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Votes at a glance: Frio County Commissioners approve routine permits, purchases, contracts and proclamations
Summary
At its Oct. 29 meeting the Frio County Commissioners Court approved routine permits and contracts, a range of purchases including vehicles and equipment, accepted a donation, authorized a Byrne JAG grant application, and proclaimed October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Frio County’s Commissioners Court took action on a slate of routine items on Oct. 29, 2024, approving permits, procurement, contracts, a donation and a proclamation.
Key approvals included: payment to Trevino Royal Oaks Funeral Chapels for an indigent cremation; a monthly $6,600 IT support agreement with Oguin Technology Services; mutual release to return unused rebar from a bridge contract; multiple county road waterline permits (County Roads 4600, 3416 and 3430); a credit application with Texas State Rentals; reimbursement for $690 in damaged-property repairs at Beaver Ranch; purchase of four in-car rugged laptops; access-control upgrades for 29 doors across six county buildings under a TIPS contract; sealed-bid advertisement for upfitting three sheriff vehicles; purchase of three Ford trucks through Silsbee Ford (total $158,627.25); approval to accept 1,000 cubic yards of aggregate donated by McCarthy Building Companies; authorization for Lone Star Strategy Group LLC to apply for the FY 2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant and a supporting resolution; and approval to allow bills payable including proposed utility accounts. The court also read and approved a proclamation designating October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognizing Southwest Family Life Centers as the sponsor of scheduled activities.
Each item on the court agenda was presented by staff or department leads and approved by voice vote where recorded. The court recessed at 04:07 PM and reconvened at 04:27 PM to complete the agenda before adjourning.
Below is a concise list of motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting (motions are described using the language from the agenda):
- Adopt agenda with removal of agenda item 13 — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Pay Trevino Royal Oaks Funeral Chapels for indigent cremation of Kenneth Thomas Valer Jr. — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Approve IT support and maintenance agreement with Oguin Technology Services — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Mutual release to return unused rebar to subcontractor (Suncoast/Post Tension) — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Approve various permits to install water/sewer lines on County Roads 4600, 3416 and 3430 (fees noted in agenda) — movers: road & bridge presenters and commissioners as recorded; outcome: approved. - Approve credit application with Texas State Rentals (Harris County Rentals DBA) — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Approve damaged-property reimbursement for Beaver Ranch ($690) — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve purchase of Generac diesel generator and installation ($108,328) — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved (ACOG reimbursement to cover half). - Approve access-control upgrade for 29 doors under TIPS contract — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve purchase of four in-car rugged laptops ($4,425) — mover: Judge; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Authorize issuance of Certificates of Obligation Series 2024 — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve purchase of 36x56 modular office building from Box Modular ($252,200) — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner O'Connell; outcome: approved. - Approve security lights for Bigfoot Community Room — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve sealed-bid ad for upfitting sheriff vehicles — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Approve credit application with Hilliard for courthouse floor chemicals — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve quote from Silsbee Ford for three vehicles ($158,627.25) — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Accept donation of 1,000 cubic yards of aggregate from McCarthy Building Companies — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Authorize Lone Star Strategy Group LLC to apply for Byrne JAG and approve supporting resolution — mover: Commissioner Cano; second: Commissioner Carrizales; outcome: approved. - Approve statutory reports with exceptions for constables 1, 3 and 4 — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved. - Allow bills payable, including proposed utility accounts — mover: Commissioner Carrizales; second: Commissioner Cano; outcome: approved.
The court adjourned following completion of the posted agenda.
