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Kendall County commits $1 million to TxDOT Herff Road/Highway 46 project, approves budget adjustments
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Summary
The Kendall County Commissioners Court approved FY2025 budget amendments that reassign $1 million from a general mobility improvements line into a dedicated capital projects fund for the TxDOT Herff Road/Highway 46 project and authorized a series of department capital purchases and operating adjustments. The court voted 5-0 to adopt the changes.
KENDALL COUNTY, Texas — The Kendall County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to amend its fiscal 2025 budget and reassign $1,000,000 from a general mobility improvements account into a new county capital projects fund earmarked for the TxDOT Herff Road/Highway 46 project.
The change moves the money into Fund 71 (a new county capital projects fund) and establishes a department-specific line identified to show the county’s committed match for the TxDOT project. County staff said the move is meant to demonstrate a firm local commitment when TxDOT and the Alamo Metropolitan Planning Organization evaluate project funding.
Court members also approved a package of other budget adjustments requested by department heads that make capital purchases and operating changes available for the current fiscal year. Those items include: a 4x4 truck for the county engineer, a truck with a lift for animal control, an IT storage/server purchase and networking equipment for courthouse and election systems, an e-bidding software purchase for purchasing, two AEDs for EMS, patrol rifles and ballistic vests and AEDs for the sheriff, TASER replacements, two compactors for solid waste, a zero-turn mower for parks, and a replacement truck for extension services. The court approved the amendments by voice vote, motion made by the county judge and seconded by Commissioner Chapman; motion carried 5-0.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the dedicated fund makes the county’s $1 million match visible and legally committed to the Herff Road/Highway 46 project, which county leaders described as a high-priority intersection improvement that also would add pedestrian and cyclist facilities. The project was discussed earlier in the meeting as part of the county’s push to secure AMPO funding; TxDOT submitted the project on the county’s behalf.
Discussion and clarifications: County staff explained that the mobility improvements line originally budgeted $2,000,000; $1,000,000 of that will shift to the Herff Road project if the court approved today’s adjustments. The remaining million was previously budgeted for the Coffrin Road project. Staff said the specific Fund 71 line will be labeled to identify the TxDOT Herff/46 project so the commitment is explicit.
On ambulances and federal grants: Commissioners discussed a separate potential funding source (a state/federal grant referenced in the meeting) that could provide roughly $350,000 toward an ambulance chassis; staff said that if the court later elects to purchase, EMS already has chassis money in its budget and the grant (if awarded) would be applied to the vehicle acquisition. Court members did not take separate action on an ambulance purchase during Tuesday’s meeting.
What’s next: The county auditor and department heads will implement the line transfers and department-level purchase approvals in accordance with the amended budget and with normal procurement procedures.
Speakers quoted in this article spoke during the budget-item discussion at the June 10, 2025 meeting of the Kendall County Commissioners Court.
