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Commissioners approve routine donations, contracts and permits; county mileage rate increases
Summary
At its Dec. 31 meeting, the Brazos County Commissioners Court approved agenda items 3–19, including donations for specialty court and ballistic glass, a $778,375.83 wire transfer to HHSC, a mileage reimbursement increase to 70¢ per mile and several contracts and utility permits.
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…
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