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\"I want to speak today to request that the court outline a plan, and then implement and mark paper ballots for the November,\" Chuck Reynolds said during the public‑comment period. Reynolds cited a 2019 Michigan study he said found voters detected only 7% of injected errors when no signage or verbal reminders were provided and that enhanced verbal scripts raised detection to about 19% in a test setting.

\"So if you're planning on voting the same way here in Collin County, 80 percent of your voters are not gonna catch an injected error,\" Reynolds said, and he asked the court to \"get hand‑marked paper ballots, and get rid of the BMDs for the 2025 election.\"

The court did not take action on the request during the meeting. The comment was recorded during the public‑comment portion of the agenda; no county official responded with a decision or directive on the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Health Care Foundation - Feb 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A resident asked the commissioners to plan for hand‑marked paper ballots and to remove ballot‑marking devices after citing research that voters miss injected errors on ballot‑marking devices.","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},6667806,"Deputy county administrator briefs Collin County commissioners on House and Senate bills; commissioners voice concern about judge pay authority",239,513000,752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2&start=513&end=752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2/thumbnail_513000.jpg","/articles/6667806/Collin-County/Texas/Deputy-county-administrator-briefs-Collin-County-commissioners-on-House-and-Senate-bills-commissioners-voice-concern-about-judge-pay-authority","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667806-8f10a9cd7a14692653dfefa4bde1b1d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139328&Signature=B7voEmxtOf0B4bbjMnG742ppptIyeiZLXFykWxazWikUw1ESAy1xRd~csdTDC7I0TD-y3VABcvxN890gJX3eVYsb5f5RhB-TC2qMSqnxJg1IijIKBWBhQNRpTKYYYDTXTeKMN2Ral4ywS6Y4juKhQ2kdwvOh6zrJzOR~Eb2H7nJTOibGWSZg4WwED5v~o3qG1k-puSydJGNsjqWSKEOgug82RUKp~8bTmbVLSiLd9a39ZsbNnRLILlPFJu6LdP3y1sD9fymZXfdTwm4lQEmv42pkynBGpdUVxnZh8YSF1dBHBe2IP99OP~qCkNbLVFcqhEbnsnjeO0axfyhaejxpPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Russell Schauffner, Deputy County Administrator, updated the Collin County Commissioners on several bills and committee changes in the 80th Texas Legislature and flagged items the county is watching.

Schauffner said the House will release committee assignments soon and described a consolidation of panels that will increase the purview of the committee handling county affairs. He highlighted HB 2085, which would shorten the time the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has to pick up an inmate from county jails following disposition, and HB 1031 by Morales, which would allow judges to set compensation for their court coordinators.

\"HB 2085 would change the 45 days…to 1 day,\" Schauffner said, and he noted that the bill would also provide compensation if the state misses the new shorter pickup window. On HB 1031, Schauffner said the bill would carve out an authority for judges over certain compensation decisions that have historically been under the county's purview.

A commissioner identified in the record as Commissioner Webb said he opposed HB 1031. \"We're already subject to a cap…If now the judges get to set the salaries also, we're also subject to whatever…and yet we are capped on what we can raise in terms of revenue,\" Webb said. \"I am vehemently opposed to this, and I think this is really gonna come back to bite us if we're not careful.\"

Schauffner also noted the Senate will hold hearings on bail-bond reform bills, including SB 9 and SB 1047, and that that debate is expected to be vigorous and to start earlier than in the prior session.

The presentation was informational; the court did not take formal action on the bills at this meeting.","Deputy County Administrator Russell Schauffner summarized several bills moving through the 80th Texas Legislature, including HB 2085 (inmate pickup window), HB 1031 (judge authority over coordinator pay) and upcoming Senate bail-bond reform hearings; a commissioner voiced strong opposition to HB 1031.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667812,"Collin County court approves placement of regulatory signs on county roads after no public comment",63,450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2&start=450&end=513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2/thumbnail_450000.jpg","/articles/6667812/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-court-approves-placement-of-regulatory-signs-on-county-roads-after-no-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667812-5aedbf4f4b2d75923b6a7f89cf38c703/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139328&Signature=QE4HTVd7Fst0Q~~2VU472EjmeGDYakhs5LDWsPxhiDwGVoJLOGsIBgHcUVWf2PR8~3cVlNvD70QKQGh-c3T~gI0h~Z3P86EFdH2xYSOLvJCP~Yn7KX2bk11BMh7QP8PQbYfrGSfPeimYNRz1tSJHfim~DNgxCFvRzIoXsXD198lVvIkTBwvFo0YYmoJRwVU7f5lb-Thq8Ldwg9gXIANLd-i74djxMn0J9M4gU0K3YDQiEri4NwqkSNc7Uel9Uym8-MnUEKzZHhASWovjbuTT2wYsuMbYxKJ1MqoIWX-dNY4lqgYUADMYRUl4sRWN0wxlRCdyRS8JrDMP-vJIsMtpzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners approved the placement of regulatory signs on several county roads after a public hearing produced no public comment.

