Court authorizes legal to finalize interlocal, fire and EMS agreements with Eagle Pass

Maverick County Commissioners Court on Aug. 25 authorized county legal staff to continue negotiations and finalize an interlocal agreement with the City of Eagle Pass and to make final modifications to a fire-and-EMS negotiation addendum. Commissioners voted unanimously to give legal authority to proceed and to return final drafts to the court for ratification.

Why it matters: Interlocal and emergency-services agreements define responsibilities, cost allocation and operations between the county and the City of Eagle Pass; final legal review and auditor compliance review were requested before final execution.

Details of action: On the interlocal agreement the court voted to authorize the county attorney’s office to pursue necessary discussions with Eagle Pass legal counsel and to present a final agreement back to the court for approval. For the City of Eagle Pass fire-and-EMS negotiations the court authorized legal to make final modifications to the negotiation addendum presented to the court, to sign and execute the agreement once complete, and to submit executed documents to the auditors for compliance review and completion of required payments.

Outcome and next steps: Commissioner Ramos moved to authorize legal for both items; the motions were seconded and passed unanimously. Commissioners directed that the finalized interlocal agreement and the fire-and-EMS addendum be returned to the court for final ratification and audit compliance checks before final payment or execution.