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Public commenters press county on contracting transparency, election review and reentry partnerships
Summary
Three members of the public addressed the Williamson County Commissioners Court on June 17, raising concerns about redacted contract information and noncompetitive contracting, urging an election system review, and offering a private-sector reentry training partnership.
Several members of the public used the meeting's public-comment period on June 17 to raise concerns about procurement transparency, request county attention on election procedures and offer a reentry training partnership.
Bill Kelberlaw, who identified himself as a Williamson County taxpayer and self-described sixth-generation Texan, spoke about changes to county procurement materials and alleged redactions in contract attachments. "The bid number was redacted from the contract, but, the rest of it was pretty interesting reading on the attachment," Kelberlaw said, and warned of a pattern he described as…
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