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Commissioners approve purchase order for Bexar County Elections security playbook; Office of Emergency Management to finalize by December
Summary
The court approved a $66,835 purchase order to fund development of an Elections Security Playbook intended to document Emergency Operations Center processes for large elections; the Office of Emergency Management said the playbook focuses on public safety, not election integrity, and expects completion by December.
Bexar County Commissioners Court approved on July 8 a purchase order to Davis Logic (dba All Hands Consulting) for $66,835 to develop a Bexar County Elections Security Playbook at the request of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The court authorized staff to finalize award documents and proceed with the work under a discretionary exemption cited in the agenda.
OEM Director Michael Moreland told commissioners the playbook documents longstanding public-safety coordination practices used during large elections — including EOC activations, monitoring 9-1-1 calls at staging locations, coordination with school districts that host polling sites, and managing public-safety resources for early-voting and election days. Moreland said the playbook is intended to codify those operational steps so new staff will have documented procedures; the office expects to complete the project by December 2025.
Why it matters: Moreland emphasized the document’s focus is public safety — protecting voters, election workers and school campuses hosting polling sites — and not ballot integrity or IT/cybersecurity (though he acknowledged cybersecurity intersects with public-safety planning). Elections Administrator Michelle Carruth said her office reviewed the playbook materials and “endorsed” the work in principle.
The court approved the purchase order by voice vote after questions about scope, timeline and coordination with the Elections Office. The purchase was presented as grant-funded and intended to standardize EOC support for future large elections.
Ending: Commissioners directed staff to proceed with the vendor engagement and documentation, and noted the playbook would be a reference for future election planning and public-safety coordination.
