019 Michigan study he said showed voters caught injected errors at a low rate. “What they found is that the voters only caught 7% of the injected errors,” Reynolds said, and later added that with interventions the best detection rate in his account was about 19 percent. He concluded that “80 Percent of your voters are not gonna catch an injected error.”

Reynolds requested the court “outline a plan, and then implement and mark paper ballots for the November” election and remove BMDs from the county’s voting process for 2025.

The comment was given during the meeting’s public-comment period; the transcript does not record a response from the court or staff during the same hearing.","A resident told the Commissioners Court that ballot-marking devices (BMDs) pose security and human-factor risks and requested the county implement hand-marked paper ballots for the 2025 election cycle.","actionData","errors"]

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