Lubbock County commissioners approve routine claims, multiple grant submissions and contracts; fireworks sales authorized

Lubbock County Commissioners Court met in regular session Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the Lubbock County Courthouse and approved a series of routine administrative items, contracts and grant submissions, the court said.

The court approved the minutes of the Jan. 7, 2025 meeting and authorized payments of claims totaling $1,932,217.15. Commissioners also approved line-item budget transfers totaling $85,185 and adopted the consent agenda covering items 4 through 10 as presented.

The court took action on contracts and single-source professional services: it exempted professional services under Local Government Code 262.02484 to engage Dr. Vanessa Cocolayo, a licensed psychologist, for pre-employment evaluations for the sheriff’s department; it authorized the county judge to sign a construction contract with Lee Lewis Construction Inc. for loading-dock repairs; and it authorized renewal agreements with General DataTech LP and Cisco for the county telephone system subscription and related security product subscriptions.

The court approved multiple grant submissions and grant-related resolutions. Among them: - Submission of a Lubbock County application for the Texas Anti-Gang Grant Program (FY26), presented by Phil Parton; the court approved the resolution to submit required documents. - A submission to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (Byrne JAG), including a request described by Captain Tony Williams for roughly $300,000 related to a second “robot dog”; the court approved the application. - A submission to the Office of the Governor Public Safety Office grant for rifle-resistant body armor for deputies in the amount of $98,856.50; the court approved the application. - Annual and recurring program grant resolutions: adult drug court and DWI court (FY26), and several Office of the Governor grants administered by the county’s Office of Dispute Resolution for supervised…