Votes at a glance: Victoria County Commissioners Court actions on contracts, budgets, donations and personnel

The Victoria County Commissioners Court held a business session that included multiple approvals and receipts for the record. The court voted on procurement actions, contract receipts, budget amendments, personnel changes, road-donation resolutions and other items. Below is a concise list of each formal action recorded on the transcript and the outcome as announced by the court.

Votes at a glance

- Item 10: Receive for the record the Victoria County Human Resources 2024 annual report and hear an operational update from HR. Motion to receive carried by voice vote ("Aye"); motion approved.

- Item 11: Receive for the record the retirement letter from Richard Castillo, Victoria County Fire Marshal, effective April 25. Court received the letter by voice vote; motion approved. A retirement reception was announced for Thursday, April 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Airport Fire Station.

- Item 12: Receive for the record the Texas Commission on Fire Protection inspection report for the Victoria County Fire Marshal's Office (no issues noted). Motion to receive carried; motion approved.

- Item 13 A-D: Approve and receive executed agreements with Square 1 Consultants (owner's representative services) and Small Glass Construction (design-build), and reject other proposals in response to RFQ 2024-01 and RFP 2024-014. Motion to approve 13A through 13D carried; motion approved. County staff stated an expected HHSC grant disbursement of about $20,000,000 upon execution and another about $16,000,000 at 50% construction.

- Item 15: Receive for the record a fully executed economic development agreement with Halliburton Energy Services Inc.; motion to receive carried; motion approved.

- Item 16: Receive for the record an executed agreement between the Victoria County Sheriff's Office and Correct Solutions LLC for inmate electronic messages and debit calling; court received the agreement by voice vote; motion approved.

- Item 17: Approve Change Order No. 1 (deductive) from Civil Corps LLC for the downtown parking lot improvement project. Original contract $613,732.63; net contract after change order $608,916.73. Motion to approve carried; motion approved.

- Item 18: Approve payment requests for the Citizens Medical Center ICU project (AIA G702 payment number 10 and payment number 11). Motions carried; motion approved.

- Item 19: Approve Resolution No. 2025-039 accepting a road donation in Precinct 3 from Colton France for culvert and limestone at approx. the 1,500 block of Collettsville Road valued at $1,258.40. Motion carried; motion approved.

- Item 20: Approve Resolution No. 2025-038 accepting a road donation in Precinct 4 from Julie Krosch at 1231 Bischoff Road for two 15-by-24 arched pipes and materials valued at $1,500. Motion carried; motion approved.

- Item 21: Approve 2025 budget amendments: (A) general fund various departments expenditures, (B) justice court building security expenditures, (C) Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) revenues and expenditures (approx. $511,000 to be split four ways among precincts), (D) airport fund expenditures. Motion to approve 21A through 21D carried; motion approved.

- Item 22: Approve personnel changes (correction to McClain Marchbanks entry, a walk-in new hire Michael Troel, separation Lashandra Callis, and others summarized on the cover sheet). Motion to approve carried; motion approved.

- Closed session: Court recessed into closed session at 10:48 a.m. for discussions including personnel matters, real-property matters, and attorney-client privileged consultation; court returned to open session at 11:51 a.m. and adjourned.

Ending: All motions recorded in the transcript were approved by voice vote with no recorded oppositions on the items listed above.