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Votes at a glance: Key actions from the McLennan County Commissioners Court, March 18, 2025
Summary
The court approved proclamations, contract renewals and capital expenditures including a Prosper Waco contract ($200,000), Populous report acceptance, a $291,060 stall purchase (contingent on freight), amendments moving jail mental-health services to TK Health, and multiple routine budget and procurement items.
Below are the principal formal actions taken by the McLennan County Commissioners Court at its March 18, 2025 meeting. All votes listed were approved by motion and voice vote unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
- Proclamations and presentations • Approved proclamation designating the Bikers Against Child Abuse rally and other proclamations on consent (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved proclamation honoring Molly Renfro for 53 years of county service (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved proclamation recognizing the Week of the Young Child, April 5–11, 2025 (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved presentation/acceptance of plaque for La Vega High School science fair team (motion/second; passed by voice vote).
- Contracts, renewals and professional services • Approved renewal of Prosper Waco contract for behavioral-health coordination, $200,000 (agenda G1; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved amendment to BHN agreement and amendment to TK Health agreement to consolidate jail mental-health services with TK Health (agenda G3 and G7). County staff reported the expanded TK Health cost as $677,090 versus the BHN portion of $412,448 (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Accepted Populous market-demand report for the Extraco Event Center and asked consultants to proceed to programming and cost estimates (agenda L1; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Authorized purchase of portable equine/livestock stalls for the fairgrounds, manufacturer quote ~ $291,060; purchase contingent on freight being negotiated and included (agenda I2/L1; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved RFP award for the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update to H2O Partners, revised contract amount $99,670 (agenda F3; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved multiple IT renewals and equipment purchases (Zoho endpoint upgrade, copier lease/purchase under DIR cooperative) as presented (agenda F2, G6; motion/second; passed by voice vote).
- Grants, budget and finance • Authorized Old Springfield Road waterline pay application (ARPA-funded) and other grant-related items (agenda K1, K2; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved several year-end and in-year budget amendments (I1 and selected I2 items) to reflect software-as-lease accounting and other departmental adjustments (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Ratified a federal Office of the Governor—Border Prosecution grant application for FY26 covering prosecutor funding (agenda K2; motion/second; passed by voice vote).
- Property, procurement and operations • Declined an offer from TxDOT to purchase state-owned property at 1209–1219 S. Hewitt Drive (agenda J1); judge authorized to execute paperwork declining purchase (motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Authorized online surplus auction with Lone Star vendor; proceeds to general fund or to appropriate source when items are forfeiture-funded (agenda L3; motion/second; passed by voice vote). • Approved payment applications and construction/maintenance items including Chapel Road pay application to H&B Contractors (agenda H1; motion/second; passed by voice vote).
Items taken under advisement or no action
- Burn ban: Emergency management briefed the court on red-flag conditions, current KBDI levels and enforcement/tools; the court took no countywide burn-ban action at this meeting but reiterated ability to act quickly if conditions change.
How votes were recorded
Most motions were approved by the court by motion and voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for routine motions. Where the transcript recorded a named mover/second it is noted; otherwise motions recorded as "motion/second" in the minutes. Further documentation (signed contracts, budget ordinances, and procurement records) will be filed with county administration for formal record-keeping.
