Brewster County’s comptroller briefed the Commissioners Court on Nov. 25 about recurring payables and several budget adjustments tied to grants and county operations.

The comptroller (Speaker 5) said the recurring expenses packet showed roughly $80,005.62 in standing monthly items. She presented purchase‑order invoices totaling about $229,181.18 and a separate payable register listing $25,962.85. One of the larger single invoices called out in the packet was roughly $91,002.68 to American Communications for solar‑panel installation and radios connected to a previous grant; the comptroller said that item will be reimbursed under the grant and will not use county general funds.

Separately, the comptroller explained a reduction in the grant award that had been expected to cover body‑worn camera payments. The cameras have a capital‑lease payment of about $34,000 annually; the department is facing an approximately $6,000 annual shortfall that the comptroller said will come from the sheriff’s budget unless other funding is identified.

The court voted to approve payment of the presented expenses and moved forward with the listed budget‑line adjustments. The comptroller also reported an additional $16,000 award from the Ida Big Bend grant to buy and train a replacement drug dog; the court approved an emergency budget adjustment and instructed staff to issue a purchase order so registration and training can proceed.

No detailed roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript for these items; votes were recorded by voice with responses of 'Aye' and no named dissent recorded on the packet approvals.