The San Patricio County Commissioners Court approved a $367,000 purchase under board contract 732-24 to acquire manufactured buildings for Precinct 1 to locate an office and equipment barn in Taft. William E. Zaborski Sr., Precinct 1 commissioner, requested the purchase and explained the plan: "We're gonna put the office in the precinct barn inside, and it's gonna be 4 units, 48 by 60," Zaborski said, adding the goal is to centralize machinery and staff in the middle of his precinct.

Zaborski told the court he has $104,000 in his capital improvement line and described the precinct’s starting balance and recent expenditures: "I had 1,900,000 to start with. I spent 600,000. And and, basically, I worked it out with the auditor's office, and and we know how much money we've got to spend on this item," he said.

Why it matters: The purchase will relocate precinct operations to a more central site within Precinct 1 and create combined office and equipment space for road and bridge operations. The contract number for the purchase is recorded as board contract 732-24.

Action: The court moved, seconded and voted to approve the purchase; the motion carried. No further budget amendment was recorded in the Oct. 6 transcript beyond Zaborski’s statement that he would move funds from his capital improvement line.

Details and limits: Zaborski said the buildings will be installed inside to reduce weather damage and estimated a long service life. He said disposition of the existing office will be determined by the court later and that some county staff already occupy satellite offices related to the courthouse renovation.