Commissioners to meet Monday, will consider Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution

Red River County Commissioners will have their last regular meeting of 2019 on Monday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. at the courthouse annex.

The agenda is as follows:

1) Call the Commissioners Court Meeting to Order.

2) Call the roll.

3) Consider for approval minutes from the previous meeting of the Commissioners Court.

4) Public Comments.

5) Consider for approval Order Setting Terms of the Constitutional County Court for 2020.

6) Consider for approval Order Designating Day of the Week Commissioners Court will meet.

7) Consider for approval Resolution to Declare Red River County a Second Amendment Sanctuary. The resolution reads as follows:

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States is the Supreme Law of our Nation. The Second Amendment to the Constitution states “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”; andWHEREAS, the Texas Constitution, Article 1, Section 23, states “Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State.”  Due to dual sovereignty structure of the Constitution, the Federal Government has no authority to enforce State laws and the states cannot be compelled to endorse Federal laws; and
WHEREAS, the last protectors of the U.S. Constitution are the County Sheriffs and “We the People of the United States of America”, and our ability to fulfill that role successfully rests on our Second Amendment rights. We, the People of Red River County, Texas, through this Resolution, hereby declare our rights, our freedom and our liberty as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America, andWHEREAS, it is the desire of the Red River County Commissioners Court to declare its support of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Texas Constitution protecting citizens inalienable and individual right to keep and bear arms. The members of the Red River County Commissioners Court took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution, the Constitution of the State of Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas, insofar as they are constitutional; andTHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Commissioners of Red River County, by the authority granted to the Commissioners by the laws of the State of Texas, and the people of Red River County, Texas, to stand and defend their rights and liberties, which are guaranteed by the United States and Texas Constitutions, are hereby declared
RED RIVER COUNTY A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY COUNTY
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Commissioners Court affirms its support for the duly elected Sheriff of Red River County, Texas in the exercise of his discretion, affirms his resolve to support decisions by our Sheriff to uphold the laws of the State of Texas and to uphold the Constitution of the State of Texas and the United States.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Commissioners Court will not authorize or appropriate government funds, resources, employees, agencies, contractors, buildings, detention centers, or offices for the purpose of enforcing laws that have been found to unconstitutionally infringe of the rights of the citizens of Red River in the State of Texas.APPROVED by the Red River County Commissioners Court on this, the 23rd day of December, 2019.L.D. Williamson, County Judge

8) Consider for approval Resolution for Joint Primary Election to be held on March 3, 2020, and if necessary, the Primary Runoff Election on May 26, 2020.

9) Consider for approval moving Box #2 from St. Paul Methodist Church, 403 W. Pierce Street to the First Baptist Church, located at 1501 US Hwy 82 Bypass, Clarksville.

10) Consider for approval Resolution for Appointment of Mac Varley to a new two-year term on the Red River Appraisal Board of Directors to begin January 1, 2020.

11) Consider for approval accepting Request for Proposal for Administrative Services for the TDHCA HOME Program.

12) Consider for approval renewal of bond for County Auditor Camille Hines.

13) Consider for approval accepting donations to Pct. #2, as follows: - $2,000 from James Easley for rock on CR 2221. - $1,000 from Charley Louie for rock on CR 2221.

14) Read into the minutes Certificate of Completion of Participation at the 2019 School for County Tax Assessor-Collectors for Tonya Martin.

15) Consider for approval line item transfers.

16) Consider for approval budget amendments.

17) Consider for approval all valid claims.

18) Adjourn.