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Votes at a glance
- Approved the court record (minutes) for the Sept. 2 meeting. (Motion made and approved by voice vote.)
- Approved a request by Precinct 4 to allow retired deputy Kyle Rose to purchase his duty weapon in accordance with HB 1379. Constable Brooks presented the request; the court approved the sale by voice vote.
- Accepted the tax assessor-collector’s monthly property tax collection report for July 2025. Tax assessor-collector Teresa Floyd reported that Kaufman County collected $588,174.63 in current and delinquent property taxes for the county and $135,005.96 for Road and Bridge for July. She also reported unpaid deferrals and acreage rollbacks; details were presented by department staff.
- Accepted the tax assessor-collector’s monthly auto report for July 2025. Floyd reported $3,000,609.48 in auto-related collections for July 2025 and said the county received $195,321.96 of that amount.
- Approved continuation of the city of Mabank contract for tax collections; staff reported the office has collected for the city under a contract but could not locate the most recent signed copy and sought approval to ensure the city has an updated contract on file.
- Approved Woodrow Construction’s proposed price increases for three road materials, effective Oct. 15. County staff said prices were held firm for the first six months of the contract and that the increases should have minimal impact on the remainder of this road season.
- Passed (continued) items 9 and 10; staff indicated those items will return on next week’s agenda.
- Approved several line-item budget transfers described by auditor staff as cleanup adjustments for minor overages.
- Approved claims for payment: accounts payable invoices totaling $1,480,991.21 and juror checks totaling $7,624.00, for a combined payout of $1,488,615.21.

Several motions were made and approved by voice vote; the meeting transcript records motion makers and seconds in some instances but does not show roll-call vote tallies for those items.

Details and context
Constable Brooks presented the request for retired deputy Kyle Rose to purchase his duty weapon under HB 1379, which allows the sale of a duty weapon to a retiring peace officer under certain conditions. Brooks noted Rose retired Sept. 1 after 36 years of law enforcement service and requested approval of the firearm purchase per the court’s policy. The court approved the request by motion.

Tax assessor-collector Teresa Floyd presented two monthly reports: the property tax collection report for July and a separate auto-collections report for July 2025. For the property-tax report she stated the county collections were $588,174.63 (current and delinquent) and Road and Bridge collections totaled $135,005.96 for July; she also described unpaid deferrals and rollback acreage by precinct. For the auto report she reported $3,000,609.48 in collections for July 2025 and that the county’s share paid out to the county was $195,321.96. Floyd told commissioners the office was unable to locate the most up-to-date signed contract with the City of Mabank and asked the court to approve updating the contract record so the county can continue collections for the city.

Lorena (county roads staff) presented a request from contractor Woodrow Construction for price increases on three road materials effective Oct. 15. Lorena said under the existing contract prices were held firm for the first six months and, because the county’s road season ends in October, staff expected little or no immediate budgetary impact for the current season. The court approved the requested price adjustments by motion.

The auditor presented a set of line-item transfers described as cleanup adjustments to address small overages; the court approved those transfers. County claims and accounts payable were presented by Miss Alter, who reported invoices totaling $1,480,991.21 and juror checks totaling $7,624.00, for a total payout of $1,488,615.21; the court approved payment.

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County planning staff member Shannon told the court the Valencia project’s master plan was approved Dec. 4, 2023, and that subdivision and land development regulations establish a two-year expiration on subdivision approvals. Because Valencia is a phased preliminary-planned development, the applicant requested an extension ahead of the two-year deadline to continue with construction of later phases. \"This one's for 5 years,\" Shannon said.

The extension was offered as a standard request to allow the developer more time to prepare construction plans for subsequent phases. Commissioner Crow made the motion to approve the five-year extension; Commissioner Phillips seconded. The court approved the motion by voice vote.

The court record shows the request cited sections 4.02(k) and 4.02(l) of the county's subdivision and land development regulations as the authority for processing phased preliminary-plat extensions. The court did not attach additional conditions in its approval and did not announce a revised deadline beyond the five-year extension at the meeting.

Planning staff indicated the master plan remains the controlling document for the project and that detailed construction plans for each phase will need to be submitted under the county’s subdivision rules in effect at the time of each submittal. No public testimony or written protests were recorded in the transcript during the discussion.

The extension allows work on later phases to proceed under the approved master plan; any future modifications to the plat or to individual phases would require separate submittals and approvals under the county’s subdivision regulations.","Kaufman County Commissioners Court approved a five-year extension to the preliminary plat for the phased Valencia development on South Highway 43 in Precinct 1, citing subdivision rules that allow phased developments to request extensions before the normal two-year expiration.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Commissioners approve routine reports, a retired deputy's duty-weapon purchase, material price increase and budget transfers

Commissioners approve five-year extension for Valencia preliminary plat on S. Highway 43