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Court approves assorted contracts, invoices and budget amendments including $77,933 architect invoice and $39,900 training contract
Summary
The court approved multiple routine contracts, invoices and budget amendments: annual scanner support, an advertising renewal, a contract removal from Tyler Munis, a resuscitation training contract, an architectural invoice for downtown renovation, and several budget line transfers and ARPA‑related invoices.
McLennan County Commissioners Court on Jan. 7 approved a package of routine contracts, vendor invoices and budget amendments across several county departments.
Contracts and invoices approved included a yearly support agreement for an archives scanner totaling $3,019.17 (contract runs Jan. 30, 2025–Jan. 29, 2026); renewal of an advertisement in the 211 resource guide for $910.80 (budgeted); removal of a Tyler Munis module (fleet and facilities work orders) effective Dec. 7, 2024 (accounting for a budgeted savings); a two‑year resuscitation training agreement with Laterall Medical Corporation for $39,900 to be funded from commissary proceeds; and an architectural invoice from Brinkley Sergeant Wigginton Architects for $77,933.40 related to the downtown renovation project.
The court also approved FY25 budget amendments in Fund 421 (2021 bond proceeds) to increase professional services for the downtown veil conversion (Langerman Engineering), to fund South Old Bruceville Road construction tied to a contract with JH Contracting, and to increase allocations for Talk Creek Road and North Crooked Creek Road work with CPNY. Other amendments moved previously budgeted line items (sheriff timekeeping software licensing and AV project funds for the west tax substations) between departments and requested contingency transfers to cover invoices that hit in FY25 rather than FY24.
Grant and ARPA items approved: the court approved payment of March/November invoices from BKD LLP for grant management ($5,336.33) and from Lockwood, Andrews & Newman ($12,631.30), and a draw request from the city of Bridal under an ARPA subrecipient agreement for $19,089. Staff provided an update on cumulative ARPA‑related spending to date for consultants and legal counsel: LAN (Lockwood, Andrews & Newman) $158,212; BKD $175,200; and legal counsel line item $44,828 (figures reflect processed invoices up to the meeting and do not include items approved at this session).
Each item was presented by the responsible staff member (John Carter for IT/archives items; Heather for advertising; Frances for budgets and grants). The motions to approve the individual contracts, invoices and amendments were moved and seconded in each case and the court recorded the motions as carried.
What was not specified in the meeting record: exact dollar savings from removing the Tyler Munis module (staff offered to provide the figure by email), and vendor details for some amendments beyond those named in the agenda.
