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Votes at a glance: key actions taken by Grimes County Commissioners Court on April 2, 2025
Summary
The court approved routine consent agenda items, two proclamations, a sole‑source road stabilizer purchase, the County Mobility Plan, accepted donated equipment and authorized a grant application for radios among other actions.
The Grimes County Commissioners Court took the following formal actions on April 2, 2025. Where available, the motion maker and seconder are included; most items were approved by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (items 6a–6g): Approved (motion by Commissioner Chad Mallett, seconded by Commissioner Michael Rasca).
- Proclamation: April 2025 as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in Grimes County — approved (motion by Commissioner Philip Cox, seconded by Commissioner Chad Mallett).
- Proclamation: April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (presented by Focusing Families) — approved (motion by Commissioner Philip Cox, seconded by Commissioner David Tullis).
- Item 18: Sole‑source procurement from EnviroTech Services LLC for BaseBondex road base stabilizer (5,000 gallons, engineer stated ~$27,600) — approved (motion by Commissioner David Tullis, seconded by Commissioner Chad Mallett).
- Item 19: Adopt 2025 County Mobility Plan — approved (motion by Commissioner Chad Mallett, seconded by Commissioner David Tullis).
- Item 13: Accept donation of equipment to constable offices from the True Blue Foundation (ballistic glass and equipment, vendor invoices presented) — approved (motion by Commissioner David Tullis, seconded by Commissioner Chad Mallett).
- Item 14: Convert one sheriff’s lieutenant position back to a captain position (administrative restructuring) — approved (motion by Commissioner Michael Rasca, seconded by Commissioner Philip Cox). Auditor/HR to implement payroll/position adjustments.
- Item 16: Authorize Emergency Management coordinator to apply for a Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grant for radios (7 radios; estimated grant request $43,706.48) — authorized to apply (motion by County Judge Joe Fowles, seconded by Commissioner Michael Rasca).
- Item 20: Approve County Child Welfare Services non‑financial agreement with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (10/01/2025–09/30/2032) — approved (motion by Commissioner Philip Cox, seconded by Commissioner Michael Rasca).
- Item 21: Approve additional insurance for a Brazos Transit District vehicle (progressive quote; pay from contingency) — approved (motion by Commissioner Philip Cox, seconded by Commissioner Michael Rasca). The court authorized the auditor to make necessary transfers from contingency.
- Item 23: Authorize Health Resource Director to hire temporary help and direct HR and the auditor to make necessary adjustments (funding move of $1,568) — approved (motion by County Judge Joe Fowles, seconded by Commissioner Philip Cox).
Tabling and deferred actions
- Item 17: Replacement of Granicus with CivicPlus — no final action; court requested demos and reference installations for commissioners who had not seen CivicPlus.
- Item 22: Brazos Transit District contract — tabled to allow county attorney and staff to finalize indemnity/attorney‑fee language.
How to read this list: motions and seconds are reported where they were named on the record. Several items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tally in the transcript.
