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Young County court authorizes grant application for backup generators to support sheriff communications
Summary
The Young County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to authorize a grant application to purchase backup generators for radio towers used by the Young County Sheriff's Office and other first responders; the resolution was corrected to fiscal year 2025 and county officials were authorized to submit and execute the grant if awarded.
The Young County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the county to apply for grant funding to acquire backup generators for the emergency radio towers used by the Young County Sheriff's Office and other first responders.
The resolution, presented as Resolution No. 117, Fiscal Year 2025, says the county's emergency communication system depends on multiple radio towers that require electricity and that a loss of power could jeopardize public safety. The court voted 5-0 to authorize the county judge and appropriate officials to prepare and submit the application and to execute related agreements if funding is awarded. Commissioner Riley moved the motion and Commissioner Craig seconded it; the vote was recorded as 5-0.
Court members and staff described the grant as aimed at reducing the financial burden on Young County taxpayers by securing external funding for the generators. The record shows the resolution text was read into the meeting record with standard "whereas" clauses describing users of the system — the sheriff's office, dispatch services, local police departments, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden and rural fire departments — and the need for backup power to maintain coordination in emergencies.
Meeting participants noted a clerical error in the printed resolution date during the public reading; the court agreed to amend the date to 2025 at the signature line before execution. The transcript indicates the generator grant application deadline is imminent — described by staff as due before the next commissioners court meeting — which the court cited as the reason for taking action at this session.
The resolution does not specify a grant amount, the number or capacity of generators, or installation details. Court minutes show staff will prepare the application and that specific budget and deployment plans will be developed after the application is drafted and vendor information is gathered.
Discussion versus action: the meeting record contains the formal recitation of the resolution language and brief procedural discussion (including the date correction). The court's formal action was the approval of the resolution and authorization for county officials to proceed with the grant application and any necessary agreements.
The next agenda item taken up by the court concerned a separate grant request for an automatic license plate recognition system.
