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Among the votes the court approved at the meeting were:
- Approval of the consent agenda (motion made and seconded; outcome approved).
- Acceptance of the monthly auditors report for the month ending Feb. 28, 2025 (motion made; outcome approved). Alicia, the county auditor, had explained that some budget percentages appear high because certain departments operate on different fiscal calendars and because encumbrances (purchase orders) can show 100% usage earlier in the year.
- Issuance of a county credit card with a $1,500 limit for the district court judge (motion made; outcome approved). The request followed an earlier decision not to provide a card when county cards were first distributed.
- Approval of out-of-state travel for Judge Mosley to attend the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges conference in Chicago, Illinois (motion made; outcome approved).
- Approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Park Service; the MOU carries no cost to the county and was reviewed by the county attorney (motion made; outcome approved).
- Approval of a monthly cell-phone allowance of up to $50 for the new maintenance supervisor (motion made; outcome approved).
- Approval of a monthly cell-phone allowance of up to $100 for the new IT director, Richard Hein (motion made; outcome approved). Court members noted Hein started his position that day.
- Approval of a resolution in support of Senate Bill 1377 and House Bill 3000, intended to provide funding for rural emergency medical services; the County Judge Commissioners Association requested courts pass supportive resolutions for delivery to legislators (motion made; outcome approved). The judge noted that the bill’s language as currently written would allocate $350,000 for a county of Hutchinson’s size under this proposal.
- Approval of line-item changes, transfers or budget amendments presented on the agenda (motion made; outcome approved).
- A continuation of the local burn ban: the court voted to continue the current burn ban rather than let it lapse, with the understanding that the county monitors the Texas Forest Service indices (the county’s local index was reported as below the Forest Service trigger and the court reserved authority to re-implement a disaster declaration if forecast wind events required it).

Items noted but not finalized included the county disaster declaration: court members agreed to take no action at this meeting and let the declaration expire unless staff and the judge decide to reissue a disaster declaration later. A struck-off tax property (Lot 95, Unit 2, Double Diamond, AV Lane) and an offer of $250 were tabled for further investigation.

The court also heard updates on ARP grant projects, including work at the sheriff’s office entryway, and a report on the Purple Wave auction of county items. The court adjourned at the end of the agenda.

Where the transcript records motions but does not name the mover or seconder, the minutes show the motion was made and seconded but do not identify the individuals in the audio. Vote tallies were not read aloud for the recorded motions and are not specified in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judge Cindy Irwin's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","Hutchinson County commissioners approved several routine and administrative items, accepted the monthly auditors' report and voted to continue the county's burn ban at their recent commissioners court meeting.","taxTitle","Hutchinson County, Texas","taxId",69529,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6275935,"Commissioners, airport board discuss opening Piper hangar to house Texas Forest Service and standardize leases",1582,1685000,3267000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2767749-3634a29471d5e2cc97bb4a885bd6bbb0&start=1685&end=3267","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2767749-3634a29471d5e2cc97bb4a885bd6bbb0/thumbnail_1685000.jpg","/articles/6275935/Hutchinson-County/Texas/Commissioners-airport-board-discuss-opening-Piper-hangar-to-house-Texas-Forest-Service-and-standardize-leases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6275935-4a764dd4371d2ea1bbee9e362d26c661/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154217&Signature=RF0JgwRIPhjsOW13AZttr2vwHlvq1HUlD4VJAEEiqfCij0GlT7YiqxNCKX-v6Xo6Amvfs7BiJxmgLXNZKS~6TdTky0JDcNApGXxXPOxSHTTOuzZu9gIhc2KqAvrDzq9JDkLSQIOA~JnrZzUnCUh6kjvO8qqBJS~ivnr-nJ~AUOoOFUyJMZw6XBJ9WpyUi00vuHS4is86o4a8B-RdjUlfHzH0BeH63Gr-V16imXWbF6fb3~d5BpgG0mP255iGMA726wez20lSbCUiS~TsiKCnJCbDZhysP0yGgPQxQd7umiBfwpYsTGFGBpZ59ADWM4HojPHioNdrllMYPNrrkVaXCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hutchinson County commissioners and the airport board discussed plans to reclaim the county's Piper hangar, house Texas Forest Service crews there and standardize hangar leases at a commissioners court meeting.

Alex Bravo, chairman of the Hutchinson County airport board, told the court the county’s top hangar is currently being used for private storage and that reopening it would let the county share space with the Texas Forest Service so crews and aircraft can be staged and sheltered locally. “We want them housed here, and it brings a faster response time to the Hutchison County,” Bravo said.

The discussion focused on three aims: make the Piper hangar available to Texas Forest Service (TFS) to improve response times for local wildfires; free adjoining hangar space for paying tenants (Apollo was cited as unable to use its rented space because of overflow storage); and join a fuel-discount “part 91” club to attract transient flights and fuel revenue. Chase, identified in the meeting as representing the Forest Service, thanked officials for hosting TFS aircraft and noted the service could operate single-engine scooper flights in suitable morning windows if staged locally.

Commissioners stressed the county must treat existing tenants consistently. County staff said current occupancies are month-to-month, the county attorney has drafted an eviction notice for the tenant occupying the Piper hangar and leases are being prepared to apply uniformly to all hangars. Court members said any eviction notice and the new leases must be placed on a future agenda for formal approval. “We can't make or, really, we understand the desire for the Piper hangar. We just can't single out one person,” a commissioner said during the discussion.

Airport representatives asked the court to authorize staff to finalize standardized lease verbiage and to set per-hangar pricing or square-foot rates. Bravo said the airport will prepare an overview map with each hangar labeled and priced, and that the court should consider an item to permit the airport to apply for membership in a fuel discount club; officials said the application must be placed on the court’s agenda and voted on before the airport submits an application.

The court and airport discussed operational details for prioritizing space when both civil transient aircraft and TFS aircraft need shelter. Bravo said priority would go to firefighting operations when there is a high fire or wind alert; transient pilots typically call ahead and the airport can plan around those requests. Commissioners suggested an overnight/transient agreement (an intake form or contract) to record liability and damages for transient aircraft.

No formal vote on eviction or leases was taken. The court directed staff to place the eviction notice, standardized leases (with final pricing per hangar or per-square-foot structure), and the airport’s fuel-club application on the next agenda so commissioners can consider formal approval.

The airport board and court additionally discussed operational benefits if TFS stages there: room to store retardant, hoses and pumps inside the hangar; a conference/coordination space; and improved local readiness compared with relying on resources based in Abilene or Amarillo. Bravo said the Piper hangar doors had not been opened in about a decade and that freeing the hangar would better serve local firefighting and attract transient traffic that would buy fuel and use county hotels and restaurants.

The court closed the airport item by asking staff to prepare the leases, eviction materials and a per-hangar pricing map for the next commissioners court meeting so the court could vote on formal contracts and related policies.","Hutchinson County commissioners and airport officials discussed bringing the Piper hangar back under county control to house Texas Forest Service crews, standardize month-to-month hangar leases and pursue a fuel-club listing. No eviction or lease was approved; staff were directed to prepare contracts and agenda items for the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners approve consent agenda, auditors' report, MOU with National Park Service and several administrative items; burn ban extended

Commissioners, airport board discuss opening Piper hangar to house Texas Forest Service and standardize leases