Jun 23, 2026 Special Commissioners Court

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COURT TO ORDER. AND, LESLIE, WE ARE ROLLING. RIGHT.

[1. Call to Order and Determine a Quorum ]

SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. JUDGE MCKINNEY, COMMISSIONER, CHAPIN AND COMMISSIONER WILBANKS ARE PRESENT.

AND FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANDERSON COUNTY DISTRICT

[2. Consider and take appropriate action to approve a Local Agreement between Anderson County District Attorney's Office and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Office of the Inspector General regarding the disposition of funds and/or property forfeited, pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 59, and authorize the County Judge to execute all necessary documents. ]

AND EVERYBODY, DID Y'ALL GET A COPY OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT? JUST FOR A SECOND? ALLISON, JUST INFORM THE COMMISSIONERS HOW THIS AFFECTS US AND WHAT IT DOES FOR YOUR OFFICE.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY BOOT ON. THAT'S WHY.

YOU'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD, AREN'T YOU? WALKING LIKE A TODDLER RIGHT NOW. UNTIL I LEARN HOW TO WALK AGAIN.

OKAY, SO BASICALLY, THIS IS JUST AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MY OFFICE AND TDCJ TO HANDLE ALL THEIR FORFEITURE AND SEIZURE CASES.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A REALLY BAD UPTICK OF DRONE USAGE AT THE PRISONS, PEOPLE ACTUALLY SMUGGLING MONEY IN.

AND THIS IS A DETERRENT TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR BY BEING ABLE TO SEIZE THEIR ASSETS.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS JUST LIKE WITH THE PD FRANKSTON AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OKAY.

SO IS ANYTHING INCREASED FROM THE LAST TIME AS IT IS IT CHANGED ALTERED ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT? I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT IT AND IT TALKS ABOUT PROCEEDS DISTRIBUTION.

HAS ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS CHANGED OR IS IT ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF THE SAME? WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY LESS OF A PERCENTAGE THAN THE PD FRANKSTON.

AND SO I GUESS BECAUSE IT'S THE STATE IT'S PRETTY STANDARD FORM.

LOTS OF COUNTIES THAT HAVE PRISONS IN IT DO THIS.

OKAY. AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SIGNED OFF ON IT.

YES, SIR. BUT IT ACTUALLY AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SIGN THE OTHER PART OF THE AGREEMENT.

YES, SIR. SHE'S ALREADY APPROVED. I HAVE IT ON MY COPY.

SHE'S APPROVED THE THIS DOCUMENT AS TO FORM AND.

AND SO. ANYTHING ELSE ELSE? NO, SIR. THAT'S IT. WE JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT TO BE SAFER RATHER THAN SORRIER.

SO.

UNDERSTAND.

PERFECT.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANDERSON COUNTY DA'S OFFICE AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ON THE DISPOSITION OF FUNDS AND OR PROPERTY FORFEITED BETWEEN TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 59.

AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SIGN THE. SIGN THE AGREEMENT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WILBANKS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAPIN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.