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San Patricio County commissioners approve routine claims, transfers, contracts and RFPs
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved minutes, payment of bills, budget transfers including a $40,000 sheriff transfer for jail medical expenses, several contracts and RFP authorizations, a board appointment, and personnel resignations/transfers.
San Patricio County Commissioners Court approved routine financial and administrative business at its meeting, including minutes, claims, budget transfers, contracts and requests to solicit proposals for communications services.
Among financial actions, commissioners approved the September 2 meeting minutes and a motion to pay the bills. The court approved three budget line-item transfers, including a $40,000 transfer from ambulance service fees in the sheriff’s department to hospital medical services to cover medical expenses in the jail.
The court unanimously accepted the treasury report, which the clerk reported includes a health transfer of $98,000 and other routine balances. Commissioners approved the consent agenda accepting the county clerk’s monthly report for the month ending July 31, 2025, and recorded letters of agreement noted in the packet.
On individual items, the court approved an appointment request from the county economic development corporation to accept the resignation of Colette Wall and appoint Leticia Assam, vice president and plant manager for Cheniere, to fill the vacancy through Dec. 31, 2026.
The sheriff’s office received approval to enter a new contract with RITO for a replacement copy machine and services at $241.76 per month for the county jail. The court approved a $1,500 expenditure from the court technology fund for an eCourt data solution requested by the district clerk.
The information technology department received authorization to dispose of equipment listed in the meeting packet pursuant to Local Government Code Sec. 263.152, and the court authorized auditors to go out for request-for-proposals for countywide phone and communications services and for ISP and managed network services, citing the end of the county’s current service agreements.
The court approved contract change order No. 2 for RFP2025-5, increasing the contract price by $32,300 to include two additional septic systems and directed submission of the change order to the Texas Department of Agriculture; the county recorded that septic systems for animal and human waste must use separate substitute systems.
On personnel matters, the court accepted the resignation of Stephanie Moore, deputy clerk for Justice of the Peace No. 4, and approved a transfer of Cynthia Bishop to deputy county clerk for Justice of the Peace No. 4, with an effective date clarified and amended during the meeting to Sept. 16, 2025.
All motions recorded during the meeting were adopted by voice vote without roll-call tallies noted in the minutes provided at the meeting.
