Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Page: 3 of 14
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THE PUBLIC FORUM
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people in R.i
mvweied 7t
xHanycis wfiu
M\ iM.indp.m*nt\ and uncle
were in transit to Florida and
hex aim- diMmonied and lost My
tarniiv had hmttpd contact wtrtl
them and were \er\ concerned
l"i (licit welTaie We used i'.ink
information to tracV them to a
service station m the area.
(Unfortunately. they had already
lelt that location I explained
briefly m\ concerns to the two
lovely women working at that
♦♦me I w«s surprised when 1
received a phone call back a
short while later I rout one ol the
attendants calling me from her
cell phone to let me know my
tamiiy was bask at their Store
She allowed me to talk to my
utu le using hei cell phone
»th min h rr.itt I am also appreciative to the
it l«n the kind Kains ('ountv Sheriff s Office
' ( minty who Deputies armed on scene to
att to serve perform a welfare check amt
u ttt nos! iilniiLJit is csstHted n>> iamb>
ciativc ot then scrv ice as well
I'm sure there are mans oth-
ers whom I will never know who
helped my grandparents and
uncle
lo all who vcllkwh
members to a neartn motel an<1
helped them to check in safely.
Special recognition goes to a
dispatcher tor the Sheriff s
(Mfice who happened to he- at
the tighl place at the right time
to come to my family’s aid
immediately.
I contacted a local church
leader whose wile helped us get
tn contact with another church
member who was a doctor. I his
doctor went to tin* motel U*
assess them medically hut then
even returned the next morning
to make sure they got breakfast.
The manager and employees
of the motel were very accom-
modating. and I am very'appre-
answered the call to serve. I
thank you Mv taniilv thanks
you Mv grandparents and uncle
were able to satelv arrive at tlteu
destination because of your
chaiHS and assistance
I will always cherish the peo-
ple ot Rains County. Since I
may never meet you. I will do
my best to pay it forward and he
the kind <>T person y<xi liave .iTT
deiiHHistrated sail make a dillct-
ence Mav God s choice*! bless
ings come to your community
Most sincerely,
Katie (iause
St. George, Utah
435-313-3959
k atit-ga u se@gmail. com
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Corder out as Point
Public Works Director
Continued from page I
TCEQ (Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality) viola-
tions the city has received, many
of which were for failure to
timely file required reports on
the city water treatment and
waste water plants. Corder was
the only person employed by the
city with the proper licenses to
tile those reports.
Mayor Painter told the coun-
cil that she had spoken with
Hmory C'ity Administrator Mike
Dunn, who has agreed to repre-
sent Point on reports to TCEQ.
City Secretary
The city is currently taking
applications to till the position
of city secretary. Councilman
Willie Rouse read a copy of the
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published advertisement which
was then approved by the coun-
cil.
Applications will be accepted
through June 29. -
Ihe council also discussed
and approved hiring a temporary
office person to re-establish a
system ol tiling administrative
and financial records and per-
form other clerical tasks. The
council approved paying a rate
up to SS.(H) per hour.
Mayor Painter added that she
could see a future need to make
the job a full-time position.
The item was approved on a
vote ol 4-0 1 with Councilman
Kenneth Shreves abstaining.
In a related matter. Council-
woman Dawn Wright submitted
her resignation at the conclusion
of the meeting. She related her
pleasure at serving on the coun-
cil but added that she would like
to pursue a position with the
city. No action was taken since
the resignation was not on the
agenda.
♦
Scholarship Recipients
The council recognized the
two local Rains High School
graduates ^who were the recipi-
ents of Duncan Disposal schol-
arships.
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• David McSwHin of fissayon
Engineering to present final
design of FEMA project for
acceptance to forward to state
for approval to begin bid proce-
dures for project.
• Investment policy for EDC.
• Update on state legislatitive
action on sales tax issue.
• Update on other projects.
PRESENTS BANNER - During the last week of school The Rains Junior High eighth grade Class came
together to raise S192 tor the purchase of a printed banner of the school song it wiU bu displayed in the
tumor high gym for future functions. The students were rewarded by their principal. Denise Flags, with
playday activities one day during advisory
County Cell Phone Policy
Chris Bookman plans to
attend Stephen F. Austin State
University in Nacogdoches as a
theatre major and Joe Cohorst
plans to study at Kilgore l ire
Academy and eventually
become a tire investigator.
Drug Testing
The issue of random drug
testing was presented by
Shreves. He asked the council to
consider testing at least two
times per year for all employees.
Discussion followed, adding the
council members to the testing.
Following the discussion, the
council approved a motion to
budget a random drug testing
program to be conducted at least
two time per year for all city
employees, new hires, and coun-
cil members and adopt the pro-
gram to he included in the
employees' handbook.
