Commissioners approve budget moves, professional legal engagement, juvenile services contract and road actions

The Lubbock County Commissioners Court on April 28 approved a series of routine and substantive items including financial transfers, vendor engagements, contracts and property actions.

Key actions at a glance: - Approved minutes from the April 14, 2025 meeting. - Approved budget transfers totaling $63,305 and budget amendments totaling $1,626,674 as presented by the auditor’s office. - Authorized payment of claims in the accounts payable run (amount stated in the meeting transcript as “3,535,000 and hundred and $20.80”). - Accepted the unaudited financial report for March 2025. - Authorized the county judge to sign an engagement letter with GRS (Bridal Rotor Smith / GRS referenced in the transcript) for OPEB valuation and GASB‑related actuarial reports for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. - Approved consent agenda items 6 through 10 (not individually detailed in the transcript). - Approved an amendment to add Hacker Stevens LLP as an exempt professional legal services provider and authorized the county judge to sign an engagement letter with Hacker Stevens LLP; the court’s action followed a presentation that the firm is already representing at least one district attorney named in federal litigation connected to post‑Dobbs enforcement issues. - Authorized the county judge to sign a master contract for residential services with Rite of Passage Inc. for use of Canyon State Academy beds; court staff said the contract will cover the remainder of the fiscal year and be revisited for the next fiscal year. - Approved an application to the Texas Comptroller for unclaimed funds (annual claim process) and approved providing unclaimed funds to city projects as appropriate. - Authorized acquisition of real property interests for construction of County Road 1700 (North Milwaukee Avenue project); the court noted the project’s total estimate including right‑of‑way and construction had been discussed previously (transcript referenced a $17.5 million project estimate). - Approved for filing purposes the Campbell Park plat, Tracts A–E in Precinct 1.

Most motions were carried by voice vote after motions and seconds were recorded on the floor. A number of items (consent agenda, routine financial approvals) were handled with limited discussion. The court convened into executive session at about 10:30 a.m. under multiple Texas Government Code provisions and reconvened before adjourning at 11:13 a.m.