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Votes at a glance: outcomes from the Sept. 16 Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Summary
Summary of all formal votes taken during the Sept. 16 Guadalupe County Commissioners Court meeting, including consent approvals, plats, contracts, budget amendments and a lease authorization following closed session.
The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court took a series of formal actions on Sept. 16. Below is a concise list of each item, the outcome and key details noted on the public record.
- Consent Items A–K: Approved (items included the bill lists, departmental revenue reports for July 2025, TAC HEBP 2026 contract and interlocal participation agreement, revised purchasing policies and procedures, donation of shelving to Marion Volunteer Fire Department, fees for civil process, opioid settlement and authorization for the county attorney to execute electronically, and ratification of amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols Inc. for subdivision regulation updates). Motion passed by public voice vote with no opposition recorded.
- Action A (Excavation permit for 1733 Terminal Loop Road, Property IDs 29129 and 167652, Precinct 1): Approved. The court accepted staff recommendations and required a lot‑combination affidavit and professional engineering stamp where applicable.
- Action B (Final plat of San Marcus Foodi Subdivision establishing Lot 1 in Precinct 2): Approved. County staff reported the plat met county requirements; utilities and TxDOT approvals noted in the record.
- Action C (Proposal from Pape Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC for civil engineering services for phase 2 of North Guadalupe Street reconstruction to support the Emergency Operations Center): Approved. The proposal will support the design connection from phase 1 to phase 2 and help secure city permits.
- Action D (Engagement of Weaver and Tidwell LLP to perform the annual audit and single audits for fiscal year 2025): Approved. Weaver and Tidwell were selected previously and this continues that engagement under the existing county contract.
- Action E (Resolution to commit a portion of the general fund balance in accordance with GASB Statement No. 54): Approved. The resolution commits funds to capital projects and self‑insured liabilities; county staff explained the accounting categories that will appear on the financial statements.
- Action F (Authorization to make an optional additional contribution to the Texas County and District Retirement System, TCDRS, to reduce unfunded pension liability using FY25 funds): Approved.
- Action G (Budget amendment 25‑79 to account for the additional TCDRS contribution of $138,000): Approved.
- Action H (Budget amendment 25‑80 to certify additional revenue in accordance with Senate Bill 293 effective 09/01/2025 and transfer funds to cover salary increases for County Court at Law judges): Approved to implement state-required salary adjustments.
- Action I (Capital project fund bill list): Approved. The motion carried with no nays and one abstention recorded on the public record (Commissioner Ott reported the abstention in the transcript for this vote).
- Action J (Reallocation of two Dodge Durango vehicles purchased with federal CJS Byrne Community Project Funding that had been assigned to the Santa Clara marshal’s office): Approved. The court reallocated one vehicle to the City of Schertz and one to the City of Cibolo in line with direction from the congressional office; staff will record VINs and bring final transfer paperwork back for action when titles are available.
- Action K (Interlocal agreement with the City of Schertz to paint parking lot designations at the county‑owned building at 1101 Elbel Road in Schertz): Approved; the county will pay the city $6,105.93 upon completion per the corrected exhibit and article language stated on the record.
- Executive session action (real property lease): After closed session the court authorized the County Judge to execute a lease agreement between Guadalupe County and the City of Schertz for partial use of space in a county building. The motion passed with one recorded no vote.
Where the public voice vote did not record individual roll‑call tallies in the transcript, the court followed its standard voice‑vote procedure; items that required follow up (for example, vehicle title transfers and engineering/permit filings) were directed to county staff for completion and return to court as needed.