Other Action
In other action, the council:
• Approved two items 1)
removing former mayor Char-
lene Harmon as signatory on
city bank accounts and 2)
adding Mayor Pro-Tern Kenneth
Shreves as a signatory on city
bank accounts. Shreves abstain-
ing on voting on the last item.
• Approved on a 3-0-1 vote a
request to move forward on a
request for assistance from the
TCEQ Environmentor program,
at no cost to the city. Shreves
abstained from voting.
• Discussed but took no fur-
ther action on a city mowing bid
which was let to Bobby Hooten
several months ago.
• Approved removing all
police department records and
equipment from the Point Fire
Station under the supervision of
a fire department and city coun-
cil representative and law
enforcement, if needed.
• Tabled several items includ-
ing filling vacancies on the Plan-
ning and Zoning Commission
and the Point Economic and
Park Development board; the
city’s current policy of a four-
day, 10-hour work week for
office personnel; road and street
light conditions in the city; and
several items relating to collect-
ing municipal court fines.
• Approved the minutes, con-
sent agenda, and payment of
accounts as presented.
EDC board to
meet tonight
at 6:00 p.m.
The Emory Development
Corporations will meet in regu-
lar session this evening, Tues-
day, June 16, at 6:00 p.m. in the
conference room of the EDC
offices at 329 N. Texas Street, at
which time, in addition to the
usual business items and reports,
the board will discuss and/or
take action of the following
agenda items:
• Presentation by Conway &
Associates and consideration for
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discussion, is now enforcing a
requirement that cell phones
owned by governmental bodies
should be used for official (in
this case the county) business
only and if any personal calls
are made, they must be1 docu-
mented and paid for by the car-
rier of the phone.
Ol concern to the court was
the monthly investigation and
documentation each phone bill
would trigger and the paper-
work involved for department
heads or the county treasurer’s
office.
As an alternative, it the court
voted to give a stipend, it would
he paid through payroll and all
taxes and retirement would he
deducted to meet IRS require-
ments.
Commissioner Bob Sisk did a
quick calculation ot the cost of
purchasing 33 cell phones (the
number currently in use by
county officials or employees)
under a plan presented by Gary
Reynolds ol Sprint on June 4
versus a stipend of $50.00 for 33
cell phones. His calculations
showed a savings of approxi-
mately $2,()<)<).()() it the county
purchased the Cell phones.
Commissioner Patsy Marshall
noted that the county doesn’t
need to get into the telephone
business and added that she
would support a stipend of
$30.00 or $35.00.
Bishop replied that neither of
those figures would cover the
monthly cost of a cell phone.
County Treasurer Teresa North-
cutt answered that the county
can’t cover the entire cost of
personal cell phones, that the
stipend isn’t meant to do that.
Following discussion, the
court agreed on and approved a
$35.00 per qualified individual
in a cell phone allowance to be
paid through the county payroll
system. The motion included a
starting date of August I, 2009.
Another item to determine the
qualifications to he met and
county job positions and offi-
cials which would be allowed
the county cell phone stipend
was tabled.
Action on adopting the pro-
posed cell phone policy was also
tabled for an indepth review by
Marshall and report to the court.
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K&B Materials
I'he court opened and approv-
ed material bids lor the road and
bridge department for a six-
month period beginning in June
and commuting through Decem-
ber. The bids approved were:
• Fuel: Duko Oil of Emory;
• Road Oil: Bryan and Bryan
of Henderson;
• Oil sand; K K Hall of
Greenville;
• Culverts: Contech Construc-
tion of Sulphur Springs;
• Hauling: G&G Trucking ot
Cumby.
Other Action
In other action, the court:
• Approved Boundary Solu-
tions to do a survey of the coun-
ty’s previously owned property
(6.680 acres) running between
Hwy. 69 and Hwy. 276 and the
Heritage Center property
(17.464 acres)'into one tract at a
quoted price of $5,000. The sur-
vey will include topography,
utility location, and tree place-
ment.
• Rescinded action taken on
the Kains County Flag on March
24 and acknowledged previous
action taken m 2005 as recom-
mended by the county flag com-
mittee
• Authorized Road and Bridge
Administrator Lee Roland to
proceed with the process ot get
ting a survey foi\an easement for
an emergency access off CK
3370 including: I) obtaining
written permission from the pri
vaie land "owner for the county
to enter his property; 2) the
easement survey to he obtained
under the guidance of a county
representative: 3) the survey be
taken to the county attorney,
who will prepare the easement
to be signed by the landowner
and county; 4) the county to
then rock the road and continue
maintenance. The vote carried
on a 3-0-1 vote with Bishop
abstaining.
• Tabled advertising for a con-
struction manager agent.
• Approved the payment of
accounts, consent agenda, and
county treasurer’s May monthly
report.
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