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Commissioners approve leases, software renewal, bids and a $5,000 hospital transfer in routine business
Summary
The court approved multiple routine administrative and procurement items, including Toshiba lease agreements for county departments, a one-year OpenGov accounting-software renewal, advertising bids for asphalt work, acceptance of an electricity provider proposal, PRI phone-line contract for the jail, and an electronic transfer of $5,000 for patient services.
During its Aug. 26 special meeting, the Maverick County Commissioners Court approved a series of routine administrative, procurement and finance items across departments.
The court approved new lease-and-maintenance agreements with Toshiba for the county’s Information Technology and Planning departments, each using a 60-payment schedule at $278.89 per payment as the presented standard lease rate. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about department naming in the agenda and accounting practices; staff clarified the leases are standard and the payments match existing county lease rates.
Auditor/IT staff described a one-year renewal of the county’s OpenGov/STW accounting software while soliciting proposals to possibly upgrade the county’s financial system next fiscal year. Staff said OpenGov has been in use for years and the county has advertised a request for proposals.
Procurement actions included acceptance of a timely proposal from Engie as a retail electric provider respondent and authorization to advertise invitations for bids for hot-mix asphalt materials and hot-mix laydown. Two RFQs for general-contractor services (TeraTek Engineering and Construction Services and Frontera Construction) were reported; the court voted to take consideration of at least one RFQ into executive session for attorney consultation.
The court approved a contract to install PRI digital phone lines at the Maverick County Jail after jail staff explained the new lines were recommended to stop frequent dropped calls (including 911 and regular calls). The court also approved an electronic transfer of $5,000 from the Falcon Bank general fund to Cross Bank to pay for hospital services when individuals are transferred to San Antonio for mental-health evaluation.
All approvals in this group were recorded as unanimous votes on the record. Several items that involve contracts (marketing/publicity agreements, fee waivers tied to contracts, and a water-line connection request) were sent to executive session for consultation with legal counsel under Texas Government Code §551.071.
