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Votes at a glance (recorded outcomes):
- Approve minutes from the regular commissioners court meeting dated Aug. 25, 2025: motion carried.
- Approve actions of the salary grievance committee meeting dated Aug. 21, 2025: motion carried.
- Set salaries and allowances of elected county precinct officers for FY2026 per Local Government Code (agenda item reference): motion carried.
- Approve line-item budget transfers totaling $2,237,679 and budget amendments of $260,000 (auditor presentation): motion carried.
- Authorize payment of claims in the amount of $6,191,282.07: motion carried.
- Accept the TCDRS employer retirement contribution rate of 10.05% for Lubbock County effective Jan. 1, 2026: motion carried.
- Approve consent agenda items 7 through 17: motion carried.
- Approve county clerk’s court records preservation plan (account 094), technology fund plan (account 099), and records management and archive plan (account 103) for FY26: motion carried.

Auditor Miss Williams presented the transfers and claims; she presented the TCDRS rate change and described it as the required employer contribution rate. The county clerk explained the preservation and technology funds are user-fee funded accounts established by the Legislature and that the submitted plans allow the clerk to continue preserving older records without drawing on the general fund. All listed motions were approved with recorded voice votes; the court recorded no oppositions on these items during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lubbock - Commissioners' Court","oneSentenceSummary","The court approved routine agenda items including minutes, salary-grievance committee actions, elected-official salary settings, budget transfers and amendments, claim payments, a TCDRS employer contribution rate, consent-agenda items, and county clerk preservation and technology plans.","taxTitle","Lubbock County, Texas","taxId",2711,"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},6476458,"Commissioners award multiple road-and-bridge contracts to local and regional firms",306,979000,1285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f&start=979&end=1285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f/thumbnail_979000.jpg","/articles/6476458/Lubbock-County/Texas/Commissioners-award-multiple-road-and-bridge-contracts-to-local-and-regional-firms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476458-b1470a5874d84f8dae2bc74c19b81b4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771074858&Signature=PhYIJC-5LFlR-XYuceYAY7X~AeSmuPfJ5V-uncBWUAAj4Kjdp5A1tLjfpLN5~WrM1h9-o9ghIZ944lJyWxvFnk3LtMImFItX55MQi3Y59iAjOwbCmzmesJjM3bIw08Jxi5ncJrHxrgtoZGUwrqrYulIIBz8Gke6HHs4O56KHTqhNUt28h2Siw2F17miotEZj2kQd0i6SakO3P8CYpFIELLCMOMDROjybZot-1Mg5mPpo53QrONNiHEBso9Q2PH3aO6C9AqhGQZpZX28pjsxDBlof7-ptrXmRC~ILKZGI7KX4lHWQrqqNDUN2I6D6s31HwhE9oXSQvGmF1LG77en3lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lubbock County Commissioners Court on Sept. 8 awarded a series of road-and-bridge procurement contracts following staff recommendation and competitive bidding.

Purchasing staff reported multiple responsive bids and recommended multi-awards in several categories. The court approved awards as follows:
- ITB250701 (asphalt mixes): Blades Group LLC, West Industries, and West Texas Paving Inc.
- ITB250702 (moving-truck rental for elections): Enterprise Mobility and Penske.
- ITB250704 (crushed caliche): Allen Butler Construction, C and D Waste, and Ronnie Paving (third bid removed as excessively high).
- ITB250705 (diesel fuel): Walker Simms Oil Company Inc. and Davidson Oil Company.
- ITB250706 (aggregate road material): Commit Works Transportation LLC and Martin Marietta.
- ITB250707 (pit run): 5 S Farms, Black Water Draw Cattle Company, Colic Farms, and Ronnie Zahn Paving Incorporated.

