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Hunt County approves consent items; court directs sheriff's vehicle maintenance costs to sheriff's budget rather than SB 22 funds
Summary
The court approved two consent-calendar items Sept. 4 and stipulated that $32.43 in maintenance and repair costs for the vehicles would be paid from the sheriff's repair-and-maintenance budget rather than from SB 22 vehicle funds.
At the Sept. 4 Hunt County special session, the Commissioner's Court approved two items on the consent calendar and added a funding stipulation for vehicle maintenance. Judge Stovall said the court should note that “the $32.43 on both line items 1 and 2 will be paid for out of the repair and maintenance out of the sheriff’s budget, not out of the SB 22 money,” explaining that SB 22 would fund the purchase of cars but not routine maintenance charges.
The judge moved the approval with that stipulation; another commissioner seconded the motion and the court voted in favor. No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript; the presiding judge announced the motion carried.
Why it matters: the court clarified the funding source for recurring maintenance costs associated with vehicles purchased with state SB 22 funds, directing the county to use the sheriff’s repair-and-maintenance appropriation for the ongoing maintenance line-item rather than the one-time purchase funding.
Ending: The consent calendar motion, with the funding stipulation, carried; no further action on related procurement was recorded in the meeting minutes provided.
