Votes at a glance: Comal County Commissioner's Court actions — April 2025

At its April meeting the Comal County Commissioner's Court approved routine claims, several proclamations, accepted a land donation, approved contract and construction items, and reinstated a county burn ban. Below is a concise list of each formal action, the motion and the recorded outcome.

Claims - Motion: “Move to approve the claims as presented. EFT is $34,159.68. Regular claims are $1,896,532.09 for a total of $1,930,691.77.” - Outcome: Approved unanimously (motion by Commissioner Webb; second by Commissioner Leacock).

Proclamations - National Therapy Animal Day (04/30/2025) - Motion to accept proclamation: Approved unanimously (mover: Commissioner Leacock; seconder: Commissioner Crownover). - Earth Day (04/22/2025) - Motion to accept proclamation: Approved unanimously (mover: Commissioner Crownover; seconder: Commissioner Webb).

Donations and gifts - Acceptance of gift deed conveying ~39.31 acres from Christ Church Texas LP to Comal County for a public nature sanctuary (Agenda item 7) - Motion: Approve gift agreement and accept deed; authorize county judge to sign. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (mover: Commissioner Crownover; second: Commissioner Leacock). See separate article for details. - Acceptance of a $19.42 check from American Online Giving Foundation to Comal County Veterans Treatment Court (Agenda item 4) - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Development, plats and bonds - Approve amendment to plat at Legends at Rancho Del Lago, Unit 1, combining Lots 59 & 60 into Lot 59R (Agenda item 5) - Outcome: Approved unanimously. - Accept continuation certificate for construction bond (one‑year surety extension) for Kenwood Unit 3 roads and improvements (Agenda item 6) - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Appointments and committees - Appoint Robert Boyd to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (Agenda item 8) - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Construction/contract actions - Approve compensable delayed change order for Jerus General Contractors for the ARPA‑funded county annex (Goodwin Annex) in the amount of $218,854 (Agenda item 9). Funds to come from project contingency. - Motion: Authorize county administrator to execute change order. - Outcome: Approved 4–0 (motion and second recorded; county judge absent). County staff said remaining contingency would be approximately $500,000 after the change.

Public safety and ordinances - Reinstate outdoor burn ban for unincorporated Comal County effective Friday, April 18 at 6 a.m. (Agenda item 10) - Rationale: KBDI/KVDI index increase and ongoing drought conditions; county fire official recommended reinstatement. - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Transportation and grants - Approve Resolution 2025‑11 endorsing TxDOT projects for the AAMPO FY2027–2030 transportation improvement program (top ranked projects included FM 1863 between US‑281 and Upper Smithson Valley Road; intersection and I‑35 corridor projects) - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Equipment and parks - Purchase of one drone to expand sheriff's office drone fleet (Agenda item 12) - Outcome: Approved unanimously. - Transfer to purchase a replaceable filter for irrigation at Jumbo Evans Sports Park (Agenda item 13) - Outcome: Approved unanimously.

Executive session - The court convened into closed session under Section 551.087 (economic development) and returned in open session at 11:30 a.m.; no further public action was required.

For full motions, speakers and line‑by‑line votes, see the meeting minutes and the transcript available from the county clerk.