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Votes at a glance: Kerr County Commissioners Court actions on Sept. 22
Summary
A roundup of motions, approvals and grants the court took on Sept. 22, 2025. Items below were approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
The Kerr County Commissioners Court took numerous routine and emergency-related actions during its Sept. 22 meeting. The court recorded unanimous approval for the following items unless otherwise stated:
- Use of courthouse grounds for annual Hanukkah celebration (agenda item 1.1). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- Proclamation recognizing Suicide Prevention Month and associated outreach resources (agenda item 1.2). Motion made and seconded; approved.
- Approval of the fiscal year 2025–26 budget as presented by the district official (agenda item 1.3). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Authorization to advertise and hire for a deputy constable vacancy (agenda item 1.8). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Renewal of interlocal agreement with the Upper Guadalupe River Authority for continued feral-hog bounty and trapping program including tail-bounty reimbursements (agenda item 1.4). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Approval of job description for an Animal Services shelter-manager position (agenda item 1.9). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Supplemental payment to Stone Mountain for dog kennels and authorization of a 50% deposit so work may begin (related to agenda items 1.10–1.12). Motion and seconded; approved. (Court discussion recorded vendor total at approximately $278,006.82 and a supplemental shortfall around $43,573.)
- Acceptance of donations to Kerr County Animal Services totaling $5,854 for August (agenda item 1.11). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Approval of a general contract with JCW Construction LLC to replace guardrail and related components on Arrowhead Creek Road damaged by the July 4 flood (agenda item 1.14). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Purchase authorization for a replacement Graphtec plotter and software to produce county traffic and regulatory signs using auction revenue (agenda item 1.15). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Adoption of an updated Kerr County artificial-intelligence policy that adds language about embedded AI in devices (agenda item 1.16). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Approval of a two-year agreement for food services for the jail with Cisco Food Distributors (agenda item 1.17). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Authorization to submit a grant application for the Office of the Governor’s Border Crisis Response program (agenda item 1.18). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Acceptance of Office of the Governor grant for rifle-resistant body armor in the amount of $79,740 (agenda item 1.19). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Approval of a required nonburn interior coating for the new animal-control facility to meet the city fire marshal’s inspection requirement (agenda item 1.20). Motion and seconded; approved. Court discussion noted the coating was not part of the original scope and was funded by earlier scope reductions.
- Ratification of a license-use agreement with FEMA for the Disaster Recovery Center’s use of the Hill Country Youth Event Center while federal/state operations were ongoing (agenda item 1.29). Motion and seconded; approved.
- Approval of a contract with J3 Company to perform emergency mobilization and debris-removal services in response to the July 4 flood (agenda item 1.24). Motion and seconded; approved. Staff reported total expenditures of approximately $364,000 for those emergency services and said the county will seek federal reimbursement where eligible.
- Routine fiscal and administrative items: budget amendments, payment of bills presented (invoices reported at $2,911,869.45 for consideration), ratification of statewide automated victim notification service contract, approval of TAC liability-pool renewal and other standard appointments and reports.
Several items that generated discussion—principally the kennel contract supplements and the nonburn coating requirement—also produced direction from commissioners for staff to submit invoices and to seek explanations from the city fire marshal about the late plan-review finding. Where an item mentioned a dollar amount in discussion, the court approved funding or authorization to proceed; many routine items were approved without extended debate.