A public works official, Mr. Klein Hechsel, told the court that commissioners of public works requested the hearing and that details were provided in the packet. \"The details of these signs are included in today's packet,\" Hechsel said. The court opened the public hearing, invited speakers, received none and closed the hearing.

A motion to approve the placement of the regulatory signs carried unanimously. The court record shows the motion was seconded and the vote was recorded as aye with no opposition.

No public testimony was received at the hearing. The county packet referenced by staff contains the specifications and proposed locations for the signs; commissioners did not request additional study or delay during the meeting.","Following a public hearing with no speakers, commissioners approved the placement of regulatory signs on several county roads as presented by public works staff.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6667817,"Collin County commissioners hold consent items amid concerns about missing funding and post-acceptance repair costs",269,145000,414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2&start=145&end=414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255812-4e9958dc24afebf95cd8640d5b4532d2/thumbnail_145000.jpg","/articles/6667817/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-commissioners-hold-consent-items-amid-concerns-about-missing-funding-and-post-acceptance-repair-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6667817-567cad556ca37f9528012a788874cf97/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139328&Signature=I0bKH7Q1OWwib7viF7vXn081d1MZBfi~CpP231ctXRqVbcjxQbBHKKiO2A8oTT58ji6GwGPKLtaQApWRzN41c6KKowHM9bw3Pf5GXYSxSC7xd0lVAkIAoMt6eihee7nOJYaRJJqfW1k4lmnj4ToDPAt4RjwKfJT-JpCp1Xr9BXgDCICEHgyOrfilR75EmY5kdoqVA0tOS1ENN2OwjkCtvSitr9o-k7Dkm7u6VAE9v4TOHeN~86j8luy9Xj0SZBUG5jzZ3c0MqdYUjc8Mek4nfBYAxFGxGRpWoM8UR9q8~ft4nFG8SqWANYMjmmaFg3~qMSD1OJR~E7raizWnLBFcvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners on Monday approved the remainder of the consent agenda while holding two items after concerns that funding to implement them was not identified in the packet.

County Judge opened the meeting and, after members pulled several consent items, Commissioner Webb urged the court to stop placing items on the consent agenda until staff can verify funds are allocated to cover them. \"If, in fact, the funding is not there to cover the item, why is it on consent?\" Webb said. \"I'd ask staff, we need to put in some sort of mechanism so nothing ends up on consent that doesn't have the funding to cover the item.\"

The motion to approve the remainder of the consent agenda carried, 5-0. Items 8 and 9 were held after the discussion and will return to the court later with funding details. Commissioner Hale had pulled item 12 for comment; that item later returned to the court and was approved as presented.

The court also discussed a previously accepted gift for the county that was brought in on the consent agenda. The County Judge said staff informed the court that, after accepting the gift without repair or replacement funding, the item immediately needed several thousand dollars in repairs. \"We accepted it without that,\" the County Judge said, noting staff would review whether the accepting department has funds or whether the matter must be brought back to the court.

A staff member confirmed to the court that if the department can operate the item without repairs, no change is necessary; otherwise staff will return with options and any requested funding changes.

The discussion centered on two concerns: (1) consent-agenda items being approved without an identified funding source and (2) the county accepting assets as gifts without accounting for future repair or replacement costs. Commissioners said they will ask staff to develop a pre-consent checklist or process to confirm funding availability before items are placed on the consent agenda.

Items held: 8 and 9; Item 12 (promotions) later approved. The court did not adopt a formal new policy during this meeting; staff were directed to review current practice and report back if funding gaps require returning items to the court for formal action.","Commissioners voted to approve most consent-agenda items but held two items after a commissioner raised that the packet did not show funding. The court also discussed a previously accepted gifted item that may need repair funding.","actionData","errors"]

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Collin County court approves placement of regulatory signs on county roads after no public comment

Collin County commissioners hold consent items amid concerns about missing funding and post-acceptance repair costs