Commissioners approve multiple contracts, payments and extensions; table bank bid

The Liberty County Commissioners Court approved its consent agenda and a series of regular-agenda items including contract renewals, payments, infrastructure contracts and program actions during the March 2025 meeting.

Highlights of actions approved by the court (motions and seconds recorded on the transcript) included:

- Approval of the consent agenda (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval to take no action on the informational presentation from Tenaska about the Tiny Woods CCS Hub (motion by Bruce; second by Gerald; motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of grant payment per agreement with Liberty Capstone Properties LLC in the amount of $9,706.67 (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of overpayment refunds: CoreLogic Tax Service $3,515.66; Edith Yasmin Ortiz $3,593.12; Dorothy Hayaske estate $4,642.54 (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval to add a copier for the IT department to the county master contract with Platinum Copiers (amount cited as $118.87 in packet) (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of the County Clerk computer replacement plan: $38,327.93 from the county clerk records management fund (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of polling locations and precinct consolidations for the May 3, 2025 city and school election and acceptance of electronic poll books and marking devices as required by state law (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval to extend the road materials contract (SS-1 and CRS-2) with Cleveland Asphalt Products Inc. through March 25, 2026 (first renewal option) (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of payment to Robert Chris Kisner, $1,184.50, for construction materials testing services (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of Payment Application No. 7 to White Construction, $529,621.72, for Northwest Annex CMAR services (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval to extend contracts for autopsy transports and proper cremations per RFP (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of Amendment No. 6 to GLO contract 20-066-013-C095 to extend time for buyouts (no additional money) (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of replat for Reserve P Santa Fe Section 1 to permit an AutoZone (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of ARPA-funded payments to Schaumburg & Polk, Inc., totaling $179,640 for AIMS sanitary sewer improvement invoices (breakdown listed in packet) (motion carried by voice vote). - Approval of ARPA-funded payments to LJA Engineering totaling $17,996.93 (motion carried by voice vote); court members discussed verifying city-council approvals for related city submittals. - Acceptance of Santa Fe Section 17 (Colony Ridge Development LLC) into the two-year maintenance program per LJA inspection recommendation (motion carried by voice vote); commissioners discussed standards and future rule changes for inspections and acceptance. - Tabling of the bank depository bid selection to allow follow-up questions with a bidder (motion to table carried by voice vote). - Approval to renew the county’s master vending agreement with Perry Vending (motion carried by voice vote). - Motion to adjourn (motion carried by voice vote).

Many motions were recorded with voice votes and the transcript records unanimous “aye” calls; the transcript does not list roll-call vote tallies by individual commissioner for each item.

Ending: Several items referenced attachments in meeting packets (invoices, engineering letters and contracts). Commissioners asked staff to follow up on procedural items, including verifying city-council approvals on ARPA-funded contracts and refining rules for subdivision acceptance into maintenance programs.