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83rd AnnuAl West texas
County Judges & Commissioners AssoCiAtion
ConferenCe
www.countyprogress.com April 2012 | COUNTY PROGRESS 41
april 24-27, 2012 H MCM Fun Dome H Odessa
exhibitor
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83rd Annual West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Conference
April 24-27 H Ector County – Odessa Tuesday, April 2410:00 a.m. Exhibitors Set Up1:00 p.m. Exhibits Open1:00 p.m. Registration Opens 2:00 p.m. Committee Meetings3:30 p.m. Board Meeting4:00-6:00 p.m. Exhibitor Appreciation
Reception6:30 p.m. BBQ and Dance
Wednesday, April 257:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Continues8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
Opening General session 8:00 a.m. Call to Order, Welcome,
Greetings8:40 a.m. Keynote Address:
4.021 Strategic Planning: Long-term Interlocal Agreements
9:30 a.m. Refreshment Break10:00 a.m. 3.009 Juvenile Justice
System: Building Resilient Communities Through Technology & Solutions Sharing
10:50 a.m. Regional Mass Communications
11:40 a.m. Adjourn11:50 a.m. Far West Texas County
Judges and Commissioners Meeting
12:00 noon Deli Lunch12:00 noon Past Presidents’ Luncheon
(by invitation)
Judicial training for County Judges1:20 p.m. Call to Order and
Announcements1:20 p.m. Pro Se Litigants2:20 p.m. Moderated Discussion on
Judicial Topic2:40 p.m. Mandatory and
Discretionary Provisions for Criminal Plea Forms
3:40 p.m. Moderated Discussion on Judicial Topic
4:00 p.m. Break4:10 p.m. Potpourri (Replacement
birth certificates, pauper burials, lost car titles, etc.)
5:10 p.m. Moderated Discussion on Judicial Topic
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
Commissioners Court training 1:20 p.m. Animal Control Issues2:10 p.m. 3.002 Commissions
& Committees: Texas Facilities Commission
3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break3:20 p.m. Community Wildfire
Protection Plan: Texas Forest Service
4:10 p.m. Water Trends5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Wednesday Evening, April 256:30 p.m. Host Court Night
Thursday, April 266:45 a.m. Prayer Breakfast8:00 a.m. Exhibits Open8:00 a.m. Registration Continues
Concurrent Workshops8:30 a.m. 4.007 Basic Taxation 2.001 County Judge9:30 a.m. 2.010 Justice of the Peace 3.007 Civil Rights Issues
General session 10:20 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:40 a.m. Business Session11:00 a.m. Exhibits Close12:00 noon Tournaments: Golf,
Domino, Skeet & Pool6:30 p.m. President’s Reception7:00 p.m. Installation Banquet
Friday Morning, April 278:00 a.m. Complimentary Coffee
Closing General session 8:30 a.m. 4.019 Voting Machines
& Other Election Requirements
9:50 a.m. New Technology & Open Meetings Reminders
10:10 a.m. Legislative Update 11:00 a.m. Adjourn11:30 a.m. Board Meeting
This agenda is a draft and is subject to change. Updated 3/15/2012
Those attending all sessions of this conference to receive twelve (12) hours of continuing education credit, six (6) of which may count towards Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum. County Judges may receive up to four (4) hours of judicial credit.
Judicial sessions are coordinated by the Texas Association of Counties; all other sessions are coordinated by the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, a part of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and The Texas A&M University System. Continuing education credit will be awarded by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
** 83rd Annual West Texas County Judges & Commissioners Association Spouse Tours
Wednesday, April 25, 201210:15 a.m. Depart MCM Grande Hotel10:30 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Shopping at WOW “Women of
Worth” and refreshments11:15 a.m. Depart WOW11:30 a.m.-1:50 p.m. Lunch at Odessa Country Club 2:00 p.m. Depart Odessa Country Club2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Shopping at Kirby’s Kloset
followed by Janet Lawrence’s home tour
3:15 p.m. Depart Janet Lawrence’s home3:30 p.m. Arrive at MCM Grande Hotel
Thursday, April 26, 201210:00 a.m. Depart MCM Grande Hotel10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Shopping at Wild Wild West Rustic11:15 a.m. Depart Wild Wild West11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch at MCM Elegante 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Speaker Sandra Hernandez, R.N.,
Laser and Aesthetic Center of Permian Basin, “Discover the Inner Beauty of Your Skin”
12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Shopping at Your ID Boutique “Posh & Polished” Brighton Trunk Show with Elegant Essentials
1:15 p.m. Depart MCM Elegante1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Enjoy shopping at Johnnie’s
** Transportation is provided by the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.** Buses will leave from the main entrance of the MCM Grande Hotel
Conference Close-Up
Architecture & Engineeringsouthwest architects, Inc.Booth 506
Architectural firm specializing in institu-tional and municipal project design and construction administration.
