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At-a-glance: Guadalupe County court approves proclamations, bids, software purchase and budget amendments

5874473 · September 30, 2025

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Summary

Commissioners approved a proclamation recognizing Mediation Awareness Month and passed routine procurement and budget items, including the county's purchase of Integra election-asset software and advertisement of CMAR/IFB procurements; one RFQ motion passed 4-1.

Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Sept. 30 approved a series of routine and procurement actions. Below are the items the court voted on and the recorded outcomes.

Votes at a glance - Proclamation: Proclaimed October 2025 as Mediation Awareness Month (approved, voice vote). - Purchase: Approved purchase agreement with SOP, Inc. (Integra Election Management Software) for election asset tracking and chain-of-custody functions (approved, voice vote). - RFQ: Authorized advertisement of RFQ 26-01, a two-step construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) procurement for the animal-control facility remodel (approved, 4-1; Commissioner Garmon recorded as the nay vote). - IFB: Authorized advertisement of IFB 26-02, Stagecoach Road overlay project Phase 1 (approved, voice vote). - Surplus/Disposition: Approved disposition order for salvage/surplus property under Texas Local Government Code Sec. 263.152 (approved, voice vote). - Capital Projects bill list: Approved Capital Project Fund bill list as presented (approved, voice vote). - Budget amendments: - BA 25-81: Transferred funds to inmate medical services, prescriptions, medical supplies, overtime and sign-on bonus (approved, voice vote; sheriff described current medical expenses and noted one hospital bill of about $240,000 with a county portion cited around $100,000). - BA 25-82: Transferred funds from County Court-at-Law guardian ad litem to County Court-at-Law No. 2 for court-appointed attorneys to cover FY25 expenses (approved, voice vote).

Why it matters: The procurement and advertisement votes move planned projects and purchases into procurement and implementation phases; the budget amendments addressed immediate operating needs for jail medical care and court-appointed attorney expenses.

Meeting record: The court took no further recorded roll-call votes on motions aside from the CMAR RFQ (4-1). Most approvals were by voice vote with no recorded opposition.