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- Consent agenda remainder: Motion to approve the remainder of the consent agenda. Voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"; motion carries, 3 to 0.

- Promotion (consent pull item 1K7): Motion to approve promotion of Diana Torres as presented. Motion and second; voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"; motion carries, 3 to 0.

- Resolution supporting HB 1080: Motion to approve resolution supporting HB 1080. Voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"; motion carries, recorded as yes 3, no 0.

- Non-opposition resolutions for draft district legislation: Motions to approve resolutions of non-opposition for the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District draft legislation and the Grasslands County Municipal Utility District draft legislation. Motions and seconds; voice votes recorded as \"Aye\"; motions carry, 3 to 0.

- Item I11 (purchase of Seveira ballot-redaction tool): The court directed staff to hold the item for one week for additional vetting and discovery. No roll-call tally was recorded; the court postponed the item and will revisit it at a future meeting after staff follow-up.

- Health Care Foundation consent agenda: Motion and second to approve the Health Care Foundation consent agenda; voice vote recorded as \"Aye\"; motion carries, 3 to 0.

No other roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript excerpt; where the transcript reports only a voice vote the article records the court's stated outcome and the recorded \"Aye.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Collin - Health Care Foundation - Apr 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of recorded motions and voice votes from the Commissioners Court meeting, including consent approvals, personnel action, legislative resolutions and the postponement of the Seveira ballot-redaction purchase.","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},6612437,"Collin County reports timely submission of FY2026 department budgets",26,1306000,1332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43&start=1306&end=1332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43/thumbnail_1306000.jpg","/articles/6612437/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-reports-timely-submission-of-FY2026-department-budgets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612437-428fa1a19a0afbe300b9db65a860b9a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991790&Signature=G-e6m9lJ7I3o~p05OR0W3QniD~otslYxa4mQaDzcrM0JebBNGYEqHBjLPK7L0llk6ia2H1-G496U17pNeSABVa1eScmy5M7meoY2WQbAtro5FeFlv7eq7tn8o51J0bmrUbZLFOM855o03my36vHUhcbLtO35Y1CZw8BRpWl-xvLZOdBabKCa7QTYF-EcHAO4wijs3-8UHedI83n7y-hV94gbCnxQQ15fSZ2p6cUQ9j5lYNz6JBdRuq68bKS9iS5II7yoepHf0KmiX8E6b792ngnxzJOvzsWG4sv7~EklBoJ2a8xbokK0KVvn9lWtz5XRSs~T1rqHZbrBrnagzU4HtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teresa Funk of Collin County's budget department reported to Commissioners Court that all department budgets were submitted on time on April 2 and thanked departments for their cooperation in the process.

Funk said the budgets were submitted as required and indicated the county's budget office will proceed with the next steps in fiscal-year 2026 development. No formal action was taken on the update; the report was informational.

The presentation closed with thanks to staff across departments for meeting the submission deadline.","Teresa Funk of the budget department told commissioners all department budgets were submitted on time on April 2, and thanked departments for their work as the county begins budget development for fiscal year 2026.",{"_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},6612442,"Collin County court endorses HB 1080, issues non-opposition to two proposed districts",168,1340000,1508000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43&start=1340&end=1508","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43/thumbnail_1340000.jpg","/articles/6612442/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-court-endorses-HB-1080-issues-non-opposition-to-two-proposed-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612442-d67985a3ae9bf24cb5e9c4916e68e89c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991790&Signature=MCC3k3H1B4B5uiQOMPYpIwX5keVbdPz8zBtwElYoeDr7aPr3b1hLiBONGHP3HpJjKg90t0aph6PzZxNlNIn7xgPS0bGLy3W-WCByLA-NVj6-rkM38sqx2VCGghErZAHFopy59hUmRBKhwsojpjsJqTYVVP49Y~2vWxUwwBfWlFTtXjopvFT6Tg6rK~NKo7bT70K6H7yUpu97db9ZkUQ2FFgRN8sleuAVqQO9I~iYvMfuQ2ujo6EZoZ~XtbPegu3Wsz4i2cNyGerc0se3mu89nrRJ9YhO2QtIt7vWz6tpwxdxK2XC3cC5-3hzV5OIc7e2ubEWfradeq4yoZchY8wG9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners Court approved a resolution supporting House Bill 1080 and passed resolutions of non-opposition for draft legislation to create the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District and the Grasslands County Municipal Utility District.