4200 South Hulen, Ste. 534,Fort Worth, TX 76109(817) 732-7772wwww.swarchitectsinc.com
AsphaltHeartland asphalt MaterialsBooth 707
Heartland Asphalt Materials located in Lubbock and Saginaw, Texas, is a supplier of asphalt emulsions, polymer modified asphalt emulsions, asphalt cement and polymer modified asphalt cement.
4204 87th St., Lubbock, TX 79423(806) 317-4181
Vulcan MaterialsBooth 406
The nation’s largest producer of construc-tion aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials including asphalt and ready-mix concrete.
P.O. Box 791550,San Antonio, TX 78279(210) 524-3500www.vmcmail.com
Associationstexas association of CountiesBooth 904 905
The mission of the Texas Association of Counties is to provide services to Texas counties and assistance to all county of-ficials.
PO Box 2131, Austin, TX 78768(512) 478-8753www.county.org
AuctionsRene Bates auctioneersBooth 101
Leader in County and Municipal auctions since 1966. Conducts online auctions daily at www.renebates.com
4660 County Road 1006,McKinney, TX 75071(972) 548-9636www.renebates.com
CollectionsLinebarger Goggan Blair & sampson, LLPBooth 900
The firm offers a variety of collection pro-grams, including current and delinquent taxes, fees, fines, service charges, tolls and many other types of miscellaneous local, state and federal receivables.
2700 Via Fortuna Drive, Ste. 400,Austin, TX 78746(512) 634-3843www.publicans.com
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83rd annual Conference
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Providing collection services for cities, schools, counties and special districts throughout Texas since 1970.
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ConstructionBasic IDIQBooth 501
General Contractors specializing in all 5 types of construction projects, Members of TCPN, Choice Facilities Partners and other Purchasing Cooperatives.
3417 73rd St., Ste. C,Lubbock, TX 79423(806) 777-8963
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Booe Commercial Roofing Inc.Booth 204
Commercial roofing specializing in the polyurethane foam roofing system.PO Box 8, Munday, TX 76371(940) 422-4500
Cooperative PurchasingBuyBoardBooth 903
Cooperative Purchasing for county gov-ernment.
P.O. Box 400, Austin, TX 78767(512) 467-0222www.buyboard.com
Choice Facility PartnersBooth 404
Choice Facility Partners/HCDE provides easy procurement with quality, legal, competitively-bid, facility contracts.
6300 Irvington Blvd.,Houston, TX 77022(713) 696-2122www.hcde-texas.org
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Seguin, TX 78155
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Financeamerican National Leasing CompanyBooth 66
We provide municipal financing that is tailored to meet the customers require-ments while keeping the paperwork to a minimum.
2732 Midwestern Parkway,Wichita Falls, TX 76308(940) 397-2491
Welch state BankBooth 806
Welch State Bank is a full service bank that specializes in municipal financing or lease purchases.
PO Box 129, Welch, OK 74369(918) 788-3373www.welchstatebank.com
Heavy Equipmentalamo IndustrialBooth 102
Alamo Industrial is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tractor, skid-steer, and excavator-mounted mowing, brush cutting and shredding equipment.
1502 East Walnut St, Seguin, TX 78155(800) 882-5762www.alamo-industrial.com
asCO equipmentBooth 400 500
Construction Equipment--Sales, Service, Parts and Rentals.
P.O. Box 3888, Lubbock, TX 79452(806) 745-2000
asphalt ZipperBooth 902
Portable, high powered asphalt recycling machines. Get 3 to 4 times as much work done for the same amount of budget.
831 East 340 South, Ste. 100, American Fork, UT 84003(888) 947-7378www.asphaltzipper.com
east texas truck systemsBooth 604
Manufacture and sales of water trucks, vacuum trucks and dump trucks for dust control, construction/demolition and grad-ing/paving.
2283 Montgomery Gardens,Tyler, TX 75808(903) 221-3078www.easttexastrucksystems.com
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ROMCO equipmentBooth 305
Your Volvo and Hitachi Mining and Construction Equipment Dealer for the state of Texas.
