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[County Bail Bond Board on August 20. 2025]

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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

IT'S TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH.

IT'S 8:30 A.M. AFTER THE REGULAR MONTHLY BAIL BOND BOARD MEETING.

WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE.

OF. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, I SEE.

ONE.

HAND. BILL RICKARD, PRESIDENT.

BEVERLY WALKER, PRESIDENT LAURA RICHARDS, DAVID MARK LA FORCE, JOANNE PACHECO, MARIA SEGURA, PRESIDENT JOHN CEQA, PRESIDENT. WILLIAM, PRESIDENT.

GRACE SALCEDO, PRESIDENT MARISSA BARBOSA, PRESIDENT.

SHERRY WOLF, PRESIDENT.

AND I UNDERSTAND, SO I'LL CHECK IN WITH THEM.

JESSICA REESE, CHRISTIAN SALAZAR, CHARLES WOLF ITEM ON.

MY NAME IS TOM JEFFERSON.

YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

I HAVE YOU ON. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. ITEM THREE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP? NO, SIR. OKAY. ITEM FOUR, TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH'S REGULAR BAIL BOND BOARD MEETING.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM FIVE. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH'S BAIL BOND BOARD'S MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SIX.

TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF RENEWAL.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSEE LEXINGTON INSURANCE AGENCY, DBA. FIRST ONE OUT. BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 152.

OH. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF RENEWAL.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSING.

US FIRE INSURANCE AGENT.

EBA, HPD BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 140.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

I NEED TO TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF RENEWAL.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR US FIRE INSURANCE.

GRACE SALCEDO, AGENT DBA, A BETTER DEAL.

BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 139.

I MAKE A MOTION APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NINE. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION OF RENEWAL.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSING.

SHERRY WOLFF, AGENT FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY BAIL BONDS.

LICENSE NUMBER 088. FIVE.

MOTION. DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THANK.

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YES. ITEM TEN. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION FOR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS REQUESTED BY MARK SWAGIT ZBA.

BETTER THAN BETTER NOW THAN LATER.

BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 081 FOR THE FOLLOWING.

THERE IS A JESSICA RUIZ.

CHRISTIAN MERCADO. SOTO.

HE IS IN. HERE. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO BACK TO THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 11.

TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUBMISSION FOR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS REQUESTED BY DONNA SEGURA, AGENT ZBA.

FIRST ONE OUT. BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 152 FOR THE FOLLOWING RICARDO SALAZAR. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 12 IS THE POLL.

I HAVE 13. TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ON SUBMISSION TO EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS REQUESTED BY THE CHERRY HILL AJ ZBA KAUFMAN COUNTY BAIL BONDS, LICENSE NUMBER 088 FOR THE FOLLOWING.

CHARLES WOLFE. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MOTION.

LAST CALL FOR A SECOND ON THIS MOTION.

OKAY. MOTION DIES FOR A SECOND ON NUMBER TEN.

OKAY, BACK TO ITEM TEN.

TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON COMMISSION FOR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS REQUESTED BY OUR PRESS AGENT. ADA BETTER THAN A BETTER NOW THAN LATER BAIL BONDS.

LICENSE NUMBER 081 FOR THE FOLLOWING.

EPISODE OF JESSICA WU AS CHRISTIAN MCCARTHY'S.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL.

14 COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR BOARD.

FOR STAFF COMMENTS. WE'RE REQUESTING A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND PROBLEM.

IDENTIFY. YOU ARE NOW REQUIRED TO HAVE A CODE.

THE TYPE OF BACKGROUND CHECK REQUESTED IS A TEXAS PERSONAL REVIEW.

FULL REVIEW REQUEST THE SECOND TAB ASKING WHAT SET ONE IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY.

CLICK YES AND THEN BE SURE TO USE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL ADDRESS.

FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS.

ALSO, THERE IS A CODE THAT MUST BE USED.

CODE IS 11FT12. THERE WAS 11FT AS IN TOM ONE TWO.

RULE. REMINDER OF THE LIFE.

BAIL BOND LIMITS. A THIS IS 8.4.

BAIL BOND LIMITS. A ALL BAIL BONDS ISSUED IN FORT BEND COUNTY WILL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE LICENSEE'S SECURITY FOR PURPOSE OF LICENSING BAIL BOND LIMITS, INCLUDING BONDS EXECUTED IN BERGEN COUNTY AND TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER COUNTY.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LICENSEE TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT ISSUED VERIFICATION TO THE

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BAIL BOND ADMINISTRATOR WHEN A CASE HAS BEEN DISMISSED OR WHERE A DEFENDANT IS DECEASED.

IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY AVAILABLE TO THE LICENSEE.

B BAIL BOND ADMINISTRATORS SHALL NOTIFY THE SHERIFF OF ANY LICENSEES THAT HAS EXECUTED A BOND IN EXCESS OF LICENSEES.

BAIL BOND LIMITS. C THE BAIL BOND ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOTIFY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT LICENSEES BOND MAY BE INSUFFICIENT IN THE EVENT THAT THE PATIENT IS DECEASED OR BECOMES INCAPACITATED.

D IF A LICENSEE IS SUSPENDED BY THE BOARD FOR ANY REASON, THE LICENSEE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LICENSED BAIL BOND SURETY LIST UPON REINSTATEMENT OF THE LICENSE.

THE COMPANY WILL BE PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

WITH A NOTE TO RECORD THE MINUTES THAT ON AUGUST 1ST, 2025, THE ON BOARD ADMINISTRATOR RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MIKE AREA, VICE PRESIDENT OF US FIRE.

MIKE, AS FAR AS NOTIFICATION TO THE BOARD THAT THEIR LOCAL AGENT OR SOMETHING THAT HAD RECENTLY MARRIED, THE REQUEST IS TO MAKE ANY CHANGES NECESSARY TO REFLECT HER NAME AS A BOARD.

GARCIA REGARDING HER LICENSE FOR US FIRE.

NUMBER OF 1 OR 1. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE RECEIVED THE EMAIL THAT YOU HAVEN'T FOLKS TO CHECK OUT.

SENATE BILL NINE. IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING PASSED.

WILL BE FOR YOU TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR REPRESENTATIVES HOW IT MAY AFFECT YOU.

SHARE WITH YOU. REMEMBER, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED CONVERSATION AT THE LAST COMMISSION FOR A WORKSHOP ON THAT VIDEO IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

FOLKS CAN SEE IT. IT'S NOT A DISCUSSION BOARD, BUT IT IS A MEETING. SO IF YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD WRITE DOWN SOMETHING ONLINE.

IT'S NOT A SPECIAL SESSION.

THE LAST SESSION, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT IN TERMS OF OUR OPERATIONS. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, AS CHAIR WAS THERE, THERE'S A VIDEO.

THAT DISCUSSES THE IMPACT OF THAT.

AND SO OFTEN THAT'S INDEXED SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.

BUT AS WE ENDEAVOR TO DO, WE POINT OUT.

ALL FIVE OF 16. CHAIRMAN.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.