Kerr County Commissioners approve contracts, permits and routine items; burn-declaration set to expire Thursday

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At its March meeting the Kerr County Commissioners Court approved a set of routine and project-specific items — from a boat-dock contract and park use permits to procurement and grant housekeeping — and amended its disaster order to expire Thursday morning unless renewed. Several items were unanimous.

Kerr County Commissioners on Monday approved a series of routine and project-specific actions including facility contracts, event permits, procurement authorizations and budget items, and set a deadline to revisit a countywide disaster declaration related to wildfire risk.

The court voted unanimously on a number of items including approval for use of the courthouse grounds for the National Day of Prayer on May 1, a general contract with PetroSwift LLC to repair the Ingram Boat Dock in Precinct 4, a July 19 truck-only car show at Flat Rock Park, acceptance of $520 in donations to Kerr County Animal Services for February 2025, and acceptance of the 26th District Attorney’s 2024 racial profiling report. The court also approved reissuing a request for qualifications (RFQ) for engineering services tied to hazard mitigation grants for volunteer fire department generators.

The court approved a sole-source designation for Shider Tech LLC to supply automated license-plate reader (ALPR) equipment under a Stone Garden grant, a 5-year lease for a 1-ton truck with a landscaper’s dump bed for Road & Bridge, and the surplusing and planned May 10 auction of old Road & Bridge equipment. Two grant resolutions were amended to reflect changed grant numbers from the Office of the Governor.

The court…

Kerr County Commissioners approve contracts, permits and routine items; burn-declaration set to expire Thursday

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