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Votes at a glance: Smith County Commissioners Court, June 17, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes recorded during the Smith County Commissioners Court meeting on June 17, 2025. Includes resolution proclamations, contract approvals, procurement authorizations, and project acceptances.
Below are the formal actions recorded in open session on June 17, 2025. All items are taken from the public meeting record; where the transcript records only a voice vote the court's audio shows the motion, second and the court's voice vote reading "aye" and "motion carries." No roll-call tallies were recorded in the available transcript for most items.
- Item 2: Adopted resolution proclaiming June 2025 as Elder Abuse Prevention Month in Smith County (motion by Commissioner Moore; seconded; voice vote carried).
- Item 3: Renew liability and property coverage with Texas Association of Counties risk management pool for July 1, 2025'June 30, 2026, including Option 1 ($1,000,000) cyber coverage (motion by Commissioner Moore; seconded by Commissioner Carraway; voice vote carried).
- Item 4: Approve transfer of Unit No. 3415 (2014 Chevrolet Tahoe) to Animal Control and authorize county judge to sign related documents (motion by Commissioner Drury; second by Commissioner Harrott; vote carried).
- Item 5: Authorize purchasing director to advertise and receive sealed bids for on-site sewage facility designated representative (motion by Commissioner Harrod; second by Commissioner Carraway; voice vote carried).
- Item 6: Reappoint members to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone boards (TIRZ 3 and 4, multiple positions) for two-year terms; one commissioner abstained from vote on his own appointment (motions made and carried as recorded).
- Item 7: Approve auto-claim settlement (TAC claim ADP20253058) and allow salvage option with net payment $6,706.46 (motion carried).
- Item 8: Approve amendment/change order to Caseware subscription for FCIC ($114,532) using FCIC/TDLR funds (motion carried).
- Item 9: Approve amendment to Thomson Reuters/West Publishing Clear software for FCIC at monthly payments of $10,498.95 (motion carried).
- Item 10: Accept completion of the County Road 411 construction contract, acknowledge underrun of $26,344.43, authorize reconciliation change order and final payment to Texana Land and Asphalt Inc. (motion carried).
- Item 11: Accept roadways of Arbor Estates Phase 3 into county maintenance (motion carried).
- Item 12: Award RFP-23-25 managing bank depositories to Southside Bank and authorize county judge to sign related documents (motion carried).
- Item 13: Authorize application for FY2025 COPS Hiring grant up to $500,000 (permission to apply only; motion carried). Court noted the grant requires a county match if awarded.
- Item 14: Authorize county judge to sign replat for William Short Subdivision Lots 2 and 3 (Precinct 2) (motion carried).
- Item 15: Approve and/or ratify payments, accounts, bills, payroll, transfer of funds and health claims; staff returned unused Facility Services funds to contingency after a repair cost came in under estimate (motion carried).
Several agenda items (including the notice-of-contest for certain groundwater well permit applications and tax-abatement guideline deliberations) were moved to executive session for attorney consultation; no final public action on those items was recorded before the executive session announcement.
