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Bell County court approves consent agenda including broadband oversight contract and multiple grant acceptances
Summary
Commissioners approved the consent agenda Dec. 16, authorizing a contract with JPC Construction (d/b/a JC Communications) for Bell County broadband oversight and accepting several grants for emergency generators and cybersecurity projects totaling several hundred thousand dollars in awards and local matches.
Bell County Commissioners Court approved its consent agenda on Dec. 16, which included routine minutes and a set of contracts and grant acceptances.
Items approved included authorization to contract with JPC Construction, doing business as JC Communications, under TIP contract 230,105 for project oversight of the Bell County Broadband Expansion at a rate of $185 per hour for up to 540 hours. The court also approved resolutions supporting a county motor fuel tax exemption and authorized the county judge to accept multiple grants: a Texas Division of Emergency Management subgrant (GR44850064) for a permanent generator at the Bell County North Annex with an award of $68,067.05 and a local share of $30,252.95 plus a $2,750 management reimbursement; and several Office of the Texas Governor cybersecurity grants (award numbers 513401, 5159901, 516001, 5184201, 5184401) with award amounts and in-kind matches noted in the record.
A motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Commissioner Schuman and seconded by Commissioner Woodson; the court voted to approve the consent agenda.