Mister Schoffner, providing the 80th legislative session update, described HB 1080 as a measure that \"would allow for an alternative means for noticing for our important activities that we do.\" He told the court the county spent $54,432 on public notices in fiscal year 2024 and said the bill could reduce that expense.

On the two draft district bills, Schoffner said staff had reviewed the draft legislation and that both the Colmena Ranch MMD and the Grasslands County MUD contained the four components staff requires — contracts for supplemental police, fire, emergency services and animal control, and language requiring the commissioners court to review those contracts. Staff recommended, and the court approved by resolution, statements of non-opposition because the draft bills met the county's policy criteria.

The court noted that the state, not the county, approves MUDs and MMDs, but that the county's local delegation typically handles local consent calendar items; staff said local delegation coordination (Galveston County taking lead on HB1080) would follow.

Each resolution passed without recorded opposition; court members directed staff to transmit the resolutions to the county's legislative delegation.","Commissioners approved a resolution supporting HB 1080 and passed non-opposition resolutions for draft legislation creating Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District and Grasslands County MUD, citing completed supplemental-services contracts and coordination with the county delegation.",{"_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},6612446,"Collin County pauses purchase of ballot-redaction tool after public concern",1048,98000,1146000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43&start=98&end=1146","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2891473-f5bea5489fa0e0b34aa6d35b98206d43/thumbnail_98000.jpg","/articles/6612446/Collin-County/Texas/Collin-County-pauses-purchase-of-ballot-redaction-tool-after-public-concern","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6612446-8e37458f82892c549b62f2c39439a044/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991790&Signature=W4tDQqcC3g2p8r2i8Pjfj5z23Ztb40PH9eyYPo6WSFrNmXrgw5Z8nWk9AjVeTDD3dTe548z36f4HtioNn7eFlWtIdrLG1RJ7JRCVnJ6w9ZMI0N48FDm-s6bKxD7v0mcrvr3ifm2s9jZ0cyJbYZ9Wkk9XC0R4cCbdPlJic1HbEualqDMcSZyDobel0J1sVaqy-6shHeG3gw5on4swNh3Z5F0OcX3d8jvMI2x61CVuTPAM24VWpPzHhwY3FTxB2Jtwp21AGS14DA5eZhlATVyAe2OyKcPRV5yIqZsFqZOxMhTp0Fa02u0D5POOD7kfTFlwSSYgH6rUfAGr1DOJWhAxkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Collin County Commissioners Court voted to hold for one week consideration of a proposed $46,500 purchase of a ballot-redaction tool from Seveira after public commenters raised security and political-affiliation concerns and staff described an initial vendor setup that would require sending sample ballots for configuration.

The issue drew two public comments. Lee Moore, an election judge, said, \"This tool doesn't solve the actual problem; it merely acts as a band aid that actually increases visibility of the unredacted ballots not to the citizens but to another third party company.\" Moore also said Seveira's online materials and staff backgrounds warranted additional vetting, noting the vendor's headquarters is in Massachusetts and that the company \"proudly claims that they are the trusted partner for reporting past election results for 10 U.S. States.\"

Chuck Reynolds, a Collin County citizen, urged the court to halt moving forward with third-party tools that could introduce unknown security risks, saying, \"As a Collin County citizen, I request that we halt moving forward on the additional third party tools that bring unknown security risk to our county.\" Reynolds also advocated spending on hand-marked paper ballots instead of third-party services.

Elections staff described how the vendor's product would be used. Breaux, an elections staff member, said the county would initially send a batch of ballots to Seveira to set formatting and redaction rules, but that once configured the tool would be used in-house: \"Not on an ongoing basis. They redact it and send it back to us.\" Staff also noted that neighboring Tarrant County uses the vendor's suite.

Commissioners and staff discussed options for reducing public concerns, including providing mock or sample ballots (for example with \"Jane Doe\" and made-up serial numbers) for vendor setup rather than real, identifiable ballots. The court agreed to hold the item for additional discovery and bring it back for decision the following week.

The Secretary of State's directive to redact certain ballot data was cited during public comment and staff discussion as the regulatory reason the county is pursuing a redaction process. Staff emphasized the county's obligation to follow state directives when administering elections.

The court's action was procedural: the item was held for further review and will return to a future meeting after staff follows up on vendor vetting and possible use of mock ballots for setup.","Commissioners voted to hold consideration of a $46,500 purchase of a ballot-redaction tool from Seveira for one week after public commenters raised security and political-affiliation concerns and staff described an initial vendor setup that would require sending sample ballots.","actionData","errors"]

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