5151 Cash Rd., Dallas, TX 75248(214) 819-4100www.romco.com
triple Blade & steel, Inc.Booth 807
Boom Mowers and Hydraulic Chain Saws.
PO Box 1971, Forney, TX 75126(972) 524-2020
Yellowhouse Machinery Co.Booth 207
John Deere Construction Equipment, Bomag, and Etnyre dealer servicing West Texas Since 1958.
6541 S. US Hwy 277,San Angelo, TX 76904(325) 651-3337www.yellowhouse.us
Inmate ManagementCeC, Community education Centers, Inc.Booth 301
Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is a leading provider of reentry, in-prison treatment, and jail/detention management services in America.
10575 Katy Freeway, Ste. 350,Houston, TX 77024(254) 640-3834www.cecintl.com
emerald CompaniesBooth 908
A jail management company that can design, build, finance and operate.
315 South College Road, Ste. 205,Lafayette, LA 70503(985) 226-8888www.emeraldcompanies.com
Lasalle southwest CorrectionsBooth 107
Finance, build, design, and operate pri-vately managed jails.
P.O. Box 5339, Waco, TX 76708(254) 744-8387www.southwesterncorrectional.com
Recovery Healthcare CorporationBooth 307
GPS & Alcohol Monitoring9090 N. Stemmons, Ste. #A,Dallas, TX 75247(214) 704-5616
InsuranceaFLaCBooth 205
Aflac provides cash benefits to employees based on medical events. Increased ben-efits available at no cost to the company.
2101 W. Wadley, Ste. 33C, Midland, TX 79705(512) 673-6100www.aflac.com
texas Political subdivisionsBooth 600
TPS has provided superior workers’ com-pensation and property/casualty coverage to counties since 1983. Our competitive pricing, aggressive claims management and free loss control helps control costs.
PO Box 803356, Dallas, TX 75380(972) 361-6306www.tpspool.org
Committed to being the premier provider of innovative collection services for delinquent property taxes, court fines and fees, and other receivables
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Our apologies to those exhibitors whose names were not
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Triple Blade & STeel
15045 CR 236 ◆ Terrell, TX 75160 ◆ P.O. Box 1971 • Forney, TX 75126972-524-2020 ◆ 800-299-8582
FAX: 972-563-2525 • www.triplebladeandsteel.com
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travelersBooth 401
Travelers Insurance is the leading provider of property and casualty insurance for public entities.
1301 E. Collins Blvd. Ste 300,Richardson, TX 75081(214) 570-6839www.travelers.com
Office Managementtexas Correctional IndustriesBooth 306
Prison made goods to include some of the following: Custom furniture, courtrooms, modular planning and installation, custom graphics.
PO Box 4013, Huntsville, TX 77342-4013(936) 437-6033www.tdcj.state.tx.us
PlaygroundsKraftsman Playground and Water Park equipmentBooth 607
Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & SplashParks is a family owned business providing recreational equipment in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana since 1981. We provide the finest aquatic SplashPark equipment, playgrounds, shel-ters, skate parks, park amenities, fitness equipment, fall surfacing and much more.
19535 Haude Rd., Spring, TX 77388(281) 353-9599www.kppe.com
Records PreservationKOFILe Preservation, Inc.Booth 901
Formerly Browns River Marotti, Co., we specialize in document preservation and restoration.
6300 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas, TX 75235(214) 442-6668www.brmco.us
RetirementNationwide Retirement solutionsBooth 906
Nationwide Retirement Solutions Pro-vides the 457(b) Retirement Savings Plan to County Government employees.
4509 Hummingbird, Houston, TX 77035800-432-0822www.nationwide.com
security BenefitBooth 505
Security Benefit is a nationally recognized leader in deferred compensation 457 (b) plans and has been in business since 1892.
2104 Fleming Drive, McKinney, TX 75070(972) 837-0693www.securitybenefit.com
texas County and District Retirement systemBooth 104
County & District Retirement System.P.O. Box 2034,Austin, TX 78768-2034(512) 328-8889www.tcdrs.org
Road & Bridgeenvironmental Products and applicationsBooth 605
Acrylic Polymer and Road Stabilization and Dust Control. Cheap and effective alternative to paving.
78-900 Ave 47, Ste. 106,La Quinta, CA 92253(760) 777-8035www.envirotac.com
K&L supply IncBooth 507
Citrus based tar and asphalt cleaner, other specialty chemicals, culvert liner, and water removing fuel filters.
