Williamson County Commissioners Court on Jan. 1, 2025, unanimously approved routine administrative business — including the approval of minutes, a bill-pay report and adoption of several grouped agenda items — and acknowledged a pending promotion in the sheriff’s office and the recent death of a county employee.

The county auditor, Julie Kiley, told the court, “You should have received your bill pay report,” and reported a bill-pay total of $2,610,714.31. Kiley also said she had placed before the court “the summary of additional transactions,” but the transcript’s figure for that summary was not clearly recorded and the total is not specified in the meeting record.

The court voted unanimously to approve the minutes after a motion by Commissioner Cook and a second by Commissioner Covey. A later motion to adopt item number 3 was seconded by Commissioner Long and passed unanimously. The court also moved to adopt items 4 through 6 as a group; that motion passed unanimously.

During the adoption of grouped items, a member of the court spoke briefly about Deputy Totti, saying Totti “will become chief deputy if the court votes on this.” The court member described Totti as having served “faithfully in Williamson County Precinct 1” and called him “an honorable man.” The court also discussed recent personnel transitions, noting the sheriff’s office had recruited staff from precinct offices and the district attorney’s office.

Presiding members acknowledged the death of a county employee identified in the transcript as Ronnie and asked the court to remember Ronnie’s family and the district attorney’s office during the holiday period. The session adjourned at approximately 3:44 p.m.

The meeting record does not specify numeric vote tallies or which members were absent; the minutes state the motions “pass[ed] unanimously.”