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- The court approved the remainder of the consent agenda (after certain items were pulled for discussion). The judge announced the motion carried 5 to 0.

- Item 12, a promotions list, was moved by Commissioner Hale, seconded and approved by the court. The judge recorded the motion as carried.

- The court opened a public hearing on regulatory sign placement and, after no members of the public spoke, approved the proposed signs (see separate article).

- The Collin County Health Care Foundation consent agenda was approved by motion and second; the judge announced the motion carried.

- The Collin County Toll Road Authority consent agenda was approved by motion and second; the judge announced the motion carried.

The transcript records motions, seconds and verbal confirmations of approval for each item; roll-call vote tallies beyond the consent-remainder 5 to 0 announcement are not recorded in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Commissioners Court - Feb 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The court approved the bulk of the consent agenda, advanced a promotions item, and approved consent agendas for the Healthcare Foundation and Toll Road Authority; specific votes and motions recorded in meeting.","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},6681187,"Resident asks Collin County to adopt hand-marked paper ballots, citing study on ballot-marking devices",175,778000,953000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e&start=778&end=953","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e/thumbnail_778000.jpg","/articles/6681187/Collin-County/Texas/Resident-asks-Collin-County-to-adopt-hand-marked-paper-ballots-citing-study-on-ballot-marking-devices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681187-be90cb020f94e664e3a5e5c49d2bc300/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150006&Signature=InATK~Ys78aQRImuYsZcV2hflnJv6wwbjiI8hYcNXtEVhKOVV2zBSYQmfRyAPepH9vdXylOeApACnoa9zPYsinYa4W9msy4fC~gDu90KNJCmQg~bZZe9HXTrK2tlTjjjLCuoLqgsr9rf1TcJsLE3QQQX~U1U7PT8oNKL0nWmP~7C6wz7iKO8q5NoBgrQPeUYOSTF2gI9d9SgJc09RWwvdYvQShkMkxnpG7RQkauqinietnVfuFrW3j7YMs8SYvpuiSAgEBlb5eXI8yzeHFmhw3W5pFp7UGWcworrM~7zg46WLZ9nIQfbGHasNjQ7mcG8mmzJxXtEjbbdmxqpGuKvEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chuck Reynolds addressed the Collin County Commissioners Court during the public comment period and asked the court to adopt hand-marked paper ballots for the November election and to phase out ballot-marking devices (BMDs).

Reynolds cited a 2019 Michigan study with 241 voters that he said found only 7% of voters detected injected errors in ballots produced by BMDs; adding signage produced almost no improvement and a scripted verbal prompt raised detection to about 19%. He said those results demonstrate a “poor security” posture for electronic collection equipment and argued Collin County should return to hand-marked paper ballots.

Reynolds asked the court to “outline a plan, and then implement and mark paper ballots for the November” election and to remove BMDs for the 2025 ballots. He framed the request as a security measure and criticized the human-factors design of BMDs.

The court received the comment under the public-comment portion of the meeting; no formal action was taken in response during the session.","A member of the public urged the court to replace ballot-marking devices with hand-marked paper ballots for upcoming elections, citing a study about low error-detection rates by voters using BMDs.",{"_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},6681192,"Commissioners close public hearing and approve placement of regulatory signs on county roads",56,450000,506000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e&start=450&end=506","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e/thumbnail_450000.jpg","/articles/6681192/Collin-County/Texas/Commissioners-close-public-hearing-and-approve-placement-of-regulatory-signs-on-county-roads","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681192-c92b4ddbf4552d14c00315352908b011/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150006&Signature=Hi~CcG2zbpAR02n2tLrhWa59qFmnZVVGS4cPCvHH6tl6qNykEeTwIY6U7owb2Pq3SUUWd72l65Jg827HuOGUKdxkHjbO~zWK~qkzFFsLDthfP13xX3flwcvWZaFBviv9K0HOAKPuxaMIDUU1gdo~dWY6gGDfLx6NIDtvidXJIN3wcaP2MRvP-WjKvV3pPK~d0Tc5790QlkkOi8zNcVLd1ywUUvqK-Tt5nfqWwpAtVuA3BV5FPqHJ5~7C4EX0IEQVDvDWEtMZ3wf7Oz1bvzx5bbCOsiXSvlyQkahSTtC6xLsxbmas5cGo6CfM3dRVhqrXAcWjQ40~iWX6sde0Q0eELA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Collin County Commissioners Court opened and closed a public hearing on the placement of regulatory signs on county roads and subsequently approved the signs.

Public Works staff — introduced at the meeting as Mr. Klein Hechsel — asked the court to hold a hearing on regulatory sign placement and told commissioners the details were included in the packet provided to the court and the public. The judge opened the public hearing and offered members of the public an opportunity to speak; no one requested to speak and the judge closed the hearing.

A motion to approve the sign placements was made and seconded; the judge called for the ayes and declared the motion carried. The packet accompanying the agenda contains maps and details for each proposed sign location, the judge said.