505 Bains St., Ste 323, Brookshire, TX 77423(281) 934-1141
Moore’s service CenterBooth 203
Our rock crushing units, soil stabilizer machines & asphalt reclaimer machines reclaim land by removing rocks or utiliz-ing them in road base
Box 325, Star, TX 76880(325) 948-3595
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Our apologies to those exhibitors whose names were not
available at press time.
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Y’all Come!
> Try out the simulator at our booth #207 in the exhibit area
> Stop by our tail gate & G Series Motor Grader at the outside equipment display.
> Enjoy our Hospitality Room in Suite 119 at the MCM Fun Dome.
> Play in our Golf Tournament on Thursday at the Ratliff Ranch Golf Course, Odessa, Texas. Sign up with our guys near the main registration area. YELLOWHOUSE MACHINERY CO.
AmArillo lubbock Abilene odessA sAn Angelo WichitA FAlls 11500 I-40 East 3405 E. Slaton Rd. 1111 E. Hwy 80 2121 E. 2nd 6541 S. Hwy 277 2800 Central Freeway East (Hwy 287) Amarillo, TX 79118 Lubbock, TX 79404 Abilene, TX 79601 Odessa, TX 79761 San Angelo, TX 76904 Wichita Falls, TX 76301 800-658-9868 800-658-9878 800-592-4468 800-658-9888 800-658-9130 877-658-9877 806-335-1681 806-763-0473 325-677-2291 432-580-3337 325-651-3337 940-322-3337
texas811Booth 907
Texas811 is a non-profit, member-directed organization which operates one-call notification services on behalf of its utility operator members.
11880 Greenville Ave., Ste 120Dallas, TX 75243(972) 415-1379www.digtess.org
Security EquipmentGuardian security solutions, LCBooth 206
Guardian offers security cameras, DVRs, access control, panic systems and metal detectors.
P.O. Box 53874, Lubbock, TX 79453806.794.7767x16 www.myguardiansecurity.net
SoftwareNet DataBooth 200
NET Data provides integrated software solutions for every office in Texas county government.
1110 Enterprise Dr., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
(903) 885-0818www.netdatacorp.net
VehicleCircle D trucks, Inc.Booth 407
WE SPECIALIZE IN: • Heavy Duty, Medium Duty and Light Duty Trucks • Custom Built Water Tank Systems and Water Trucks • Vacuum Trucks • Custom Built Fuel and Lube Systems • Mechanics Trucks • Dump Trucks • Winch Trucks and Vacuum Tanks and Trailers • Acid Trailers and Tanks • Blender Trucks • Kill Trucks and Trailers
4502 E. Overland Trail,Abilene, TX 79601(325) 677-0474www.circledtruck.com
southern tire MartBooth 909
Sell new tire & tubes, retreads and do tire service work for cars, trucks and heavy equipment out of 23 locations across the state of Texas.
5051 Sharp Street, Dallas, TX 75247(877) 786-4681www.stmtires.com
Wind EnergyFremantle energyBooth 202
Fremantle Energy develops and builds utility grade wind and solar energy facili-ties.
P.O. Box 58, McCamey, TX 79752(432) 301-0002www.fremantle-energy.com
Authorized dealer for State of Texas Multiple Award System (TXMAS) for Bridgestone, Firestone and Michelin
Southern Tire Mart has been awarded the TASB/Buy Board contract.
22 LocATionS in TeXAS!ABiLene, AMAriLLo, AuSTin, BeAuMonT, BridgeporT, BryAn, corpuS chriSTi, dALLAS, FT. WorTh, hArLingen, houSTon,
LA porTe, LAredo, LongvieW, LuBBock, odeSSA, phArr, SAn AnTonio, TyLer, TeXArkAnA, WAco & WichiTA FALLS
Southern Tire MartSouthern Tire Mart
Solutions Provider to the Transportation Industry
All Tire Needs For The County
ToLL Free
877-786-4681
Johnny JohnsonGovernment Sales
the Railroad YardBooth 405
We provide all types of new and used structure steel, bridge material, tank cars, half-tank car culverts and pipe of all sizes.
111 FM 319, Elkhart, TX 75839(405) 880-2805www.railroadyard.com
the sign LadyBooth 805
The mission of The Sign Lady is to deliver to our customers innovative products that protect their people, property and the environment.
PO Box 6011, McKinney, TX 75071(972) 529-1992
Our apologies to those exhibitors whose names were not
available at press time.
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