Denton County, Texas, Seal

Denton County Commissioners Court
Denton County Commissioners Court
Courthouse-on-the-Square
110 West Hickory, Denton, Texas
* * * * * Formal Agenda Minutes


Not Official Minutes.  For official minutes, please contact the County Clerk at 940-349-2012.


I, Cynthia Mitchell, County Clerk of Denton County, Texas, do hereby certify that the following Commissioners Court Minutes are a true and correct record of the proceedings from the Commissioners Court Meeting on January 1, 2005.

ATTEST:

Cynthia Mitchell, County Clerk
and Ex-Officio Clerk of the
Commissioners Court of
Denton County, Texas

By:

Be it remembered, Commissioners Court of Denton County, Texas was called to order on the 1st day of January, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in Commissioners Courtroom, 2nd Floor, Courthouse on the Square, Denton, Texas by Denton County Judge Mary Horn. Commissioners Cynthia White, Sandy Jacobs, Bobbie J. Mitchell, and Jim Carter were present, along with County Clerk Cynthia Mitchell’s representative, Senior Administrator to Commissioners Court, Erin McCorkle.

Court opened with an Invocation by Steve Mossman, Tax Assessor/Collector, followed by the Pledges of Allegiance to the American and Texas Flags led by Jerry Raburn, Constable, Precinct 3.

ITEM 2 CONSENT AGENDA

HUMAN RESOURCES

8. A) Approval of Order Making Appointments. (Appointments have been posted and advertised. Interviews were conducted as set forth in the Denton County policies adopted by the Commissioners Court, except as otherwise stated in the appointment orders. These appointments are within the budgetary constraints.) Warren Lee Howell, Chief Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff; Tom Reedy, Communications Director/Sheriff; Michael Hendrix, Burglary Investigator/Analyst/Sheriff; Lindsey Jones, Lieutenant-Training/Sheriff; Kathy Grassman, Investigator-CID/Sheriff; Roy Davenport, Assistant Chief Deputy/County Jail; Michael Jacobs, Detention Officer I/County Jail; Matthew Guest, Detention Officer I/County Jail; Michael Stockard, Lieutenant-Internal Affairs/County Jail; Gillis Hammett, Lieutenant-Mental Health/Sheriff’s Mental Health Unit; Colette Ward, Office Support Specialist I/County Operations; John Hudson, Emergency Management Spec PT/Emergency Management; Brendan Robbins, Misdemeanor Investigator/Criminal District Attorney.

Move to approve Consent Agenda by Comm. Carter, seconded by Comm. Mitchell.
Motion Carried 5-0-0
Court Order 05-0001

ITEM 14 LEGAL

14. A) Approval and acceptance, of the Official Bonds and Oaths of the Elected Officials who were elected on November 2, 2004, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code, Section 82.001, and Section 82.002, and any appropriate action.

Move to approve by Judge Horn, seconded by Comm. Mitchell.
Motion Carried 5-0-0
Court Order 05-0002

14. B) Ceremony to administer the Official Oath of Office to the following Elected Officials who were elected November 2, 2004, and any appropriate action:
A) Honorable Bruce McFarling, 362nd Judicial District Court Judge
B) Honorable Benny Parkey, Denton County Sheriff
C) Honorable Steve Mossman, Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector
D) Honorable Cynthia White, Denton County Commissioner Precinct #1
E) Honorable Bobbie J. Mitchell, Denton County Commissioner Precinct #3
F) Honorable Jim Dotson, Denton County Constable Precinct #1
G) Honorable Larry Floyd, Denton County Constable Precinct #2
H) Honorable Jerry Raburn, Denton County Constable Precinct #3
I) Honorable John Hatzenbuhler, Denton County Constable Precinct #4
J) Honorable Kenneth Jannereth, Denton County Constable Precinct #5
K) Honorable James “Jim” Davis, Denton County Constable Precinct #6

ITEM 19 ADJOURNMENT 10:58AM

This set of minutes for January 1, 2005, prepared by Deputy Clerk, Erin McCorkle. Reviewed by County Clerk, Cynthia Mitchell.