No public comments were offered during the hearing, and staff indicated the materials are available to the public in the meeting packet.","After a public hearing with no speakers, the court approved the placement of regulatory signs on county roads; details were in the meeting packet and staff said the packet is available to the public.",{"_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},6681197,"Deputy county administrator highlights bills that would affect jail transfers and court staff pay",278,513000,791000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e&start=513&end=791","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e/thumbnail_513000.jpg","/articles/6681197/Collin-County/Texas/Deputy-county-administrator-highlights-bills-that-would-affect-jail-transfers-and-court-staff-pay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681197-2bcdf9210aa68abc408b84fcb4ec8593/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150006&Signature=EkIFhNI5-wwRI2psNAPxc734gZp~VWfMqd~Ipy1pB1m16y1Bnk1cTh6sGDnlcc4t4~zK-fGf55O1AvK0GDsiZNbpr9li8QGlptRAWYWAnwW678xBdeOtBnbzr~tyrXu~ERYQDWt~xm8JPR3u8OHKeGYGNFvM8rFvitx130-uZrgEoBq5naej2JYQpv8OwCzpLWTg5SKB1yiOjepQb5~U-PwlrEU3nYYc~PTk5HXaDun1YbKXjKQRQSSIA5SQ1SG0Q99xkGBLlCRiiuOSVJcruiicXK5FHhSpVbxd8SLvQ6fZVzX6zWroNPmVZkny2f3c0BB1rv4v837Xt-LkZAWFCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy County Administrator Russell Schauffner told the Collin County Commissioners Court that several bills in the 89th Texas Legislature could affect county operations.

Schauffner highlighted HB 2085, which would reduce the time the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has to collect an inmate from a county jail after case disposition from 45 days to one day and would authorize compensation if TDCJ misses the deadline. He also called attention to HB 1031, which would let judges set the pay for their court coordinators — a change Schauffner said would carve out an exception to existing county salary authority.

A commissioner objected strongly to HB 1031, saying the measure would erode the commissioner's court's oversight of county-wide compensation and could create unequal pay obligations the county could be forced to fund despite revenue caps. The commissioner said, “we are going to create unequal compensation models within the county” if the change passes.

Schauffner also noted the Senate will hold hearings on bail bond reform bills, including SB 9 and SB 1047, and said committee activity was expected to pick up in the coming days as House committee assignments are released.

The presentation was informational; commissioners did not take formal votes on the bills. Schauffner offered to answer questions and commissioners signaled concern about potential fiscal and administrative impacts if the measures advance.","Deputy County Administrator Russell Schauffner briefed commissioners on several pending Texas bills, including HB 2085 to shorten the time TDCJ has to pick up inmates and HB 1031 which would allow judges to set court coordinators' compensation; one commissioner voiced strong opposition to HB 1031.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6681202,"Commissioner presses for rule requiring funding before items go on consent agenda",301,145000,446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e&start=145&end=446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255803-e154d915e413c6cc82ae431f8209d65e/thumbnail_145000.jpg","/articles/6681202/Collin-County/Texas/Commissioner-presses-for-rule-requiring-funding-before-items-go-on-consent-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6681202-33a32cbe5ab66d1abf27a40d7d42bba0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150006&Signature=bWH1v8bKCWiITOUksaBb3bcgEfPJ3mo0XQWOL0CmISe~Ie39BgHn0Bo68hcets9pCCz2vkKLfAP~D4cN9uKuqke8cuDHeiuG-heeVd0EGabghwh86FOUsMCXErpqc5NKHw6UZf8o6REpHFvC15sPmMrL9lS7YtbDMlGexj8a7FwWyDrlbzw8gm2M2Dy3cu-dQGgLmspUI2BQc-z1OVQ5aFY1P3~TLLvcpVd-OfEZij4gRNtt-tMjMV~5jgj6-nQpc5LaFFM20TqGKl4YzQExKdLKeB23fmGXj-fEr6YZhSInNLVSt9WN~KpawV-iVel-8JEhO7dVEu6~h8hyfh~gIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioner Webb asked the Collin County Commissioners Court on Tuesday to adopt a process ensuring funding is in place before items appear on the consent agenda.

Webb said the court should not approve consent items that lack the necessary money and asked staff to “put in some sort of mechanism so nothing…ends up on consent that doesn't have the funding to cover the item.”

The request followed a series of consent pulls and procedural confusion at the start of the meeting. After an initial motion to approve the remainder of the consent agenda passed, Webb said two items (referred to during the meeting as items 8 and 9) were listed on consent without budget authority. He said budget staff told him there is currently no mechanism to prevent an unfunded item from being placed on the consent agenda.

The county judge noted a recent example in which the court accepted a donated item as a gift with no repair or replacement funding, and staff later told the judge the item immediately required “several thousand dollars of repair.” The judge said staff will review whether the accepting department has funds or whether the item will return to the court for further action.

Court discussion included agreement among commissioners that any future agenda item with dollar implications should be signed off by budget staff before appearing on consent. Webb asked the court to hold the two consent items he identified until staff confirms funding and policy changes are in place; the transcript shows the request to hold was made and discussed but does not record a formal roll-call vote on the hold. Staff agreed to review the matter.

The court did not adopt a written rule or revised procedure during the meeting; commissioners directed staff to explore options and report back.","Commissioner Webb urged Collin County Commissioners Court to stop placing items on the consent agenda unless funds are already allocated, and asked staff to create a mechanism to prevent unfunded items from being approved by mistake.","actionData","errors"]

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