Each award was moved and seconded and carried without recorded opposition. Purchasing noted pricing trends in the meeting: increased competition had lowered some fuel and rental prices and one respondent was eliminated from a caliche award for having an outlying high bid. The court did not record amendments to the recommended awards.","The court awarded ITB contracts for asphalt mixes, crushed caliche, diesel fuel, aggregate, pit run and moving-truck rentals across several responsive bidders; most awards were multi-awards to multiple firms.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6476462,"Tax office reports August venue and short‑term rental collections; monthly total $288,617.69",126,424000,550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f&start=424&end=550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f/thumbnail_424000.jpg","/articles/6476462/Lubbock-County/Texas/Tax-office-reports-August-venue-and-shortterm-rental-collections-monthly-total-28861769","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476462-e12d3843f87c893e9aaf4714aa7c3637/orig.mp4?Expires=1771074858&Signature=dHXfuYQ-NgN0xx1TduoYDaMmo7AIgeAZ6abzksyVKYR4CJLShqd7vymo~vECpn9TAgkxo6i~D2Z0sH0BaGRXcYFzUmdM8NKX74ONWAoF7u6w6jTtfMpSvChWI6pDxPB2lnDSxEo8nO9wezMs9eqY12OMV52VZNRTrCVe1JEfxPZpbkWc0RcyDLqo3cqmCKGfbb-94Bx~LDrb7ubj8JSFgmNgjYpCeCnd9gRFoqvmbZXx931IsE9jnBA2dQsI6ZW5nP3PVp2-xMLnS5C03boksdVr6~Po8xvi6ANvMZOJ4~CoLCQ82~NWq0oI8rfD~n9hFcqtEkCWH~96ralQBGM47g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jasmine Sanchez of the Lubbock County Tax Office presented August collections for the county’s venue and short-term rental taxes to Commissioners Court on Sept. 8.

Sanchez reported $202,873.55 collected for “hotel” categories (paid by 139 payors) and $85,744.14 for the other category (paid by 11 payors), bringing the monthly total to $288,617.69. For the fiscal year through Aug. 31 she reported $2,144,890.16 for hotel collections and $761,418.53 for the other category, with penalties of $5,841.11 and $723.50 respectively, for a combined fiscal-year total of $2,912,873.30 (up about 1% from last fiscal year’s $2,889,819.89).

Sanchez told commissioners the total deposited into the venue bank account through Aug. 31 is $21,482,797.78; total disbursements were $7,910,640.62, leaving a balance of $13,572,157.16. Commissioners did not ask substantive follow-up questions during the presentation and no action was required; the report was received for the record.

(The presentation transcript contained several shorthand terms; figures above are reported as stated by the tax office during the meeting.)","The Lubbock County Tax Office reported $288,617.69 collected in August from venue and short-term rental taxes, with $21.48 million deposited into the venue bank account to date and a balance of $13,572,157.16 as of Aug. 31.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6476466,"Commissioners standardize constable fees countywide; squatter-complaint form set equal to writ fee",109,639000,748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f&start=639&end=748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f/thumbnail_639000.jpg","/articles/6476466/Lubbock-County/Texas/Commissioners-standardize-constable-fees-countywide-squatter-complaint-form-set-equal-to-writ-fee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476466-40f5a95a3b67b1c76034a928c58cb0a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771074858&Signature=Mn8d-6SiANlldMsEpq~yoV~AYj6Gov55L4jBjafFWQ6EojOFmUtmXUpeZmjFmJVOZwgskqbXV074c-YWRa8Q60v1WDJPumpss91i9FcrESAI3AMohvjOfzTFi8XHAyrAMHGGgf1y~jMq2nnb7TTZhbvIzsFhIHZe3yQTb-KJ3oureb3ijaJ6jvVVvcjLBDUPjNEJqkzOC8fUUp92ab0B47p7ANG2KPoilhmfHco3yCjUOPe0CqNav7TnyBqAKQpV1O859qiU1RPi0B4Y1TCz4pohuCZ6hmjPdvhrd9NAcrcgyuUWykzTtW7y7u2citYyPSUVaatXL~3giBn87iYZOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lubbock County Commissioners Court on Sept. 8 amended constable fee schedules to standardize charges across precincts and to reflect requirements discussed as coming from state legislation. The court approved amended fees for Precincts 1 and 3 and later approved matching fees for Precincts 2 and 4.

