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Votes at a glance: Uvalde County Commissioners approve grant acceptance, appointments and budget transfers
Summary
The Uvalde County Commissioners carried a series of routine and programmatic motions: they accepted a DOJ resiliency grant and related MOUs, approved a TDA nutrition grant, appointed a nonvoting representative to the Edwards Aquifer Authority, rescinded an outdoor burn ban, and approved budget transfers to close out ARPA funds.
At its September meeting the Uvalde County Commissioners enacted multiple motions and approvals in a largely unanimous series of voice votes. Key outcomes included acceptance of a Department of Justice award for the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center and execution of memoranda of understanding with local providers; approval of a $18,500 Texas Department of Agriculture home‑delivered meals award for the county nutrition center; and approval of nine budget amendments to expend remaining ARPA funds.
The court also appointed Jay Allen Carnes as Uvalde County’s nonvoting representative to the Edwards Aquifer Authority board, and ratified an administrative order rescinding the county outdoor burning ban after recent rainfall increased moisture. The road administrator’s report was accepted, routine monthly reports were approved, and payment of county bills was authorized.
Most items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript. The presenter for the resiliency center award said MOUs would be executed after the meeting to distribute funds to named providers.
