Hardin County commissioners approve budget amendments, grants, contracts and equipment purchases; table Silbey property sale

Hardin County Commissioners Court on Feb. 21 approved a package of budget amendments, grant revenue recognitions, contract authorizations and equipment purchases for county departments and voted to table a request from the city of Silbey regarding nine properties sold in trust.

The measures were routine items submitted by county department heads and included bookkeeping amendments to close out FY24, creation of revenue and expense line items for airport grants, multiple vendor agreements for records preservation and software, and vehicle trade-ins and purchases for the sheriff’s office.

Votes at a glance (motions and recorded outcomes taken from the public record):

- FY24 budget amendments and transfers presented by County Auditor Angela Gore (agenda item 6): Motion carried (mover: Commissioner Kerckendall; second: Commissioner Cooper). The amendments included transfers within Road & Bridge and line-item changes across departments for salaries, materials, software licenses, and other accruals. The auditor said some expense increases were offset by increased local tax revenue and accrual adjustments.

- Airport fund budget amendments to record three reimbursement grants (agenda item 7):…