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Commissioners approve routine refunds, contracts, repairs and road actions
Summary
The court approved a series of consent and action items: a $5,417.40 overpay refund; acceptance of County Road 6311 (Hampton Oaks) and conditional waiver of its two-year maintenance period for a $22,000 payment pending agreement language; a $26,691.20 IT vehicle purchase; $7,162.33 airboat repairs (FEMA-reimbursable); and a TextMyGov contract for public notifications.
At its July 23 meeting, the Liberty County Commissioners Court approved several routine and itemized actions spanning refunds, contracts, equipment and road acceptance.
Refund and payroll items: The court approved a refund of $5,417.40 to customer Diedra Stansell for account 275702 and accepted several employee payoffs submitted by the auditor's office for departing employees.
Roads and subdivisions: The court accepted County Road 6311 into the county road system for the Hampton Oaks subdivision and also approved waiving the standard two-year maintenance period for the road in exchange for a payment of $22,000; commissioners instructed staff to bring formal agreement language back to the court clarifying terms and payment conditions before final acceptance of the payment.
Equipment and repairs: The court approved purchase of a Ford Maverick for the IT department from Silsbee Ford for $26,691.20 under TIPS contract No. 210907. The court also approved $7,162.33 for airboat repairs after May 2024 flooding; staff stated the airboat repair costs were expected to be reimbursable under FEMA disaster 4781.
Digital services: The court approved a contract with TextMyGov for public information and records notification services to be used by multiple county departments; staff noted the Office of Emergency Management had previously recommended the product.
Votes on these items were recorded as motions carried; individual roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes where provided.
