2008-12-02
Special December Meeting
Held December 2, 2008
COUNTY OF CALHOUN
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 2nd day of December, A.D., 2008 there was begun
and holden in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the County Courthouse in the City of
Port Lavaca, said County and State, at 2:00 pm, a Special Meeting of the
Commissioners' Court within said County and State, and there were present on this
date the following members of the Court, to-wit:
Michael J. Pfeifer
Roger C. Galvan
Vern Lyssy
Neil E. Fritsch
Wendy Marvin
County Judge
Commissioner, Precinct 1
Commissioner, Precinct 2
Commissioner, Precinct 3
Deputy County Clerk
Kenneth W. Finster, Commissioner, Precinct 4 was absent from the meeting.
There upon the following procedures were had:
ORDER PROHIBITING OUTDOOR BURNING:
A Motion was made by Commissioner Fritsch and seconded by Commissioner Lyssy
to Order Prohibiting Outdoor Burning. Commissioners Galvan, Lyssy, Fritsch and
Judge Pfeifer all voted in favor.
Court was adjourned at 2:05 pm.
ORDER PROHIBITING
OUTDOOR BURNING
WHEREAS, The Commissioners' Court finds that circumstances present in all or part
of the unincorporated areas of the County create a public safety hazard that would be
exacerbated by outdoor burning.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Commissioners' Court of Calhoun County that all
outdoor burning is prohibited in the unincorporated area of the County for 90 days from the date
of adoption of this Order, unless the restrictions are terminated earlier based on a determination
made by the Texas Forest Service or this Court. This Order is adopted pursuant to Local
Government Code S352.081, and other applicable statutes. This Order does not prohibit outdoor
burning activities related to public health and safety that are authorized by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality for: (1) firefighter training: (2) public utility, natural gas
pipeline or mining operations; (3) planting or harvesting of agricultural crops; or, (4) burns that
are 'conducted by a prescribed burn manager certified under Section 153.048, Natural Resources
Code, and meet the standards of Section 153.047, Natural Resources Code.
In accordance with Local Government Code S352.081 (h), a violation ofthis Order is a
Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00.
ADOPTED this 2nd Day of December, 2008, by a vote of if ayes and 12-
nays.
Michael J. Pfeifer
Calhoun County Judge
ATTEST:
Anita Fricke, County Clerk
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Deputy
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