Constable Hanna told the court the change reflects a new required squatter-complaint form and that the governing bill prohibits charging more than the writ-of-possession fee; the court’s approved schedule sets the squatter-complaint form fee at $200, the same amount listed for a writ of possession. For general citations, the approved uniform fee was described as $100 for citations of all types and $200 for writs and squatter forms in the later Precinct 2 and 4 action.

The court approved the amendment for Precincts 1 and 3 on a motion recorded as moved by Commissioner Rackler and seconded by Commissioner Shaw. The subsequent motion to approve matching fees for Precincts 2 and 4 was recorded as moved by Commissioner Rekler and seconded by Commissioner Corley; that motion also passed. No public comments or amendments were recorded during those items.

The transcript notes the statutory reference in the discussion as “Senate Bill 1333” in connection with the squatter-complaint form; the court’s action is a local fee schedule update to reflect the statutory limit described during the presentation.","The court amended constable fees across precincts to align fees for citations, writs and squatter-complaint forms; the squatter-complaint form was set at $200, the same as a writ of possession, to comply with recently referenced state legislation.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6476472,"Lubbock County Hospital District adopts 2025 tax rate, approves FY26 budget",231,756000,987000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f&start=756&end=987","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5729969-9b7f8747f1b5c991bec6b77d28baf37f/thumbnail_756000.jpg","/articles/6476472/Lubbock-County/Texas/Lubbock-County-Hospital-District-adopts-2025-tax-rate-approves-FY26-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476472-3b53bbc294859fe5845c5f262b0365f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771074858&Signature=KoifKhakjGfA79pLDL9Y3ij5J9MKE2a6AGTxL5EONAHIZmCPHITLoV~uI2Ryn9YjDyidJvbQ0Q2xwya9aCtYIzEmDfNZeUFPK9mvMDRGNMXBCy-uvnCu51Wb17WdswPLFdowxikF9fbZvDiNm4E6woa61Fuqj5ra1~YVZcdpsFjJsocvp4Gum~UHCQlU-lati39TlqQMSvIQ~WbNQ7e313TLIOSF1rA1q0k35vGsKThMvBcgqaypmtr3SrbJdAtVwocmxKSX25~eD5lDLnFKKbdsLB5I3v7sDwxGwHA9rWglw62tRZUd1Lh2qjW896semayeOrmjYVouGLWf66wicg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lubbock County Commissioners Court on Sept. 8 adopted a Lubbock County Hospital District tax rate of 0.09966 per $100 of taxable value for tax year 2025 and approved the district's fiscal year 2026 budget after a public hearing that drew no public speakers.

The action followed a public hearing on the Hospital District budget and tax rate. With no members of the public signed up to speak, the court closed the hearing and moved to action. Commissioner Shaw moved to approve the tax rate; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Rackler and carried unanimously. The court then voted to approve the hospital district’s FY26 budget on a motion by Commissioner Rackler, seconded by Commissioner Corley; that motion also passed.

The tax rate approved — 0.09966 per $100 taxable value — was described at the meeting as the district’s no-new-revenue rate for the district’s request. The budget was presented to the court by Mr. Funderburk, who was in attendance for the district; no substantive questions were recorded during the court’s consideration.

The votes formalize county approval required for the district’s budget and set the rate to be used in tax bills for the hospital district portion of property tax statements for 2025. No amendments or conditions to the hospital district budget or rate were recorded in the meeting minutes.","After a public hearing with no speakers, the Lubbock County Commissioners Court approved the Lubbock County Hospital District tax rate of 0.09966 per $100 taxable value and adopted the hospital district's fiscal year 2026 budget.","actionData","errors"]

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