Bee County commissioners approve courthouse assessment contract, authorize police trespass enforcement and set contractor cap

Bee County Commissioners Court on May 27 approved a courthouse conditions‑assessment contract with Komatsu Architecture, authorized the Beeville Police Department to post official no‑trespassing signs on a vacant county parcel and issue criminal trespass warnings there, renewed an independent‑contractor agreement for the judge’s office with an annual cap of $5,000, and approved a public‑funds collateral and pledge agreement with Prosperity Bank. The court also tabled action on appointment of deputy constables for Precinct 1 until its June 9 meeting and received an update on a Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant project.

The decisions were taken during a special meeting at the Bee County Courthouse in Beeville. Commissioners approved the Komatsu Architecture agreement for a courthouse conditions assessment after staff and county counsel pared the original draft; the court’s discussion noted one item in the scope still needed cost clarity but did not delay approval. Commissioner Olegadis said he and legal counsel had narrowed the contract to a shorter, more specific scope; he asked that remaining cost items be clarified before work proceeds.

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