Votes at a glance: Travis County Commissioners Court actions on March 11, 2025

The Travis County Commissioners Court recorded the following formal actions during its March 11, 2025 meeting. All vote outcomes and key details below are drawn from the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Court approved the consent agenda (items 3, 6, 8, 9, 11b,c,d,e,g, 14'2, 33'4, 35'7, 40—1, 42). Motion from Commissioner Trevillian; second from Commissioner Howard. Passed unanimously.

- Item 4a, Outdoor burning / burn ban: The court approved a 30-day county burn ban proposed by the Fire Marshal, running through April 8, 2025, with weekly review by staff. Motion by Commissioner Trevillian; second by Commissioner Howard. Passed unanimously.

- Item 2, Resolution supporting Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Rider 7 funding scope: The court approved a resolution directing staff to support maintaining and expanding Rider 7 language that funds planning activities for ozone and PM2.5 air-quality planning. Motion from Commissioner Howard; second from Commissioner Gomez. Passed unanimously.

- Item 11f, TPWD Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning Grant: The court accepted an award from Texas Parks & Wildlife of $1,432,565 to construct Onion Creek Greenway Phase 4 (trailhead park at old SAT 4 Road & County Road and Bridge yard). The grant requires an equal local match; matching funds are allocated from the 2011 bond funds. Motion from Commissioner Gomez; second from Commissioner Trevillian. Passed unanimously.

- Item 30, relocation expense reimbursement for HRMD director candidate: The court approved a $5,000 relocation reimbursement for the director of organizational culture position and directed HR to return with a policy review and recommendations. Motion and second recorded; funding to be confirmed with Budget Office. Passed (vote recorded in session: all in favor).

- Item 39, sheriff's office 2024 traffic-stop (profiling) report: The court reviewed and approved the Travis County Sheriff's Office 2024 reporting on traffic stops. The sheriff's office reported 21,154 stops in February 2024 (note: transcript text indicates month and year as presented by the sheriff) and reported no racial-profiling complaints for the period cited. Motion to approve recorded and passed unanimously.

- Item 5, appointment: Jeff LaForce was appointed to Emergency Services District No. 10. Motion from Commissioner Howard; second from Commissioner Gomez. Passed unanimously.

- Item 13, Central Health Board of Managers appointments: The court appointed Jeronimo Rodriguez as the Travis County appointee (motion by Commissioner Gomez; second by Commissioner Trevillian). Commissioner Howard recorded an abstention on that appointment; the motion carried. The court also reappointed Amit Madwani as the county's joint appointee with the City of Austin; the motion carried (Commissioner Gomez recorded opposition on the reappointment). Both terms run through Dec. 31, 2028; the City of Austin must confirm the joint reappointment per the co-appointment process.

Procedural and other notes

- The court moved several items to consent and approved the consent agenda unanimously after a read of included items. - Central Health provided a briefing and did not seek formal court action during that briefing; the court requested follow-up materials on the Mazars implementation matrix. - Multiple items discussed in executive session were reported back with no immediate action on the public record.

Sources and next steps: These actions were recorded on the March 11, 2025 Commissioners Court voting-session transcript. Several items require follow up by staff: weekly burn-ban advisories from the Fire Marshal, updated Mazars implementation materials from Central Health, budget confirmation for the $5,000 relocation payment through HRMD and PBO, and communication with the City of Austin regarding the joint Central Health appointment.