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Court defers decision on cybersecurity grant project director after debate over expertise and responsiveness
Summary
A disagreement over who should serve as project director for a state/federal cybersecurity grant — the sheriff’s designee Armando Gonzalez or county staff member Isaac Reese — led Maverick County commissioners to move the item into executive session for legal consultation.
Maverick County Commissioners Court debated on Feb. 10 whether to replace Armando Gonzalez as the project director for the FY25 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program with Isaac Reese, and the court moved the item into executive session without making a final appointment.
The dispute centered on two recurring concerns: the county grant administrator and some commissioners said the project director should be a single, responsive point of contact who can answer state grant administrators quickly; opponents said the role requires subject‑matter expertise in cybersecurity and that the county’s information‑technology unit, not the proposed designee, should…
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