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Votes at a glance: Mills County Commissioners Court, Oct. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions taken by the Mills County Commissioners Court on Oct. 13, including minutes approval, accounts-payable, consent agenda, indigent defense resolution, IT acceptable-use policy and grant acceptances.
At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Mills County Commissioners Court took the following formal actions.
Minutes and accounts payable - Approved minutes for Sept. 26 and Oct. 2 (motion made by Commissioner Head; second by Commissioner Williams). Approved by voice vote. - Approved accounts payable as submitted with noted corrections (motion by Commissioner Sullivan; seconded). Approved by voice vote.
Consent agenda - Approved the consent agenda covering departmental reports and routine items (motion by Commissioner Williams; seconded by Commissioner Sullivan). Approved by voice vote.
Indigent defense (TIDC) resolution - Approved a resolution to participate in the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) grant program; the judge read the program description and the court approved the resolution by voice vote.
IT acceptable-use policy - Adopted the Mills County IT acceptable-use policy for county technology and required department-head acknowledgment; motion by Commissioner Wood, second by Commissioner Head. Approved by voice vote.
Grant actions - The county accepted a criminal-justice/public-safety grant administered through the governor's office for the sheriff’s department; judge signed and accepted the award (amount discussed in staff paperwork; staff said the judge signed last week and funds are now available). The Safe Home and Security grant remains on hold pending federal appropriation.
Other formal items - The court reviewed (for information) the 305th Judicial District order setting the court reporter salary and discussed required compliance; no separate county-level motion was recorded beyond acknowledgement.
How to read this: These items were adopted by majority or voice vote as recorded in the meeting minutes. Separate substantive items with extended debate (tax-abatement guidelines under Chapter 312 and the Brooks subdivision variance) are reported in separate articles.
