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Scurry County to sell road millings to Ira ISD at $5 per yard; installation charged at $300 per hour
Summary
The court approved selling millings from Precinct 3 to Ira Independent School District at a $5 per‑yard charge and $300 per‑hour installation rate; speakers said the arrangement will keep the county’s in‑kind assistance below the $15,000 threshold for assistance between taxing entities.
Scurry County court approved a plan to sell road millings from Precinct 3 to Ira Independent School District at a unit price of $5 per yard, with installation and equipment time billed at $300 per hour, a county speaker said.
Why it matters: The sale and installation plan allows a local taxing entity — the county — to assist a school district without exceeding statutory or administrative caps on inter‑entity assistance, a presenter noted. County speakers said the combination of the $5/yard charge and hourly installation cost keeps the total below the $15,000 limit commonly used to govern in‑kind support among taxing units.
Officials discussed logistics and hauling: speakers said the millings would be taken from a local pile (the transcript references TxDOT and a local yard) and that hauling costs are a separate consideration. One speaker said TxDOT had indicated material placed on the county pile would be replaced locally, and another asked that any TxDOT email be routed via Dan for confirmation.
The court moved and seconded the item and the presiding officer called for a voice vote; the transcript records the chair asking "All in favor" but does not record a roll‑call tally in open session.
Next steps: Staff were asked to confirm hauling logistics and to secure any required written confirmation from TxDOT and to proceed with the pricing arrangement as discussed.
Sources: Court discussion in open session; price and hourly rate taken from speakers' statements in the transcript.
