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Commissioners OK $36,000 annual contract with Andrews Center and approve consent agenda
Summary
The court approved a one-year $36,000 contract with the Andrews Center for services and adopted the consent agenda, which included a change to judges' guardianship bond amounts required by recent state law.
The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court approved a one-year agreement with the Andrews Center for $36,000 (covering Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026) and approved the meeting’s consent agenda by a single motion and voice vote.
County staff said the Andrews Center contract carries no change from the prior year and is paid monthly at $3,000. The consent agenda, approved in a single motion, included routine items and an item implementing a state legislative change: per Senate Bill 387, the court added $500,000 to each judge’s bond for judges presiding over guardianship and probate proceedings, effective Sept. 1, 2025.
The court adopted the consent agenda by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Provenance: The Andrews Center agreement and the consent agenda were introduced and approved as part of the regular agenda; the motion and voice votes were recorded in open court.
