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Commissioners approve indigent‑defense contract, lease for 9‑1‑1 center and routine accounts payable
Summary
At the Dec. 2 meeting, commissioners approved a contract naming Scott Ballard to represent indigent defendants in county court at law, authorized a two‑year lease with the City of Brenham for the 9‑1‑1 dispatch center at 301 N. Baylor St., and approved accounts payable totaling about $153,002.63.
The Washington County Commissioners Court approved several routine but consequential items on Dec. 2, including an indigent‑defense contract, a lease for the county's 9‑1‑1 dispatch facility, and approval of accounts payable.
For indigent defense (Item 8), the court approved a contract identifying Scott Ballard as the county's representative for indigent defendants in county court at law. The motion was moved, seconded and carried.
For facilities (Item 9), the court approved a two‑year lease between Washington County and the City of Brenham for 301 North Baylor Street, the county's 9‑1‑1 dispatch center. The court read contract figures for 2026 and 2027 as presented during the meeting (the transcript references $3,000 for 2026 and $7,000 for 2027 as presented in the lease language). The court moved, seconded and recorded the lease approval as carried.
On accounts payable (Item 10), county staff reported a payables total presented in the meeting of approximately $153,002.63; the court approved payment of the bills.
All three motions were recorded in the transcript as carried; the transcript does not contain detailed individual roll‑call vote tallies for these items.
(Reporters: Items 8–10, Dec. 2 court meeting.)
