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Votes at a glance: refunds, SRO agreements, plats, equipment purchases and routine county business
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Liberty County Commissioners Court approved multiple routine items including two large overpayment refunds, interlocal agreements for school resource officers, preliminary and final plats for new subdivisions, vehicle and equipment purchases, and several contract approvals; several items were tabled or taken no action.
The Liberty County Commissioners Court took action Aug. 13 on a range of routine business items. Key approved items include:
- Overpayment refunds: Approved a refund of $43,934,349.77 for account 27307 (Georgia Peterson) and a refund of $2,671.66 for account 48098, following auditor verification and required court approval for refunds over $2,500.
- Interlocal agreements for school resource officers: Approved an interlocal between Constable Precinct 5 and the Independent School District for four SROs; a separate interlocal for Precinct 2 was also approved.
- Permits, plats and development approvals: Approved the Bonauto Lakes Section 1 preliminary plat (86 lots, Precinct 3) and Gemini Subdivision Section 1 final plat/drainage (61 lots), with LJA Engineering letters of approval attached.
- Equipment and vehicle purchases: Approved purchase of bulletproof glass for Precinct 6 ($2,414.11 PO #17766); approved purchasing a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado for Precinct 3 ($47,325) via buy board contract and approved trade-in and purchase of a 2020 police-package Tahoe for adult probation (net $26,299.29 after $5,000 trade-in).
- Grants and draw requests: Approved Draw Request #1 for the Community Development Block Grant contract (contract 24065014E171) in the amount of $495,725.03 covering GrantWorks and LJA Engineering invoices.
- Other approvals: Brokerage contract with Van de Ven Realtors and initial purchase contract for approximately 36 acres on State Highway 146 North for a future county jail; renewal of county clerk and DMV-related fees as described elsewhere on the agenda.
Items tabled or taken no action included the tax-abatement guidelines review (tabled for future action) and an appropriation of $4,700,000 from ARPA funds (no action taken).
