Williamson County commissioners approve consent agenda, proclamation and several project items; auditors report $156.8 million in transactions

The Williamson County Commissioners Court on Feb. 12 unanimously approved multiple consent items, accepted the county auditor’s funding report and adopted a Black History Month proclamation.

Nathan Zinsmeyer, identified as representing the Williamson County Auditor’s Office, presented the funding report and asked the court to approve electronically submitted transactions. Zinsmeyer said the auditor’s office submitted a funding report totaling $6,144,051.03 and later provided an addendum that included debt service wires; the total he presented for approval was $156,823,414.99. A motion to approve the report was made by Commissioner Cook, seconded by Commissioner Boles, and passed unanimously.

The court approved routine consent agenda items, including items 3 through 29, and later approved item 30. Several individual items discussed in more detail included:

• Proclamation for Black History Month (Item 31): County officials proclaimed February 2025 as Black History Month in Williamson County. Commissioner Cook presented historical examples of African American inventors and research contributions and moved the proclamation; the motion passed unanimously.

• Attorney pay market study (Item 33): The court approved a revised market group for attorney salaries for county offices, listing comparator jurisdictions including Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Travis counties, and municipal offices such as Austin, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander and Round Rock. The motion passed unanimously.

• Administration building components and contingency adjustments (part of a package of items including item 41 and others): Commissioners discussed a multi‑part approach to moving forward on a county administration building project (a referenced program figure of approximately $79 million was discussed). The court approved adjustments that combine multiple construction management components to facilitate fund application; officials said owner and county contingencies remain in place.

• Trail grant application and local match (Item 48): The court approved submitting an application for federal funds to extend the Brushy Creek regional trail and acknowledged a local match of nearly $2 million, to be funded from previously approved park bonds if the grant is awarded.

• Public safety equipment (body armor): The court approved a request related to ballistic plate inserts/body armor intended for deputy protection and discussed testing armor on department fleet vehicles and the value of grants to provide protective equipment. The motion passed unanimously.

Multiple other items (32, 34, 36–40 and others listed on the agenda) were approved by unanimous vote without extended public debate. Two items, 35 and 44, were pulled from the agenda at the start of the meeting.

Ending: The court recessed into executive session and reconvened with no additional public actions recorded; the session adjourned at 11:39 a.m. on Feb. 12. No votes recorded at the reconvene related to the public comments on elections.