The Brazos County Commissioners Court on Dec. 31 approved agenda items 3 through 19, carrying motions that range from accepting donations and renewing contracts to authorizing utility permits and budget amendments.

The approvals were routine and passed with no opposition recorded during the meeting. The court voted to accept a variety of donations for county programs, extend vendor contracts, advertise a capital improvement project, and authorize transfers and reimbursements needed to close out fiscal-year activities.

Among the items approved were a request from the specialty court to use $10 Amazon gift cards as participant incentives; acceptance of holiday donations for youth at the juvenile detention center; and Fleet Services’ acceptance of a donation of 10 sets of ballistic glass valued at $77,200 for Operation SafeShield.

The court authorized a wire transfer of up to $778,375.83 to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for the FY2025 hospital augmented reimbursement program (HARP) using Brazos County local provider participating funds. Commissioners also approved raising the county mileage reimbursement rate from 67¢ to 70¢ per mile for business travel effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Other approved items included:
- Amendment/Addendum No. 4 to contract 19149 to extend dental services at the jail for one year (item 9).
- Agreement 25-063 for lodging with Best Western Premier (Bryan‑College Station) for county business (item 10).
- Agreement 25-084 to purchase case management software (LegalServer) for the public defender’s office (item 11).
- Contract 25-089 with Dell Technologies for video management system storage (item 12).
- Authorization to advertise CIP 25-531, Brazos County Administration Building renovations (item 13).
- A Woodson Creek SUD utility permit to construct road bores (approximately 1,480 feet cited in the packet) on Sand Creek Road to provide water service in Precinct 2 (item 14).
- A utility permit for Brazos Wi‑Fi to bore roads in Forest Lake Subdivision (Forest Drive, Bentwood and Woody Drive) in Precinct 2 (item 15).
- A set of tax refund approvals (item 16), FY 2024–25 budget amendment 12.01 (item 17), personnel change status report (item 18), and payment of claims (item 19), with claim numbers cited during the meeting.

Several items were handled briefly with motions, a second and a voice vote; the clerk recorded “aye” and no recorded opposition in each case. No contested votes or formal roll-call tallies were announced on the record for these items.

Background: The court regularly places administrative approvals — donations, contract renewals, grant and reimbursement authorizations, and routine capital‑improvement advertising — on consent or as noncontroversial action items near the start of meetings. This session followed that pattern: discussion was minimal, and motions carried by voice vote.

Votes at a glance (agenda item — short description — outcome)
3 — Specialty court: use $10 Amazon gift cards as participant incentives — approved
4 — Accept holiday donations for youth at juvenile detention center — approved
5 — Accept donation of 10 ballistic glass sets ($77,200) for Operation SafeShield — approved
6 — Brazos County Veterans Services Office uniform policy — approved
7 — Authorize wire transfer up to $778,375.83 to HHSC for FY2025 HARP — approved
8 — Increase county mileage reimbursement from 67¢ to 70¢ per mile (effective Jan. 1, 2025) — approved
9 — Amend/Addendum No. 4 to contract 19149 (jail dental services) — 1‑year extension approved
10 — Agreement 25‑063 for Best Western Premier (Bryan‑College Station) lodging — approved
11 — Agreement 25‑084 for LegalServer case management software (public defender) — approved
12 — Contract 25‑089 with Dell Technologies for video management storage — approved
13 — Advertise CIP 25‑531, Administration Building renovations — approved
14 — Woodson Creek SUD utility permit (road bores on Sand Creek Road; ~1,480 ft) — approved
15 — Brazos Wi‑Fi utility permit (Forest Lake Subdivision road bores) — approved
16 — Tax refund approvals — approved
17 — FY 24‑25 budget amendment 12.01 — approved
18 — Personnel change status — approved
19 — Payment of claims (claim numbers read on record) — approved

Ending: The court moved on after completing the listed business and then received regular reports from the juvenile director and the sheriff on population counts, before transitioning to interest items and farewell remarks later in the morning.