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Votes at a glance: Austin County Commissioners' Court actions, Oct. 28, 2024
Summary
A concise list of formal votes taken by the Austin County Commissioners' Court on Oct. 28, 2024, including vendor renewals, contracts, and road‑use bonds. All listed motions were approved as recorded in the meeting.
The following is a summary of motions and votes recorded at the Oct. 28 Austin County Commissioners' Court meeting. Where recorded, the motion mover and seconder are shown; all items below carried as noted in the transcript.
- Adopt amended agenda (item to remove #10): Motion by Reid; second by Lamb. Vote: carried.
- Proclamation: Declare October 2024 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Austin County. Motion carried.
- Continue UMR as third‑party administrator (TPA) for county health plan. Motion by Reid; second by Ren. Vote: carried.
- Approve Tokyo Marine stop‑loss renewal without a laser (annual fixed‑cost figures read into the record). Motion moved and seconded on the floor; vote: carried.
- Approve MetLife renewal package (group life, dental/vision; small group life premium increase noted). Motion by Reid; second by Wren. Vote: carried.
- Accept road‑use agreement between Austin County and Blackfin Pipeline with Troy Construction Group LLC and accept bond in the amount of $2,500,000 (roads list amended during meeting). Motion by Churney; second by Reid. Vote: carried.
- Accept road‑use agreement and bond in the amount of $2,500,000 from MPG pipeline contractors (added Shafter property). Motion and second recorded; vote: carried.
- Accept certificate of construction completion for Court Tower Road bridge (grant funded). Motion carried.
- Approve revised final plat for Rexville Ranch subdivision (replat). Motion by Reid; second by Ryn. Vote: carried.
- Add 'Liberty Lane' (private road near FM 2754) to the county 911 road map. Motion by Moran; second by Reid. Vote: carried.
- Award contract for Allens Creek drainage project (project 22‑0085‑007‑D235) to recommended contractor. Motion carried.
- Award demolition bid for CDBG buyout program to James W. Turner Construction (JWTC). Motion carried.
- Set public hearing on speed limit for Hacienda Street in Belleville for Nov. 25 at 9 a.m.; staff to publish notice. Motion carried.
- Consent agenda items: accept $500 donation to EMS; declare five Surface Go tablets as surplus for disposal. Motion carried.
- Approve payment of claims and fund transfers (claims totaling $1,492,587.79; fund transfers including $639,059.50 and $1,054,540.54). Motion carried.
Where the transcript did not record an explicit recorded mover or seconder, the item is described with the outcome as reported by the court clerk. For actions that will require implementation (for example, vendors to deliver final contracts or contractors to provide typed road lists and video), the court recorded follow‑up responsibilities in the meeting record.
